Introduction to OpenFOAM for Aeronautical Engineers

Dr. Mukhopadhyay is currently working as Assistant professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur. He earned his PhD in Combustion Technology from Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands working on a project in collaboration with Rolls Royce Aero Engines, Berlin and Siemens, Orlando. He has postdoctoral experience at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands and around 7+ years of industrial experience prior to PhD in using CFD and FEA simulations for various MNCs (including Fortune500 companies) across the world. The wide experience is backed by excellent communication skills (IELTS certification band 8). The author has extensive hands on OpenFOAM experience and is currently guiding students for academic as well as industrial CFD projects using OpenFOAM.

1 Computational Fluid Dynamics 2 Overview of OpenFOAM 3 Geometry and Mesh Generation 4 Case setup and solution 5 Post-processing 6 Turbulence Modeling 7 Compressible Flows 8 External Aerodynamics 9 Sprays and Combustion 10 Programming and Customization Appendix A Installing OpenFOAM Appendix B Useful Tools Appendix C Linux at a glance Appendix D C++ at a glance