Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Have knowledge and comprehension within analytical, numerical and experimental analysis methodology for fluid flow using digital platforms
• Have knowledge and comprehension within the flow around or within simplified components

Skills

• Be able to verify analytical and numerical approaches by means of simple laboratory experiments or real measured data series
• Be able to professionally communicate scientific results by means of a technical report and make an oral presentation

Competences

• Be able to control the working and development process within the project theme, and be able to develop new solutions within fluid mechanical analysis methods using digital platforms
• Be able to define and analyse, in an independent manner, scientific problems within the area of fluid mechanical methods, and based on that make and state the reasons for decisions made

Type of instruction

Problem based project organised project work in groups.

Problem based project organised work in groups. The students focus on proficient project leadership and management when finding their technical solution. The project can be made in cooperation with external partners and the project can be a disciplinary project, a cross- disciplinary project or part of a multi-disciplinary project, where several groups from one or more departments work with different parts of a larger project.

Project work including supervision may be supplemented with lectures, workshops, presentation seminars, consultant meetings regarding PBL content, laboratory tests, etc.

The project should be based upon a simple fluid flow problem. The problem should be investigated using analytical, numerical and experimental methods using digital platforms. The problem can be a process or a typical engineering component which involves single phase fluid flow of a stationary or a transient nature. The project should involve the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation of the simple fluid flow problem. The simulation should be verified by laboratory experiments or real measured data series and the validity of any assumptions made should be checked.

The purpose of the project may be:

• To analyse the performance of an engineering component
• To investigate the validity of empirical expressions or
• To conduct parameter variations on a design or similar

The project work is documented in a project report with maximum extend according to §19.

The project report must include a section/chapter with reflections on the PBL process and project management.

Extent and expected workload

Since it is a 15 ECTS project module, the workload is expected to be 450 hours for the student

Exam

Exams

Additional information

At the project examination the project group shall present its project work in accordance with the Examination Policies and Procedures.