Finite Element and Finite Volume Methods for Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics

Introduces the two most common numerical methods for heat transfer and fluid dynamics equations, using clear and accessible language. This unique approach covers all necessary mathematical preliminaries at the beginning of the book for the reader to sail smoothly through the chapters. Students will work step-by-step through the most common benchmark heat transfer and fluid dynamics problems, firmly grounding themselves in how the governing equations are discretized, how boundary conditions are imposed, and how the resulting algebraic equations are solved.

Providing a detailed discussion of the discretization steps and time approximations, and clearly presenting concepts of explicit and implicit formulations, this graduate textbook has everything an instructor needs to prepare students for their exams and future careers. Each illustrative example shows students how to draw comparisons between the results obtained using the two numerical methods, and at the end of each chapter they can test and extend their understanding by working through the problems provided. A solutions manual is also available for instructors.

Professor J. N. Reddy is a Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor, and holder of the O’Donnell Foundation Chair IV in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A & M University. As the author of twenty-four textbooks and several hundred journal papers, and a highly-cited researcher, Professor Reddy is internationally-recognized for his research and education in applied and computational mechanics.

Professor N. K. Anand is a Regents Professor and James J. Cain ’51 Professor III of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. He teaches and researches in the broad area of thermal sciences. Professor Anand is a recipient of the Association Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching at the college level.

Dr. Pratanu Roy is a Staff Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), California. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A & M University in 2014.

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