Finite Element Program for Potential Flows
Course: Computational Fluid Dynamics (MAE 766)
Instructor: Dr. Hong Luo
Overview
This project develops a 2D incompressible potential-flow solver using linear finite elements on unstructured grids. The solver handles flow through a channel with a bump and external flow around a cylinder.
Work completed
A FORTRAN solver with Gauss-Seidel iteration was implemented, followed by mesh-refinement and grid-independence studies. Tecplot 360 was used to visualize potential, velocity magnitude, and vector fields.