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Information Package on the degree programmes of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Maribor Part TWO Page 42
Module courses
FIRST YEAR
A. The 3 compulsory courses of the module:
� Mathematics (Selected Topics)
� Rheology
� Intelligent systems for computer aided design
SECOND YEAR
B. Optional courses of the module:
The student selects 3 subjects from the set of optional courses, at least two of them from group B1:
B1. Optional courses of this module
� Information systems and computer aided technologies
� Expert systems
� Databases
� Nonlinear computational engineering analyses
� Computational methods in gear design
� Nonlinear fracture mechanics
� Simulation of multi-body system response
� Control of mechanical systems (Selected Topics)
� Integrated transport
� Thermo-plasticity
� Design for service life
� Strategy of maintenance
� Colour design
B2. Optional courses from other modules, study courses and faculties
� optional courses from other modules offered on the FME.
� optional courses offered on any postgraduate study direction on FME.
� optional courses offered on postgraduate study of other faculties of University of Maribor or other universities
COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF THERMAL-FLUID TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
Computational modeling of thermal-fluid transport phenomena stands for development and use of computer programmes in
computing transport phenomena in solids and fluids. Today, computational modeling is becoming an inevitable part of
development of machines, devices and processes with the trend of becoming a predominant engineering tool of the future.
Computational modeling is not limited only to the field of classical mechanical engineering, its use is more and more present also
in process engineering, environmental engineering, electrical engineering, chemical and civil engineering, i.e. in all technical
fields of science.
The study programme includes a balanced combination of theoretical studies, studies of experimental techniques and studies of
computational methods for solving complex engineering problems. The main part of the module is composed of in-depth studies
in fluid mechanics, heat transfer and mass transfer.
In-depth knowledge of fluid mechanics and heat and mass transfer is one of the basis for correct choice of the governing
equations, describing physical phenomena in a chosen computational domain. The main attention is focused on Navier-Stokes
equations for compressible and incompressible fluids. A thorough study of different turbulence models presents a solid basis for
accurate computation of turbulent flows of engineering importance. Turbulence models on eddy viscosity concept, presenting the
today's engineering standard, are discussed together with Large Eddy Simulation and DNS. Other important physical
phenomena in the studies are non-Newtonian fluids, multiphase dispersed and stratified flows and conjugate heat and mass
transfer.
Although the current development of approximation methods allows computation of complex physical phenomena there is still the
need for experimental verification of selected numerical techniques and physical models. One of the important study aspects is
therefore also acquaintance with modern experimental techniques, including LDA and PIV.
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