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The UMIST-N Near-Wall Treatment Applied to Periodic Channel Flow

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Chapter 1<br />

Introduction & Literature<br />

Survey<br />

1.1 Background<br />

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a field of study that seeks <strong>to</strong> simu-<br />

late and predict fluid flow using computers. CFD may occasionally be used<br />

<strong>to</strong> investigate the physical behaviour of flow, but the usual goal is <strong>to</strong> provide<br />

an input <strong>to</strong> engineering analysis and design. Following from this goal, the<br />

thrust of most CFD development is <strong>to</strong> continually reduce the extent of the<br />

tradeoff between the predictive accuracy and the computational affordability<br />

of CFD. <strong>The</strong> field of CFD has developed quickly in recent decades because<br />

of the rapid advance and increasing accessibility of computer technology.<br />

Having first made CFD possible, then practical as an engineering <strong>to</strong>ol, this<br />

ongoing advancement increasingly drives a trend <strong>to</strong>ward more complex cal-<br />

culations. Recognising this, researchers in CFD tend <strong>to</strong> direct their efforts<br />

<strong>to</strong>ward enhancing the predictive accuracy per unit cost of CFD treatments<br />

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