Academic Catalog

AEE717 COMPUTER SIMULATION USING PARTICLES

Course Code: 5720717
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Molecular Dynamics (MD) method, high-order predictor-corrector schemes, Verlet integration schemes. Particle-in-Cell (PIC) Method, numerical simulation of plasma flows, Vlasov`s equation, particle-mesh methods, discrete Fourier transforms. Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method, numerical simulation of rarefied and micro-nano scale gas flows. Lattice-Boltzmann method (LBM), simplified Boltzmann equation, discrete velocity models.