Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics Techniques: An Introduction Based on Finite Element Methods, 2nd Edition

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This monograph has its roots in several short courses that were held at the Boeing company, Seattle, in 1988, the IBM Short Course in computational fluid dynamics (CFD), held in Monterey, CA, in 1990, and the AGARD Special Course on Unstructured Grid Methods for Advection Dominated Flows, held at the von Karman Institute in Brussels and the NASA Ames Research Center in 1992. A considerable amount of material has been taken from the yearly advanced graduate studies CFD I, II course taught by the author at George Mason University over the last decade. Moreover, large portions of this text were taken from the author's publications in scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. In much the same way as object-oriented programming, the use of computers has made it a simple matter to compile and edit the material from these publications.

The aim of this book is to provide an introduction to the techniques used in applied CFD. No attempt has been made to provide a comprehensive treatise of all possible methods and algorithms. Given the high rate of innovations and the constant stream of new ideas and publications, such an undertaking would be imprudent at the present time. The emphasis is placed on well-established techniques that have proven their worth in practical applications. In an era that seems more concerned with originality than quality and reliability, this emphasis seems more than justified.

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