Module 1: Introduction to ANSYS Fluent

• Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Overview of ANSYS Fluent
• Applications of Fluent
• CFD workflow
• Fluent interface and environment
• Types of CFD problems
• Engineering applications of Fluent

Module 2: Fluid Flow Fundamentals

• Fluid properties
• Pressure, density and viscosity
• Fluid flow classification
• Continuity equation
• Momentum equation
• Energy equation
• Laminar and turbulent flow
• Steady and transient flow

Module 3: ANSYS Workbench & Fluent Workflow

• Introduction to ANSYS Workbench
• Creating a Fluent analysis system
• Project schematic
• Geometry, mesh and setup connections
• Fluent solution workflow
• Saving and managing projects
• Simulation file management

Module 4: Geometry Preparation

• Creating CFD-ready geometry
• Importing CAD models
• Geometry cleanup
• Creating fluid domains
• Removing unnecessary features
• Named selections
• Internal and external flow domains
• Geometry preparation guidelines

Module 5: Meshing for Fluent

• Introduction to CFD mesh
• Structured and unstructured mesh
• Tetrahedral, hexahedral and polyhedral meshes
• Global mesh sizing
• Local mesh refinement
• Inflation layers
• Boundary layer meshing
• Mesh quality parameters

Module 6: Advanced Mesh Controls

• Face sizing
• Body sizing
• Edge sizing
• Inflation control
• Local refinement
• Curvature and proximity controls
• Mesh adaptation concepts
• Mesh quality improvement

Module 7: Fluent General Settings

• Starting ANSYS Fluent
• Solver selection
• Pressure-based solver
• Density-based solver overview
• Steady and transient settings
• 2D and 3D simulations
• Double precision concepts
• General solver configuration

Module 8: Materials & Cell Zone Conditions

• Creating and selecting materials
• Fluid material properties
• Solid material properties
• Density and viscosity
• Thermal properties
• Cell zone conditions
• Fluid and solid zones
• Material assignment

Module 9: Boundary Conditions

• Understanding boundary zones
• Velocity inlet
• Pressure inlet
• Mass-flow inlet
• Pressure outlet
• Wall boundary
• Symmetry boundary
• Periodic boundary
• Boundary condition selection

Module 10: Models & Physical Settings

• Energy equation
• Viscous flow models
• Laminar model
• Turbulence modeling
• k-epsilon models
• k-omega models
• SST model
• Radiation model overview
• Species transport concepts

Module 11: Solution Methods

• Pressure-velocity coupling
• SIMPLE method
• SIMPLEC method
• PISO method
• Pressure discretization
• Momentum discretization
• Energy discretization
• Gradient methods
• First-order and second-order schemes

Module 12: Initialization & Convergence

• Solution initialization
• Standard initialization
• Hybrid initialization
• Patch initialization
• Residual monitoring
• Convergence criteria
• Monitoring physical quantities
• Solution stability
• Troubleshooting convergence problems

Module 13: Internal Flow Analysis

• Pipe flow simulation
• Duct flow analysis
• Channel flow
• Velocity distribution
• Pressure drop
• Flow development
• Recirculation zones
• Internal flow visualization

Module 14: External Flow & Aerodynamics

• External flow setup
• Computational domain creation
• Boundary conditions for external flow
• Drag and lift
• Pressure distribution
• Flow separation
• Wake formation
• Basic aerodynamic analysis

Module 15: Heat Transfer Analysis

• Heat transfer fundamentals
• Conduction and convection
• Energy equation
• Thermal boundary conditions
• Temperature distribution
• Heat flux
• Wall heat transfer
• Thermal-fluid analysis
• Basic conjugate heat transfer concepts

Module 16: Transient & Advanced Simulations

• Steady vs transient analysis
• Time-step selection
• Transient solution setup
• Monitoring transient results
• Multiphase flow introduction
• Species transport introduction
• Dynamic flow behavior
• Advanced Fluent model overview

Module 17: Post-Processing in Fluent

• Contours
• Velocity vectors
• Streamlines
• Pathlines
• Pressure visualization
• Temperature visualization
• Surface plots
• Volume rendering concepts
• Creating simulation reports

Module 18: CFD Validation & Optimization

• Understanding simulation accuracy
• Mesh independence study
• Convergence verification
• Comparison with analytical calculations
• Comparison with experimental data
• Error analysis
• Parameter variation
• Design optimization concepts

Module 19: Practical ANSYS Fluent Projects

• Pipe pressure-drop analysis
• Internal airflow simulation
• Duct flow analysis
• External aerodynamic analysis
• Heat transfer simulation
• Fan and airflow analysis
• Thermal management project
• CFD result comparison and documentation

Module 20: Final ANSYS Fluent Project

• Selection of an engineering problem
• Geometry preparation
• Computational domain creation
• Mesh generation
• Mesh quality checking
• Fluent setup
• Material and boundary conditions
• Solver configuration
• Simulation and convergence
• Post-processing
• Validation
• Final technical report and presentation