Explore topic-wise MCQs in Computational Fluid Dynamics.

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1.

To overcome the disadvantage caused by the information from the wrong side of cells ____________ is used in the vertex-based method.

A. upwind biased scheme
B. weighted average
C. downwind biased scheme
D. central scheme
Answer» B. weighted average
2.

The flow variable at the vertex node is calculated using the weighted average of the values at the cells sharing it. What is the weight used here?

A. Inverse of the distance of the vertex from the cell centroid
B. Distance of the vertex from the cell
C. Centroids of the cells
D. Mass of the cells
Answer» E.
3.

In the vertex-based stencil, the flow variable at the face centroid is computed as ___________

A. the mean of the values at the vertices defining the surface
B. the mean of the values at the cell centres
C. the mean of the values at the vertices of the cells
D. the mean of the values at the centroids of the neighbouring faces
Answer» B. the mean of the values at the cell centres
4.

The face-centred stencil is second-order _________

A. always
B. only when the centroid of the face and the line connecting the two cells meet
C. only when the centroid of the face and the line connecting the two cells do not meet
D. never
Answer» C. only when the centroid of the face and the line connecting the two cells do not meet
5.

The value of the flow variable at face centre ( f) in terms of the flow variable at the owner cell s centre ( C) and the neighbouring cell s centre ( f) as given by the face-based stencil is ________
(Note: g is the weighted average).

A. <sub>f</sub>=g<sub>C</sub> <sub>C</sub>+g<sub>C</sub> <sub>f</sub>
B. <sub>f</sub>=g<sub>C</sub> <sub>C</sub>+g<sub>f</sub> <sub>f</sub>
C. <sub>f</sub>=g<sub>C</sub> <sub>C</sub>+(1-g<sub>C</sub>) <sub>f</sub>
D. <sub>f</sub>=g<sub>C</sub> <sub>C</sub>+(1+g<sub>C</sub>) <sub>f</sub>
Answer» D. <sub>f</sub>=g<sub>C</sub> <sub>C</sub>+(1+g<sub>C</sub>) <sub>f</sub>
6.

It is easy to construct _________ in the face-based computation.

A. Grids
B. Stencil
C. Global matrix
D. Jacobian matrices
Answer» E.
7.

The face-based stencil used for computing f in the Green-Gauss Gradient formula is ________

A. more accurate and needs a large stencil
B. less accurate and needs a large stencil
C. more accurate and needs a compact stencil
D. less accurate and needs a compact stencil
Answer» E.
8.

The gradient at the face of an element is obtained using ________

A. Linear interpolation
B. Geometric values
C. Green-Gauss theorem
D. Weighted average
Answer» D. Weighted average
9.

What is the final form of the Green-Gauss gradient method for finding the gradient of over element C?

A. <sub>C</sub>= <sub>f~nb(c)</sub> <sub>f</sub> ( vec{S_f} )
B. <sub>C</sub>=1/V<sub>C</sub> <sub>f~nb(c)</sub> <sub>f</sub> ( vec{S_f} )
C. <sub>C</sub>=1/V<sub>C</sub> <sub>f~nb(c)</sub> <sub>f</sub>
D. <sub>C</sub>=1/V<sub>C</sub> <sub>f~nb(c)</sub>a<sub>f</sub> <sub>f</sub>
Answer» C. <sub>C</sub>=1/V<sub>C</sub> <sub>f~nb(c)</sub> <sub>f</sub>
10.

To get the gradient of the flow variable using the Green-Gauss Theorem, which of these theorems is used?

A. Mean value theorem
B. Stolarsky mean
C. Racetrack principle
D. Newmark-beta method
Answer» B. Stolarsky mean