Explore topic-wise MCQs in Computational Fluid Dynamics.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computational Fluid Dynamics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Consistency should be ensured ___________

A. at the interior nodes
B. in the global domain
C. at the boundary nodes
D. at each node
Answer» E.
2.

If the discretization error is the ratio of grid spacing to time step, then for the system to be consistent, which of these is correct?

A. the ratio should be equal to one
B. the ratio should be equal to zero
C. the ratio should tend to zero
D. the ratio should be equal to negative one
Answer» D. the ratio should be equal to negative one
3.

For the solution of a system of discretized equations with consistent approximations to be consistent, which of these conditions is necessary?

A. Boundedness
B. Stability
C. Convergence
D. Accuracy
Answer» C. Convergence
4.

For consistency to have some relationship with discretization error, the discretization error should be ____________

A. some powers of time-step
B. some powers of grid spacing
C. some powers of time-step and/ or grid spacing
D. some function of time-step and/ or grid spacing
Answer» B. some powers of grid spacing
5.

Consistency comes into the picture because of _________

A. McLaurin series expansion
B. Power series expansion
C. Fourier series expansion
D. Taylor series expansion
Answer» E.
6.

Consistency is defined when the discretization error approaches __________

A. infinity
B. 1
C. 0
D. -1
Answer» D. -1
7.

Courant number is applicable for __________

A. implicit transient schemes
B. explicit transient schemes
C. quadratic schemes
D. high-resolution schemes
Answer» C. quadratic schemes
8.

What is the other name for Courant number?

A. CFL number
B. Peclet number
C. Nusselt number
D. Scarborough number
Answer» B. Peclet number
9.

Consistency of a numerical solution is directly associated with __________

A. convergence
B. stability
C. iterative error
D. discretization error
Answer» E.
10.

A solution to some algebraic equation is said to be consistent if _________

A. the error is bounded
B. the computation time is not prohibitive
C. the numerical solution approaches the exact solution when time step and grid spacing tends to zero
D. the solution does not change with further iterations
Answer» D. the solution does not change with further iterations