PERIODO:

Computational thermal Fluid Dynamics (CtFD) constitues a key ingredient in the design and analysis of complex engineering systems and in applied research in general.
In Part 1 of this course, which constitutes a PREREQUISITE for Part 2, we considered the fundamentals of finite difference, finite element and finite volume methods for the numerical solution of thermal fluid dynamics models.
In this Part 2, those methods are applied to the solution of energy-related problems.
While the specific topics and issues addressed may vary year by year, in 2013 we plan to address two different classes of problems, both related to the CO2: „h Computational models for the assessment of the greenhouse effect and related global warming; Computational models for the geological storage of the CO2.
The first topic addresses one, if not the basic motivation for the change occurred and still ongoing in the energy mix scenario. The second addresses one of the two problems of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), a critical technology for the definition of the future energy mix.
As neither topic belongs to the background of most engineers, an introduction to the physics of both problems will be provided, before entering the issues related to the numerical solution of the related CtFD models.

Computational models for the assessment of the greenhouse effect and related global warming [10 hrs]
o Physical processes in the climate system
o Ocean-atmosphere models
o The greenhouse effect and climate feedbacks o Climate model scenarios for global warming
Ref.: J. D. Neelin, Climate change and climate modeling (Cambridge UP, 2011)
Computational models for the geological storage of the CO2 [10 hrs]
o Single- and two-phase flow in porous media o Large-scale models and solution approaches o Models for CO2 storage and leakage
Ref.: J. M. Nordbotten, M. A. Celia, Geological storage of CO2 ¡V Modeling approaches for large-scale simulation (Wiley, 2012)