Testing OpenFOAM Computational Fluid Dynamics simulation of heat transfer and fluid flow in a mechanical engineering bachelor degree

This project shows how to bring the open‑source CFD program OpenFOAM into undergraduate engineering courses to study complex heat‑transfer and fluid‑flow problems. Usually these tools are taught only in advanced postgraduate classes, but introducing them earlier gives students the computational skills they need for research and industry. The curriculum is built around two separate simulation cases that cover basic thermal‑fluid topics: conjugate heat transfer and convective flow in ducts. Using an action‑research approach, the course guides students step‑by‑step from the heat‑transfer equations they learn in theory to working numerical models. The project explains how to set up boundary conditions, create the mesh, choose the appropriate solver, and visualize the results.

These structured simulation modules help students understand transport phenomena more deeply and can be scaled to fit chemical and mechanical engineering labs. The approach gives a clear path for students to develop practical modeling skills before they start their final‑year capstone projects.

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