Computational Hydrodynamics and Structures

General

• Code: ΥΔΡ016
• Semester: 9th
• Study Level: Undergraduate
• Course type: Specialization
• Teaching and exams language: Ελληνικά
• The course is offered to Erasmus students
• Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Lectures (4)
• ECTS Units: 5
• Prerequisite courses: (ΥΔΡ002) Fluid Mechanics, (ΥΔΡ003) Hydraulics
• Exams Schedule:
  • 16/06/2026, 09:00 - 11:00:

Course Contents

Course Description:
The course aims to provide students with the fundamental theoretical background for the course
‘ΥΔΡ016 Computational Hydrodynamics and Structures’. It includes the necessary material for
computational modeling of hydrodynamic interaction problems with structures and for students to
gain a solid understanding of the physics of hydrodynamic interaction with structures, mathematical
modeling of fluid flow, and computational simulation using appropriate software tools.

Educational Goals

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Identify and describe the basic principles of finite volume numerical methods.
• Distinguish the scope and applicability of turbulence models.
• Develop simple computational codes to solve basic hydrodynamic use cases.
• Understand and utilize open-source computational fluid dynamics software.
• Construct computational models for calculating hydrodynamic loads on structures.
• Evaluate computational techniques used by commercial or open-source hydrodynamic
analysis codes.

General Skills

The course contributes to the following skills:
_Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information
_Adapting to new situations
_Decision-making
_Working independently
_Working in an interdisciplinary environment
_Project planning and management
_Respect for the natural environment
_Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

Teaching Methods

Face to face.

Use of ICT means

Learning process support (teaching and communication with
students) through PowerPoint lectures, through the online
course website, through the electronic e-learning platform
and through additional electronic communication with
students (online announcements and comments, emails,
etc.). Additional material (lecture presentations, educational
videos, useful sites, and scientific articles) posted on the elearning platform. Teacher-student collaboration time either
in person or via teleconference.

Teaching Organization

Students Evaluation

Evaluation Language: Greek
Written Examination with Extended Response Questions
(Formative and/or Conclusive)
Theory Assessment (80% of the final grade): • Written progress exam (20% of the final grade) which
includes:
o Extended Response Theoretical Questions (Formative
and/or Inferential)
o Solving problems-exercises
• Final written exam (60% of the final grade) which includes:
o Extended Response Theoretical Questions (Formative
and/or Inferential)
o Solving problems-exercises
Individual Assignment (20% of the final grade)
This course description text with the evaluation criteria is
accessible to students in the Department’s study guide
(Department website) and on the course’s website.
The outline is communicated orally to the students during
the first lecture.

Recommended Bibliography

• Σούλης Ιωάννης, ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗ ΡΕΥΣΤΩΝ, Εκδόσεις ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΟΣ ΝΙΚ.
  ΑΪΒΑΖΗΣ, 2008, ISBN: 978-960-99293-2-5. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 1100
• Versteeg Η.Κ., Μalalasekera W., Εισαγωγή στην Υπολογιστική Ρευστοδυναμική, Εκδόσεις
  ΤΖΙΟΛΑ, 2015 (2η έκδοση), ISBN: 978-960-418-343-2. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο:
  50655976
• Chung T.J., ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΡΕΥΣΤΟΔΥΝΑΜΙΚΗ, Εκδόσεις FOUNTAS, 2019 (2η έκδοση), ISBN:
  9789603307884. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 86054605
• Σούλης Ιωάννης, Υπολογιστικές τεχνικές Υδραυλικής Μηχανικής, Εκδόσεις Ελληνικά
  Ακαδημαϊκά Ηλεκτρονικά Συγγράμματα και Βοηθήματα – Αποθετήριο “Κάλλιπος”, 2016,
  ISBN: 978-960-603-044-4. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 320306
• Karimirad M., Michailides C., Nematbakhsh A., Offshore Mechanics: Structural and Fluid
  Dynamics for Recent Applications, Εκδόσεις John Wiley & Sons, 2018, ISBN: 978-1-119-21662-9
• • [In Greek] Σούλης Ιωάννης, ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗ ΡΕΥΣΤΩΝ, Εκδόσεις ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΟΣ ΝΙΚ. ΑΪΒΑΖΗΣ,
  2008, ISBN: 978-960-99293-2-5. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 1100
  • [In Greek] Versteeg Η.Κ., Μalalasekera W., Εισαγωγή στην Υπολογιστική Ρευστοδυναμική, Εκδόσεις
  ΤΖΙΟΛΑ, 2015 (2η έκδοση), ISBN: 978-960-418-343-2. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 50655976
  • [In Greek] Chung T.J., ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΡΕΥΣΤΟΔΥΝΑΜΙΚΗ, Εκδόσεις FOUNTAS, 2019 (2η έκδοση), ISBN:
  9789603307884. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 86054605
  • [In Greek] Σούλης Ιωάννης, Υπολογιστικές τεχνικές Υδραυλικής Μηχανικής, Εκδόσεις Ελληνικά
  Ακαδημαϊκά Ηλεκτρονικά Συγγράμματα και Βοηθήματα – Αποθετήριο “Κάλλιπος”, 2016, ISBN: 978-960-
  603-044-4. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 320306
  • Karimirad M., Michailides C., Nematbakhsh A., Offshore Mechanics: Structural and Fluid Dynamics for
  Recent Applications, Εκδόσεις John Wiley Sons, 2018, ISBN: 978-1-119-21662-9