Abstract
The techniques of CFD, database, and computer assisted instruction (CAI) have been integrated in the present study to develop a learning system, which owns a user-friendly interface and can also be achieved in web site. CFD technology has been employed to replace the traditional means of derivative of equations. Internet has been combined to further achieve the purpose of distance learning and online discussion. Its merit provides unique and efficient in learning and instruction of related engineering courses, e.g. fluid dynamics and heat transfer. Students can search existing samples from the database that they are interested in. They can also create their own model and then link to the CFD solver to execute the computation if necessary. The computational result will also be stored in the database for future application. The post-process capability has also been generated at this learning system that provides the function of drawing results and illustration of phenomena in the web site. Through this learning system, the engineering students do not have to implement the tedious derivative of the complicated equations but solidly understand the course through the discussion of physical phenomena by varying parameters. This learning system has already completed the first step programming and the capability is presently limited by the single machine version. The website version is expected to complete in the near future.