September 14-16, 2009
von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium
von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium
4th Symposium on Integrating CFD and Experiments in Aerodynamics
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The conference
CFD practitioners and experimentalists have a common goal of understanding aerodynamics. It is therefore surprising that often the disciplines have only a very limited interaction, which usually involves the validation of CFD. This practice supports integration at the most basic level but often there is no interaction whatsoever between the experimentalist and the CFD practitioners. This situation is unsatisfactory from many points of view including:- the need to have an appreciation of the flow before deciding what should be measured;
- the desirability to check experimental measurements as they are taken;
- the difficulty in making certain important measurements;
- the need to assess the influence of the experimental techniques on the measurements;
- the ability of CFD to provide detailed flow information and sensitivity at a reasonable cost for some cases;
- the large cost of CFD calculations for other cases;
- the lack of credibility for the CFD results for some flow categories.
It could be argued that the process of aerodynamic investigation would be significantly enhanced if the integration of CFD and experiments were much stronger. In particular, the design and reliability of experiments could be significantly enhanced by CFD, the scope of experimental measurements extended through CFD and the credibility of the simulation results enhanced by the availability of suitable measurements from experiments. This sort of closer integration is, however, rare. The aim of the symposium is to bring together leading researchers from both fields to initiate more careful consideration of these issues and to stimulate new ways of approaching aerodynamic studies. The symposium is dedicated to the important topic of how to use CFD and experiments towards the goal of improved understanding of aerodynamics. It will be held over three days with different sessions covering the following topics:
- subsonic and transonic flows
- supersonic, hypersonic and plasma flows
- internal flows and turbomachinery applications
- Experimentalists and requirements from CFD
- CFD requirements from experiments
- Examples of Integrated CFD and Experimental studies
- Future perspectives on closer integration
Important Dates
Opening of abstract submission: November 17, 2008 Final date for receipt of abstract: April 30, 2009 Abstract acceptance: May 30, 2009 Receipt of manuscript: September 1, 2009 Symposium: September 14-16, 2009