Introductory course to OpenFOAM® 2027

DATE: 23 - 24 March 2027

LOCATION:on-site: Waterloosesteenweg, 72, 1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium - near Brussels

ABOUT THE COURSE

The course gives a practical introduction to the structure and usability of OpenFOAM® and OpenFOAM® related applications (snappyHexMesh, paraview). Besides the general introduction, the participants will perform a complete numerical simulation starting from choosing the solver till post-processing.

The second day will be partially dedicated to the open source mesh generator snappyHexMesh and a multiphase simulation will be performed with the obtained mesh.

The course is organized by Dr. Silvania Lopes, Senior Research Engineer at the von Karman Institute. VKI PhD candidates will assist during the sessions and provide support to participants.

PROGRAMME

Tuesday 23 March 2027

08:30 - 09:00 Registration

09:00 - 10:15 General introduction to OpenFOAM

10:15 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 12:15 Tutorial on incompressible RANS simulation – Pre-processing

12:15 - 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 - 15:00 Tutorial on incompressible RANS simulation – Simulation setup

15:00 - 15:30 Break

15:30 - 17:00 Tutorial on incompressible RANS simulation – Post-processing

17:00 End of course

Wednesday 24 March 2027

09:00 - 10:15 Meshing with SnappyHexMesh – part 1

10:15 - 10:45 Break

10:45 - 12:15 Meshing with SnappyHexMesh – part 2

12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 - 15:00 Tutorial on incompressible multiphase VOF solver – Simulation setup

15:00 - 15:30 Break

15:30 - 16:30 Tutorial on incompressible multiphase VOF solver – Post-processing

16:30 Open discussion

FEE AND REGISTRATION

Deadline for registration: 9 March 2027

The course will take place on-site only. There is no remote option.

The price includes the course material, lunches and coffee breaks.

Cancellation fee: 30% till 1 week before, 50% later on.

NOTE: No additional material or equipment is needed for the course. The participants will receive the course note as well as have the possibility to use the workstations in the classroom. Please note, that the number of participants is limited to 10!

For further information please contact: Dr. Sivania Lopes: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Early Bird Registration until 23 January 2027

• Academy: €594
• Non-Academy: €765

Late Registration after 23 January 2027

• Academy: €660
• Non-Academy: €850