von Karman Institute Lecture Series and Events
Online / on-site Lecture Series - Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics
Monday 18 October 2021 - Friday 22 October 2021VKI secretariat, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Phone: +32 2 359 96 04
The objective of these online and on-site lecture series on "Introduction to CFD" is to provide an elementary tutorial presentation on computational fluid dynamics (CFD), emphasizing the fundamentals and surveying a variety of solution techniques whose applications range from low speed incompressible flow to hypersonic flow.
The course is aimed at persons who have had little or no experience in this field, both recent graduates as well as professional engineers, and will provide
- an insight into the philosophy and power of CFD
- an understanding of the mathematical nature of the fluid dynamics equations
- a familiarity with various solution techniques
At the conclusion of the course, an attendee will be well prepared to understand the literature in this field, to follow more sophisticated state-of-the-art lecture series, and to begin the application of CFD to his or her special areas of concern. The techniques to be discussed will be applicable to all fields of fluid dynamics including aeronautics, industrial flows, wind energy etc.
The principal lecturer Dr. Milovan Perić is co-author of a well known monography on Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics. The Director of this lecture series is Professor Georg May of the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI).
Location
Online and on-site
von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Waterloosesteenweg 72
B-1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode (near Brussels)
Parking and Safety Information
Parking places are available on the premises, just before the security fence.
To enter, please ring the bell at the fence.
It is mandatory to wear the face mask indoors. In the restaurant, you can remove your face mask while eating and drinking.
Programme (UTC+2)
After each lectures (1:15), a session of 15 minutes will be dedicated to questions and answers .
Monday 18 October 2021
08:45 Welcome, introductory remarks
09:00 Introduction to CFD and properties of numerical solution methods (online)
Dr. Milovan Perić, "CoMeT" GmbH and University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
10:30 Break
11:00 Governing equations in various forms and the consequences for CFD (online)
Dr. Milovan Perić
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Basic principles of finite-difference and finite volume discretization (online)
Dr. Milovan Perić
15:30 Break
16:00 Time-integration methods, boundary and initial conditions, and solution approaches (online)
Dr. Milovan Perić
17:30 Reception
Tuesday 19 October 2021
09:00 Multigrid acceleration, accuracy aspects and error estimation in CFD (online)
Dr. Milovan Perić
10:30 Break
11:00 Parallel computing in CFD (online)
Dr. Milovan Perić
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Discretization methods for complex geometries (online)
Dr. Milovan Perić
15:30 Break
16:00 Solution methods for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations (online)
Dr. Milovan Perić
17:30 End of the day
Wednesday 20 October 2021
09:00 Solution methods for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations (Cont’d) (online)
Dr. Milovan Perić
10:30 Break
11:00 Finite volume methods
Prof. Georg May, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Introduction to finite element methods
Prof. Georg May
15:30 Break
16:00 Introduction to finite element methods (Cont’d)
Prof. Georg May
17:30 End of the day
Thursday 21 October 2021
09:00 Implicit time dependent methods for compressible flow problems
Prof. Gérard Degrez, von Karman Institute and Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
10:30 Break
11:00 Well-posedness of equations and numerical consequences for simple flow problems
Prof. Gérard Degrez
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Stability properties of time integration methods
Prof. Gérard Degrez
15:30 Break
16:00 Construction of implicit time dependent methods for compressible flow problems
Prof. Gérard Degrez
17:15 End of the day
Friday 22 October 2021
09:00 Aspects of CFD computations using open source and commercial packages
Dr. Lilla Koloszar, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
10:30 Break
11:00 A brief introduction to turbulence models (online)
Dr.-Ing. Florian Menter, Ansys, Germany
12:30 Lunch
14:00 A brief introduction to turbulence models (Cont’d) (online)
Dr.-Ing. Florian Menter
15:30 End of the Lecture Series
Eligibility Criteria
The citizens of the following countries are eligible to attend the von Karman Institute Lecture Series:
- EU member countries
- NATO member countries
- NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia)
- Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates)
- Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Japan, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Montenegro, Mozambique, New Zealand, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay, South-Africa and Vietnam.
VKI reserves the right to request a clearance check with Belgian authorities.
The participants will have to present their ID card (for EU citizens) or passport (for other citizens) the first day of the lecture series.
Fee and Registration
If you are not able to attend the lecture series on site, we offer you to attend it online. Nevertheless the price remains the same for an on-site or an online participation.
Registration will be available soon
Early bird registration fee (until August 18, 2021 included)
Price for citizens of NATO countries
Early registration | Late registration | |
Undergraduate students | 221 | 245 |
PhD students | 605 | 672 |
Staff from recognized universities / research center | 958 | 1064 |
Staff from commercial organizations | 1210 | 1344 |
Price for citizens of other countries
Early registration | Late registration | |
Undergraduate students | 315 | 350 |
PhD students | 864 | 960 |
Staff from recognized universities / research center | 1368 | 1520 |
Staff from commercial organizations | 1728 | 1920 |
Information for PhD candidates and undergraduate students: To obtain the reduced price, the applicant must provide a recommendation letter from his or her professor; if not, the request will not be taken into consideration.
Special reduction
Rebates can be given for group subscriptions along the following scheme :
- 5 persons of the same organization -2%
- 10 persons of the same organization -5%
- 20 persons of the same organization -10%
Location : von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Waterloosesteenweg 72, B-1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode