The objective of these hybrid (online / 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 / 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

Monday 30 January 2023

08:45 Welcome, introductory remarks

09:00 Introduction to CFD and properties of numerical solution methods
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
Dr. Milovan Perić

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Basic principles of finite-difference and finite volume discretization
Dr. Milovan Perić

15:30 Break

16:00 Time-integration methods, boundary and initial conditions, and solution approaches
Dr. Milovan Perić

17:30 Reception (only for on-site participants)

Tuesday 31 January 2023

09:00 Multigrid acceleration, accuracy aspects and error estimation in CFD
Dr. Milovan Perić

10:30 Break

11:00 Parallel computing in CFD
Dr. Milovan Perić

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Discretization methods for complex geometries
Dr. Milovan Perić

15:30 Break

16:00 Solution methods for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations
Dr. Milovan Perić

17:30 End of the day

Wednesday 1 February 2023

09:00 Solution methods for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations (Cont’d)
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 2 February 2023

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 3 February 2023

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
Dr.-Ing. Florian Menter, Ansys, Germany

12:30 Lunch

14:00 A brief introduction to turbulence models (Cont’d)
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

Deadline Early Bird Registration: 30 November 2022

Deadline to register (on-site): 20 January 2023

Deadline to register (online): 25 January 2023

A discount of 10% is applied for online participation.

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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