von Karman Institute Lecture Series and Events
Lecture Series - CFD for Atmospheric Flows and Wind Engineering
Monday 08 May 2023 - Friday 12 May 2023VKI secretariat, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; Phone: +32 2 359 96 04
There is an increasing interest for the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to the study of flows in the lower part of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). The simulation of atmospheric flows, often over complex domain, is necessary for the estimation of wind loads on buildings, wind turbine siting, pollutant dispersion and pedestrian wind comfort.
The present hybrid Lecture Series (on-site and online) offers a wide overview of the state-of-the-art, with applications ranging from microclimate, wind engineering, to mesoscale, meteorology, and their coupling. Reynolds Averaging (RANS) and Large-Eddy (LES) approaches are discussed and their respective capabilities at meso- and microscales are evaluated, with focus on realistic inflow, wall modelling, Uncertainty Quantification and validation. The discussion is completed by the presentation of examples of practical implementation for Open Source Codes such as WRF and OpenFOAM as well as in-house and commercial CFD software.
The lecture series director is Dr. Wim Munters from the von Karman Institute.
Location (on-site / online)
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.
Programme
Monday 8 May 2023
08:45 Registration
09:00 Welcome address
09:15 - 10:30 Introduction to the simulation of atmospheric flows
Prof. Bert Blocken, KU Leuven, Belgium
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Introduction to the simulation of atmospheric flows
Prof. Bert Blocken, KU Leuven, Belgium
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:00 Turbulence model formulation and dispersion modelling for the CFD simulation of flows around obstacles and on complex terrains
Prof. Alessandro Parente, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:45 Turbulence model formulation and dispersion modelling for the CFD simulation of flows around obstacles and on complex terrains
Prof. Alessandro Parente and Mr. Leo Cotteleer, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
16:45 Reception VKI
Tuesday 9 May 2023
09:15 - 10:30 Introduction to Numerical Weather Forecasting: from global scale to microscale
Dr. Orkun Temel, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Belgium
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Mesoscale modelling of atmospheric flows with applications to offshore wind energy
Dr. Wim Munters, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:00 Modelling wind energy in the atmospheric boundary layer
Prof. Michael F. Howland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
15:00 -15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:45 Introduction to uncertainty quantification for atmospheric boundary layer flows
Prof. Catherine Gorlé, Stanford University, USA
Wednesday 10 May 2023
09:15 - 10:30 Uncertainty Quantification for wind energy applications
Prof. Michael F. Howland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Uncertainty Quantification for environmental wind engineering applications
Prof. Catherine Gorlé, Stanford University, USA
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:00 Predicting wind loading on buildings
Prof. Catherine Gorlé, Stanford University, USA 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch Break
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:45 Large-eddy simulation of atmospheric flows
Dr. Branko Kosovic, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
Thursday 11 May 2023
09:15 - 10:30 Large-eddy simulation of atmospheric flows (cont’d)
Dr. Branko Kosovic, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Large-eddy simulation of atmospheric flows (cont’d)
Dr. Branko Kosovic, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:00 Multiscale modelling of the atmospheric boundary layer: from weather to resolved turbulence eddies
Dr. Domingo Munoz-Esparza, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:15 Visit of the VKI Labs
16:15 - 16:45 Tutorial on FastEddy
Friday 12 May 2023
09:15 - 10:30 Multiscale modelling of the atmospheric boundary layer: from weather to resolved turbulence eddies (cont'd)
Dr. Domingo Munoz-Esparza, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Mesoscale to microscale wind farm flow modelling and evaluation
Dr. Javier Sanz Rodrigo, Siemens Gamesa, Spain
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:00 Mesoscale to microscale wind farm flow modelling and evaluation
Dr. Javier Sanz Rodrigo, Siemens Gamesa, Spain
15:00 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: 24 April 2023
Deadline to register (on-site): 24 April 2023
Deadline to register (online): 2 May 2023 (10% discount)
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