von Karman Institute Lecture Series and Events

Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics Methods for Hypersonic Flows - VKI LS and STO LS AVT-358

Monday 25 March 2024 - Friday 29 March 2024

Conventional tools used to simulate flows in the hypersonic regime are often based on a finite-volume discretization method applied to a structured mesh, considering that it is a robust approach. The availability of innovative numerical methods and algorithms creates increasing opportunities to simulate hypersonic flows for complex systems, such as cruise vehicles and space platforms, but it presents many challenges. In this Lecture Series, we will review the current challenges specific to the hypersonic regime and propose ground-breaking computational methods and perspectives. Both the theoretical and algorithmic aspects of computations, applications, and results will be discussed. The program is tailored to provide professionals and students working and supporting aerospace industries, space agencies, as well as defense programs a snapshot of the state-of-the-art computational fluid dynamics methods for hypersonic flows.

This von Karman Institute lecture series is complemented by a free two-day lecture series VKI-STO-AVT-358, funded by the NATO Science and Technology Organisation. If you register for the full week, registration for this supplement is included. You can also register just for the two-day VKI-STO-AVT-358 Lecture Series. For this, we request only a nominal contribution to cover catering expenses.

This lecture series takes place on site only.

Practical Information

  • Eligibility Criteria: Only the citizens of NATO countries are eligible to participate in these lecture series. 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.
  • Location: von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Waterloosesteenweg 72, 1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode (near Brussels)
  • Parking and Security Information: Parking places are available on the premises, just before the security fence. To enter, please ring the bell at the fence.
  • Deadline Early Bird Fee: 25 January 2023
  • Registration Deadline: 15 March 2023

Call for Abstracts

We invite all participants of the upcoming lecture series to submit abstracts for consideration. The best selected abstracts will have the chance to be presented during the Friday morning session. To be considered, please send your abstract to Dr. Federico Bariselli via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before 10 March 2024. This is a unique opportunity to showcase your research and contribute to the enriching discussions. We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Preliminary Programmes

VKI Lecture Series

Monday 25 March 2024

08:15 - 09:00 Registration

09:00 - 09:15 Welcome Address
Dir. Peter Grognard, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium

09:15 - 10:45 Overview and History of CFD in Hypersonics
Prof. Russel Cummings, US Air Force Academy, USA

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:45 Best Practices in Hypersonic CFD

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30 Design of Robust Multidimensional Finite Volume Schemes for Hypersonic Inviscid Flows
Dr. Pierre-Henri Maire, Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, France

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30 Uncertainty Quantification Methods Applied to Hypersonic Flows
Prof. Pietro Congedo, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, France

17:30 - 18:30 Welcome Reception

Tuesday 26 March 2024

09:15 - 10:45 Transition in Hypersonic Boundary Layers and Data-Driven Turbulent Models
Prof. Paola Cinnella, Sorbonne Université, France

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:45 Immersed-Boundary Techniques in Hypersonic Turbulent Flows
Prof. Stefan Hickel, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30 GPU Acceleration of a Hypersonic CFD Code
Prof. Giuseppe Pascazio, Politecnico di Bari, Italy

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30 Software Design and Development for NASA Next-Generation CFD Tools
Dr. Kyle Thompson, NASA Langley Research Center, USA

Wednesday 27 March 2024

09:15 - 10:45 Review of Unstructured Mesh Generation Techniques
Prof. Jean-François Remacle, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:45 Shock Fitting and Tracking Methods
Dr. Mario Ricchiuto, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, France

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30 Shock-Capturing for Discontinuous Galerkin Approximations of Hypersonic Non-Equilibrium Flows
Prof. Jaime Peraire
, MIT, USA

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30 Mesh Adaptation and High-Order Methods
Prof. Georg May, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium

STO-AVT-358 Lecture Series

Thursday 28 March 2024

09:15 - 10:45 Development of Kinetic Schemes for Compressible Gas Dynamics
Prof. Remi Abgrall, University of Zurich, Switzerland

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:45 Maximum-Entropy Moment Methods
Prof. Clinton Groth, University of Toronto, Canada

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30 Computational and Experimental Studies of Laser-Induced Ignition in High-Speed Flows
Prof. Gianluca Iaccarino, Stanford University, USA

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30 Round Table Discussion and Field Perspectives

Friday 29 March 2024

09:15 - 10:45 Conference Session, selected presentations from the participants

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:45 Conference Session, selected presentations from the participants

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30 SU2-NEMO Workshop
Prof. Marco Fossati, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30 Eilmer Workshop
Dr. Rowan Gollan, University of Queensland, Australia

Registration to the full week Lecture series (25-29/03/2023)

 

 

If your register for the VKI lecture series, you will be automatically register for the STO-AVT-358 Lecture Series supported by STO. You find blow the price list to register to the full programme.

Price for citizens of NATO countries

 

Early registration

Late registration

Undergraduate students

189

210

PhD students 

504

560

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

270

300

PhD students 

720

800

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.

Registration to the two-day VKI STO-AVT-358 Lecture Series (28-29/03/2023)

 

 

It is also possible to register for STO-AVT-358 (28-29/03/2023) only, a fee of 100 euros will be asked to cover the cost of catering (lunches and coffee breaks).

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