The Basics of CFD in 5 Weeks

Learn the basics of CFD in five classes across five weeks and gain hands-on experience using commercial, flow-simulation software!

Lasting approx. 45-60 minutes per class, take part in each course unit from your own computer and also familiarize yourself with using the CFD software in between course sessions. In order to participate in the CFD online course, you will receive a free student license for Cadence Fidelity™, which you can use for your academic projects at will.

Benefits of attending these sessions

• Gain insight into applied fluid dynamics
• Establish a solid foundation in CFD for internships and/or thesis research
• Learn from professional CFD engineers
• Receive a certificate of participation at the completion of the course

Minimum qualifications to attend

• Understanding the basics of fluid mechanics.
• Prior knowledge of CFD is NOT a prerequisite!

Sign up! We cover the cost.

Registration

The number of participants is limited as we want to ensure adequate supervision. Registration for the course consists of 2 steps.

• Step 1: Register to the sessions here
• Step 2: Request a free student license for Cadence Fidelity™ and install the software

Since step 2 depends on the university you study at, you will receive further details on step 2 and participation via email after your registration.
 
Important!

• Please use your official student email address, otherwise, we cannot provide you with a license.
• Please use the same email address for all step!
• Please check your inbox as well as your spam folder.

Agenda

In 5 weeks from theory to practice:
The structure of the course units always remains the same. Each lecture starts with a short presentation (approx. 25 min.) which provides the theoretical basis for an upcoming exercise. Then follows a live demo where you learn firsthand how to use Fidelity™ to put this theory into practice (approx.20 min.). Both theory and practice are presented by one of our CFD engineers.

The content of each online class builds on what was learned in the previous ones. The most important CFD basics will be explained, supplemented with theory from fluid mechanics.

Instead of a fixed time, we provide each course unit as a video. This will give participants more time to work through the topics, when it suits them best.

In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in our weekly challenge, where they can autonomously practice their knowledge. Questions will be answered via our forum.

Date and Time

Start-date for 2023 is 19th December. Each course unit is available online in German and English.

Date and Topic

Course unit 1 | CFD Introduction
Course unit 2 | Initial- and Boundary Conditions
Course unit 3 | Simulation Time Reduction
Course unit 4 | Grid Convergence & External Aerodynamics
Course unit 5 | Turbulence Modelling

Note – supported OS for the online connection:

• x86_64 processors (64 bits only)
• Windows 8.1 or 10
• Linux (K)Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 or CentOS 7, 8.
• Virtual machines are not supported.
• A recent graphics card and driver: see the system requirements provided with the license.

If you have the choice between a notebook and a local workstation, we recommend to use the workstation for the registration of the license. The software is operating in both environments, but the simulation is shorter on the workstation.