Practical CFD

Overview

Many problems facing designers and engineers involve the behaviour of liquids or gases. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) can be a powerful and valuable tool to predict and understand this behaviour although the complexity of the physics and mathematics involved can discourage potential users.

This webinar introduces the practical application of CFD and draws attention to some of the issues that industrial users encounter and which influence the benefits of using this tool for industrial applications. The CFD process will be outlined, as will the role of CFD within the design process to achieve the greatest benefits.

It is necessarily introductory in nature and intended to both provide a starting point for those interested in the benefits CFD could bring to their organisation and some tips for those already undertaking flow simulation and seeking to benefit still further.

Finally this webinar introduces the CFD activities of NAFEMS. This key area is currently expanding globally within the NAFEMS community and further NAFEMS webinars on topics relevant to flow simulation should be expected in the coming months.

Practical guidelines, hints and tips are given based on the presenter’s industrial experience of CFD and previous work with novice users as well as with engineers and managers who want the benefits of CFD without understanding the fundamentals.

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction
Matthew Ladzinski, NAFEMS North America

Practical CFD
Althea de Souza, dezineforce

Webinar Presenter

Last November Althea joined dezineforce, a company providing on-demand over-the-web or on-site integrated tools for systematic design improvement. The service couples industry standard engineering analysis and simulation software with world leading optimisation tools to streamline the design, simulation and optimisation process.

Althea has been involved with the NAFEMS CFD working group since 1997 and became chairman of the group in 2002. She is passionate about encouraging the effective use of simulation tools, especially CFD, in industry and broadening accessibility to the benefits of CFD to engineers and designers.