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CFD 2 - Course

CFD 2 - Course 27 januari 2025 09:00 t/m 31 januari 2025 17:00 - Locatie: TUD | Zet in mijn agenda Location: Delft University of Technology Coordinator : Kees Vuik (TUD) Lecturers : Kees Vuik (TUD), Fred Vermolen (Hasselt University, B) This lecture course focuses on (i) finite element methods for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations and on (ii) iterative solution methods. The course consists of two parts: A short introduction to the finite element method is given. The following fluid flow applications are used: Poisson equation, convection-diffusion equation and the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. Subjects studied in more detail are: (streamline) upwind methods, problems originating from the incompressibility condition, and the linearisation of convective terms in the Navier-Stokes equations. Some remarks are given on time-dependent problems. The second part of the course is devoted to modern iterative methods. Furthermore, the following related topics are considered: direct and iterative methods for (sparse) linear systems; iterative methods to compute eigenvalues of matrices; implementation of these methods on vector- and parallel computers. As applications systems are used which originate from fluid flow problems. To illustrate the theory, practical work is done in the afternoons using MATLAB and the finite element package SEPRAN. Required background: a basic course in numerical analysis, partial differential equations and linear algebra. For more information, contact: Kees Vuik | 015 278 5530 | c.vuik@tudelft.nl Click here to register

Wake Flows - Course

Wake Flows - Course 31 maart 2025 09:00 t/m 04 april 2025 17:00 - Locatie: TUD | Zet in mijn agenda Coordinators : Fulvio Scarano and Bas van Oudheusden (TUD) Description This 5-day course will focus on: The essential concepts of wake flows and their relevance The various important characteristics of wake flows and their impact (momentum deficit, drag, unsteadiness, vorticity) The commonalities as well as differences for wakes in various technology domains The fluid-dynamic background of the origin of wake formation (separation, effect of viscosity, instability); effect of Reynolds number (+ Mach, Froude) The course also includes a wakes workshop. List of lecturers (intended) Fulvio Scarano (Coordinator, TUD-AE – Aircraft wakes, transitional jets) Bas van Oudheusden (Coordinator, TUD-AE – Lifting line theory, aerodynamic theories) Abel-John Buchner (TUD-ME – Fluid dynamics, microfluidics, biological flows) David Rival (TUB-Braunschweig – Bio-fluid mechanics, unsteady wakes) Jerry Westerweel (TUD-ME – Turbulence, unsteady hydrodynamics, rowing) Gabe Weymouth (TUD-ME – Marine hydrodynamics, flapping foils, bio-propulsion) Andrea Sciacchitano (TUD-AE – sport aerodynamics & bluff bodies) Tom van Terwisga (TUD-ME – Ship hydrodynamics, maritime propulsion) Marc Gerritsma (TUD-AE – Aviation aerodynamics, compressible flows) Carlos Simao Ferreira (TUD-AE – Rotor aerodynamics, wind turbines) Stefanie Gillmeier (TU Eindhoven – Wind engineering, building physics) Florian Muijres (WUR Wageningen – Bio-propulsion, flapping wing aerodynamics) Theodoros Michelis (TUD-AE – Aerodynamic flow control) For more information, contact: Fulvio Scarano | f.scarano@tudelft.nl Click here to register

Combustion - Course

Combustion - Course 24 februari 2025 09:00 t/m 28 februari 2025 17:00 - Locatie: TU/e | Zet in mijn agenda Location: Eindhoven University of Technology Coordinators : Rob Bastiaans (TUE) Lecturers :The lectures are given by the members of the organizing committee, complemented by specialists for the various topics (lecturers from both inside and outside the Netherlands. In particular, internationally well-known specialists will be invited to present recent developments in the field. The objective of this 5-day course is to bring the participants to the forefront of modern computational and experimental methods for premixed and non-premixed gaseous combustion processes. It starts with the provision of basic insight into the underlying physical/chemical principles and mathematical descriptions. Thereafter, specific attention is given to carbon neutral energy harvesting, looking at conversion of H2, NH3, methanol, metals, etc., with inclusion of practical applications. As was the case for previous editions of the course, the course is again organised under the auspices of the J.M. Burgers Centre and ERCOFTAC. The target audience are PhD students, postdocs and also industrial researchers needing education in experimental and modelling approaches to both laminar and turbulent flames. The course programme includes: The governing equations for chemically reacting flows, state-of-the-art models will be derived for laminar and turbulent flames, by means of which their physical and chemical behaviour will be analysed. Computational issues for modelling these systems numerically will be discussed as well. A further focus is on the use of laser-diagnostic methods, such as LIF, Raman, CARS, and PIV, to measure local species concentrations, temperatures and flow velocities in high-temperature, chemically reacting flow systems. Combustion of liquid and solid fuels will be discussed, besides gaseous fuels. Practical applications will be studied for a number of examples, such as IC engines, gas turbines and furnaces. The theory is tested and illustrated with numerical exercises using a code for modelling elementary 1D-flame structures. A visit to the labs of the Power and Flow (P&F) group is planned for the second day. For more information, contact: Rob Bastiaans | r.j.m.bastiaans@tue.nl Click here to register

Networking event: The tragic destiny of Mileva Marić Einstein

Networking event: The tragic destiny of Mileva Marić Einstein 03 oktober 2024 16:00 t/m 17:30 - Locatie: Aula, Commissiekamer 3 | Zet in mijn agenda Date and time: Thursday, 3 October 16.00 – 17.30 Location: Aula, Commissiekamer 3 Open to all academic staff, PhD students, BSc and MSc students and support staff. With drinks after the presentation! The first Tuesday in the month of October is Diversity Day. The TU Delft will celebrate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) in the month of October. DEWIS is contributing by organising a networking event on Thursday 3 October with Pauline Gagnon, physicist, writer and inspirational speaker. Please join us in celebrating Mileva Marić Einstein, Albert Einstein's first wife’s contributions to his extraordinary productivity in the first years of his career. A first biography of Mileva Marić Einstein was published in Serbian in 1969 but remained largely unknown despite being translated first in German, then in French in the 1990’s. The publication of Mileva and Albert’s love letters in 1987 revealed how they lived together while two recent publications shed more light on Mileva Marić’s life and work. Physicist Pauline Gagnon will review this evidence in its social and historical context to give a better idea of her contributions. In this presentation, Pauline avoids all type of speculation and does not attack Albert Einstein personally, but rather strictly sticks to facts. The audience will be able to appreciate why such a talented physicist has been so unkindly treated by history. Mileva Marić and Albert Einstein Register here Pauline Gagnon completed her PhD in particle physics at University of California in Santa Cruz. After that, she started her research activities at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics located near Geneva, where she worked as a Senior Research Scientist with Indiana University. She participated to the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 and looked for dark matter within the ATLAS experiment. From 2011-2014, she joined the CERN Communication group, writing blogs and answering questions from numerous media worldwide. Explaining particle physics in simple and accessible terms became her trademark. In 2014, she wrote a popular science book called “Who cares about particle physics: Making sense of the Higgs boson, the Large Hadron Collider and CERN”, which is also available in seven other languages. Since retiring in 2014, she gave about one hundred eighty presentations to various audiences in fifteen countries, talking about physics, diversity issues and Mileva Marić Einstein. She is currently writing a screenplay for a mini-series on Mileva Marić Einstein and other women in science. Pauline Gagnon

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