Workshop on industrial design optimisation for fluid flow,
Varna, BG, 22-24 Sep 2010

The EC-funded research project FlowHead develops
adjoint-based optimisation methods for shape and topology
optimisation of fluid flow with application to the
automotive industry. The focus in FlowHead is on:

    * development of continuous and discrete adjoint 
      flow solvers for industrial application,
    * CAD-based, morphing-based and node-based 
      parametrisations,
    * industrial application of topology optimisation
      for fluids,
    * robust design,
    * industrial application and the integration
      into the product development process.

The project is organising a mid-term workshop to review the
state of the art in industrial design optimisation for fluids.

Topics are:

    * Recent developments, novel approaches, future
      applications in adjoint-based optimisation,
    * Industrial application of adjoint-based
      optimisation in the automotive industry, but
      also aeronautical, turbomachinery, etc.
    * Application examples, benchmarks, industrial
      requirements ...
    * Alternative approaches in goal-based optimisation

Confirmed invited speakers are:

    * Prof. R. Loehner (George Mason Univ., Washington):
        Adjoint design optimisation
    * Prof. U. Naumann (RWTH Aachen): 
        Automating adjoint code development
    * Prof. K. Giannakoglou (NTUA Athens): 
        Computation of second derivatives and
        their application

The workshop will be held in Varna, BG, 22-24 Sep 2010, on
the shores of the Black Sea. A wide range of flights to
Varna is available, as the dates are still within the
tourist season. Travel and Hotel information will be posted
with the second call. Cost of the workshop is €150 (tbc) to
cover lunches, coffees and a workshop dinner. A limited
number of fellowships for students are available.

Oral and poster presentations are invited on the topics
above. Please submit a one-page abstract in pdf format by
March 31 if you would like to present a paper or a poster.
Please direct your queries to the FlowHead project
coordinator Dr. J.-D. Mueller, j.mueller@qmul.ac.uk.

The Scientific Comittee comprises:

    * Prof. C. Hirsch, Numeca
    * Dr. F. Klimetzek, Daimler AG
    * Prof. R. Loehner, George Mason University
    * Prof. U. Naumann, RWTH Aachen

The Organising Comittee comprises

    * Dr. F. Duddeck, QMUL
    * Dr. J.-D. Mueller, QMUL
    * Dr. G. Todorov, TU Sofia
    * Dr. C. Othmer, Volkswagen AG
    * Prof. K. Bletzinger, TU Muenchen

Key dates:

    * 5 Feb: First call
    * 1 Mar: Second call
    * 31 Mar: Submission deadline for abstracts, 1page
    * 30 Apr: Notification of acceptance
    * 22-24 Sep: Workshop