CFD has become an essential tool to predict fluid motion 
complicated with phenomena such as turbulence, heat and 
mass 
transfer, phase change, movement of boundaries, etc. CFD is 
now routinely used and has become an invaluable tool for 
design and analysis of complicated engineering systems and 
complex flow problems in aerospace, automotive, chemical, 
electronics, environmental, biomedical, and host of other 
industries. CFD provides the ability to visualize and 
understand complicated flow phenomena and the dynamical 
behavior for systems that are too expensive or difficult to 
prototype.

CFD is highly interdisciplinary and is the fusion of three 
major and distinct disciplines of engineering (fluid 
dynamics), applied mathematics, and computer science. In 
the 
past decade, the proliferation of commercial CFD software 
has significantly reduced the need for a deep knowledge of 
mathematics and computer science for application of CFD. 
Conversely, this proliferation has resulted in significant 
interests by analysts and organization not traditionally 
involved or heavily experienced in the field of fluid 
dynamics. Furthermore, if past trend is any indication, CFD 
will continue to be considered for problems that are far 
more challenging and complex than before and its use will 
grow in industrial arenas not traditionally known for their 
fluid problems.

The reduced need for expert knowledge in mathematics and 
computer science to use CFD in addition to proliferation of 
CFD ensures that more organizations and newer analysts 
would 
embark on using CFD in their design and analysis processes. 
It is then imperative that these new organizations and 
analysts know and understand the physical principles of 
fluid dynamics in addition to acquiring working knowledge 
of 
CFD.  A thorough understanding of principles, theories, and 
assumption in fluid dynamics is paramount for the 
effective, 
proper, and optimized use of the CFD tool. 


The Course

This course offers the attendees the fundamental knowledge 
for using CFD in real life engineering applications. 
Through 
a simple and moderately technical approach mixed with real 
world problems, this course describes the steps in the CFD 
process and provides benefits and issues for using CFD 
analysis in understanding of complicated flow phenomena and 
its use in the design process. It also includes the 
governing principles and important concept of fluid 
dynamics 
to help understand the physical principles behind CFD for 
its correct and effective use. Turbulence modeling, 
computational heat transfer, and multiphase modeling will 
be 
introduced and choices will be discussed in this course. 
The 
course will also include best practices for reducing errors 
and uncertainties in CFD analysis

The course is completely software independent. Attendees 
are 
welcome to bring laptops to take notes, but they are not 
required. A full set of printed and bound notes will be 
issued to every attendee.


Who Should Attend?

The target audience for this course is engineers and 
managers who are interested or are considering to 
incorporate CFD in their design practices in the most 
effective manner. This course is ideally suited for 
practicing engineers with limited knowledge of CFD or in 
need of refresher who wish to learn more about how to 
choose 
and effectively apply methodologies, schemes, and 
techniques 
in their CFD analysis. The material that is presented is 
independent of any particular software package, making it 
ideally suited to current and potential users of all 
commercial and non-commercial CFD software systems.  Active 
participation, interaction, and questions are encouraged 
throughout the course to create a unique experience for 
each 
attendee.