The Spencer Institute of Theoretical and Computational Mechanics is proud to announce the organisation of the NAFEMS accredited Summer School on Computational Fluid Dynamics.

The objective of the course is to empower users with tools and techniques in CFD, which can be applied to a wide range of industrial applications.

This course will provide understanding of the mathematical foundation and focus on a detailed overview of the physical models necessary for applications in Chemical, Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering and many other fields of engineering.

The course will prepare future users of CFD to make the best possible usage of the available technology through an emphasis on fluid mechanics and potential applications of the constitutive models as well as the understanding of the mathematical foundations.

Two thirds of the course will be lecture based, and the remaining third will be “hands-on” practicals using popular commercial CFD codes. The practical sessions will be run by a team of experienced academics and researchers.

The course builds on the experience gained at the University of Nottingham with its Applied CFD course, and on the successful EPSRC Summer School in Industrial CFD run since 2005. The University of Nottingham’s breadth of researchers, with strong track records in theory and applications allied to a good experience of industry and industrial CFD problems, makes the course particularly attractive.

Who should attend? The course is particularly suitable for:

* Industrial practitioners who would like to start using CFD to enhance their business offer

* Research Students who would like to learn about CFD and its applications

No prior knowledge of CFD is required, but participants are expected to have a basic understanding of engineering mechanics or theoretical mechanics.