Australia, February 21, 2013

This two-day hands-on course in Melbourne is designed to
enable CFD practitioners to start using OpenFOAM for
practical computations. The methodology employed consists of
a series of lectures that provide a general understanding of
OpenFOAM topics.

Description:

 

Dr Darrin Stephens will deliver this two-day course at the 

training facility located close to Melbourne CBD. The two 

day introductory training in OpenFOAM is designed to enable 

CFD practitioners to start using OpenFOAM for practical 

computations. The methodology employed consists of a series 

of lectures that provide a general understanding of OpenFOAM 

topics followed by hands-on work. No knowledge of the 

OpenFOAM library is assumed. Rudimentary Linux commands and 

their relationships to hands-on examples are explained. This 

training focuses on the OpenFOAM Foundation version 2.1.1 of 

OpenFOAM. 

 

 

Participants will be able to use OpenFOAM independently in 

their daily work after this training. 

 

 

Day 1 

 

Introduction 

Overview of Linux commands 

OpenFOAM: A library for Scientific Computing 

Mesh generation, conversion and set-up: importing Fluent meshes, 

Material properties, initial and boundary conditions, 

Running the solver, 

Hand-on examples. 

 

 

Day 2 

 

Finite Volume Discretisation: theoretical base of OpenFOAM, 

Field inialisation, post-processing and field probes, 

Hands-on examples, 

Mesh generation with Pointwise, 

Turbulence models and bounday conditions, 

Using OpenFOAM in parallel. 

 

 

A hard copy of the training notes will be provided together 

with a USB stick with a working copy of the OpenFOAM and 

workshop files from the course. For hands-on examples, 

attendees will have access to desktop computers with 

OpenFOAM installed. 

 

 

There are no special requirements on CFD or a programming 

background. 

 

 

Price and Registration details: 

 

Industry: $1200 inc GST per person. 

Academic: $800 inc GST per person.