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Dear OpenFOAM user,

We are pleased to announce the 3rd French OpenFOAM® Users' Meeting which will be will be conducted 23-24 May 2018 at the University of Valenciennes, FRANCE.

Objectives:

This event aims to bring together OpenFOAM® users as well as those interested in potential applications of the software. People from academia and industry are invited to present advances in their relevant research and development fields exchanging ideas and information in an interdisciplinary environment.

Keynotes:

• The OpenFOAM Maintenance Plan - Chris Greenshields (Director of both CFD Direct and the OpenFOAM Foundation)
• Overview of the combustion capabilities and ongoing developments: from handling chemical mechanisms to integrating turbulence - Francesco Contino (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Tutorial sessions:

• Introduction to HELYX-OS, the Open-source GUI for OpenFOAM® - Francisco Campos (ENGYS)
• Modeling of turbulent heat transfer: RANS & LES - Lilla Kapa KOLOSZÁR (VKI)
• Introduction of a multi-region, multiphase (VoF) solver - Lilla Kapa KOLOSZÁR (VKI)

For more information (program, important dates, registration, accommodation, etc.) please visit the conference website or contact the Foam-U association.

Best regards,
The organization committee