Below is the agenda of the ENGYS UGM 2022. Don't forget to register here if you'd like to attend.
ENGYS User Group Meeting
20-21. SEPT. 2022. DETROIT,USA
Below is the agenda of the ENGYS UGM 2022. Don't forget to register here if you'd like to attend.
8:00am-09:00am09:00am-09:20amWelcome and introduction to the ENGYS User Group Meeting 2022.
09:20am-10:05amIn this keynote Mr. Guzman will review current CFD activities at Stellantis North America to highlight the benefits of using the open-source methods available in ELEMENTS to optimise the aerodynamic design of new electric and autonomous vehicles.
10:05am-10:25am10:25am-10:55amMr. Childs will deliver a comprehensive tour of external aerodynamics and the use of CFD at BWT Alpine F1 Team.
10:55am-11:25amUsing bespoke simulation templates available in ELEMENTS, Koenigsegg has developed a methodology to verify the external aerodynamics performance of the Jesko Absolut, including compressibility effects needed to handle the record-breaking 500 kph maximum speed of this supercar.
11:25am-11:55amIn this presentation Mr. Juszkiewicz will introduce the benefits of coupling the software TAITherm with HELYX / ELEMENTS to perform thermal runaway safety analysis of electric vehicles.
11:55am-1:25pm1:25pm-1:55pmDr. Nicoli will describe the extensive CFD work performed by WSP as part of a real-life project to ensure that new wall panels in a cargo tunnel do not become detached from the backing frame due to pressure perturbations resulting from passing heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).
1:55pm-2:25pmIn this talk Mr. Capra will discuss the challenges of building planning applications in the City of London and how CFD simulations are employed to complete this complex process.
2:25pm-2:55pmThis talk is focused on the importance of CFD in the work perfomed by EFLA to develop a clear policy and guidelines for wind and microclimate assessment in urban planning in Iceland.
2:55pm-3:15pm3:15pm-3:45pmProf. Maki will discuss the benefits of combining machine learning techniques and CFD to predict complex ship motion in ocean wave fields to simplify a wide range of maneuvering simulations and reduce time and costs.
3:45pm-4:15pmUsing examples from real-life design applications, Mr. Campos will describe the latest advances in Adjoint-based CFD optimisation techniques offered as part of the HELYX-Adjoint and ELEMENTS-Adjoint add-on modules.
4:15pm-5:00pmDr. de Villiers will review the latest developments and advances in CFD technologies at ENGYS to be deployed as part of HELYX and ELEMENTS in coming releases.
6:00pm-10:00pmGet to know some of our engineers and other users of our software over dinner to exchange ideas and discuss future trends in CFD.
8:30am-9:15am9:15am-10:00amOverview of new features and capabilities in the latest release of HELYX.
10:00am-11:00amExplore the existing meshing algorithms available in HELYX and how they can be used for different applications.
11:00am-11:15am11:15am-12:00pmLearn how to use the conjugate heat transfer (CHT) functionality in HELYX to model thermal characteristics in fluids and solids.
12:00pm-1:00pmIntroduction to topology and shape optimisation using the HELYX-Adjoint add-on solver module.
1:00pm-2:00pm2:00pm-3:00pmNew sources and arbitrary mesh interface methods in HELYX employed to simulate rotating parts and turbomachinery.
3:00pm-3:45pmIntroduction to generalised internal boundaries (GIBs) for modelling complex motions and runtime visualisation for advanced post-processing.
3:45pm-4:00pm4:00pm-5:00pmIntroduction to the new unified solver framework (USF) in HELYX with a focus on compressible flow applications.
5:00pm-5:30pmDemonstration of HELYX on-demand HPC service to run from the GUI in a remote HPC cluster using the client-server framework.
8:30am-9:15am9:15am-10:15amOverview of new features and capabilities in the latest release of ELEMENTS.
10:15am-11:00amIntroduction to external vehicle aerodynamics simulations in ELEMENTS using the time-resolved Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) approach for turbulence.
11:00am-11:15am11:15am-12:00pmTemplating simulation best practices in ELEMENTS using configuration files for replicable and consistent drag predictions.
12:00pm-1:00pmHands-on session to learn how to use configuration files to create custom simulation templates in ELEMENTS.
1:00pm-2:00pm2:00pm-3:00pmUsing the arbitrary mesh interface (AMI) method to simulate vehicle wheels in motion.
3:00pm-3:45pmUsing the generalised reference frame (GRF) method to simulate vehicle tyres.
3:45pm-4:00pm4:00pm-5:30pmIntroduction to topology and shape optimisation for automotive applications using the ELEMENTS-Adjoint add-on solver module.