Dates
3rd to 5th of September
2018
Venue
Building John Archer Way
London, United Kingdom
About the Event
The ENGYS User Group Meeting brings together the global community of users of our open-source CFD software tools HELYX and ELEMENTS.
Why Should You Attend?
Sharing your experience in the field of CFD and learning more about HELYX and ELEMENTS. The ENGYS UGM 2018 will also feature:
- Training: One day of training dedicated to HELYX provided by our experts.
- Technical Sessions: Two days of technical presentations delivered by our customers, partners and ENGYS’ personnel, discussing the latest developments and applications of HELYX and ELEMENTS in industry.
- Networking: Talk with the global community of users of our open-source CFD and optimisation software.
Who Should Attend?
The event is open to current users, simulation engineers and scientist working in industry, wishing to learn more about our CFD products and services.
This is a unique opportunity to find out how our CFD solutions are used within the design process in a wide range of industries, including examples from: automotive, building & architecture, aerospace, marine, turbomachinery, process engineering, oil & gas, electronics, manufacturing and others.
Event Programme
Below is the final agenda of the ENGYS User Group Meeting 2018.
HELYX Training: 3.SEPT.2018
- 3.Sept.2018
- 8:45 am
- 9:15 am
Registrations
- 3.Sept.2018
- 9:15 am
- 10:15 pm
Introduction to HELYX v3.1.0
P. Geremia - ENGYS (Italy)
Overview of new features and capabilities in the latest release of HELYX v3.1.0.
- 3.Sept.2018
- 10:15 am
- 10:45 am
Standard vs. Dualised Meshing
P. Geremia - ENGYS (Italy)
Comparison of meshing methods available in HELYX, including tutorials.
- 3.Sept.2018
- 10:45 am
- 11:00 am
Coffee Break
- 3.Sept.2018
- 11:00 am
- 12:15 pm
Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT)
P. Geremia - ENGYS (Italy)
Tackling multi-region meshing and CHT in HELYX, including a tutorial.
- 3.Sept.2018
- 12:15 pm
- 1:00 pm
GENERALISED INTERNAL BOUNDARIES (GIB)
P. Geremia - ENGYS (Italy)
Introduction to the new GIB feature in HELYX to model complex solid motion and FSI in finite volume grids, including a tutorial.
- 3.Sept.2018
- 1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK / FACETIME
- 3.Sept.2018
- 2:00 pm
- 3:30 pm
TOPOLOGY AND SHAPE OPTIMISATION USING HELYX-ADJOINT
P. Geremia - ENGYS (Italy)
Overview of the adjoint CFD solvers available in HELYX-Adjoint for topology and shape design optimisation, including tutorials.
- 3.Sept.2018
- 3:30 pm
- 3:45 pm
COFFEE BREAK
- 3.Sept.2018
- 3:45 pm
- 4:30 pm
COUPLED VS. SEGREGATED SOLVERS IN HELYX
P. Geremia - ENGYS (Italy)
Comparison of segregated and block-coupled solvers available in HELYX and HELYX-Coupled, including tutorials.
- 3.Sept.2018
- 4:30 pm
- 5:00 pm
CLIENT-SERVER SETUP FOR HELYX ON HPC
P. Geremia - ENGYS (Italy)
Understanding the client-server capabilities in HELYX to perform fully interactive remote executions using on-demand HPC platforms, including a tutorial.
Technical Sessions - Day 1: 4.SEPT.2018
- 4.Sept.2018
- 8:30 am
- 9:30 am
REGISTRATIONS
- 4.Sept.2018
- 9:30 am
- 10:00 am
OPENING SPEECH ENGYS UGM 2018
F. Campos - ENGYS (UK)
Welcome and introduction to the ENGYS User Group Meeting 2018.
- 4.Sept.2018
- 10:00 am
- 10:50 am
KEYNOTE – FROM SENSITIVITY MAPS TO INTERACTIVE AERODYNAMIC VEHICLE DESIGN
H. Bensler, C. Othmer, M. Hartmann - Volkswagen (Germany)
Dr. Bensler will review past activities at Volkswagen on the industrialisation of the adjoint-based computation of sensitivity maps, and present current efforts towards establishing an interactive aerodynamic design process based on Reduced Order Modelling.
- 4.Sept.2018
- 10:50 am
- 11:10 am
COFFEE BREAK
- 4.Sept.2018
- 11:10 am
- 11:40 am
APPLICATION OF AERODYNAMIC UNSTEADY SIMULATION TO VEHICLE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
F. Pitillo, N. Paola, L. Miretti, L. Lorefice - FCA Group (Italy)
Mr. Pitillo will describe the integration of HELYX CFD unsteady solvers in the FCA aerodynamic development process, with particular care to workflows automation and to the methodological investigations to constantly increase virtual analysis accuracy.
- 4.Sept.2018
- 11:40 am
- 12:10 pm
CORRELATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ELEMENTS OPEN WHEEL TEMPLATES AND THE POSSIBILITIES FOR EXTENDING THE REALISM OF THE ‘VIRTUAL WIND TUNNEL’
A. Mosedale - Auto Research Center (USA)
Mr. Mosedale will look at how wind tunnel results can be used to develop and validate CFD practices for the 2018 IndyCar, and how these can be incorporated into ELEMENTS templates that facilitate multi-car studies.
- 4.Sept.2018
- 12:10 pm
- 12:40 pm
ADVANCED CFD TECHNOLOGIES FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND MOTORSPORTS
A. Jackson - ENGYS (UK)
Dr. Jackson will discuss the latest meshing and solver methods available in HELYX and ELEMENTS in the context of CFD for Automotive and Motorsports.
- 4.Sept.2018
- 12:40 pm
- 2:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK / FACETIME
- 4.Sept.2018
- 2:00 pm
- 2:30 pm
ADJOINT METHODS IN THE CONTEXT OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING
H. Gau - BMW Group (Germany)
Dipl.-Ing. Gau will share an example of a nozzle optimization using HELYX-Adjoint together with shape morphing to highlight how every basic component can and will be optimised in the future at BMW.
- 4.Sept.2018
- 2:30 pm
- 3:00 pm
USING HELYX-COUPLED AND HELYX-ADJOINT FOR AUTOMOTIVE POWERTRAIN APPLICATIONS
T. Yamaguchi - AISIN AW (Japan)
Dr. Yamaguchi will discuss the uses of HELYX in the design and verification of torque converters, including examples where HELYX-Couple and HELYX-Adjoint show benefits in terms of accuracy and speed.
- 4.Sept.2018
- 3:00 pm
- 3:30 pm
MAHLE APPLICATIONS THERMAL MANAGEMENT
F. Brotz, J. Schlottke - MAHLE Behr (Germany)
Dipl.-Ing. Brotz will review the use of HELYX in the Thermal Management unit at MAHLE Behr to perform CFD simulations as part of the design and optimisation of HVAC, engine & electronic cooling components.
- 4.Sept.2018
- 3:30 pm
- 4:00 pm
COFFEE BREAK
- 4.Sept.2018
- 4:30 pm
- 5:00 pm
AN OVERVIEW OF CFD THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS AT AGGREKO
X. Su - Aggreko (UK)
Dr. Su will present several examples of CFD work performed in collaboration with ENGYS to improve the design of various mobile power units produced by Aggreko and introduce new advanced technology.
- 4.Sept.2018
- 4:00 pm
- 4:30 pm
AUTOMATIC CFD TOOL FOR MECHANICAL DESIGNERS
Y. Matsuda - Panasonic (Japan)
Ms. Matsuda will describe the new automatic CFD tool implemented by Panasonic based on the software HELYX, which can be easily employed by general mechanical designers to complete complex CFD analyses as part of the R&D process.
- 4.Sept.2018
- 7:00 pm
- 11:00 pm
RECEPTION / DINNER
Get to know other users of our software over dinner to exchange ideas and discuss future trends in CFD.
Technical Sessions - Day 2: 5.SEPT.2018
- 5.Sept.2018
- 8:45 am
- 9:15 am
REGISTRATIONS
- 5.Sept.2018
- 9:15 am
- 10:00 am
ENGYS CORE TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP
E. de Villiers - ENGYS (UK)
Dr. de Villiers will discuss the latest developments and advances in CFD technologies at ENGYS to be deployed as part of HELYX and ELEMENTS.
- 5.Sept.2018
- 10:00 am
- 10:50 am
KEYNOTE – CFD IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY: THE JOURNEY TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VIRTUAL WIND TUNNEL
S. Capra - Foster + Partners (UK)
Mr. Capra will present a glimpse of how wind engineering could be in the near future, and how open-source based CFD solvers can offer a viable alternative to wind tunnels in the prediction of static and peak wind loading.
- 5.Sept.2018
- 10:50 am
- 11:10 am
COFFEE BREAK
- 5.Sept.2018
- 11:40 am
- 12:10 pm
DYNAMIC SIMULATION MODEL TO CFD: EXPANDING THE HORIZONS OF THE ANALYSIS FOR BUILT ENVIRONMENT
H. Joshi - IES (UK)
Mr. Joshi will present a few examples ranging from offices and shopping centres to data halls on how connecting the DSM with CFD allows IES to gain a greater insight into thermal comfort and design systems in built enviroments.
- 5.Sept.2018
- 11:10 am
- 11:40 am
THE USE OF CFD IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE AERODYNAMICS RESPONSE OF TALL BUILDINGS
J. Millar - WSP Group (UK)
Mr. Millar will discuss the use of hybrid RANS-LES methods at WSP as a suitable tool for the analysis and design of tall buildings under wind loading.
- 5.Sept.2018
- 12:10 pm
- 12:40 pm
FEATURED TALK – ACCELERATING HPC CFD WORKFLOWS IN HPC CLOUDS
G. Graham - EPCC (UK)
As part of the EPCC supercomputing centre based at the University of Edinburgh, Mr. Graham will discuss the advantages of High Performance Computing (HPC) as an accelerator for CFD workflows, including the HELYX on-demand service provided by ENGYS using EPCC's Cirrus cluster.
- 5.Sept.2018
- 12:40 pm
- 2:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK / FACETIME
- 5.Sept.2018
- 2:00 pm
- 2:30 pm
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF A CLOSE-COUPLED ATOMIZER: VERIFICATION OF COMPRESSIBLE FLUID FLOW CALCULATIONS WITH EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
N. Vogl, H. Odenthal - SMS Siemag (Germany) | M. Luh, I. Roisman, C. Tropea - TUD (Germany)
As part of the design and performance verification of full-scale powder production at SMS Siemag, Dr. Vogl will compare simulations of pure gas flow and water-air flow in a closed-coupled atomizer obtained in HELYX with experimental results performed at TU Darmstadt.
- 5.Sept.2018
- 2:30 pm
- 3:00 pm
DEMOCRATIZATION OF SIMULATIONS
N. E. L. Nielsen - Grundfos (Denmark)
Mr. Nielsen will introduce the subject “democratization of simulations”. A brief history about what have been done to help the accessibility of simulation software. How Grundfos have started implementing vertical applications to increase the knowledge and understanding of how simulations can benefit the whole organization.
- 5.Sept.2018
- 3:00 pm
- 3:30 pm
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF AN UNSTEADY RANS SOLVER TO MODEL RESISTANCE AND MOTION OF SHIPS IN WAVES
P. Geremia - ENGYS (Italy) | K. J. Maki UMICH (USA) | E. Ferri, A. Traverso - CETENA (Italy)
Mr. Geremia will introduce a new URANS based 6DOF solver to model resistance and motion of ship hulls in waves, including extensive validation work completed by CETENA using HELYX and HELYX-Marine in a large HPC environment. This work was completed as part of the H2020 Fortissimo 2 project funded by the European Comission.
- 5.Sept.2018
- 3:30 pm
- 4:00 pm
COFFEE BREAK
- 5.Sept.2018
- 4:00 pm
- 4:30 pm
PRESSURE-BASED COUPLED SOLVER: NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND APPLICATIONS
L. Mangani, E. Casartelli - HSLU (Switzerland) | M. Darwish - AUB (Lebanon)
In this talk, Dr. Mangani will explain the basic concepts and advantages of the pressure-based coupled solver technology employed by ENGYS in the HELYX-Coupled add-on module, including various validation cases and example applications.
- 5.Sept.2018
- 4:30 pm
- 5:00 pm
ADJOINT CFD FOR RAPID DESIGN OPTIMISATION
T. Schumacher - ENGYS (Germany)
Mr. Schumacher will present a detailed application case provided by RevDop to highlight the advantages of using HELYX-Adjoint to optimise the design of an aftermarket filter box for the high-performance BMW N54 engine.
- 5.Sept.2018
- 5:00 pm
- 5:15 pm
CONCLUDING REMARKS AND CLOSING EVENT
F. Campos - ENGYS (UK)
About the Event
The ENGYS UGM 2018 will be held at the Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, John Archer Way, London, SW18 3SX, United Kingdom. The main entrance is located to the right of the entry road coming off John Archer Way.
The nearest train stations to the venue are Clapham Junction (17 minutes walk), Wandsworth Town (20 minutes walk) and Wandsworth Common (20 minutes walk), all served by National Rail services. There are also a limited number of parking spaces for visitors available at the site, as well as some parking bays along John Archer Way.
- From Gatwick Airport, we recommend you either order an Uber or take a direct train from the airport to Clapham Junction.
- From Heathrow Airport, the fastest and most convenient way to reach the venue is to order an Uber from the airport.
The Royal Victoria Patriotic Building is an historical London landmark at the heart of Wandsworth. Funded by Prince Albert’s Royal Patriotic Fund, the building was intended for the ‘Education and Training of three hundred Orphan Daughters of Soldiers, Seamen and Marines who perished in the Russian War, and for those who hereafter may require like succour’ .
Originally named as the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum, the building was designed by Major Rhode Hawkins in a heroically ornate Gothic style. The foundation stone was laid by Queen Victoria on 11th July 1857 and the first phase was completed in 1858. Today the building hosts a collection of residents and businesses, including ENGYS.
Accomodation
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Premier Inn – Wandsworth (★ ★ ★)
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Hotel Rafayel (★ ★ ★ ★)
The Chelsea Harbour Hotel (★ ★ ★ ★ ★)
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