Training Catalogue
 
Fluid Dynamics
PAM-FLOW Introduction
Reference: CFD-P-B

for Aerodynamics Analysis
Level: Basic
Duration: 3 days
Audience: Engineers and wind tunnel specialists wishing to use CFD for aerodynamics analysis
Objectives: Learn the basic features of the PAM-FLOW package and apply it to an aerodynamics example
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of fluid dynamics and turbulence modeling
Description: This course presents the different components of the PAM-FLOW package: PRE-FLOW GUI, Pam-GEN3D mesh generator, PAM-FLOW solver and POST-FLOW post-processor.
Course content:

Day 1, AM:

  • Introduction
  • Theory background of PAM-FLOW
  • Advancing Front method in PAM-GEN3D
Day 1, PM: PRE-FLOW
  • Geometry import
  • Geometry Modeling
  • Domain definition
  • Model closure

Day 2, AM: PRE-FLOW & PAM-GEN3D

  • Mesh parameters setup
  • Boundary layer mesh
  • Source lines
  • Surface mesh generation
  • Volume mesh generation
    - Mesh quality verification
    - Mesh improvement
Day 2, PM: PRE-FLOW&PAM-FLOW
  • Solver parameters
  • Boundary conditions
  • Initial conditions
  • Job submission and monitoring
    - Convergence
    - Time step and residual
    - Mass conservation

Day 3, AM: POST-FLOW

  • Results analysis using Post-Flow
    - Global variables
    - Aerodynamic coefficients
    - Local flow features
Day 3, PM: PAM-FLOW

       - Mesh refinement and adaptation
       - Steady and transient switch
       - Parallel processing 
       - Discussion

 

Course extension: Aero-acoustics using PAM-FLOW (CFD-PA-A)

As a follow-up to the basic aerodynamics training, we offer an advanced course in aero-acoustics using PAM-FLOW. This course is customized according to the specific application.

Possible applications include:

• Flow-induced resonance such as in open cavities behaving like Helmholtz resonators: a PAM-FLOW methodology is presented based on the weak compressibility solver for low Mach number flows.

• Flow-induced noise on rigid obstacles: an approach based on the Lighthill-Curle analogy is presented to characterize the dipole noise source on rigid surfaces using the unsteady quasi –LES method in PAM-FLOW.

Course duration varies between 2 to 5 days, depending on the user’s experience.
Schedules:

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Registration:

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