There is an increasing interest for the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to the study of flows in the lower part of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). The simulation of atmospheric flows, often over complex domain, is necessary for the estimation of wind loads on buildings, wind turbine siting, pollutant dispersion and pedestrian wind comfort.
The present online Lecture Series offers a wide overview of the state-of-the-art, with applications ranging from microclimate, wind engineering, to mesoscale, meteorology, and their coupling. Reynolds Averaging (RANS) and Large-Eddy (LES) approaches are discussed and their respective capabilities at meso- and microscales are evaluated, with focus on realistic inflow, wall modelling, Uncertainty Quantification and validation. The discussion is completed by the presentation of examples of practical implementation for Open Source Codes such as WRF and OpenFOAM as well as in-house and commercial CFD software.
The lecture series directors are Dr. Sophia Buckingham and Dr. Wim Munters from the von Karman Institute.
The lecture series will take place on-site only.
Deadline Early Bird Registration: 24 April 2023
Deadline to register (on-site): 24 April 2023
Monday 8 May 2023
08:45 Registration
09:00 Welcome address
09:15 - 10:30 Introduction to the simulation of atmospheric flows
Prof. Bert Blocken, KU Leuven, Belgium
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Introduction to the simulation of atmospheric flows
Prof. Bert Blocken, KU Leuven, Belgium
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:00 Turbulence model formulation and dispersion modelling for the CFD simulation of flows around obstacles and on complex terrains
Prof. Alessandro Parente, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:45 Turbulence model formulation and dispersion modelling for the CFD simulation of flows around obstacles and on complex terrains
Prof. Alessandro Parente, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
16:45 Reception VKI
Tuesday 9 May 2023
09:15 - 10:30 Introduction to Numerical Weather Forecasting: from global scale to microscale
Dr. Orkun Temel, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Belgium
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Mesoscale modelling of atmospheric flows with applications to offshore wind energy
Dr. Wim Munters, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:00 Modelling wind energy in the atmospheric boundary layer
Prof. Michael F. Howland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
15:00 -15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:45 Introduction to uncertainty quantification for atmospheric boundary layer flows
Prof. Catherine Gorlé, Stanford University, USA
Wednesday 10 May 2023
09:15 - 10:30 Uncertainty Quantification for wind energy applications
Prof. Michael F. Howland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Uncertainty Quantification for environmental wind engineering applications
Prof. Catherine Gorlé, Stanford University, USA
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:00 Predicting wind loading on buildings
Prof. Catherine Gorlé, Stanford University, USA 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch Break
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:45 Large-eddy simulation of atmospheric flows
Dr. Branko Kosovic, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
Thursday 11 May 2023
09:15 - 10:30 Large-eddy simulation of atmospheric flows (cont’d)
Dr. Branko Kosovic, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Large-eddy simulation of atmospheric flows (cont’d)
Dr. Branko Kosovic, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:00 Multiscale modelling of the atmospheric boundary layer: from weather to resolved turbulence eddies
Dr. Domingo Munoz-Esparza, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:15 Visit of the VKI Labs
16:15 - 16:45 Tutorial on FastEddy
Friday 12 May 2023
09:15 - 10:30 Multiscale modelling of the atmospheric boundary layer: from weather to resolved turbulence eddies (cont'd)
Dr. Domingo Munoz-Esparza, National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Mesoscale to microscale wind farm flow modelling and evaluation
Dr. Javier Sanz Rodrigo, Siemens Gamesa, Spain
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch Break
13:45 - 15:00 Mesoscale to microscale wind farm flow modelling and evaluation
Dr. Javier Sanz Rodrigo, Siemens Gamesa, Spain
15:00 End of the Lecture Series
The citizens of the following countries are eligible to attend the von Karman Institute Lecture Series:
- EU member countries
- NATO member countries
- NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia)
- Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates)
- Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Japan, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Montenegro, Mozambique, New Zealand, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Uruguay, South-Africa and Vietnam.
VKI reserves the right to request a clearance check with Belgian authorities.
The participants will have to present their ID card (for EU citizens) or passport (for other citizens) the first day of the lecture series.
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| on-site - Undergraduate Students (Proof Needed) | 315.0 |
| on-site - PhD Students (Proof Needed) | 864.0 |
| on-site - Recognized Universities / Research Center | 1368.0 |
| on-site - Commercial Organizations | 1728.0 |
| on-site - Special Registration | 0.0 |
| on-site - Lecturer | 0.0 |
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CFD for Atmospheric Flows and Wind Engineering 2023
**Early Bird Limit: April 24, 2023
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