Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Transform your design process
Description
Simulation is about eliminating risk before cutting steel. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) empowers engineers to accurately predict pressure drops, forces, heat transfer, and complex fluid behaviour long before committing to a physical build. This course bridges the gap between raw engineering theory and practical, cost-saving design optimization with Ansys Fluent – helping you validate existing systems and confidently justify design improvements.
Intended audience
- Engineers who are designing systems which interact with fluids and gasses.
- Engineers who wish to predict and understand potential risks in existing or proposed systems.
- Engineers who have no experience in simulation.
- Engineers who have performed simulations in the past but wish to gain a greater understanding of the underlying theory and best practices.
Learning outcomes
Participants will be able to:
- Apply best practices and validation to produce reliable CFD results.
- Understand the principles behind turbulence, numerical methods, boundary conditions, heat transfer, multiphase flows, fluid-structure interaction and compressible flow.
- Perform practical CFD simulations with confidence using Ansys.
Course format
- 2 day course (9am-5pm) over Zoom.
- Principles and examples will be presented.
Prerequisites
- Basic PC proficiency
- An installation of ANSYS Student 2026 (Free)
Presenter information
Kava Crosson-Elturan’s engineering experience spans 20 years spent in the US, Australia, Germany and New Zealand. He has contributed to the safety and success of projects large and small across the globe, in operation from classified depths to the edges of space. Notable projects include the Boeing 787, experimental parts aboard the ISS, Vossloh’s DE18 and DM20 locomotives and ThyssenKrupp’s latest generation of hydrogen-powered AIP submarines. He is a dual US-Australian citizen and speaks English and German fluently.