Dear all,

Please note that the following event will take place at the University of Nottingham on March 14th 2007:

"Quality & Reliability of CFD Simulations III: Quantifying and Reducing Uncertainty"

Complete details are available on the NAFEMS website: http://www.nafems.org/events/nafems/2007/ercoftac/

The provisional programme is as follows:

Agenda 09:30 Coffee & Registration

Morning Chairman’s Welcome Dr Herve Morvan, University of Nottingham

Keynote lecture: Computational Error-Assessment for Large Eddy Simulation Keynote speaker: Prof Bernard Geurts, University of Twente

Increasing the Quality of Industrial CFD through Complementary Analysis Dr Ian Cowan, Atkins

Managing Uncertainty in CFD Applications for Health & Safety Dr Adrian Kelsey, Health & Safety Laboratory

Practical Considerations for use of CFD in Wind Engineering Dr Yehuda Sinai, ANSYS Europe Ltd

LUNCH

Afternoon Chairman’s Welcome Dr Chris Lea, Lea CFD Associates Ltd

Validated Crosswind Effects on a Static High-Sided Vehicle Dr David Hargreaves, University of Nottingham

Validation of CFD for Oil and Gas Applications Dr Matt Straw, Prospect

A Study of the Thermal Behaviour of a Reactor Core in Support of Decommissioning Activities Dr Steve Graham, Nexia Solutions Ltd

COFFEE

Using CFD with Confidence Within an Industrial Design Environment Dr Jim Shaikh, Intelligent Fluid Solutions

Confidence and best practices in CFD for automotive applications Fred Mendonça, CD-adapco

Final Discussion

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