Training Course on the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) Method Using dsmcFoam

2–4 April 2014, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

Highly dilute gas conditions are encountered in a wide variety of technological applications including hypersonic spacecraft design, MEMS, chemical vapour decomposition and manufacturing processes in near-vacuum environments. The dominant numerical technique for such rarefied gas flows is the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method.

We present a 3-day training course on the use of the open-source DSMC code dsmcFoam. The code has been developed at the University of Strathclyde and has been written within the framework of the open source C++ CFD toolbox OpenFOAM. The main features of the dsmcFoam code include the capability to perform DSMC simulations for multi-species conditions, to model arbitrary 2D/3D geometries using unstructured polyhedral meshes and unlimited parallel processing.

The dsmcFoam training will be provided by experts in DSMC from the James Weir Fluids Laboratory and the timetable is outlined below:

Day 1: Background to the DSMC method Overview of dsmcFoam Meshing complex geometries in OpenFOAM Demonstration of a hypersonic test case Practical session for attendees to set-up and run a hypersonic test case

Day 2: Modelling reacting flows in dsmcFoam using the Quantum Kinetic approach Pressure-driven, low-speed DSMC flows Practical session for attendees to set-up and run a reacting flow and a pressure-driven, low-speed flow

Day 3: Special features and new developments in dsmcFoam Flux-based property measurements and alternative boundary conditions Practical session for attendees to address any DSMC-related issues and discuss their own projects

Use will be made of the University of Strathclyde’s high performance computing (HPC) facilities during the course.

Course fees : £800 (UK Sterling, inclusive of VAT). This includes all supporting materials, lunches and an evening dinner on the 3rd April.

To register for the course and for further information please contact Dr Tom Scanlon:

tom.scanlon@strath.ac.uk

and see:

http://www.jwfl.org.uk

The final date for registration will be 21st March 2014.

Attendees are responsible for arranging their own accommodation. Further information can be found at: http://www.glasgowhotels.uk.com/

This offering is not approved or endorsed by OpenCFD Limited, the producer of the OpenFOAM software and owner of the OPENFOAM® and OpenCFD® trade marks.