von Karman Institute Course, Belgium, February 19-23, 2024

The von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics is thrilled to present the "Introduction to Aeroelasticity" course (2 ECTS) from February 19-23, 2024 and we invite you to be part of this learning experience.

You will explore the applications of aeroelasticity in aircraft and turbomachinery design and R&D projects. Starting from the fundamental principles of aeroelasticity, this course will familiarize the participants with concepts such as aeroelastic deformation, static divergence, control reversal, flutter and gust loads. Aeroelastic modelling techniques of increasing fidelity will be presented and some of them will be practiced. Current industrial practice in aircraft and turbo machinery design will be presented and future avenues will be discussed. Special emphasis is put on interaction with the participants and on practical exercises.

Meet the experts who will guide you through this aeroelastic journey: Professor Greg Dimitriadis ( University of Liège) and Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt (Imperial College London).

By the end of this course, you will have a solid foundation in:

- The most important aeroelastic phenomena, such as static divergence, control reversal and flu;

- The effect of basic system parameters on the occurrence of these phenomena;

- Gust load response;

- Low, medium and high-fidelity aeroelastic modelling techniques;

- Aeroelastic phenomena in turbomachinery;

- Current industrial practice.