{"id":10724,"date":"2025-10-31T16:25:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euroccitaly.it\/?p=10724"},"modified":"2025-10-31T16:43:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:43:32","slug":"driving-innovation-in-virtual-prototyping-with-openfoam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euroccitaly.it\/en\/training\/driving-innovation-in-virtual-prototyping-with-openfoam\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving Innovation in Virtual Prototyping with OpenFOAM\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today\u2019s rapidly evolving digital landscape, innovation and growth are no longer optional &#8211; they are <strong>strategic imperatives for any company<\/strong> aiming to remain competitive. HPC plays a pivotal role in this transformation, enabling the creation of <strong>advanced digital prototypes<\/strong> that accelerate, optimize, and enhance every phase of experimentation and design within industrial production processes.<\/p>\n<p>Among the most powerful tools available to engineers and researchers, <strong>OpenFOAM\u00ae<\/strong>, the renowned open-source computational platform, stands out for its versatility and high performance in engineering applications. To foster these skills and promote the use of HPC technologies in industry, EuroCC Italy presents the training course: \u201c<strong>Driving Innovation in Virtual Prototyping with OpenFOAM\u00ae<\/strong>\u201d, scheduled for November 24\u201325, 2025, at CINECA.<\/p>\n<h4>Driving Innovation in Virtual Prototyping with OpenFOAM\u00ae: the new EuroCC Italy Training Course<\/h4>\n<p><strong>November 24\u201325, 2025 | 10:00 AM \u2013 5:00 PM<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>CINECA \u2013 Casalecchio di Reno (BO)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1788\">Organized by EuroCC Italy in collaboration with CINECA, the course is designed for researchers and engineers in Computational Engineering who already use or wish to start using open-source computational tools for fluid-dynamics modeling in HPC environments.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1790\" data-end=\"2112\">This training provides a <strong>valuable opportunity to explore the foundations of OpenFOAM\u00ae<\/strong>, understand its direct applications to virtual and engineering prototyping, and gain insight into the finite volume method and the increasing complexity of fluid-dynamics problems that can be solved using the platform.<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"2119\" data-end=\"2138\">Prerequisites<\/h5>\n<ul data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2306\">\n<li data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2176\">\n<p data-start=\"2142\" data-end=\"2176\">Knowledge of continuum mechanics<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2203\">\n<p data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2203\">Familiarity with Linux<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2204\" data-end=\"2263\">\n<p data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2263\">Basic understanding of distributed parallel programming<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2306\">\n<p data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2306\">Understanding of linear system solvers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 data-start=\"2313\" data-end=\"2329\">Why Attend<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"2331\" data-end=\"2351\">Participants will:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2649\">\n<li data-start=\"2352\" data-end=\"2449\">\n<p data-start=\"2354\" data-end=\"2449\"><strong>Learn<\/strong> and <strong>apply<\/strong> the fundamentals of open-source tools for computational fluid dynamics (CFD).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2450\" data-end=\"2515\">\n<p data-start=\"2452\" data-end=\"2515\"><strong>Strengthen<\/strong> their basic skills in the use of HPC environments.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2516\" data-end=\"2582\">\n<p data-start=\"2518\" data-end=\"2582\"><strong>Explore<\/strong> numerical methods and techniques for CFD applications.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2583\" data-end=\"2649\">\n<p data-start=\"2585\" data-end=\"2649\"><strong>Acquire<\/strong> practical knowledge of pre- and post-processing tools.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 data-start=\"2656\" data-end=\"2675\">Course Topics<\/h5>\n<ul data-start=\"2677\" data-end=\"2963\">\n<li data-start=\"2677\" data-end=\"2715\">\n<p data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2715\">Using HPC resources for simulation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2760\">\n<p data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2760\">Fundamentals of the finite volume method<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2761\" data-end=\"2790\">\n<p data-start=\"2763\" data-end=\"2790\">Introduction to OpenFOAM\u00ae<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2791\" data-end=\"2839\">\n<p data-start=\"2793\" data-end=\"2839\">Meshing with <em data-start=\"2806\" data-end=\"2817\">blockMesh<\/em> and <em data-start=\"2822\" data-end=\"2837\">snappyHexMesh<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2840\" data-end=\"2874\">\n<p data-start=\"2842\" data-end=\"2874\">Solving a laminar flow problem<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2875\" data-end=\"2926\">\n<p data-start=\"2877\" data-end=\"2926\">Solving a laminar problem with thermal coupling<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2927\" data-end=\"2963\">\n<p data-start=\"2929\" data-end=\"2963\">Solving a turbulent flow problem<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 data-start=\"2970\" data-end=\"2985\">Programme<\/h5>\n<h6 data-start=\"2987\" data-end=\"3003\"><strong data-start=\"2992\" data-end=\"3001\">Day 1<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3297\"><strong data-start=\"3004\" data-end=\"3013\">10:00<\/strong> \u2013 Introduction to HPC and the finite volume method<br data-start=\"3064\" data-end=\"3067\" \/><strong data-start=\"3067\" data-end=\"3076\">11:00<\/strong> \u2013 OpenFOAM\u00ae overview<br data-start=\"3097\" data-end=\"3100\" \/><strong data-start=\"3100\" data-end=\"3109\">11:30<\/strong> \u2013 Meshing (Part I)<br data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3131\" \/><strong data-start=\"3131\" data-end=\"3140\">12:30<\/strong> \u2013 Lunch break<br data-start=\"3154\" data-end=\"3157\" \/><strong data-start=\"3157\" data-end=\"3166\">13:30<\/strong> \u2013 Solving a potential flow problem<br data-start=\"3201\" data-end=\"3204\" \/><strong data-start=\"3204\" data-end=\"3213\">15:00<\/strong> \u2013 Solving a laminar flow problem using the PISO method<br data-start=\"3268\" data-end=\"3271\" \/><strong data-start=\"3271\" data-end=\"3280\">17:00<\/strong> \u2013 End of Day 1<\/p>\n<h6 data-start=\"3959\" data-end=\"3975\"><strong data-start=\"3964\" data-end=\"3973\">Day 2<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p data-start=\"3976\" data-end=\"4241\"><strong data-start=\"3976\" data-end=\"3985\">10:00<\/strong> \u2013 Solving a laminar flow problem using the SIMPLE method<br data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4045\" \/><strong data-start=\"4045\" data-end=\"4054\">11:30<\/strong> \u2013 Meshing (Part II)<br data-start=\"4074\" data-end=\"4077\" \/><strong data-start=\"4077\" data-end=\"4086\">12:30<\/strong> \u2013 Lunch break<br data-start=\"4100\" data-end=\"4103\" \/><strong data-start=\"4103\" data-end=\"4112\">13:30<\/strong> \u2013 Solving a turbulent flow problem<br data-start=\"4147\" data-end=\"4150\" \/><strong data-start=\"4150\" data-end=\"4159\">15:30<\/strong> \u2013 Solving a turbulent problem with thermal coupling<br data-start=\"4211\" data-end=\"4214\" \/><strong data-start=\"4214\" data-end=\"4223\">17:00<\/strong> \u2013 End of course<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"4248\" data-end=\"4265\">Instructors<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"4267\" data-end=\"4469\">The course will be led by <strong data-start=\"4293\" data-end=\"4311\">CINECA experts<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"4312\" data-end=\"4326\">Simone Bna<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"4331\" data-end=\"4347\">Eric Pascolo<\/strong>, who will share their extensive experience and expertise in applying OpenFOAM\u00ae to computational engineering challenges.<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"4476\" data-end=\"4494\">Registration<\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"4496\" data-end=\"4590\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/hWFiP3ptgS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"4496\" data-end=\"4512\">Register now<\/strong><\/a> by completing the online registration form available at the dedicated 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