Palabos intensive training
Get crucial practical knowledge directly from the developers of Palabos!
Our intensive 3-day courses focus on the usage of our open-source Palabos software. An optional crash course on the basics of the lattice Boltzmann method, underlying the Palabos software, is provided on the first training day. The next two days focus on practical aspects of using Palabos. Examples of industrial interest are thoroughly studied, and participants are familiarized with the full procedure of setting up a Palabos simulation from scratch.
Covered topics
- Complete workflows of a Palabos simulation: problem setup, pre-processing, post-processing.
- Advanced take-home examples that can be adapted to your personal work.
- Creation of CAD models using Trimble® SketchUp and their usage with Palabos.
- Post-processing and data analysis with Palabos and with the open-source Paraview software.
- Visualization techniques and creation of movies with simulation results.
- Usage of the Python scripting interface, and advanced development in C++.
- Various applications in complex physics for which Palabos is particularly efficient, including biomedical applications, turbulent flows, particle integration, free-surface and multi-phase flows.
- Technical aspects of the software: massive parallelism, parallel grid generation in complex geometries.
Details
- The course is suitable for anyone with an engineering, physics or science background. Previous experience with the lattice Boltzmann method or with Palabos is not required. Knowledge of C++ or Python in a Unix-like programming environment and familiarity with the basics of fluid dynamics are recommended.
- Participants should bring their own laptops. A USB memory stick containing a virtual hard disk with a pre-installed Palabos/Linux system will be provided to every participant. To avoid delays, the laptops are recommended to have VirtualBox already installed.
- Printed course materials will be offered.
- The hours for all classes are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The courses will be given in English. Lunch and refreshments will be offered during the morning and afternoon breaks.
Scheduled Dates:
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September 12-14, 2012
First day, Sept. 12, is optional.
1200 EUR for 2-day session + 500 EUR for optional first day.
Registration closed
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October 31 - November 2, 2012
First day, Oct. 31, is optional.
1200 EUR for 2-day session + 500 EUR for optional first day.
Registration closed
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January 23 - January 25, 2013
First day, Jan. 23, is optional.
1200 EUR for 2-day session + 500 EUR for optional first day.
Registration closed
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April 24 - April 26, 2013
First day, April 24, is optional.
1200 EUR for 2-day session + 500 EUR for optional first day.
Registration closed
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September 25 - September 27, 2013
First day, Sept. 25, is optional.
1200 EUR for 2-day session + 500 EUR for optional first day.
Registration open
Registration
Invoice 2-days
Invoice 3-days
Administrative:
Place. The trainings take place in the FlowKit training center, in Lausanne/Switzerland (at 1:15 hours from the Geneva airport by public transport).
Registration. Please fill the registration form and send it back to us two weeks before the start of the training session. The number of places is limited, so priority will be given to those who register first.
Payment. Please use the invoices provided with the training schedule to pay the training fee by bank transfer, no later than two weeks before the beginning of the training session. For individual quotes or other payment options, please contact us. The payment is due two weeks before the start of the training session.