NAFEMS courses - UK, May

27 April 2009

Practical stress analysis and finite element methods - May 12-14, Coventry: this three-day, example driven course is aimed at practising engineers who wish to learn more about how to apply finite element techniques to their particular problems in the most effective manner. The material that is presented is independent of any particular software package, making it ideally suited to current and potential users of all commercial finite element software systems.

Practical CFD analysis - May 13-14, Coventry: this two-day course is aimed at practising engineers who wish to learn more about how to apply CFD techniques to their particular problems in the most effective manner. The material that is presented is independent of any particular software package, making it ideally suited to current and potential users of all commercial CFD software systems. This course is a must for all engineers aiming to use CFD as a reliable predictive tool for flow analysis.

These two courses offer excellent guidance on how to judge which approximations are acceptable and appropriate for solving a wide range of practical problems. Of equal importance is the manner in which the results are interpreted. Advice is provided which allows the correct decisions to be taken, based on results which are known to be reliable. Interaction is encouraged throughout each course, with the planning and design of a complete CFD or FEA project, and examples of simple hand calculations, mesh designs and solution designs being set for the classes to complete.

The courses are both completely code independent.