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We will learn how to run an OpenFOAM case, describe a simple geometry with blockMesh, and modify boundary conditions. This workshop is truly focused on discovering the tool.

This workshop offers an in-depth introduction and hands-on discussion on rotating mesh techniques applied to hypersonic flows. At these extreme speeds (M > 5), simulating rotating vehicles or components (spin-stabilized projectiles, high-speed rotors, re-entry capsules) raises major numerical challenges: capturing strong shock waves across interfaces, high thermal loads, and flux conservation across grid connections (sliding interfaces or chimera/overset meshes). Participants will explore the implementation of these methods, spatial and temporal discretization best practices, and strategies to stabilize solvers against steep aerothermodynamic gradients.

Let's be honest: who hasn't watched snappyHexMesh devour 64 GB of RAM only to stubbornly refuse to insert a single boundary layer? This numerical self-defense workshop gives you the keys to stop being at the mercy of your dictionaries. On the agenda: taming unruly non-orthogonalities, fine-tuning addLayersControls without mystical incantations, and targeted adaptive refinement so you aren't meshing empty space. Working through tricky textbook cases and capricious industrial geometries, you will leave with concrete recipes for a mesh that converges—and the peace of mind to sleep soundly during tonight's run.

Running fluid through a pipe is fine; modeling a crisp interface without spurious currents turning your simulation into a digital jacuzzi is an art form. In this hands-on workshop, we will dive under the hood of the interFoam solver and the VOF method. We will candidly compare good old MULES against the surgical precision of isoAdvector, before adding a pinch of heat transfer to see what happens when things really warm up. Come break a virtual dam, tame surface tension, and find out why alpha sometimes refuses to stay neatly between 0 and 1!