The Department of Aerospace Engineering, Alliance College of Engineering and Design (ACED) made a remarkable contribution to the University in organizing the first AICTE sponsored ATAL 5-Day online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Advancements in Computational Fluid Dynamics using Fluidyn” from June 7th to June 11th, 2021, in collaboration with Fluidyn Consultancy Private Limited.
The FDP witnessed a participation of more than 200 academicians and students of diverse disciplines in engineering and sciences from far and wide across the country. The goal of the FDP was to cover an extensive area of multidisciplinary topics in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
CFD has become a widely used and universally accepted procedure in many academic and industrial sectors. The CFD tool used in the FDP is FLUIDYN. It is a simulation software in computational fluid dynamics and multi-physics for the design and optimization of industrial processes, as well as numerical solutions for the assessment and reduction of environmental impacts and industrial hazards. This FDP offered excellent guidance to the usage of CFD software, and the theoretical background required for CFD.
The inaugural session began with the welcome address by Dr. Reeba Korah, Professor & Interim Dean, ACED, followed by the presidential address by Mr. Abhay Chebbi, Pro-chancellor-Alliance University, and an inaugural address by Dr. Ray Titus, Pro-Vice chancellor (Academics)- Alliance University.
Mr. Arun Murthy, Director-Technical, Fluidyn Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. delivered the keynote address followed with a brief about FDP by Prof. Gisa G.S, ATAL-FDP Coordinator, Department of Aerospace Engineering. A vote of thanks for the inaugural session was rendered by Prof. K. Velmurugarajan, Head-of-Department of Aerospace Engineering, ACED.
The AICTE-sponsored ATAL FDP was a five-day virtual program comprising of technical talks, and hands-on training sessions delivered by both academic and industrial experts. The participants were provided with a link to software installation before the commencement of FDP. The sessions comprised of exclusive insights into:
- Introduction to Fluidyn and Overview of Software Platforms.
- Geometry and Grid Generation.
- 2D and 3D Meshing.
- Structured and Unstructured Meshing (Hands-on Training).
- Heat Transfer.
- CFD in Aerospace and Defence.
- Combustion, Fire and Explosion, Ventilation and Smoke Propagation (Hands-on Training).
- Multiphase Flows, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Cement Industry (Hands-on Training).
- Nuclear, Piping and Process, Automotive, Railway and Tunnels (Hands-on Training).
- Electrolysis and Battery, Atmospheric Flows and Air Quality (Hands-on Training).
The resource persons included the renowned speakers from Fluidyn Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. The list is as follows:
- Anil Kumar, Director– Multiphysics.
- Arun Murthy, Technical Director.
- Chenthil Kumar, General Manager– Ventil.
- Krishnaprasad Acharya, Director – EnviroRisk.
- Subhash Shinde, General Manager– MP Consultancy.
- Sailesh kumar, Sr. Research Engr.– MP Support.
- Steven Lewis, Research Engr.– MP Consultancy.
- K. Velmurugarajan, HOD, Aerospace Engineering, Alliance University.
- Sasmita Bal, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Alliance University.
The concluding session began with a one-hour assessment slot in the form of an MCQ test, followed by the feedback session witnessing positive comments from the participants. Dr. Nivedita Mishra, Registrar, Alliance University, delivered a felicitation address followed with a vote of thanks rendered by Prof. Hariprasad Thimmegowda, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Alliance College of Engineering and Design.
