Course Details:
This comprehensive workshop is designed to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of high-speed aerodynamics and advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) techniques for simulating compressible flows. The program explores the behavior of flows across different Mach regimes—including transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic—while addressing critical phenomena such as shock waves, expansion fans, shock–boundary layer interactions, and real-gas effects. Participants will gain both theoretical insights and practical skills through hands-on sessions, learning how to model, simulate, and analyze high-speed aerodynamic problems using state-of-the-art CFD tools, including Python implementations, ANSYS Fluent, and OpenFOAM. By the end of the workshop, attendees will be equipped to tackle complex challenges in aerospace applications ranging from supersonic aerofoils and rocket flows to hypersonic vehicles and re-entry aerothermodynamics.
Course Fee:
Fee: $150 (₹ 14400 incl. Tax)
Key features
Missed the live workshop? You can still enroll now to watch the full recordings, learn from the experts, and receive your certificate of completion.
Instructors:
- Dr. Rajesh Ranjan (Main Instructor),
Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering
IIT Kanpur. - Dr. Sandeep Mouvanal
Founder & CEO, Flowthermolab
MS, PhD, IIT Madras, Postdoc from University of Nottingham, UK - Dr. Baris Bicer,
Senior Thermal CFD Engineer
MS, PhD- Kobe University, Japan - Mr. Nishant Soni,
Sr Software System Design Engineer
MS (Engg.), JNCASR Bengaluru
Course content in detail
- Day 1: Fundamentals of Compressible Flow: Dr. Rajesh Ranjan
- Introduction to aerodynamics and compressibility
- Flow regimes: incompressible, subsonic, supersonic, hypersonic
- Shock waves: normal, oblique, expansion fans
- Thermodynamic & isentropic relations, non-dimensional numbers
- Applications: nozzles, missiles, re-entry, hypersonics
- Brief note: real-gas effects
- Day 2: CFD Foundations of Compressible flow: Dr. Rajesh Ranjan
- Governing equations: Euler & Navier–Stokes (conservative vs non-conservative)
- Classification of PDEs (elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic)
- Convection–diffusion equations (linear vs nonlinear)
- Numerical methods overview (FDM, FVM, FEM)
- Spatial/temporal discretization (1st/2nd order, explicit vs implicit)
- CFL stability, convergence, consistency
- Day 3: Advanced CFD for High-Speed Applications: Dr. Rajesh Ranjan
- Intro: shock-capturing schemes (upwind, flux-splitting, Riemann solvers)
- Boundary conditions for compressible CFD (inflow, outflow, far-field, wall)
- Turbulence modeling in compressible flows (RANS, LES, compressibility corrections)
- High-speed flow phenomena (shock–shock, shock–boundary layer interactions)
- Combustion, aerothermochemistry & real-gas effects (overview)
- HPC for compressible CFD (parallelization, scaling, GPU/CPU use)
- Best practices
- Day 4: Numerical implementation with Python: Nishant Soni
- Implementation of a 1D shock tube solver (Sod’s problem)
- Numerical schemes: MacCormack, Lax–Friedrichs, TVD schemes
- Visualization of shock/expansion wave propagation
- Quasi-1D nozzle flow simulation with shocks
- Day 5: ANSYS Fluent Hands-On: Dr. Sandeep Mouvanal
- Setup of a 2D Supersonic aerofoil case
- Compressible solvers in Fluent, Density-based solver
- Demonstration of Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) for shocks
- High-speed external flow around a 3D rocket/vehicle
- Post-processing: Flow and shock visualization
- Day 6: OpenFOAM Session I: Dr. Baris Bicer
- Introduction to OpenFOAM
- Introduction to compressible solvers
- 2D aerofoil simulation at transonic Mach number
- Mesh generation with blockMesh / snappyHexMesh
- Shock capturing and residual monitoring
- Day 7: OpenFOAM Session II : Dr. Baris Bicer
- 3D transonic/supersonic aircraft simulation
- Capturing shock waves & expansion fans
- Solver stability, CFL control, and convergence strategies
- Post-processing using Paraview
- Certificate
Frequently asked question
- Do I get a certificate?
Yes, once you attend the sessions and complete the assessment - What if I don’t understand some portion or need to clarify some doubts?
You can ask all your questions directly to the instructors during the workshop or later through forum discussions - Should I know programming to learn this course?
Basic knowledge of Python will be useful, but not necessary - Is there any prerequisite?
The knowledge of basic fluid dynamics and Python will be useful.
Who is this course for?
- Bachelor students (Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, Civil Engineering)
- Researchers, master’s students, PhD students
- Practicing CFD Engineers who want to specialize in high-speed aerodynamics
Other details
- Total access to recordings of live sessions: 1 year
- Computer requirement: Minimum 4 GB RAM and i3 processor
- Software:
1. ANSYS Fluent. You can download and install the free student version of ANSYS Fluent on your laptop, provided by ANSYS for educational purposes.
2. OpenFOAM. Install OpenFOAM on your Laptop. Our support Team will help you to install OpenFOAM if you are new to it. Please get this done much before the workshop, as this can take more time.
3. Python/MATLAB. We will give you access to our Python course. You can follow the instructions to download and install Python on your PC.
Course Includes
- 9 Lessons
Ratings and Reviews
High-speed Aerodynamics Workshop provides an essential and detailed exploration of aerodynamics at transsonic,supersonic and hypersonic speeds. The workshop coverers basic concept of compressible flow and governing equation to specific applications like supersonic flow in ducts and shock expansion theory(Normal shock and oblique shock)