7th Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference in

Bangalore, India

A Proposal byComputational Fluid Dynamics Division

Aeronautical society of India

A. ChatterjeeDepartment of Aerospace EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Mumbai 400076, INDIA

• Academics

• Research Institutes and Labs

• Defence Sector

• Private Sector

CFD in India (Research and Development)

• Indian Institute of TechnologyBombay, Delhi, Madras, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Roorkee

• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

• National Institute of Technologies

• Various UniversitiesPune, Bangalore, Jadavpur, Mumbai, Madras, etc.

AR & DB Centre and Associate Centre for CFD at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur

DST Centre for CFD at IIT Madras

Academics

• National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)Bangalore

• Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)ISRO, Trivandrum

• Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)Pune, Bangalore

• Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation (C-MMACS)

Bangalore

• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Mumbai

Research Institutes and Labs

• Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA)Bangalore

• Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL)Bangalore

• Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL)Hyderabad

• Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE)Bangalore

• Naval Science and Technology Laboratory (NSTL)Visakhapatnam

Defence Sector

• Fluent Research and Development CentrePune

• General Motors (GM) India Science LaboratoryBangalore

• General Electric (GE) John F Welch Technology CentreBangalore

Private Sector

• Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) Founded in 1948

• CFD Division Formed August 11th 1998 Headquarter in Bangalore

• Executive Committee (2 years)

• Successfully held Annual CFD Symposium every year since 1998 in Bangalore

CFD Division, Aeronautical Society of India

www.csirwebistad.org/aesi/

Annual CFD Symposiums

• 1day event (1st CFD symposium 1998)

• 3 day event (8th CFD symposium 2005)

• Travel grant and registration fee waiver for student authors

• Wide participation from industry and academia

• 7th Symposium 2004 Abstract received : 53 Accepted : 24

• 8th Symposium 2005 Abstract received: 46 Accepted: 33 Invited Talks: 09

• 14th International Conference in Numerical Methods for Fluid Dynamics (ICNMFD), Bangalore, 1994. (R. Narasimha & S.M. Deshpande)

• 3rd Asian CFD Conference (ACFD3), Bangalore, 1998. (T.S. Prahlad & S.M. Deshpande)

• Annual Symposium of CFD Division of AeSI, Bangalore, 1998 – 2005.

(S.M. Deshpande, S. Majumdar)

CFD Conferences Organised

• Will replace Annual CFD Symposium in 2007

• Likely Sponsors• Govt. of India:

DRDL, GTRE, ADA, C-DAC, NAL, AeSI, AR&DB• Pvt. Sector:

Fluent, ANSYS, CSM Software

• Chair: Prof. S.M. Deshpande

• Registration fees ~ US$ 400

• Venue: Bangalore

ACFD7 at Bangalore, 2007

• Hub for Aerospace Industry

• Hub for IT and ITES Sector in India

• Concentration of research & development activity in the public and private sectors

• Educational Institutes IISc Bangalore, Bangalore University, Raman Research Institute, etc.

Bangalore

• Weather : Mild and pleasant year round (max. temp. 30oC to 24o C)

• Cosmopolitan city with varied accommodation and shopping opportunities

• International airport and well connected to other Indian cities

• Attractions around Bangalore (post conference tours) Mysore

Nilgiris

Hampi (Vijaynagar Empire)

Bellur and Halibeedu (Hoysala Temple)

Shravanbelagola

Bangalore contd…

Bangalore contd…

Bangalore at Night

Statue ofGommateshwara

Someshwara Temple

Mysore Palace

Hope to see you for7th Asian CFD Conference (ACFD7) in Bangalore, INDIA

Thank you