Water Infrastructure Modeling Workshop

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Water infrastructure modeling workshop

Water Infrastructure Modeling Workshop

June 5, 2023 | 13:30 – 19:00 (GMT+1)

Co-located with the FLOW-3D World Users Conference, the workshop will be held in-person at the Sofitel Strasbourg Grande Ile in Strasbourg, France.

This exploratory workshop will train water engineers in the practical applications of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to water infrastructure projects. Attendees of this half-day workshop will leave with a thorough understanding of how FLOW-3D HYDRO can easily and effectively model free surface flows around complex hydraulic structures. We will cover additional modeling topics, including sediment scour and entrained air applications, as well as advanced chemistry and multi-phase flows relevant to water treatment facilities.

There will be the opportunity to follow along with hands-on examples during the workshop. A 30-day FLOW-3D HYDRO license will be provided to attendees.

Agenda

13.30 – 14.00: Free surface modeling workflow in FLOW-3D HYDRO

14.00 – 14.30: Stormwater diversion structure – hands-on example

14.30 – 15.00: Free surface modeling – key numerical aspects

15.00 – 15.30: Break for coffee and refreshments

15.30 – 16.00: Post-processing results using FLOW-3D POST – hands-on workflow

16.00 – 16.15: Onset of self-aeration on a staircase spillway example

16.15 – 16.30: Wastewater treatment – air diffuser example

16.30 – 16.45: Wastewater treatment – contact tanks hydraulic efficiency and chemistry

16.45 – 17.00: Modeling scour processes with FLOW-3D HYDRO

18.00 – 19.00: Reception with the FLOW-3D User Community.

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  • A Windows machine running 64-bit Windows 10
  • An external mouse (not a touchpad device)
  • Dedicated graphics card; nVidia Quadro card required for remote desktop
  • At least 4 CPU cores and 8 Gb of memory
For more info on recommended hardware, see our Supported Platforms page.

Cancellation: Flow Science reserves the right to cancel a workshop at any time, due to reasons such as insufficient registrations or instructor unavailability. Flow Science is not responsible for any costs incurred.

Licensing: Workshop licenses are for evaluation purposes only, and not to be used for any commercial purpose other than evaluation of the capabilities of the software.

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Water Infrastructure Modeling Workshop: 150,00 €

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FLOW-3D (x) Workshop

FLOW3D (x) for HYDRO workshop

FLOW-3D (x) for HYDRO Modeling Workshop

February 14, 2023 | 1pm – 4pm ET

FLOW-3D (x) is a powerful, versatile, and intuitive connectivity and automation platform, which also includes a native optimization engine specifically designed for CFD applications. In this workshop, our aim is to introduce FLOW-3D (x) to the HYDRO modeling community in a practical, hands-on fashion that allows you to explore this new tool for yourself. The workshop is free and includes a 30 day FLOW-3D (x) license, as well as five (5) additional FLOW-3D HYDRO optimization tokens so that you can run FLOW-3D (x) models without any interference with your existing license pool.

Over the course of three hours, we will teach you how to setup automation workflows typically found in hydraulic modeling applications. Topics cover model input parameter through post-processed output automation, a mesh convergence automation example, and a parametric CAD optimization example.

Please note: this workshop is for existing FLOW-3D users in the US or Canada, with a current license and maintenance contract.
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  • Brief introduction to FLOW-3D (x) and its user interface
  • How to build a workflow in FLOW-3D (x)
  • Hands-on model input parameter through post-processed results automation example
  • Hands-on mesh convergence automation example
  • CAD optimization and parametric design example
  • How you can explore FLOW-3D (x) over the next 30 days
  • A Windows machine running 64-bit Windows 10
  • An external mouse (not a touchpad device)
  • Dedicated graphics card; nVidia Quadro card required for remote desktop
  • At least 8 CPU cores and 32Gb of memory
For more info on recommended hardware, see our Supported Platforms page.

Cancellation: Flow Science reserves the right to cancel a workshop at any time, due to reasons such as insufficient registrations or instructor unavailability. Flow Science is not responsible for any costs incurred.

Licensing: Workshop licenses are for evaluation purposes only, and not to be used for any commercial purpose other than evaluation of the capabilities of the software.

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USACE Garrison Dam Spillway Workshop

USACE 2022 Workshop

Garrison Dam Spillway & Outlet Works CFD Workshop

Flow Science is pleased to offer a CFD workshop specifically built around the case study of the publicly available Garrison Dam Spillway and Outlet Works technical memorandum 2-431 (WES-Technical-Memorandum-No.-2-431).

This online workshop is designed exclusively for USACE staff interested in learning more about how these types of hydraulic control structures can be efficiently and accurately modeled with CFD methods using FLOW-3D HYDRO.

Workshop Dates:

  • December 8 – 9, 2022
    • 12:00pm – 3:30pm ET (9:00am – 12:30pm PT)
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Who Should Attend? What Will You Learn?

Leadership are encouraged to attend sessions 1 and 5. These sessions focus on demonstrating that CFD analysis using FLOW-3D HYDRO is incredibly accurate, versatile and robust, and at the same time highly accessible to any water resource engineer.

Water resource engineers specializing in hydraulic structures including levees, dams and spillways will find the information provided in this workshop particularly relevant to their understanding of how CFD methods can help with design and analysis work. There is no need for any prior CFD experience to attend the hands-on training session.

CFD modelers will gain advanced understanding on how to optimize workflow and use targeted modeling strategies to improve the speed, accuracy and consistency of their models.

Workshop Schedule

  • Session 1 (Dec. 8, 12:00pm – 1:30pm ET): Garrison Dam spillway CFD analysis summary: Methods, results & lessons learned
    1. Brief introduction to FLOW-3D HYDRO and Flow Science
    2. Garrison Dam CFD analysis methodology: overview of available modeling strategies
    3. Model setup demonstration
      • Geometry, physical model selection, meshing, boundary conditions, and numerical options.
    4. Post-processing
    5. Lessons from the case study
  • Session 2 (Dec. 8, 2:00pm – 3:30pm ET): Hands-on A-Z training: Spillway model setup, execution and post-processing
    1. A-Z follow-along session on how to set up your model
    2. Post-processing results
No prior experience of CFD modeling is required, however to run your CFD model, you should be working on a computer with a dedicated graphics card, at least 8 CPU cores and 32Gb of memory. You will also need a 64-bit Windows 10 installation and an external mouse (not a touchpad device). To learn more, visit our Supported Platforms page.
  • Session 3 (Dec. 9, 12:00pm – 1:30pm ET): Modeling strategies, run times and parameter sensitivity analysis
    1. Validation and results exploration
      • Mesh refinement
      • Numerical parameter selection
    2. Moving from simple model setup to full 3D complexity
    3. Automation tools to accelerate workflows
    4. Hardware considerations: laptops, workstations and high-performance computing
  • Session 4 (Dec. 9, 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET): Use of auxiliary CFD models: Analysis of Garrison Dam flood control tunnel structures
    1. Model setup: basic hydraulics
    2. Additional physics and auxiliary models
      • Moving objects
      • Cavitation
      • Forces on gates
      • Air entrainment
      • Air supply
    3. Presentation of results
  • Session 5 (Dec. 9, 3:00pm – 3:30pm ET): Feedback and roundtable discussion
    1. Feedback on the workshop
    2. Feedback on the FLOW-3D HYDRO CFD modeling solution
      • Flow Science is interested in feedback on the solution itself, not just the workshop. Any feedback helps us make better informed decisions on how FLOW-3D HYDRO can best meet the needs of the modeling community.

Registration Details

  • Register by November 15, 2022.
  • A minimum of 15 participants is required.
  • Registrants who attend Session 2 will be issued a 30-day FLOW-3D HYDRO evaluation license to further explore modeling features and build on what was learned during the workshop.
  • A Windows machine running 64-bit Windows 10
  • An external mouse (not a touchpad device)
  • Dedicated graphics card; nVidia Quadro card required for remote desktop
  • At least 8 CPU cores and 32Gb of memory
For more info on recommended hardware, see our Supported Platforms page.

Cancellation: Flow Science reserves the right to cancel a workshop at any time, due to reasons such as insufficient registrations or instructor unavailability. Flow Science is not responsible for any costs incurred.

Licensing: Workshop licenses are for evaluation purposes only, and not to be used for any commercial purpose other than evaluation of the capabilities of the software.

FLOW-3D HYDRO workshops

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Register for workshop sessions by completing the form below. If you register for Session 2: Hands-on A-Z Training, we will contact you for licensing information and provide details on downloading and installing FLOW-3D HYDRO. For assistance, please contact Workshop Support.

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About the Instructors

Brian Fox, FLOW-3D CFD Engineer

Brian Fox is a senior applications engineer with Flow Science who specializes in water and environmental modeling. Brian received an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University with a focus on river hydraulics and sedimentation. He has over 10 years of experience working within private, public and academic sectors using 1D, 2D and 3D hydraulic models for projects including fish passage, river restoration, bridge scour analysis, sediment transport modeling and analysis of hydraulic structures.

John Wendelbo, FLOW-3D CFD Engineer

John Wendelbo is the Director of Sales at Flow Science where he focuses on computational fluid dynamics applied to water civil infrastructure. His range of interests includes dams, water resources, municipal conveyance and wastewater treatment, as well as environmental flows, aeration and scour problems. John has led numerous workshops on varied CFD topics over the years, and is a regular speaker at both national and international water conferences. John holds a Masters in Aeronautics from Imperial College in the UK. He has been with Flow Science since 2013.

Reconstruction and Extension of the Méricourt Locks: Study of Hydraulic Operations

FLOW-3D HYDRO Case Studies

Reconstruction and extension of the Méricourt locks: Study of hydraulic operations

This article was contributed by Gwenaël CHEVALLET, Chloé CHENE, Antoine HALBARDIER, and Franck RANGOGNIO, BRL ingenierie.

With more than 60 years of experience in large scale hydraulic infrastructures, BRL Ingénierie is a leading company in the navigation sector both in France and abroad.

BRL ingenierie

Modeling Premise

The design of a lock and the associated lock management operations are complex problems that are typically addressed using:

  • Scaled physical models that can be laborious to implement.
  • Issue-specific empirical methods often coupled with calculation approaches.
  • 1D transient hydraulic studies to verify compliance with average velocity, water line slopes and locking times criteria.
  • 3D steady-state hydraulic models for the filling and emptying of valve elements.
  • Charts or simplified calculation approaches for mooring problems.
  • Feedback from operators.

The BRL ingénierie teams implemented a methodology to address these modeling needs in a combined way using transient 3D CFD hydraulic analysis with the CFD software FLOW-3D. Our civil and environmental customers now use FLOW-3D HYDRO for these types of modeling and analysis.

Methodology

The renovation and extension project of the Méricourt locks on the Seine aims to rebuild the existing locks, as they present visible structural disorder, particularly through the deformation of the lock walls. The site currently holds two parallel functional locks, one with a 160m capacity lock chamber, and the other with a 185m capacity lock chamber. As part of the scope of the project, the owner (Voies Navigables de France, VNF), aimed to, among other objectives:

Mericourt locks aerial view
Figure 1. Aerial view of Méricourt locks. On far left is a decommissioned lock; next to it are Locks no. 1 (middle) and 2 (right).
  • Extend the 160m lock to standardize the capacity of the locks, thus securing the navigation axis. This extension will lead to an increase in the filling and emptying volumes.
  • Install floating bollards to replace the existing fixed bollards.
  • Replace the downstream valve parts (2 aqueducts replaced by 18 valves).

These changes come with a strong requirement from the owner to maintain locking times close to the current 15min locking time, and at the same time comply with maximum force limits on the bollards, 250 to 300kN per bollard (25 to 30 tons).

The model presented here is for lock no. 1 (L=185m, W=17m) and includes:

  • A 3D CAD lock geometry
  • A FLOW-3D HYDRO transient 3D hydraulic model capable of simulating all the complexities of the flow (stationary flows, eddies, air entrainment, cavitation, water hammer, etc.)
  • Prescribed and coupled moving objects modeling in FLOW-3D HYDRO
    • Coupled to the fluid:
      • A Grand Rhénan type boat (ECMT class Va, L=110 m, w =11,4 m, capacity 1500 to 3000 tons)
Grand Rhenan type boat geometry
      • Floating bollards
    • Prescribed motions of upstream aqueduct gates or downstream valves in accordance management instructions.
  • A mooring module linking the vessel to the bollards
  • A collision module between the boat and the lock walls
FLOW-3D HYDRO model of lock no.1
Figure 2. FLOW-3D HYDRO model of lock no.1 in project situation - Grand Rhénan
Lock no. 1 project simulation

Results

Once the boundary conditions were set (forebay and tailbay water levels) and the characteristics of the vessel and the mooring plan were chosen, the implemented model allowed for detailed evaluation of the following conditions:

  • Duration of a filling or emptying cycle for given management instructions.
  • 3D hydraulic conditions of the flows in the airlock (mainly velocity distribution).
  • Forces transmitted in the bollards during a filling or emptying cycle.
Lock no. 1 project simulation
Figure 5. Simulation of filling of lock n°1 – project situation (2 mooring lines) - Grand Rhénan

Based on simulation results, it was then possible to optimize the filling or emptying management instructions in order to:

  • Ensure compliance with the maximum forces in the bollards
  • Minimize the duration of the locking times (about 10 to 11 minutes) while respecting the material constraints of the valve components (range of operating speeds of the oil circuit pump in particular).
Optimized law of filling by aqueducts
Figure 7: Optimized law of filling by aqueducts
Optimized law of filling by aqueducts
Optimized law of filling by aqueducts

Conclusion

FLOW-3D HYDRO made it possible to evaluate the design and optimization strategies related to locking (emptying/filling time, hydraulic loads, forces on the boat and forces on floating bollards, etc.) with a single tool. It is in fact a real step forward for the practice. Indeed, this methodology is applicable to all types of locks and all types of vessels.

The results of the modeling carried out so far are particularly satisfactory and are aligned with all order of magnitude calculations using charts, simplified methods or based on the operator’s feedback (emptying/filling laws, flow coefficients of the valves, maximum forces on the bollards, etc.).

Concerning the forces on the bollards (essential dimensioning parameters), the results are obviously tied to the filling schedules, the free length of the mooring lines and their rigidity, as well as to the general mooring plan (number and position of mooring lines), detailed parameters which are all included in the FLOW-3D HYDRO model.

FLOW-3D Workshops: Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing Workshops
FLOW-3D AM workshop

Our two-day online Additive Manufacturing and Laser Welding Workshops offer thorough, hands-on instruction in the interface and modeling capabilities of FLOW-3D AM and FLOW-3D WELD. Workshop registration includes a 30 day FLOW-3D AM or FLOW-3D WELD license and in-depth, customized technical support.

Register for an Online Workshop

Unless otherwise noted, all FLOW-3D AM workshops run from 1:00pm – 3:00pm ET (10:00am – 12:00pm PT) over two consecutive days.

  • May 17 – 18, 2023
  • September 13 – 14, 2023

Custom dates available – choose ‘Custom workshop’ on the registration form and our workshop instructor will contact you to schedule your workshop.

What will you learn in an Additive Manufacturing Workshop?

  • How to set up, run and analyze simulations of additive manufacturing processes such as laser powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition.
  • How to use FLOW-3D AM to analyze the effect of specific parameters on your process design.
  • How FLOW-3D POST can be used to create compelling visualizations for in-depth analysis of the melt pool and associated defects.

What will you learn in a Laser Welding Workshop?

  • How to set up, run and analyze simulations of laser welding processes such as laser welding in both conduction and keyhole modes, laser beam shaping, and laser cladding.
  • How to use FLOW-3D WELD to analyze the effect of specific parameters on your process design.
  • How FLOW-3D POST can be used to create compelling visualizations for in-depth analysis of the melt pool and associated defects.

Workshop License

  • You will have access to a FLOW-3D license for 30 days following the workshop. During this period, a Flow Science CFD Engineer will work closely with you, providing customized technical support to help you develop CFD models for analysis of your process.
  • If you decide to purchase a FLOW-3D license, the workshop fee will be fully credited toward your purchase.

Who should attend?

  • These workshops are open to scientists and engineers working in industry research and development of additive manufacturing and laser welding processes.

Day 1

  • General Overview of modelling capabilities
  • Interacting with FLOW-3D interface: model setup and analysis
  • Setting up and analyzing powder spreading simulations
  • Wrap up and Q&A

Day 2

  • Setting up and analyzing laser melting simulations
  • FLOW-3D POST analysis and other topics of interest
  • Discussion of your own problem/challenge
  • Wrap up and Q&A
  • Each workshop is held over two consecutive days, for two hours each day
  • Workshops are hosted on Zoom
  • Registration deadline is one week prior to the first day of the workshop
  • Cost: $3,000.00
    • Includes a 30 day FLOW-3D AM or FLOW-3D WELD license* and in-depth, customized technical support — a $9,000.00 value
*Workshop licenses available to prospective users in the US, Canada, the UK, and Ireland.
  • A Windows machine running 64-bit Windows 10
  • An external mouse (not a touchpad device)
  • Dual monitor setup recommended
  • Dedicated graphics card; nVidia Quadro card required for remote desktop

For more info on recommended hardware, see our Supported Platforms page.

Registration: Workshop registration is available to prospective users in the US, Canada, the UK, and Ireland. Existing users should contact sales@flow3d.com to discuss their licensing options.

Cancellation: Flow Science reserves the right to cancel a workshop at any time, due to reasons such as insufficient registrations or instructor unavailability. In such cases, a full refund will be given, or attendees may opt to transfer their registration to another workshop. Flow Science is not responsible for any costs incurred.

Registrants who are unable to attend a workshop may cancel up to one week in advance to receive a full refund. Attendees must cancel their registration by 5:00 pm MST one week prior to the date of the workshop; after that date, no refunds will be given. If available, an attendee can also request to have their registration transferred to another workshop.

Licensing: Workshop licenses are for evaluation purposes only, and not to be used for any commercial purpose other than evaluation of the capabilities of the software.

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About the Instructor

Allyce Jackman, CFD Engineer at Flow Science

Allyce Jackman is a CFD Engineer with Flow Science, where she specializes in laser welding, coating, and complex multiphysics applications. Allyce holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Mexico.

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