Course description
Vorticity is a measure of the spinning motion of a fluid. Understanding the sources, dynamics and structure of vorticity, in particular the interaction of vortices, is of key importance in fluid mechanics. The course will cover a range of topics:
- Generation of vorticity at interfaces and free surfaces
- Vortex filaments and their instabilities
- Instability of swirling flows
- Vortex breakdown
- Wakes of bluff bodies
- Topology of vortical flows
- Vehicle aerodynamics
- Fluid-structure interaction
- Aerodynamics of wind turbines
Lecturers
Kerry Hourigan, Monash University, Australia, Otto
Mønsted Guest Professor at the Technical University of Denmark.
Thomas Leweke, CNRS / Aix-Marseille Université, France
Jens
Nørkær Sørensen, Technical University of Denmark
Morten Brøns, Technical University of Denmark
Participants
The course is designed for PhD-students and final-year graduate students being familiar with some knowledge of fluid mechanics.
Working Load
The course gives 5 ECTS corresponding to approximately 130 hours in total, which includes work during the course period at DTU (lectures, exercises, and discussions) as well as project work after the course week.
Study Material
Course material will be provided to the participants.
Language
All lectures will be given in English.
Evaluation
5 ECTS credits can be awarded for participation. This requires active participation during the course period as well as subsequently completing a project report to be handed in by October 1, 2019. The work load for the project is estimated to 40 hours. The course will be graded passed/not passed.
Sponsors
This school is sponsored by
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
- Danish Center for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics
- The Otto Mønsted Foundation
