Computational Aeroacoustics, V - Registration is OPEN - Participation In Person or Online

ERCOFTAC Course

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN !!!

Online participation is now also available however in-person attendance is preferred

Location:

In person at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz). In-person attendance is encouraged.
Online: if you are unable to attend in person, a link to the lectures will be provided upon request; however, the registration fee will remain unchanged.

Fee's structure:

ERCOFTAC Members:

€110 - Undergraduate Students: ERCOFTAC members
€260 - PhD students: ERCOFTAC members
€460 - Universities & Research Center Staff: ERCOFTAC members
€660 - Commercial Organizations Staff ERCOFTAC members

Non - Members:

€120- Undergraduate Students: non ERCOFTAC members
€285- PhD students: non ERCOFTAC members
€510- Universities & Research Center Staff: non ERCOFTAC members
€735- Commercial Organizations Staff non ERCOFTAC members

Registration:

Registration and payment of the fee for participation in the course can be made through this webpage: ERCOFTAC - Computational Aeroacoustics, V

or alternatively by contacting ERCOFTAC CADO: admin@cado-ercoftac.org

Organizers:

Dr Christophe Bogey, LMFA UMR 5509, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France

Prof Stefan Schoder, Institute of Fundamentals and Theory in Electrical Engineering, TU Graz, Austria

This course is intended for researchers in industry and in academia including Ph.D. Students with a good knowledge in fluid mechanics, who would like to build up or widen their knowledge in the field of aeroacoustics (modelling, computational tools and industrial applications).

It will provide:

a comprehensive overview of aeroacoustic theories (Lighthill analogy and vortex sound theory, FWH analogy, hybrid approaches, wave extrapolation methods, duct acoustics);
the issues of the direct computation of aerodynamic noise using CFD methods (Large Eddy Simulation, Lattice-Boltzmann Method).

It will be discussed:

a number of practical problems involving the coupling between CFD and CAA (e.g. how design a mesh size for aeroacoustics applications, inclusion of mean flow effects via hybrid formulations such as the acoustic perturbation equations, presence of surfaces, aero-acoustic couplings);
realistic applications performed by the instructors (aeronautics, car industry, propulsion, energy);
advanced computational aeroacoustics methods, as well as what we can learn from the direct computation of aerodynamic noise, will be presented;
specific topics reflecting participant interests.

Lecturers:

Dr Christophe Bogey, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France, christophe.bogey@ec-lyon.fr
Pr Gwenael Gabard, LAUM, Le Mans Université, France
Dr Alois Sengissen, Airbus Avions, France
Pr Stefan Schoder, TU Graz, Austria, stefan.schoder@tugraz.at
Pr Wolfgang Schröder, Institute of Aerodynamics, Aachen, Germany

Programme:

Monday, 7th September 2026

08:00 – Registration & Coffee
08:30 – Acoustic sources, Lighthill and FWH analogies (S. Schoder)
09:30 – Vortex sound theory (S. Schoder)
10:30 – Refreshments
11:00 – Direct noise computation (C. Bogey)
12:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Examples of direct aerodynamic noise predictions(C. Bogey)
15:00 – Aeroacoustic simulations with unstructured grids (G. Gabard)
16:00 – Refreshments
16:30 – Duct acoustics (G. Gabard)
17:30 – Q&A
18:00 – Close

Tuesday, 8th September 2026

08:00 – Coffee
08:30 – Hybrid APE/LES Analysis: Part I Theory (W. Schröder)
09:30 – Hybrid APE/LES Analysis: Part II Airframe, Jet, and Combustion Noise (W. Schröder)
10:30 – Refreshments
11:00 – Lattice-Boltzmann Methods for aeroacoustics: theoretical background (A. Sengissen)
12:00 – Lunch
13:30 – Lattice-Boltzmann Methods for aeroacoustics : industrial applications (A. Sengissen)
14:30 – Q&A
15:30 – Close