Speakers
Each year, the CONVERGE User Conference features prominent speakers from various industries to share their expertise with the CONVERGE community. Check back regularly and subscribe to our mailing list for updates on this year’s schedule.
SCOTT E. PARRISH, PH.D.
GM Technical Fellow and Lab Group Manager
General Motors R&D
General Motors R&D
Hariganesh Radhakrishnan
Senior General Manager
Reliance Industries Limited
Reliance Industries Limited
Agenda
We’re putting together a great lineup of speakers to share their latest work in CFD and CONVERGE. Check back regularly and sign up for our mailing list for updates on the speakers and agenda.
Wednesday | 15 February
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TITLE
Speaker | Affiliation
Speaker | Affiliation
07:00
Registration | BREAKFAST & REFRESHMENTS
08:00
Welcome
Kelly Senecal | Convergent Science
08:10
KEYNOTE | Development and Application of High-Fidelity, Multi-Physics Numerical Models to Develop Propulsion System Components for Electric Vehicles
Scott Parrish | General Motors R&D
08:50
Thermal Runaway and Vent Gas Ignition Simulation of a Battery Pack Using LES
Veeraraghavan Viswanathan | Convergent Science
09:15
Simulation of Thermal Runway Propagation in a Lithium-Ion Battery Module
Adèle Poubeau | IFP Energies nouvelles
09:40
Advances in CONVERGE Battery Modeling Tools
Kislaya Srivastava | Convergent Science
10:05
Break
10:30
Go With the Flow: Modeling FSI and Complex Moving Boundaries With CONVERGE
Jasim Sadique | Convergent Science
10:55
CFD Simulation of Face Shield Effects on an Emitter During a Cough Process
Teng Deng | Huazhong University of Science and Technology
11:20
CFD Validation of a Controllable Pitch Marine Propeller Using Truly Autonomous Mesh Generation With Adaptive Mesh Refinement
Mathias Vangö | Convergent Science
11:45
Development of a Data-Driven Wall Function Methodology for Complex Flows
Erwan Rondeaux | IFP Energies nouvelles
11:45
Sponsor
TotalCAE
12:25
Lunch
01:30
Sponsor
Tecplot
01:45
KEYNOTE | The Role of High Fidelity and High Throughput Computational Modeling in Developing Low Climate Impact Transport Technologies
Yuanjiang Pei | Aramco Americas’ Detroit Research Center
02:25
Automated Optimization of Pre-Chamber Geometry Using CFD
Ahmad Hadi Bakir | University of Tennessee Space Institute
02:50
Heavy-Duty Flex-Fuel Mixing Controlled Combustion Enabled by Prechamber Ignition
Jared Zeman | Marquette University
03:15
An Overview of the Pre-Chamber Engine Modeling at KAUST
Mickael Silva | Clean Combustion Research Center at KAUST
03:40
Break
04:05
4D Flow MRI-Based CFD for Flow Dynamics Assessment in Coarctation of the Aorta
Labib Shahid | University of Wisconsin–Madison
04:30
Introducing CONVERGE Horizon
Cooper Burns | Convergent Science
04:55
Rapid Exhaust Port Optimization Using High Performance Computing and Machine Learning Methodologies
Jacob Hanson | Polaris Industries
05:20
Closing
Convergent Science
06:00
NETWORKING EVENT | Scavenger Hunt + Dinner at The Coopers Tavern
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TITLE
Speaker | Affiliation
Speaker | Affiliation
07:00
Registration | BREAKFAST & REFRESHMENTS
08:00
WELCOME
Kelly Senecal | Convergent Science
08:10
KEYNOTE | Predicting Hydrogen Combustion in Heavy Duty ICE
Amer Avdić | Daimler Truck AG
08:50
Development of an Optimal H2 Combustion Engine: Comprehension and Requirements
Olivier Laget | IFP Energies nouvelles
09:15
Numerical Modeling of Fuel-Air Mixing in a Direct Injection Hydrogen Engine
Bifen Wu | Argonne National Laboratory
09:40
Computational Study of Hydrogen CI Combustion in an OP2S Engine
Ming Huo | Achates Power
10:05
Break
10:30
Modeling Hydrogen Combustion in IC Engines Using Detailed Chemistry
Sameera Wijeyakulasuriya | Convergent Science
10:55
High Hydrogen Blends Combustion in Microturbine Combustors
Joshua Christopher | Argonne National Laboratory
11:20
Simulation of Mode Transition in Hydrogen-Based Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE)
Veeraraghava Raju Hasti | Purdue University
11:45
Numerical Investigation of Vaporization and Ignition of Ammonia Sprays
Ahmad Hadi Bakir | University of Tennessee Space Institute
12:10
Lunch
01:10
Impact of Thermophysical Properties on Materials Temperature Predictions
Charles E.A. Finney | Oak Ridge National Laboratory
01:35
Simulation of Combustion Systems Using Neural Networks
Cédric Mehl | IFP Energies nouvelles
02:00
CFD Simulations of an Optical RCM Using Gasoline/Ethanol Blends
Musharrat Chowdhury | Marquette University
02:25
Non-Reacting and Reacting Spray A Simulations With Synthetic Biofuels
Prashant Goel | Politecnico di Torino
02:50
Exploiting the Potential of LES for Ducted Fuel Injection Investigation
Andrea Bianco | POWERTECH Engineering
03:15
Break
03:40
CFD Simulations of Stratification and Charge Cooling Effects on a GDCI Engine
Haiwen Ge | Texas Tech University
04:05
ChemNODE: A Robust ML Framework for Efficient Chemical Kinetic Solvers
Tadbhagya Kumar | Argonne National Laboratory
04:30
Effect of Impurities on Condensation of SCO2 in De Laval Nozzle Using RFM
Harshit Bhatia | IFP Energies nouvelles
04:55
What's New & What's Coming in CONVERGE
Keith Richards | Convergent Science
05:20
Closing
Convergent Science
05:30
RECEPTION | Snacks and Refreshments
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Abstract Submission
We are no longer accepting abstracts for the 2023 CONVERGE User Conference–India. If you have any questions about the abstract review process or conference registration, please contact Rita Fernandes at [email protected].
Key Dates
13 January | Deadline for submission
20 January | Abstract acceptance notifications will be sent
31 January | Conference registration deadline