19th SPHERIC World Conference
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📅 17-19 June 2025
📍 Barcelona, Spain
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19th SPHERIC World Conference
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Training Day – Monday, 16 June schedule
Venue: Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Sala Auditorium
| Time | Activity |
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| 09:00–09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30–09:45 | Welcome |
| 09:45–10:45 | Lecture 1: SPH BASICS – Dr. Nathan Quinlan, Galway University Download full presentation |
| 10:45–11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15–12:15 | Lecture 2: MULTI-PHYSICS ENGINEERING PROBLEMS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH SPH – Dr. Bonaventura Tagliafierro, Uppsala University Download full presentation |
| 12:15–13:00 | Practical Session: Introduction |
| 13:00–14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00–15:45 | Practical Session: Part 1 |
| 15:45–16:15 | Coffee Break |
| 16:15–18:00 | Practical Session: Part 2 |
| 16:00–20:00 | SPHERIC Steering Committee Meeting |
Day 1 – Tuesday, 17 June
Venue: Vertex Building, Sala d’Actes (Plenary Sessions)
| Time | Activity |
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| 08:00–08:45 | Registration |
| 08:45–09:15 | Conference Opening |
| 09:15–10:15 | ▶Session 1: Convergence, Consistency and Stability (I) / Moderator: Andrea Colagrossi |
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Talk 1.1: Daniel Duque – How to train your IMP (Implicit Mid-Point) Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 1.2: Naoki Tsuruta – Development of Fluid Interphase Particle for particle-based multiphase flow simulation Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 1.3: Renato Vacondio – Towards h/p refinement for Weakly Compressible SPH obtained with Eulerian/Lagrangian coupling Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 1.4: Matthieu De Leffe – δ-SPH Stabilization For ISPH Scheme Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 10:15–11:00 | ▶Session 2: Solids Mechanics (SS2) / Moderator: Javier Calderon-Sanchez |
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Talk 2.1: Chun Hean Lee – A first-order conservation law framework for large strain compressible solids: isothermal viscoelasticity Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 2.2: Yi Zhan (L) – An enhanced SPH-based hydroelastic FSI solver with structural dynamic hourglass control Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 2.3: Maximilian Stilz – Advancing the Material Point Method for Brittle Shells in Computational Mechanics Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 11:00–11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30–12:15 | ▶Session 3: High-performance Computing / Moderator: Iván Martínez-Estévez |
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Talk 3.1: Xiangyu Hu – Towards heterogeneous parallelism for SPHinXsys Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 3.2: Tomas Halada (L) – TNL-SPH: Open-source modular SPH solver for modern distributed computing platforms based on GPU accelerators Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 3.3: Abouzied Nasar – GPU acceleration of SWIFT for heterogeneous Exascale supercomputers Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 12:15–13:15 | Keynote 1: Dr. Mario Acosta (BSC) – Why HPC and Exascale Computing for Numerical Modelling: The Climate and Weather Perspective [Download full presentation] / Moderator: Abouzied Nasar |
| 13:15–14:45 | Lunch Break |
| 14:45–15:45 | ▶Session 4: Riemann Solvers / Moderator: Francesco Ricci |
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Talk 4.1: Georgios Fourtakas – Riemann based SPH with divergence cleaning Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 4.2: Muhammad Ayaz Hafeez (L) – A COEFFICIENT-FREE β-Velocity Formulation for Improved Riemann-Based SPH
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Talk 4.3: Takafumi Gotoh – An enhanced coupled ISPH-TLSPH FSI solver by a Riemann fluid-structure acceleration scheme Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 4.4: Coline De Sousa (L) – SPH modelling of water flow inside a porous medium using a Riemann based formulation Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 15:45–16:45 | ▶Session 5: Coupling with Other Methods / Moderator: Radu Serban |
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Talk 5.1: Markus Wicker (L) – Coupling of SPH and Volume-of-Fluid Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 5.2: Mehdi Helal (L) – A two-way ISPH-FVM coupling for two-phase flows Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 5.3: Sen Gao – A coupled WCSPH-MSDEM model for combined motion of a block contact with solid-wall boundary Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 5.4: Salvatore Marrone – A coupled FV-SPH approach to simulate the flow around a vertical free-surface piercing cylinder Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 16:45–17:15 | Coffee Break |
| 17:15–18:15 | ▶Session 6: SPH in Aerospace and Maritime Fields (SS1-I) / Moderator: Peng-nan Sun |
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Talk 6.1: Min Luo – Numerical simulation of long-term sloshing flows using an enhanced SPH model Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 6.2: Andrea Colagrossi – VIOLENT SLOSHING FLOWS WITH THERMAL CONDUCTION USING δ-LES-SPH
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Talk 6.3: Ignacio Sánchez-Ojeda (L) – A first isothermal approach to 3D sloshing for aircraft hydrogen tanks. Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 6.4: Zi-Yang Zhan (L) – A VERSATILE SPH ALGORITHM FOR MULTIPHASE PIPE FLOW Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 19:30–21:30 | Welcome Cocktail (La Font de Prades Restaurant link here) |
Day 2 – Wednesday, 18 June
Parallel Tracks: Sala d’Actes (Track A), Room VS208 (Track B)
| Time | Activity |
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| 09:00–10:00 | Keynote 2: Dr. Mike Owen (LLNL) – Developments in meshfree modeling for multiphysics laboratory experiments, astrophysics, and planetary defense [Download full presentation] / Moderator: Guillaume Oger |
| 10:00–10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30–11:30 | ▶Session 7 |
| Track A: Convergence, Consistency and Stability (II) / Moderator: Pablo Merino Alonso | |
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Talk 7.1A: O.P. Stoyanovskaya – Towards high-order simulation of compressible flows: insights from dispersion analysis Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 7.2A: Shi-Xian Wu (L) – Investigation on the accuracy and numerical dissipation when using the ULPH model for free-surface flows Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 7.3A: Giuseppe Colella (L) – PAIRING INSTABILITY: INSIGHTS AND POSSIBLE REMEDIES FROM A LOCAL THERMODYNAMICS PERSPECTIVE Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 7.4A: Rouhollah Fatehi – A NEW CLASSIFICATION AND CONVERGENCE STUDY OF SPH-LIKE FIRST AND SECOND SPATIAL DERIVATIVES SCHEMES Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| Track B: Industrial Applications in Hydraulics / Moderator: Chiara Pilloton | |
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Talk 7.1B: Michel Make – SPH-Based Fluid-Structure Interaction to Aid Rapid Prototyping for Vehicle Water Wading Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 7.2B: Andreas Baumann – Investigation of Reducing Metalworking Fluid Consumption in Deep-Hole Drilling using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 7.3B: Efstathios Chatzoglou (L) – Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Simulation of 3D Open Channel Flow Over Vegetated Bed Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 7.4B: Roberta Cristofaro (L) – SPH MODELING FOR PLASTIC TRANSPORT IN THE NEARSHORE ZONE: A LABORATORY-SCALE VALIDATION STUDY Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 11:30–12:30 | ▶Session 8 |
| Track A: Renewable Energy Engineering Innovations through SPH Modeling (SS4-I) / Moderator: Alejandro J.C. Crespo | |
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Talk 8.1A: Anna Ferrarini – A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PELTON TURBINES WITH CFD BASED METHODS Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 8.2A: Beatrice Mina (L) – SPH CHAMBER MODEL TOWARDS PNEUMATIC PTO REPRESENTATION FOR FLOATING OWC DEVICES Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 8.3A: Shengzhe Wang – SPH ANALYSIS OF EXTREME WAVE DIRECTIONALITY ON THE DYNAMICS OF FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 8.4A: Madison Morey (L) – APPLICATION OF THE SPH METHOD TO SIMULATE COUPLED IONIC TRANSPORT AND ELECTRODEPOSITION IN LITHIUM BATTERIES Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| Track B: Biomedical and Non Newtonian flows / Moderator: Giuseppe Bilotta | |
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Talk 8.1B: Chenxi Zhao (L) – SPH-Based FSI Simulations of Blood Flow in Patient-Specific Vessels with Deformable Walls Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 8.2B: Jolan Lopez (L) – Compared SPH and LBM approaches for FSI of trans-aortic flows Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 8.3B: Edgar A. Patiño-Nariño – LHMM for Rheological Analysis of Polymer Melts with DPD-SPH Coupling Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 8.4B: Laha Sumanta (L) – Coupled SPH Model for Prosthetic Valve Induced Thrombus Formation Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 12:30–14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00–14:45 | ▶Session 9 |
| Track A: Astrophysics / Moderator: O.P. Stoyanovskaya | |
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Talk 9.1A: Pedro P. Poblete – Protoplanetary Disc Evolution in Binary Systems: A Combined SPH and Radiative Transfer Study Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 9.2A: Jean-Guillaume Piccinali – In-Situ Visualization and Analysis for SPH Simulations Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 9.3A: Cheryl S. C. Lau (L) – Semi-confined supernovae in Giant Molecular Clouds and their impact on the interstellar medium Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| Track B: SPH in Aerospace and Maritime Fields (SS1-II) / Moderator: Salvatore Marrone | |
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Talk 9.1B: Navaneet Villodi (L) – Towards High-Fidelity Simulation of Compressible Flows Using Adaptive Resolution SPH Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 9.2B: Mohammed (Shameem) Islam – SPH-BASED MODELLING OF SHIPS AND OCEAN PLATFORMS OPERATING IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 9.3B: Chong Ma – SIMULATION OF SHIP DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURAL RESPONSE BASED ON SPH Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 14:45–15:45 | ▶Session 10: Boundary Conditions / Moderator: Takafumi Gotoh |
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Talk 10.1: D.D. Meringolo – PAIR-PARTICLE DISPERSION IN TWO DIMENSIONAL SPH Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 10.2: Valentin Degand (L) – On the consistency of the SPH gradient with a Boundary Integral Method for solid wall modelling Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 10.3: Jose Luis Cercos-Pita – Wall boundary condition for the unconditionally stable SPH Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 10.4: Meixuan Lin (L) – Towards oscillation-free spectral ISPH scheme with high-order wall boundary conditions Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 16:00–18:30 | Visit to BSC (meeting point at FIB square) |
| 17:30–20:00 | SPHERIC Steering Committee Meeting |
Day 3 – Thursday, 19 June
Parallel Tracks: Sala d’Actes (Track A), Room VS208 (Track B)
| Time | Activity |
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| 09:00–10:00 | Keynote 3: Prof. Javier Bonet (CIMNE) – Stabilised SPH formulations in large strain solid mechanics [Download full presentation] / Moderator: Benedict D. Rogers |
| 10:00–10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30–11:30 | ▶Session 11 |
| Track A: SPH Application in Coastal Engineering (SS3-I) / Moderator: Tomohiro Suzuki | |
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Talk 11.1A: Dianlei Feng – SPH modelling of submarine debris flow and turbidity currents transition and FSI processes Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 11.2A: Corrado Altomare – Enhancing breaking wave impact predictions on vertical piles: about the influence of dissipation terms in SPH momentum equation Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 11.3A: Taiga Kanehira – AN ENHANCED INLET BOUNDARY CONDITION FOR STABLE AND ACCURATE NONLINEAR WAVE SIMULATIONS Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 11.4A: Hong-Guan Lyu – A generalized boundary condition for generating wave–current coupling flows in a 3D numerical tank Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| Track B: Advanced Numerical Strategies for Free Surface Flows / Moderator: Giacomo Viccione | |
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Talk 11.1B: Mohamad Amin Ghazi (L) – Application of Localized Implicit Iterative Particle Shifting on Free Surface Flows Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 11.2B: José Maciñeira Ortiz de Urbina (L) – A HIGH ACCURATE MESHLESS METHOD FOR FREE SURFACE FLOWS Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 11.3B: Giordano Lipari – THE PRESSURE SIGNAL IN SIMULATIONS OF WEAKLY COMPRESSIBLE SPH Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 11.4B: Xiaoyuan Luo (L) – Framework for uncertainty quantification of wave-structure interaction in a flume Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 11:30–12:30 | ▶Session 12 |
| Track A: SPH Application in Coastal Engineering (SS3-II) / Moderator: Salvatore Capasso | |
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Talk 12.1A: Gioele Ruffini – CONSTRAINED FLUID-DEBRIS IMPACTS ONTO NON-RIGID STRUCTURES IN EXTREME HYDRODYNAMIC EVENTS USING DUALSPHYSICS+CHRONO Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 12.2A: I Martínez-Estévez – STABILITY OF TETRAPOD MOUND BREAKWATERS AGAINST SOLITARY WAVES USING THE SPH METHOD Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 12.3A: Jaehwan Yoo (L) – Comparative Analysis of 3D Flood Dynamics under Extreme Wave Overtopping Conditions Using Lagrangian and Eulerian Approaches Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 12.4A: Andrea Marzeddu – Extending the Frontiers of Coastal Engineering: Real-World Applications of DualSPHysics to Breakwaters and Quays Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| Track B: Machine Learning / Moderator: Giordano Lipari | |
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Talk 12.1B: Lucas Gerken Starepravo (L) – Can Machine Learning Bridge the Gap Between Lagrangian Mesh-Free Methods and High-Order Interpolants? Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 12.2B: Rene Winchenbach – MoriNet: A Machine Learning-based Mori-Zwanzig Perspective on Weakly Compressible SPH Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 12.3B: Joseph O’Connor – Autoencoders for Lagrangian Computational Fluid Dynamics Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 12:30–14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00–14:45 | ▶Session 13 |
| Track A: SPH in Aerospace and Maritime Fields (SS1-III) / Moderator: Angelo Tafuni | |
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Talk 13.1A: Prabhu Ramachandran – Rapid Variable Resolution Particle Initialization for Complex Geometries Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 13.2A: Peng-Nan Sun – An efficient SPH model for the simulation of water-dropping from airtankers Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 13.3A: Domenico Ferraro – A NESTING STRATEGY TO MODEL A PROPELLER JET WAKE ON A SCOURED BATHYMETRY USING SPH Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| Track B: Renewable Energy Engineering Innovations through SPH Modeling (SS4-II) / Moderator: Bonaventura Tagliafierro | |
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Talk 13.1B: Radu Serban – Design of a Generic Chrono Framework for Fluid-Solid Interaction Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 13.2B: Salvatore Capasso – A DESIGN TOOL FOR FLEXIBLE WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS BASED ON SPH Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 13.3B: Francisco Bernardo – DualSPHysics validation for fluid-structure interaction with floating flexible strucuture in a sloshing tank environment Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 14:45–15:45 | ▶Session 14: Surface Tension, Viscosity and Turbulence / Moderator: Rene Winchenbach |
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Talk 14.1: Matteo Antuono – DROP COALESCENCE AND BREAK-UP THROUGH THE RHOD-SPH Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 14.2: Chunze Cen – A multi-physics single-phase SPH scheme to simulate droplet migration on a heated solid surface Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 14.3: Aaron English – Investigation of wall functions in SPH for turbulent flow modelling Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 14.4: Chiara Pilloton – Capturing violent and turbulent sloshing dynamics using SPH modelling Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 15:45–16:15 | Coffee Break |
| 16:15–17:00 | ▶Session 15: Adaptivity / Moderator: Nathan Quinlan |
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Talk 15.1: Daniel J. Price – Adaptive particle refinement for compressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 15.2: J. Michel – Extension of the RHOD-SPH framework: towards a fully Adaptive Particle Refinement technique Download Abstract (PDF) | |
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Talk 15.3: Francesco Ricci – Variable resolution SPH with a Local Time Stepping procedure Download Abstract (PDF) | |
| 17:00–17:30 | Closing and Awards |
| 20:30–Late | Conference Dinner (FiskeBar Barcelona link here) |
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Venue
1- The 19th SPHERIC World Conferenc will take place at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Campus Nord, Vertex Building, Sala d'Actes, Plaça d'Eusebi Güell, 6, 08034 Barcelona
2- The Training day will take place at Barcelona Supercomputing Center BSC-CNS, Plaça d'Eusebi Güell, 1-3, 08034 Barcelona.
Detailed map of Campus Nord with closest Metro stops and the Google maps link can be found below.
