The KAUST Supercomputing Core Laboratory (KSL) is co-organizing with ANSYS and their Elite channel partner for the Middle East, Fluid Codes (https://fluidcodes.com), a four-day ANSYS workshop about ANSYS based engineering applications using Shaheen III Supercomputer from September 16-19. All registrants will be able to take the certificate exam online. ANSYS is a leader in developing and marketing engineering simulation software. The software creates simulated computer models of structures, electronics, or machine components to simulate strength, toughness, elasticity, temperature distribution, electromagnetism, fluid flow, and other attributes. ANSYS software is used to determine how a product will function with different specifications, without building test products or conducting crash tests. If you have ever witnessed a rocket launch, flown on an airplane, driven a car, utilized a computer or a mobile device, crossed a bridge, or put on wearable technology, chances are that you have used a product where ANSYS software played a critical role in its creation.
The theme of this year’s workshop is “Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)”.
The objective of this workshop is to engage industrial partners, educate engineering students, and strive towards establishing full service for providing engineering simulation solutions to the Saudi Industry. The summary of the planned activities for this free of cost event is shown below.
Day-1 Computational Fluid Dynamics (basics)
- Presentations by Ansys experts on geometric modeling and meshing using Ansys
- Focus on simple CFD workflow in Ansys
- One hands-on session
Day 2: Computational Fluid Dynamics (turbulent flow and heat transfer)
Day 3: Computational Fluid Dynamics (unsteady and multiphase flows)
- The attendees will start the third day with unsteady flows
- After a demo on “real-time” simulation tool, Ansys Discovery Live, the attendees will dive into a more advanced multiphase simulation
Two hands-on sessions
Day 4: HPC Lectures and Shaheen Training
- The attendees will start the third day with a short lecture on mathematical foundation of CFD and introduction to numerical methods
- Presentations by KSL expert on high performance computing
- Hands-on session by KSL expert on CFD workflow using Shaheen
- CFD certificate exam
- Certificate distribution
Here is a detailed agenda for the 4-day event.
The event is open to all researchers, students, and managers, who are working at KAUST or at any educational institute or industry in Saudi Arabia. However, the event is primarily targeting the following:
- KAUST students who have limited background in modeling and simulation and would like to learn it quickly to jumpstart their research
- KAUST researchers who are doing experimental work and would like to learn a convenient way to simulate the phenomenon he or she is investigating
- KAUST students who are graduating with a specialty in modeling and simulation and are interested in seeking employment opportunities
- Saudi industrial partners looking to scale up their ANSYS-based simulation on Shaheen or seeking advanced CFD services from KSL
- Undergraduate students from Saudi Universities who are interested in polishing their skills of modeling and getting exposure to a world-class supercomputer
- High school students making career decisions about their subjects
To attend, you must register by clicking here.
For more information, visit the workshop website or contact us at: cfd-helpline@hpc.kaust.edu.sa
We are looking forward to meeting with you!
Rooh Khurram
KAUST Supercomputing Core Lab
Previous Events:
Upcoming Events:
- 12th KAUST-ANSYS Workshop, October 2025
- 5th Applied Deep Learning Workshop for Engineers using MATLAB, November 2024
Learn more about the trainers:
Training material: Day 1-3 Day 4
Zoom link for the daily online training: Link
Feedback: Link
Recording of the proceedings: Day 1. Day 2. Day 3. Day 4
Certificate exam: The exam is over now
Upload bio: Link
Instructions to install Ansys:
For KAUST Attendees:
Either install ANSYS on your desktop provided by KAUST (https://it.kaust.edu.sa/software) OR download the academic trial version
https://www.ansys.com/academic/free-student-products
For External Students/Professors:
1. All students can download the free version of software from Ansys Website and install on their laptops ( Link : https://www.ansys.com/academic/free-student-products). Hence there is no need to generate the license file. So for students:
a. Please download ANSYS software from Link
b. Install the software on computer/laptop. Software can be used up to 512K cells/nodes
For Saudi Industry:
Please follow the procedure below and attach generated file "LICSERVER.info" along with registration form:
- Connect to here
- Select your machine's platform
- Download zip file
- Extract the file "AnsRegSvr.exe" from the zip file
- Open and indicate all the information required
- A new screen appears, check the information and create the file "LICSERVER.INFO"
Please send the file to muhammed.suhaib@fluidcodes.com via email
