7th Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference in Bangalore, India A Proposal by Computational Fluid Dynamics Division Aeronautical society of India A. Chatterjee Department of Aerospace Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Mumbai 400076, INDIA

CFD in India (Research and Development) Academics Research Institutes and Labs Defence Sector Private Sector

Academics Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Delhi, Madras, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Roorkee Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore National Institute of Technologies Various Universities Pune, Bangalore, Jadavpur, Mumbai, Madras, etc. AR & DB Centre and Associate Centre for CFD at IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, Kanpur, Kharagpur DST Centre for CFD at IIT Madras

Research Institutes and Labs National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) Bangalore Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) ISRO, Trivandrum Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Pune, Bangalore Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation (C-MMACS) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Mumbai

Defence Sector Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) Bangalore Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) Hyderabad Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) Naval Science and Technology Laboratory (NSTL) Visakhapatnam

Private Sector Fluent Research and Development Centre Pune General Motors (GM) India Science Laboratory Bangalore General Electric (GE) John F Welch Technology Centre

CFD Division, Aeronautical Society of India Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) Founded in 1948 CFD Division Formed August 11th 1998 Headquarter in Bangalore Executive Committee (2 years) Successfully held Annual CFD Symposium every year since 1998 in Bangalore www.csirwebistad.org/aesi/

Annual CFD Symposiums 1day event (1st CFD symposium 1998) 3 day event (8th CFD symposium 2005) Travel grant and registration fee waiver for student authors Wide participation from industry and academia 7th Symposium 2004 Abstract received : 53 Accepted : 24 8th Symposium 2005 Abstract received: 46 Accepted: 33 Invited Talks: 09

CFD Conferences Organised 14th International Conference in Numerical Methods for Fluid Dynamics (ICNMFD), Bangalore, 1994. (R. Narasimha & S.M. Deshpande) 3rd Asian CFD Conference (ACFD3), Bangalore, 1998. (T.S. Prahlad & S.M. Deshpande) Annual Symposium of CFD Division of AeSI, Bangalore, 1998 – 2005. (S.M. Deshpande, S. Majumdar)

ACFD7 at Bangalore, 2007 Will replace Annual CFD Symposium in 2007 Likely Sponsors Govt. of India: DRDL, GTRE, ADA, C-DAC, NAL, AeSI, AR&DB Pvt. Sector: Fluent, ANSYS, CSM Software Chair: Prof. S.M. Deshpande Registration fees ~ US$ 400 Venue: Bangalore

Bangalore Hub for Aerospace Industry Hub for IT and ITES Sector in India Concentration of research & development activity in the public and private sectors Educational Institutes IISc Bangalore, Bangalore University, Raman Research Institute, etc.

Bangalore contd… Weather : Mild and pleasant year round (max. temp. 30oC to 24o C) Cosmopolitan city with varied accommodation and shopping opportunities International airport and well connected to other Indian cities Attractions around Bangalore (post conference tours) Mysore Nilgiris Hampi (Vijaynagar Empire) Bellur and Halibeedu (Hoysala Temple) Shravanbelagola

Bangalore contd… Mysore Palace Someshwara Temple Statue of Gommateshwara Bangalore at Night

7th Asian CFD Conference (ACFD7) in Bangalore, INDIA Hope to see you for 7th Asian CFD Conference (ACFD7) in Bangalore, INDIA Thank you