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Fourteenth International Conference on Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements 10 - 12 June, 2009 Algarve, Portugal Overview & Opening Address The 14th International Conference on Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements was held recently in the Algarve, Portugal, co-chaired by Professor G. Carlomagno of the University of Naples and Professor Carlos Brebbia, Director of the Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT).This series of conferences started in 1981 in Washington DC and since then has been reconvened every two years in different locations with uninterrupted success. The main objective of the meeting is to provide to the international technical and scientific community a forum to discuss the interaction and complementary aspects of computational methods and experimental measurements, the main consideration and importance being committed to their advantageous integration. It is well known that the continuous progress in computer efficiency and numerical techniques are producing a steady growth of computational simulation which nowadays influences an ever-widening range of engineering problems, as well as our everyday activities. As these simulations are continuously expanding and improving, there still exists the necessity of their validation, which can be easily accomplished by performing dedicated experimental tests. Furthermore, because of their incessant development, experimental techniques are becoming more complex and sophisticated so that, both their running as well as data collection can only be performed by means of computers. Finally, it must be stressed that, for the majority of measurements, the obtained data must be processed by means of numerical methods.  Carlos started the proceedings by welcoming the participants to CMEM/09 and explaining the objectives of WIT and the importance the Institute attributes to the conference series. The meetings are a source of collaborative projects built around multidisciplinary teams. The conferences help to bring all these teams together, as well as providing a powerful mechanism for knowledge transfer.Carlos explained the importance of being able to communicate across different disciplines in order to find solutions relevant to the current problems of society. The work of WIT, although highly specialised in the field of computer modelling, can be seen as contributing to the solution of many important environmental and ecological problems. WIT also collaborates with the engineering industry through its software applications which are based on the Boundary Element Method, a flagship development associated with the name of Wessex Institute. The wide spread of the method in industry is also an important part of WIT’s objectives. Finally, Carlos referred to the many advances recently made by WIT Press in the field of publishing. He mentioned in particular the distribution of books, including printing in digital form, which contribute to the dissemination of the material presented at WIT conferences, including CMEM. Keynote Address Carlos next introduced Giovanni Carlomagno, Professor of Gas Dynamics at the University of Naples and a distinguished and well known scientist. He has served with distinction at his University where he has been a Member of the Board of Trustees, Dean of the Mechanical Engineering School and of the Aerospace Engineering School. He has received the Leonardo da Vinci award for Flow Visualisation, the Journal of Visualisation Award and has been made a Fellow of the Japan Society for the promotion of Science, among other distinctions. He is author of some 300 scientific papers, editor or co-editor of some 20 books and member of the Editorial Board of more than 10 international scientific journals. Giovanni is Co-Chairman of the CMEM Conference and in 1999 received the Eminent Scientist Medal of Wessex Institute, having collaborated with WIT in a series of important initiatives. Professor Carlomagno then proceeded to give a keynote address on the topic of thermo fluid dynamics measurements in complex fluid flow. He referred to the problems involved in carrying out accurate experiments in three dimensions and how the results can be improved by using preliminary estimates and applying data validation criteria. The process requires a considerable amount of computational work. Giovanni presented a series of interesting examples demonstrating the accuracy of the proposed methodology which combines excellent experimental work with intensive computations. Other keynote and invited addresses were:
Conference SessionsThe Conference attracted a substantial number of excellent scientific papers in which advanced approaches to modern research problems were presented. They were grouped in the following sections:
Special Session
Conference Dinner
International Scientific Advisory Committee MeetingThe International Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC) meeting held over dinner decided to reconvene the Meeting in 2011. Different locations were discussed and the WIT Conference Division will investigate several of them. The objectives of the Conference will be broadened, based on the experience of the 2009 meeting and a few more colleagues will be invited to join the ISAC. Publication of Papers The proceedings of “Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements XIV” 672pp (Print ISBN: 1-84564-187-0; On-line ISBN: 1-84564-364-5; Print ISSN: 1746-4064) are available from WIT Press priced at £255/US$459/€329. Orders can be placed by telephone: +44 (0) 238 029 3223, fax: +44 (0) 238 029 2853, e-mail:
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or via the WIT Press web site at www.witpress.com.Papers from the conference will also be hosted online at the WIT eLibrary as volume 48 of WIT Transactions on Modelling and Simulation (On-line ISSN: 1743-355X). For more details visit the WIT eLibrary at www.witpress.com. |
Computational and experimental methods
The Conference dinner took place in a restaurant renowned for its Portuguese cuisine. There the participants were able to taste a series of local delicacies, washed down by Duoro’s wines. Following that, a local folkloric group performed Algarve dances. The folklore of this region of Portugal is different from the rest of the country and is characterised by its fast pace and general feeling of joy and happiness. At the end of the performance, some of the participants demonstrated their energy and hidden talent by joining the dancers. At the end of the banquet, Carlos thanked the participants and gave them a gift as a reminder of the Conference. This consisted of a piece of hand-made and hand-decorated pottery. The pieces are made as in the ancient past and the colours are those typical of pottery in this part of Europe, with a predominance of blue, green and yellow. The pottery was set up many years ago by a graduate from Lisbon School of Arts, who wanted to produce pieces based on ancient traditions. Unfortunately, the number of authentic ceramic workshops continue to decrease in the south of Europe, emphasising the importance of supporting the remaining ones so as to retain these ancient skills.CMEM 2009
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Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
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Conference Chairmen
C A BrebbiaWessex Institute of Technology, United Kingdom
G M Carlomagno
University of Naples, Italy
International Scientific Advisory Committee
I AbdallaDe Montfort University, United Kingdom
A Beinat
University of Udine, Italy
Z Bielecki
Military University of Technology, Poland
A Britten
Cape Breton University, Canada
L Cascini
University of Salerno, Italy
R Cerny
Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
J Everett
University of Western Australia, Australia
S Fattorelli
University of Padova, Italy
L Fryba
Institute of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, Czech Republic
W Graf
TU Dresden, Germany
L Guerriero
Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
C Karayannis
Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
J Kompenhans
D L R Gottingen, Germany
R Liebe
Turbo-Improve-Consult, Germany
O Manca
Sec. Uni. degli studi di Napoli, Italy
P Prochazka
Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
H Sakamoto
Kumamoto University, Japan
K Takayama
Tohoku University, Japan
P Tarolli
University of Padova, Italy
M Trajkovic
University of Nis, Serbia and Montenegro
M Tsutahara
Kobe University, Japan
F Viadero Rueda
University of Cantabria, Spain
M Wnuk
Military University of Technology, Poland G Zappala
CNR - IAMC, Italy
2009 Conferences
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