1. 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 , INDIA

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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 :
8th Symposium 2005
Abstract received: 46
Accepted:
Invited Talks:

11. 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)

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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

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

16. 7th Asian CFD Conference (ACFD7) in Bangalore, INDIA
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7th Asian CFD Conference (ACFD7) in Bangalore, INDIA
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