ABSTRACT

This talk presents a high-fidelity numerical framework developed by the CFSMgroup at the University of Calgary for simulating marine renewable energy systems. Built on the variational multiscale (VMS) formulation and finite element discretization, the framework models multiphase turbulent flows using an isothermal mixture approach. Cavitating flows are captured via a vapor volume fraction transport equation, and moving domains are handled through an ALE description. A level-set method is integrated for free-surface tracking. Applications include CFD and FSI simulations of vertical- and horizontal-axis turbines under realistic marine conditions, including full-scale geometries and turbulent environments.

SPEAKER CV

Dr. Artem Korobenko is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Calgary. He holds a Schulich Research Chair and leads the Computational Fluids and Structural Mechanics Group (CFSMgroup). Dr. Korobenko earned his PhD in 2014, followed by a postdoctoral position (2016), both at the University of California San Diego. His research focuses on the development of multi-fidelity computational methods for the analysis and design of complex systems in aerospace, wind and marine engineering using large-scale computing. A Fulbright Alumni and Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship recipient, Dr. Korobenko is a founding member and current president of the Canadian Association for Computational Science and Engineering, as well as a Member-at-Large of the USACM Technical Thrust Area on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Fluid-Structure Interaction. He is also a founding member and co-director of the University of Calgary Aerospace Network.