CONFERENCE ALERT: Energy and Process CFD Symposium

From an email I rec’d from Lauren Gautier, Marketing Manager, Siemens PLM Software, comes the following …

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Energy and Process CFD Symposium
Hosted by Siemens PLM Software, formerly CD-adapco
We are pleased to invite you to our Energy and Process CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Symposium (http://www.houstoncfd-energy2017.com/node/10?dm_i=1RDE,4VIMB,ATSN2S,IG4MQ,1) taking place May 17-18 in Houston, Texas.
Join Siemens PLM customers, partners, and experts as they showcase their industry-leading work in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based engineering simulation and design-space exploration across the full range of energy, oil and gas, and process industries.
Siemens PLM Software (https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/) (formerly UGS) is a computer software company specializing in 3D & 2D Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. The company is a business unit of Siemens, and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.
Siemens PLM Software is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) and manufacturing operations management (MOM) software. Our Smart Innovation Portfolio helps manufacturers optimize their Digital Enterprise and realize innovation.

Confirmed presentations include:
•Alistair Gill of Wild Well Controls: STAR-CCM+, A virtual blow-out preventer
•Tom Plikas of Hatch: Performance efficiency improvement in metallurgical processing with STAR-CCM+
•Edward Bennett of Mechanical Solutions Inc.: An Aero-Acoustics Analysis of the Flow through a Centrifugal Compressor using STAR-CCM+
•Robert Brewster of Westinghouse Electric Company: CFD simulations for improved nuclear reactor performance and reliability
•Joel Peltier of Bechtel: Applications of STAR-CCM+ on Nuclear Projects at Bechtel
•Martin Van Staden of X-energy: Xe-100 Reactor CAE Design by Analysis Approach using STAR-CCM+
•Matt Straw of Norton Straw Consultants: Pipe vibration & Joule-Thomson cooling
•Bruce Eldridge of UT Austin: Optimization in process simulation
•Lawrence Lai of Trelleborg: Offshore systems
•Harris Reynolds of Diamond Offshore: Why drilling contractors need CFD!
•Sean McGuffie of Porter McGuffie: The use of complex physics models within the refining industry
•Jeff Logsdon of PSRI: Using DEM to gain insights into particle attrition in fluidized beds at PSRI
•Jim O'Sullivan of TechnipFMC: Boosting the confidence in application the of CFD in the offshore industry

Topics to be Covered:
•Upstream oil and gas
•Refining and downstream oil and gas
•Chemical and Process Industries
•Conventional, renewable and nuclear energy
Our experts and support staff will also be available for further discussions throughout this event.
There is no cost for this symposium, but registration is required as spaces are strictly limited. We were at capacity last year and expect a similar (or even better!) turnout this year. Sign up now while seats are still available.
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FYI, May is a good time of year to visit Houston.  The weather is pleasant, the food is good, and there is lots of stuff to see.  One of my favorites is the Art Car Museum (http://artcarmuseum.com/).