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| ======CHPC Computational Mechanics Challenge====== | ======CHPC Computational Mechanics Challenge====== |
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| **CHPC National Meeting 2013** | **CHPC National Meeting 2014** |
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| **2 to 6 December, Cape Town International Convention Centre** | **2 to 6 December, Cape Town International Convention Centre** |
| challenge, teams will be asked to simulate a problem involving low speed aerodynamics. The | challenge, teams will be asked to simulate a problem involving low speed aerodynamics. The |
| winning team will stand in line to win prizes sponsored by our industry partners. | winning team will stand in line to win prizes sponsored by our industry partners. |
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| | {{:competition:chpccompetitioncall.pdf|Download competition brochure (PDF file).}} |
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| =====Problem statement===== | =====Problem statement===== |
| * helpful scripts for pre and postprocessing; as well as | * helpful scripts for pre and postprocessing; as well as |
| * relevant geometry/CAD files. | * relevant geometry/CAD files. |
| - The teams will attend an information and question session the day before the CHPC | - The teams will attend an information and question session the day before the CHPC Meeting starts (Sunday, 1 December) where they will be handed the problem statement. They will have until 5 pm on Thursday (5 December) to complete the challenge and hand their results to the judges. |
| Meeting starts (Sunday, 1 December) where they will be handed the problem statement. | |
| They will have until 5 pm on Thursday (5 December) to complete the challenge and hand | |
| their results to the judges. | |
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| =====Travel grants===== | =====Travel grants===== |
| A limited number of travel grants are available for students to travel to the CHPC's 2013 National | A limited number of travel grants are available for students to travel to the CHPC's 2013 National |
| Meeting in Cape Town. Please contact Kevin Colville at ''kcolville'' .AT. ''csir'' .dot. ''co'' .dot. ''za'' for more information. | Meeting in Cape Town. Please contact Kevin Colville at ''kcolville'' .AT. ''csir'' .dot. ''co'' .dot. ''za'' for more information. |
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| | =====Download Application Form:===== |
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| | * in MS Word {{:competition:chpcapplicationcfdchallenge.doc|DOC}} format |
| | * in Open Office {{:competition:chpcapplicationcfdchallenge.odt|ODT}} format |
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| | Fill in the application form electronically and email the completed DOC or ODT (or PDF) file **before 4 November** to: |
| | * ''competition'' .AT. ''chpc'' .dot. ''ac'' .dot. ''za'' |
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| =====Rules===== | =====Rules===== |
| - Most ambitious, innovative, original or off the wall approach | - Most ambitious, innovative, original or off the wall approach |
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| | //The judges reserve the right not to award prizes in all categories if no suitable qualifying candidates are available. The judges decision is final.// |
| ====Contact==== | ====Contact==== |
| For more information please contact: | For more information please contact: |
| - Charles Crosby: ''ccrosby'' .AT. ''csir'' .dot. ''co'' .dot. ''za'' | * Charles Crosby: ''ccrosby'' .AT. ''csir'' .dot. ''co'' .dot. ''za'' |
| - Johan Heyns: ''jheyns'' .AT. ''csir'' .dot. ''co'' .dot. ''za'' | * Johan Heyns: ''jheyns'' .AT. ''csir'' .dot. ''co'' .dot. ''za'' |
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| **Answer:** //Everything covered in the [[http://www.openfoam.org/docs/user/|user guide]]// except you won't need to compile your own code (so you can skip section 3.2 and only section 3.2 from the user guide). | **Answer:** //Everything covered in the [[http://www.openfoam.org/docs/user/|user guide]]// except you won't need to compile your own code (so you can skip section 3.2 and only section 3.2 from the user guide). |
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| ===Can I bring my own laptop computer?=== | ===Can I bring my own laptop computer?=== |
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| **Answer:** //Yes. Competitors will be supplied with a single desktop workstation per team, but they may also use their own laptop computers if they prefer to do so. | **Answer:** Yes. Competitors will be supplied with a single desktop workstation per team, but they may also use their own laptop computers if they prefer to do so. |
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| ===Can I "phone a friend"?=== | ===Can I "phone a friend"?=== |
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| **Answer:** //Yes. Making sensible use of available resources is part of good engineering practice, but only team members are allowed to work directly on the challenge. You may be quizzed in detail about the processes used and decisions made. | **Answer:** Yes. Making sensible use of available resources is part of good engineering practice, but only team members are allowed to work directly on the challenge. You may be quizzed in detail about the processes used and decisions made. |
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