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TetrUSS Training and Support FAQ

What does the ViGYAN TetrUSS training cover, and how long are the sessions?

The ViGYAN TetrUSS training course provides training on the use of each of the component codes in TetrUSS. Specifically, the following topics are covered:

Using GridTool (the graphical preprocessor to VGRID) to prepare VGRID input data.
Using VGRID and POSTGRID to generate unstructured tetrahedral grids suitable for inviscid and viscous CFD analysis.
Using the USM3D flow solver and associated software.

NOTE: The robust and user-friendly design built into many of the component codes within TetrUSS allows it to be used by individuals who do not necessarily possess specific expertise in the fields of grid generation or Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). However, it should be noted that the effective use of the component codes within TetrUSS assumes a working knowledge of fundamental Fluid Dynamics and CFD principles. The ViGYAN TetrUSS training course is not an introductory Fluid Dynamics or CFD course, and is therefore not meant or designed to provide attendees with these fundamentals. Rather, the course augments the fundamentals and draws on them to maximize the effectiveness of the attendee's use of the system.

The training course is a 4-day session (Tuesday to Friday), with each day beginning at 9:30 AM and ending at 4:30 PM (with a break for lunch from 11:30 AM to 1 PM). Typically, the flow of the course content is as follows:

Tuesday

Welcome session.
Introduction to unstructured grid generation.
Introduction to TetrUSS.
GridTool lecture:
- Session 1 - surfaces, point and curve creation.

Wednesday

GridTool lecture:
- Session 2 - surface patch creation & spacing specification.
Hands-on GridTool session.
VGRID/POSTGRID lecture:
- Session 1 - surface grid generation.

Thursday

VGRID/POSTGRID lecture:
- Session 2 - volume grid generation.
Hands-on VGRID/POSTGRID session.
USM3D lecture:
- Session 1.

Friday

USM3D lecture:
- Session 2.
Final wrap-up.