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authorized by
Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco
in collaboration with
Last year edition in Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ), Germany
Overview
The school is conducted in English and requires a Master’s degree and strong mathematical background. Where
Congress Center “Giove” Hotel Galileo – Padua – Italy
When
23-27 June, 2025 Monday to Friday
Have A Look At The
Program Highlights
Please note that the schedule is subject to change
Day 1
Monday - 23 June, 2025
09:00 Am
Past and future of fire modelling
Speaker: Kevin McGrattan
11:00 Am
Break
11:30 Am
Governing
equations
Speaker: Lukas Arnold
01:30 Pm
Lunch break
02:30 Pm
Validation
Speaker: Fabio Ponziani online
04:30 Pm
Transfer to Venice
Afternoon
Social event: Guided tour in Venice
Evening
Social event: Official cicchetti in Venice
Day 2
Tuesday - 24 June, 2025
09:00 Am
Computational fluid dynamics
Speaker: Lukas Arnold
11:00 Am
Break
11:30 Am
FDS fluid solver, internal boundaries
Speaker: Marcos Vanella
01:30 Pm
Lunch break
02:30 Pm
Turbulence
+ 10' test
Speaker: Lukas Arnold
04:30 Pm
Break
05:00 - 6:30 Pm
Mesh scalability and computing
Speaker: Ruggero Poletto
Day 3
Wednesday - 25 June, 2025
09:00 Am
Pressure solvers
Speaker: Marcos Vanella
11:00 Am
Break
11:30 Am
Radiation
Speaker: Simo Hostikka
01:30 Pm
Lunch break
02:30 Pm
Combustion
Speaker: Jason Floyd
04:30 Pm
Break
05:00 - 6:30 Pm
Basic control logic
Speaker: Jason Floyd
Evening
Social event: Guided tour in Padua
Day 4
Thursday - 26 June, 2025
09:00 Am
Pyrolysis
Speaker: Simo Hostikka
11:00 Am
Break
11:30 Am
Basic HVAC
Speaker: Jason Floyd
01:30 Pm
Lunch break
02:30 Pm
CFD for structural stability
Speaker: Chao Zhang
04:30 Pm
Break
05:00 - 6:30 Pm
Wind and WUI
for fire scenarios
+ 10' test
Speaker: Kevin McGrattan
online
Day 5
Friday - 27 June, 2025
09:00 Am
Conference on fire simulation and expo
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01:30 Pm
Lunch break
02:30 Pm
Conference on fire simulation and expo
Have A Look At The
Program Highlights
Please note that the schedule is subject to change
Day 1
Monday - 23 June, 2025
09:00 Am
Past and future of fire modelling
Speaker: Kevin McGrattan
11:00 Am
Break
11:30 Am
Governing equations
Speaker: Lukas Arnold
01:30 Pm
Lunch break
02:30 Pm
Validation
Speaker: Fabio Ponziani (online)
04:30 Pm
Transfer to Venice
Afetrnoon
Social event:
Guided tour
in Venice
Evening
Social event: Official cicchetti in Venice
Day 2
Tuesday - 24 June, 2025
09:00 Am
Computational fluid dynamics
Speaker: Lukas Arnold
11:00 Am
Break
11:30 Am
FDS fluid solver, internal boundaries
Speaker: Marcos Vanella
01:30 Pm
Lunch break
02:30 Pm
Turbulence + 10' test
Speaker: Lukas Arnold
04:30 Pm
Break
05:00 - 6:30 Pm
Mesh scalability and computing
Speaker: Ruggero Poletto
Day 3
Wednesday - 25 June, 2025
09:00 Am
Pressure solvers
Speaker: Marcos Vanella
11:00 Am
Break
11:30 Am
Radiation
Speaker: Simo Hostikka
01:30 Pm
Lunch break
02:30 Pm
Combustion
Speaker: Jason Floyd
04:30 Pm
Break
05:00 - 06:30 Pm
Basic control logic
Speaker: Jason Floyd
Social event:
Guided tour in Padua
Day 4
Thursday - 26 June, 2025
09:00 Am
Pyrolysis
Speaker: Simo Hostikka
11:00 Am
Break
11:30 Am
Basic HVAC
Speaker: Jason Floyd
01:30 Pm
Lunch break
02:30 Pm
CFD for structural stability
Speaker: Chao Zhang
04:30 Pm
Break
05:00 - 6:30 Pm
Wind and WUI
for fire scenarios
+ 10' test
Speaker: Kevin McGrattan (online)
Day 5
Friday - 27 June, 2025
09:00 Am
Conference on fire simulation and expo
01:30 Pm
Lunch break
02:30 Pm
Conference on fire simulation and expo
These Are
Lecturer team
- Kevin McGrattan, Marcos Vanella: Fire Research Division, Engineering Laboratory, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
- Lukas Arnold: Fire Dynamics division, Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS), Civil Safety Research (IAS-7), Germany
- Simo Hostikka: Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland
- Jason Floyd: Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), UL Research Institutes, USA
- Chao Zhang: School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, China
- Emanuele Gissi, Fabio Ponziani: Corpo nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco, Italy
- Ruggero Poletto: CFD FEA Service SRL, Verona, Italy
Scientific committee
Due to high demand, the in-person participants will be selected by the scientific committee based on their previous professional experience and motivation.
The partecipants that will not be selected to attend the course in-person will be given the opportunity to follow the course online.
Registration and course fee
The candidates to in-person participation should complete the registration form with requested data about professional experience and motivation. The accepted in-person candidates are going to be notified by e-mail within 2 days of receipt.
Due to high demand, the in-person participants will be selected by the scientific committee based on their previous professional experience and motivation.
The number of in-person participants is limited. The course can be followed online with reduced lecture and social interaction.
We remind you that the online course consists of the transmission of the course held in the classroom. Since it is a webinar, online participants will carry out the same exercises as the participants in the classroom, but without direct comparison with the teachers. It will also be possible to ask questions only via chat with a tutor who will filter the requests.
NOTA PER I PARTECIPANTI ITALIANI
Per i professionisti antincendio italiani iscritti ad ANPA, le ore di aggiornamento sono riconosciute sia per la frequenza in presenza che online. (in attuazione di quanto previsto nella circolare dei Vigili del Fuoco prot. n. 4071 del 18/03/2021)
CFP INGEGNERI riconosciuti solo per il corso in presenza.
The course fee is, upon registration:
In-person: € 2.196,00 VAT Inc. ( 1.800,00 + VAT 22% )
The fee include:
- Registration for the course and final conference
- Every day lunches at University’s canteen
- Social Events
The fee does not include: accomodation, trasportation, and dinners costs.
Course Confirmed: Limited Spots Available!
Registration requests must be received by 16 Jun 2025.
Online: € 732,00 VAT Inc. ( 600,00 + VAT 22% )*
* EXEMPTION FROM TAX ONLY UE/EXTRA UE COMPANIES WITH VAT NUMBER AND EXTRA EU PRIVATE COSTUMERS (art. 7 ter, co 1 lett a)
We have limited availability!
Registration requests must be received by 16 Jun 2025.
Conference: free
A Few Words about
Accommodation Options
The course will take place in Padua, Congress Center “Giove” Hotel Galileo. We suggest finding accommodation in the city of Padua. Please find some hotel recommendations below:
- Best Western Plus Hotel Galileo – Open hotel site
- Hotel NH Padova – Open hotel site
- Best Western Hotel Biri – Open hotel site
- Hotel Grand’Italia “Residenza d’Epoca” – Open hotel site
Venue
Padua – Italy
Padua is a historic city known for its two UNESCO World Heritage sites: the world’s oldest Botanical Garden and Giotto’s 14th-century frescoes, including those in the Scrovegni Chapel. It hosts the University of Padua, founded in 1222, where Galileo and Copernicus once taught or studied. Galileo’s 1610 observation of Jupiter’s moons in Padua marked a key moment in the Copernican Revolution. Today, the university greatly influences the city’s cultural and economic life. Padua is also conveniently located just 30 minutes by train from Venice.
Southern European Summer school on Fire Dynamics Modeling 2025
Contact
Centro di Formazione STS srl
Via Romana Aponense, 116
35142 Padua – Italy
+39 049 8809842
info@professionistiantincendio.com
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