ERCOFTAC SIG49 Seminarium

6th International Seminar on
Non-Ideal Compressible Fluid Dynamics
(NICFD2026)

 

23rd - 25st September 2025

Lecce, Italy

 

Location:
Rettorato of the Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy

Organisers:
SIG49

O​fficial Website:
https://nicfd-2026.sciencesconf.org

 

Organising Committee:
Dr Pietro Marco Congedo, Inria and Ecole Polytechnique, Chair
Dr Mario Di Renzo, University of Salento, Co-Chair
Dr Enora Denimal Goy, Inria and Ecole Polytechnique, Co-Chair
Dr Donatella Passiatore, University of Salento, Co-Chair
Dr Alexis Giauque, École Centrale de Lyon, Co-Chair
Prof Alberto Guardone, Politecnico di Milano, Founding Chair

 

Sixth edition of the Conference on Non-Ideal Fluid Dynamics will be held from 23 to 25 September 2026 in Lecce, Italy, at the beautiful Rettorato of the Università del Salento (Piazza Tancredi 7, 73100 Lecce).

scientific school will precede the event, taking place from 21 to 23 September 2026, and will be especially valuable for students and early-career researchers. The course will cover the fundamentals, numerical and experimental tools, and applications of non-ideal compressible flows. Renowned experts in the field will give classes.

The conference will bring together the international research community studying the fluid dynamics of compressible reactive and non-reactive flows involving non-ideal fluids. Topics will span theory, numerical methods, and practical applications across multiple fields.

Important dates:

    • Abstract submission deadline: March 30th, 2026
    • Abstract acceptance: May 1st, 2026
    • Short-paper submission deadline: July 31st, 2026
    • Revised short-paper submission: September 13th, 2026
    • Registration opening: February 2nd, 2026
    • Early-bird registration deadline: May 15st, 2026

Main Topics Include:

  • Fundamentals
  • Numerical methods
  • Optimisation and uncertainty quantification (UQ)
  • Critical and supercritical flows
  • Turbulence and mixing
  • Multi-component fluid flows
    • Applications in:
    • Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power systems
    • Supercritical CO₂ systems
    • Steam turbines
    • Cryogenic flows
    • Condensing flows in nozzles
    • Cavitating flows
    • Space propulsion involving super- and transcritical fluids

     

    All information is available: https://nicfd-2026.sciencesconf.org