We are pleased to invite you to the sixth edition of the Conference on Non-Ideal Fluid Dynamics, which will be held from 23 to 25 September 2026 in Lecce, Italy, at the beautiful Municipal Open Space (Via Francesco Rubichi 16 - Palazzo Carafa, 73100 Lecce).

A scientific school will precede the event, taking place from 21 to 23 September 2026 at the Monastero degli Olivetani (viale Michele De Pietro, 73100, Lecce), 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.

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

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