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 Rettorato of the Università del Salento (Piazza Tancredi 7, 73100 Lecce).

A 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.

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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