FEFLOW

Introduction and advanced topics

This five-day, hands-on course provides you with comprehensive training in groundwater modelling using FEFLOW. It consists of an introductory and an advanced part. The introductory part is identical to the course 'Introduction to groundwater modelling' while the advanced part aims at providing you with the skills for advanced modelling topics. To accommodate particular preferences of the group of participants, a selection of the advanced topics listed below is offered.

FEFLOW is widely recognised as a comprehensive software package for subsurface flow and transport simulation. FEFLOW’s unique mesh capabilities (structured and unstructured) allows you the highest degree of flexibility to account in detail from the most simple to complex geometrical configurations. The software is used by leading research institutes, universities, consulting firms and government organisations all over the world.

FEFLOW's scope of application ranges from simple local scale to complex large scale modelling. Application areas include water management, mine water, saltwater intrusion, geothermal energy, and variably saturated media.

COURSE TOPICS

Introduction Part
  • Introduction to FEFLOW and its graphical user interface
  • Creating 2D and 3D mesh geometries (structured and unstructured meshes)
  • FEFLOW’s interface with geological software
  • Setting up flow models with confined and unconfined aquifers
  • Setting up mass-transport models and groundwater age models
  • Setting up Steady-state and transient models
  • Usage of GIS/CAD data interfaces and other formats
  • Results evaluation, visualisation and animation
Advanced Part
  • Unsaturated-flow modelling
  • Density-dependent flow modelling
  • Heat-transport, modelling (geothermal energy systems and closed/open systems)
  • Fractures and discrete feature elements
  • Multicomponent transport and chemical reactions
  • Introduction to the FEFLOW programming interface and Python scripting
  • Introduction to automatic model calibration with FePEST

Upcoming Courses

11 Feb
1 day		 FEFLOW During this free 1 hour webinar including Q&A we will present the foundation of underground water modelling, headlining the advantages that FEFLOW brings as a tool to your business. Different versions of the software will be presented, with their functionalities explained (flow and mass transfer). Don´t miss this opportunity to know this Powered by DHI tool for underground water modelling. 15:00 UTC (10:00am EST) Online Register
10 Mar
1 day		 FEFLOW During this free 45 minute webinar including a Q&A session, we will present the foundation of underground water modelling, headlining the advantages that FEFLOW brings as a tool to your business. The graphical interface of FEFLOW will be presented, as well as visualization of maps and graph outputs of the model. Different versions of the software will be presented, with their functionalities explained (flow and mass transfer). 17:00UTC (1:00pm EST) Online Register
13-15 Apr
3 days		 FEFLOW This three-day course provides you with an introduction to groundwater modelling using FEFLOW. You learn about the basic concepts of the software through building flow and transport models (2D/3D). The course will also provide you with the skills for more advanced groundwater modelling. China
12 May
1 day		 FEFLOW During this free 45 minute webinar including a Q&A session, we will introduce you to how FEFLOW is supported by a sophisticated mesh generation algorithm and interfaces to a number of geological modelling frameworks. Groundwater models in demanding geological settings can now be set up more easily than ever before. The new meshing options are especially helpful for the precise mapping of inclined boreholes, inclined faults or any underground structures 18:00 UTC (2:00 pm EST) Online Register

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Our clients say

“I can highly recommend the courses from the German FEFLOW group in Berlin. Every question has been answered and we learned workflows and tricks, you won't find somewhere in the manuals. And on top, it also was a lot of fun! Thanks a lot to the trainers”

Manuel Allinger, Specialist for site supervision and groundwater modelling, freelancer