1. What software experience is needed—will prior familiarity with ANSYS Fluent or OpenFOAM help?

Prior hands-on experience with ANSYS Fluent, OpenFOAM, or similar CFD tools is helpful but not strictly required—the course covers end-to-end usage from preprocessing to postprocessing.
You’ll learn practical workflows for geometry prep, meshing, solver setup, turbulence models, and validation—building essential skills even as a beginner.
The course isn’t a deep dive into one software UI; rather it emphasizes transferable CFD concepts applicable across different platforms.
If you’re already proficient with one tool, you’ll be able to follow along and adapt learnings to your preferred platform.
Newcomers should be prepared to learn both theory and software workflows at a medium difficulty level.