If you believe (as I do) that we will not see a dramatic revolution in CFD technology, but rather the continual evolution of the current tools (there will be no "black box" into which you can speak "optimize this system for me"), then you can see that what we need is a revolution in the way in which we use CFD as a tool. A large amount of time has been spent developing and validating the CFD tools we use, but very little time has been spent developing an efficient manner for using the tools and for passing that information along to the uninitiated user.

assemble, structure and collate existing knowledge encapsulating the performance of models underlying the current generation of CFD codes, and to make this information available in the form of [a] knowledge base.

The potential benefit of the QNET-CFD Thematic Network to European Industry is enormous. It will ultimately unlock CFD's full potential as a front line industrial design and assessment tool. Also, by assembling and structuring current knowledge in this way, crucial gaps would be revealed and this will prove invaluable for targeting future funds towards high value research projects designed to fill these gaps. The Network will exert a profound impact upon community social and economic objectives.