Work Packages
Explore our project’s detailed overview of work packages, each representing a critical facet of quantum computing and fluid dynamics research. Discover the specialized focus areas and collaborative efforts shaping our scientific endeavors.
Industrially relevant CFD examples are defined and benchmarked. Solutions using standard CFD methods are obtained. These are compared with results obtained from tensor network solutions and QCFD solutions.
Lead Beneficiary: TUHH
Cooperations: UHH, ENG
Deliverables:
| Relative Number in WP | # of Deliverables | Name of Deliverables | Type | Dissemination Level | Due Date in Months | Due Date |
| D1.1 | D3 | Core benchmark CFD set | Data | Public | 18 | 30/04/2024 |
QCFD engages with industrial CFD R&D groups to identify additional CFD examples that are efficiently solvable with algorithms and numerical methods developed in the QCFD project.
Lead Beneficiary: TUHH
Cooperations: UHH, ENG
Deliverables:
| Relative Number in WP | # of Deliverables | Name of Deliverables | Type | Dissemination Level | Due Date in Months | Due Date |
| D2.1 | D8 | Extended benchmark CFD set | Data | Public | 42 | 30/04/2026 |
Platform independent QCFD algorithms for the solution of the examples identified in work packages 1 and 2 are developed.
Lead Beneficiary: TUHH
Cooperations: TUHH, FZJ, ENG, TUC, PLANQC
Deliverables:
| Relative Number in WP | # of Deliverables | Name of Deliverables | Type | Dissemination Level | Due Date in Months | Due Date |
| D3.1 | D10 | Core algorithmic structures used in QCFD software | Report | Public | 45 | 31/07/2026 |
Optimized tensor-network versions of the platform independent QCFD algorithms obtained in work package 3 are developed.
Lead Beneficiary: UHH
Cooperations: TUC, PLANQC
Deliverables:
| Relative Number in WP | # of Deliverables | Name of Deliverables | Type | Dissemination Level | Due Date in Months | Due Date |
| D4.1 | D4 | Core tensor network QCFD set | Data | Public | 21 | 31/07/2024 |
| D4.2 | D7 | Scaling and memory requirements | Report | Public | 36 | 31/10/2025 |
| D4.3 | D9 | Extended tensor network QCFD set | Data | Public | 42 | 30/04/2026 |
The platform independent QCFD algorithms in work package 3 are optimized for different quantum hardware platforms.
Lead Beneficiary: TUC
Cooperations: FZJ, PLANQC, UHH, TUM
Deliverables:
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| D5.1 | D11 | QCFD software library | Other | Public | 45 | 31/07/2026 |
Lead Beneficiary: FZJ
Cooperations: TUC, PLANQC
Deliverables:
| Relative Number in WP | # of Deliverables | Name of Deliverables | Type | Dissemination Level | Due Date in Months | Due Date |
| D6.1 | D5 | Core gate-level QCFD set | Data | Public | 24 | 31/10/2024 |
| D6.2 | D12 | Extended gate-level QCFD set | Data | Public | 45 | 31/07/2026 |
Lead Beneficiary: FZJ
Cooperations: TUC, PLANQC
Deliverables:
| Relative Number in WP | # of Deliverables | Name of Deliverables | Type | Dissemination Level | Due Date in Months | Due Date |
| D7.1 | D6 | Core flagship QCFD set | Data | Public | 27 | 31/01/2025 |
| D7.2 | D13 | Extended flagship QCFD set | Data | Public | 48 | 31/10/2026 |
Industrially relevant CFD examples are defined and benchmarked. Solutions using standard CFD methods are obtained. These are compared with results obtained from tensor network solutions and QCFD solutions.
Lead Beneficiary: TUM
Cooperations: TUHH, UHH, FZJ, ENG, TUC
Deliverables:
| Relative Number in WP | # of Deliverables | Name of Deliverables | Type | Dissemination Level | Due Date in Months | Due Date |
| D8.1 | D15 | Quantum hardware requirements and suitability | Report | Public | 48 | 31/10/2026 |
An OpenFOAM software library interfacing with the QCFD software framework is developed.
Lead Beneficiary: ENG
Cooperations: TUHH, UHH, FZJ, TUC
Deliverables:
| Relative Number in WP | # of Deliverables | Name of Deliverables | Type | Dissemination Level | Due Date in Months | Due Date |
| D9.1 | D14 | OpenFOAM to QCFD interface | Other | Public | 48 | 31/10/2026 |
Research, collaboration and communication activities are managed and coordinated between all the project partners.
Lead Beneficiary: UHH
Cooperations: TUHH, FZJ, TUM, ENG, TUC, PLANQC
Deliverables:
| Relative Number in WP | # of Deliverables | Name of Deliverables | Type | Dissemination Level | Due Date in Months | Due Date |
| D10.1 | D1 | Data Management plan | DMP | Public | Completed | 30/04/2023 |
| D10.2 | D2 | Dissemination, exploitation and communication plan | Report | Public | Completed | 30/04/2023 |
| D10.3 | D16 | Dissemination, exploitation and communication plan (first update) | Report | Public | Completed | |
| D10.4 | D17 | Dissemination, exploitation and communication plan (second update) | Report | Public | 24 | 31/10/2024 |
| D10.5 | D18 | Dissemination, exploitation and communication plan (final update) | Report | Public | 36 | 31/10/2025 |