Technical requirements
You should have the following prerequisites before getting started with this chapter:
- Familiarity with AWS and its basic usage.
- A web browser (for the best experience, it is recommended that you use a Chrome or Firefox browser).
- An AWS account (if you are unfamiliar with how to get started with an AWS account, you can go to this link: https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/).
- Some familiarity with CFD. Although we will provide a brief overview of CFD, this chapter is best suited for readers that are at least aware of some of the typical use cases that can be solved using CFD.
In the following section, we will introduce CFD through an example application problem – designing a race car!