CFD Case Studies

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Delivering solutions to fluid flow problems in an easy to use, intuitive and responsive environment for SME’s, global corporations, academia and start-ups alike.

Wind Comfort & Lawson Criteria

Our easy to use and intuitive CFD tool gives engineers the ability to analyse a cityscape under multiple wind & geometric conditions.

Facade & Exhaust Interaction

Architects and HVAC designers used our CFD solution to find a design that deflected plant room exhausts away from terraces and equipment intakes.

Rooftop Equipment Positioning

CFD was used to place air conditioning units in optimal locations, such that seasonal wind did not take hot exhaust from one unit to the intake of another.

Design Optimisation for a Fan

How do you run through 100’s of scenarios & geometric variations in a week to provide an optimised fan shape to industry?

In Situ Pump Analysis

Water treatment engineers used CFD to understand the flow field exiting a pump and provide flow straightening solutions for downstream equipment.

IoT & CFD For Operations Planning

Using a Digital Twin model coupled with IoT and 3D CFD, engineers could run quick diagnostics on a pump and prevent an unscheduled shutdown of the system.

Saving $50k from 48hrs of CFD

Simulation provided an easier route to achieving design objectives without the purchase of new equipment or time consuming experimental tests.

Chlorination of Untreated Water

CFD was used to determine the location & number of chlorine jets to achieve a CoV concentration at a desired location within the pipework.

Multiple Fluids Mixing & Tracking

Capture the behaviour of multiple fluids, the free surface, contaminants and mixing – all in a single transient CFD analysis!

Tracking Formaldehyde in Labs

CFD helps design HVAC systems that can evacuate toxins before they build up to dangerous concentrations near the attendants.

Contagion Spread in Hospitals

CFD gives health service professionals an understanding on how a cough can spread within a room or between room via the HVAC system.

Evacuating Exhaust Fumes

Engine test rooms see a build up of diesel fumes during regular operation; CFD was used to design an HVAC system that removed pollutants in a prescribed time.

Wind Farm
Placement

Using CAD obtained from point cloud data, CFD is carried out to identify high wind and turbulent regions on the terrain.

Payload Release From Wing

Using 6DOF and moving mesh, the aerodynamic interactions between a missile being released and the aircraft wing is studied.

Plume Trajectory In a Cross Wind

Given a gas leak at a factory site, CFD is used to identify regions between the low and high flammability limits, under the action of a cross wind

Fire Spread & Fan Modelling

In case of a fire within a tunnel, CFD can be used to determine the details of the ventilation fans required to evacuate smoke from the area.

Thermal Stratification in Tunnels

CFD was used to examine the thermal flow field inside a rail tunnel, with the air conditioning exhausts operating from a stationary train.

Flow Balance & Fan Selection

When the West Connex project in Sydney required a design flow balance and pressure drop between multiple tunnels, our CFD solutions were put to the use.

External Aeroacoustics

Beyond identifying the dominant SPL frequencies and their sources, CFD can also identify the parameters driving the acoustic noise.

Reducing Acoustic Signatures

CFD was used to assess how the fan and the casing around the blades can be redesigned, to reduce the acoustic signal of an air conditioner.

Sound Propagation

Simulation allows engineers to assess the propagation and impact of niose from wind farm, railway lines and more onto the surrounding areas.

Separation in Mineral Processing

CFD was used to design a separation bin that kept slurry particles of a target size suspended, while others fell and filtered through the bottom.

Particles Solids Breakup in CFD

A coupled transient CFD-DEM analysis modelling the transfer of ore, break-up of particles and design of water-sprays, (used for dust suppression).

Slurry Separation in Cyclones

The separation of particles of different densities & sizes can be captured via CFD. If coupled to DEM, the break-up of particles can also be taken into account.

Switch Room Electronics Cooling

Data centres, plant rooms & switch rooms, all generate a large heat load from the equipment; CFD allows a user to assess various cooling options.

Food & Beverage Heating

From oven and fridge design to food preparation, our simulation tools can provide insight to heating or colling losses and time to reach temperature.

Phase Change In A Heat Exchanger

Fluids within process equipment can undergo heat transfer and phase change in parallel. CFD now models the complete heat transfer process in a single analysis.

Train within a Tunnel

CFD simulation models the physical movement of an item within a fluid, be it an elevator in a shaft or a train in a tunnel, for drag or acoustic analysis.

Drag reduction on a Hull

CFD simulation was used to analyse the drag on the hull, while also identifying regions on deck that were too windy for occupant comfort.

Propeller Design and Lift Off

Optimising the shape of a propeller is one thing, but our CFD tool was also used to check the rate of ascent and stability of the UAV as it took off the ground.

CO Monitoring a Car Park

CFD simulation models the physical movement of an item within a fluid, be it an elevator in a shaft or a train in a tunnel, for drag or acoustic analysis.

Car Park with Jet Fans

Our CFD tools can include the details and affect of jet fans within a car park, allowing a designer to assess the location and number required.

Large Car Park Simulations

The CFD tool we use does not limit the size of the car park in any way. Moreover, we can split a car park in residential and commercial areas as needed.

Mitigating Water Hammer

Sudden valve closure can cause load spikes & catastrophic failure of pipes. System level CFD allows designers to mitigate against such failures.

Mass Flow Balancing

Did you know that our 1D CFD system level tool allows engineers to size equipment and optimise conditions to deliver flow assurance in minutes?

System Coupling to 3D CFD

This capability is useful when within a larger fluids network (handled by the system model), there exists a component that needs detailed analysis via 3D CFD.

Mask with Active Filter Design

Our easy to use and intuitive CFD tool gives engineers the ability to analyse a cityscape under multiple wind & geometric conditions.

Thermal Coating Of Tablets

2-way coupled simulation between DEM and CFD sees tablets losing their heat sensitive coating as hot air is blown into the assembly.

Drug Delivery into Human Lungs

Another coupling between our DEM and CFD solution to model the deposition of fine powders inhaled into the lungs, for better drug delivery.

X43 Hypersonic Flight Analysis

CFD is used to study the performance of a hypersonic vehicle; the results are 1-way coupled to Ansys STK, to capture full flight path characteristics.

Culvert Design Optimisation

Even on multiphase and transient analysis, a multi-variable sensitivity & optimisation analysis can be carried out, to determine the best design.

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