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Simulation Type: Fluid Dynamics

  • Nabtaker – Verifying Thermal Comfort in an Auditorium

    The Challenge The Qatar University requested Nabtaker’s services to help them tackle a problem with thermal comfort in their building. The temperature in one of their auditoriums was too high, especially during summer and when it was fully occupied. Taking into consideration the maximum capacity of 239 people which was easily reached during class period,…

  • Johnson Screens – Verifying Airflow Through Radiator Grilles

    The Challenge Their goal was to make sure that the grille did not induce too much pressure drop into the ventilation system. A high pressure drop would translate to bigger blowers and higher energy consumption. It was important to their customer to keep the energy consumption at a minimal level. Daryn Bertelson, CAE Engineer in…

  • Larsen & Toubro (L&T Construction) – Optimizing Lift Irrigation

    Investigating Layout Designs for Lift Irrigation Systems For lift irrigation projects, the structures in the sump cum pump house should be designed to ensure that the flow reaching the pumps is free from any vortices, especially submerged vortices. The flow can be analyzed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), which was the reason why the L&T…

  • VTOL Technologies – Increasing Drone Lift by 20%

    The Challenge The main challenge VTOL Technologies’ team faced was to obtain reliable and accurate data on key aspects of their unmanned aerial vehicle. This included the aerodynamics, as well as the propulsion. SimScale allowed VTOL team to gather this data, better understand the aerodynamics and main characteristics of the drone for improving its performance…

  • Furnace Fixers – 40% Better Performance with CFD

    The Challenge The construction of industrial ovens is an extremely complex task that requires innovative and dedicated solutions for end-customer applications. Furnace Fixers’ products allow meeting quality specifications for heat treatment such as AMS-2750E or CQI-9 . Specifically, the ovens used to make parts need to provide a uniform temperature within a plus or minus…

  • CRYO Science – Improving Chamber Thermal Efficiency

    The Challenge The project which required simulations was a whole-body, single-person cryo chamber. The individual stays inside the cryo chamber for 1 – 3 minutes and during this time is exposed to cold dry air at the temperature of -140°C (varying based on the treatment type). The subzero temperature is achieved through the use of…

  • Designcraft – Reducing Turbine Size by 30%

    The Challenge DeepRiver AS needed to test the energy efficiency of its turbine design called the Pilot Turbine to determine which design solutions would improve its product. The physical prototype was based on an old water wheel concept, which was full-scale tested in Klapeida, Lithuania. The project then moved to a critical stage, where modifications…

  • EJ Consulting – Resizing a Valve in Hours with CFD

    The Challenge EJ Consulting’s team had an existing valve that they needed to change the size of. Testing a valve physically would have been a difficult process—pumping 200-1000 GPM and accurately measuring the pressure drop, flows, and forces is not practical. The team knew that if they did not use computer-aided engineering (CAE), they would…

  • Anderson CNC – Optimizing Smoke Extraction on a Plasma Table

    The Challenge The company’s first machines used water as a filter for the smoke and gases generated during the cutting process. The water was placed beneath the metal plate, and as the smoke exited it, it was captured in the water. It soon became clear that the water filtration system created other problems: small parts…

  • SolidTrust – Reducing Muffler Pressure Drop by 75%

    The Challenge One of the projects of SolidTrust was the optimization of a car muffler design’s performance, which is determined by three main factors Dissipation of air arriving from the engine Exhaust air removal, power maintenance At the same time, the design of a muffler also influences the amount of noise generated by the gas…

  • Tokyowheel – Optimizing Carbon Racing Wheel Aerodynamics

    The Challenge Seven years ago, carbon wheels for bikes were reserved only for the rich in Japan, as the price for a decent set was no less than a few thousand dollars. Tokyowheel’s founder, James Ferrer, set his mind to change this and give cyclists the access they wanted to high performance carbon wheels that…

  • American Wind – Optimizing a Micro Turbine with CFD

    The Challenge Never before has a 1-kilowatt generator been squeezed into a device just 3 inches in diameter. That is until American Wind developed its innovative micro wind turbine, which is integrated with a small, yet very powerful, generator. Still, a powerful generator doesn’t mean much in a wind turbine if it’s not able to…