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Simulation Type: Fluid Dynamics

  • Oxygen8 – Optimizing Air Handling Unit Manufacturing

    Challenges Design a new commercial air handling unit using CFD. Reduce dependence on physical prototyping. Optimize for energy efficiency. Results The Terra V unit was developed for commercial use. The entire product development workflow only used 1 physical prototype, and key design decisions were simulation-driven. The unit is entering production and is installed in offices…

  • Outbound Aerospace – Validating a Blended Wing Body Airliner

    Challenge Validating aerodynamics of blended wing body (BWB) airliners, including the hull, engine installation, and flight control surfaces. Designing the structural integrity of retractable landing gear under worst-case loading conditions. Reducing development costs and shortening timelines in aircraft development. Validating critical aerodynamic and structural design decisions without relying on traditional wind tunnel testing. Results Up…

  • AIRLIT studio – Studying Natural Ventilation in a Library

    Challenge Evaluate the natural ventilation performance of a library building. Simulate external and internal air flows simultaneously. Identify areas of high wind drafts internally. Suggest options for energy saving and increased occupant comfort. Results Ran external wind simulations based on annual weather data and used the results to feed into the internal airflow analysis. Simulated…

  • cross-ING – Simulation-Driven Design for Additive Manufacturing

    Challenge Implement a simulation-driven workflow for a Design for Additive Manufacturing project Import complex nTop geometry into SimScale repeatedly Re-design cooling components for an electrical race car. Results Developed a simulation workflow as part of the DfAM process, reducing the need for costly 3D printed prototypes. Used the implicit import feature from nTop into SimScale…

  • Cobalt Design – Thermal Management for Outdoor Electronics

    Challenge Design a novel swimming pool chlorinator control unit for the Australian climate. The outdoor product had to work efficiently in external temperatures of 45℃ in direct sunlight. Stay within temperature safety limits for electronic devices. Results The new unit had reduced temperatures in all areas of the device in ambient conditions of 45℃. 11%…

  • Helicus – Optimizing Drones for Medical Delivery

    Challenge Identify drone landing sites on a hospital for medical deliveries. Optimize the aerodynamic performance of a drone. Balance drone load-carrying capacity with weight and power requirements. Results Successfully ran transient wind analysis for 16 wind directions on and around the hospital. Used CFD to simulate drone flight stability in urban areas. FEA is used…

  • 3P Innovation – Accelerating Cryovial Machine Design

    Challenge Design of the cryoFIL® automated cryovial machine. Carefully design the airflow inside the machine to avoid any contamination of the open vials. CFD simulations of multiple operating points to evaluate air turbulence, stagnation, and unwanted mixing. Results Employed parallel simulations in SimScale to rapidly evaluate many design variants. Early stage design confidence using simulation…

  • Nantoo – Revolutionizing Leaf Waste Collection

    Challenge To rethink the concept of leaf waste Develop a novel product based on vacuum technology that can collect high throughput of leaves, reduce their volume by 90% and, package and seal for composting all in a single step. To achieve the above using energy efficient motors, noiseless operation and battery-powered. Results Developed the first…

  • One Stop Systems – Cooling Edge Computing Hardware

    Challenge Optimize performance of critical edge computing devices Naturally cool high heat-generating electronics enclosures Explore a large number of heat exchanger designs early in the design process Results Used the fan-performance curve tool in SimScale to simulate dozens of fan types accurately. Developed a novel and proprietary heat exchanger design by leveraging the unlimited parallel…

  • Griffon Hoverwork – Hovercraft Design for Marine Environments

    Challenge Design hovercraft for challenging marine environments. Evaluate rudder and propeller performance using CFD. Calculate limits of rudder loading for various operating conditions. Results Simulated the propeller and rudder CAD model using CFD in SimScale. Finalized rudder loading using CFD and FEA for critical use cases. Significantly reduced physical prototyping costs by simulating multiple CAD…

  • Pura – Simulating Air Diffusion Technology

    Challenge Design a novel battery-powered car fragrance diffuser that is not dependent on car ventilation vents Evaluate multiple fan/blower types for quiet operation Ensure fragrance air diffusion evenly throughout a car Validate simulation results with experimental data Results The Car Pro portable air diffuser was designed using SimScale to optimize airflow, pressure drop, and structural…

  • Jesa – Optimizing Wastewater Treatment Tanks

    Challenge Design a new tertiary water treatment tank for an existing wastewater plan in limited space conditions Avoid recirculation, dead zones, and poor performance of the mixing tanks in a novel triangular-shaped tank Reduce capital and operating costs for the new tank Results Avoided short-circuiting, reduced dead zones by 30% (Compared to existing designs) Lowered…