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FLOW-3D Application Notes

• FLOW-3D Helps Architects Achieve LEED Certification in Sustainable Buildings
• Modeling the Effects of Infiltration within Hexagonal Modular Permeable Pavements using FLOW-3D
• Testing a Complex Hydraulic Design of a Sewer Transition with FLOW-3D. Comparison with a Physical Model.
• Adaption of Parameters in FLOW-3D for the Simulation of the Aluminum Integral Foam Molding Process
• Gaining Better Understanding on Agitational Stresses Applied to Proteins for Biopharmaceutical Development
• Computation of Wave Forces on Coastal Bridges
• Evaluation of the Wind Effects on the Iron-Ore Stock Pile; Fugitive Dust Emissions for Different Configurations
• Special: Visualization Spotlight (Building Simulation Reports, Visualizing FLOW-3D Data, and High Productivity CFD)
• Optimization of a Die Cast Vacuum System using Numerical Simulation
• One Person’s Application can be Another’s Inspiration
• Do Our Design Guidelines Represent the Art of Nature? Simulating Cross-Bar Block Ramps with FLOW-3D
• Turbulent Structures as Success Criterion for Fish Passages
• FLOW-3D Helps Prove Da Vinci’s Casting Genius
• Modeling Local Bridge Scour during Flood Event
• Using FLOW-3D as an Engineering Tool for Hybrid Modeling
• Simulation of Droplet and Bubble Dynamics in Microfluidic Devices
• Simulating the Interaction Between Waves and Breakwaters
• In by 9, out by 5 – Rapid evaluation of Tide® bottle filling
• Analyzing Debris Transport in a Nuclear Reactor Containment Building following a Loss of Coolant Accident
• Computational Fluid Dynamics Predicts Air Gap and Wave Impact Loads of Offshore Structures
• 3D Modeling of a Landslide-Induced Wave Hazard
• Earthrace Guarantees Speed, Fuel Efficiency and Safety
• Modeling Nasal Passages is Nothing to Sneeze At
• Making the Switch: Improving High Pressure Die Casting Designs with Simulation
• Comparing HVAC System Designs with FLOW-3D
• Modeling the Drop Formation Process in Inkjet Printheads
• Assessment of Blast Loading
• Helping Improve Velocity Measurements in the Nation’s Rivers and Streams
• Casting Processes with Changing Geometry
• Modeling Flood Control Waterways
• Modeling Moving Engine Parts Using the FLOW-3D GMO Model
• Simulating Viscoelastic Coating Flows
• Using FLOW-3D to Model Valves and Water Hammer Effect
• Aquaculture Site Selection
• Analysis and Optimization of a Stopper-Rod Pour
• Analysis of a Thermosetting Compound During Mold Filling
• FLOW-3D Helps Prevent Nitrification in Water Storage Reservoir
• Modeling Electrokinetic Phenomena
• Shot Cylinder Performance

FLOW-3D Development Focus

• Enhancements to the Sediment & Scour Model
• FLOW-3D/MP: Transition from multi-block type decomposition to true domain decomposition
• Addition of Plastic Deformation to Fluid-Structure Interaction and Thermal Stress Evolution Models
• Hybrid Shallow Water/3D Flow Model
• User Interface Redesign in the Works
• Improvements to the General Moving Objects Model
• Modeling Two-Fluid Interfacial Temperatures
• High Performance Computing with Hybrid FLOW-3D/MP 4.2
• Cast Iron Solidification Model
• New Wave Generators
• Parallelizing FLOW-3D using OpenMP
• Fluid Structure Interaction: A Coupled Finite-Element/Finite-Difference Model in FLOW-3D
• A Continuum Model for High Concentration Granular Media
• Sweet Application using the Salt Dissolution CFD Model in FLOW-3D
• FLOW-3D/MP 4.0 - Performance Improvements
• Fifth-Order Stokes Wave
• Temperature-Dependent Material Properties
• Improved Sedimentation & Scour Model
• Predicting Binder Gas Pressures and Blow Locations in Chemically Bonded Sand Cores
• Automatic Decomposition Tool (ADT)
• Springs & Ropes and Sinusoidal Motion— Additions to the General Moving Object Model
• User Interface Changes Enhance Productivity
• Changing Simulation Options at Runtime
• It's Not Just a Phase
• Modeling Deformable Membrane and Flexing Walls
• More User Conveniences for the FLOW-3D GUI
• Unstructured Memory Allocation: Ability to allocate solution arrays on parts of mesh
• Implicit Advection
• Adding Collision Modeling to FLOW-3D
• FLOW-3D Version 9.1 Coming Soon!
• Improved VOF Scheme for FLOW-3D
• Extensions to the Air Entrainment Model (or Passing Gas Discreetly)
• Extending GMO
• New Model for Electro-Hydrodynamics of Semi-Conductive Fluids
• New Model for Predicting Micro-Porosity
• New Thermal Stress Model for FLOW-3D
• New Pressure-Velocity Solver for FLOW-3D
• General Moving Objects Model