FLOW-3D academic program
FLOW-3D academic program
Flow Science offers free academic license programs for FLOW-3D, FLOW-3D HYDRO and FLOW-3D CAST to faculty members, researchers, instructors, and students at academic institutions in the United States and Canada, as well as in many other countries through our subsidiaries Flow Science Australasia, Flow Science Latin America, Flow Science India, and Flow Science UK. Academics in other regions should contact their FLOW-3D distributor directly for more information on program availability and license options. Licenses granted under these programs do not entitle the user to technical support services other than assistance with installation and licensing. For those who are interested in more powerful license options and/or technical support, we offer significant discounts for academic use; contact us at sales@flow3d.com.

Flow Science Academic Programs​

Students and professors in the US and Canada can apply for an academic license here. We recommend checking our Supported Platforms before applying, to make sure that you have the right hardware and software to run FLOW-3D.

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Flow Science Australasia

Students and professors at universities in Australia and New Zealand can apply for an academic license through Flow Science Australasia.

Flow Science Latin America

Students and professors at universities in Mexico and across Central and South America* can apply for an academic license through Flow Science Latin America.

*Students and professors in Brazil can apply below.

Flow Science India

Students and professors at universities in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka can apply for an academic license through Flow Science India.

Flow Science UK

Students and professors at universities in the United Kingdom and Ireland can apply for an academic license through Flow Science UK.

Flow Science offers free 4-month licenses for FLOW-3D, FLOW-3D CAST, and FLOW-3D HYDRO for the purpose of academic research.  Applications require a research proposal. If accepted, a license for the software that best fits the applicant’s field of research will be issued.* If you have any questions, please email academic@flow3d.com.

*Applicants who are interested in modeling additive manufacturing or welding processes should read the section below, Research Licenses for FLOW-3D AM, before applying.

Details:

  • Students and faculty may apply.
  • Licenses granted under this program do not entitle the user to technical support services other than assistance with installation and licensing.
  • Only applicants who have never been a customer of Flow Science or its affiliates are eligible for a license under the Research Assistance program.
  • Each research group is only eligible for one license under the Research Assistance program.
  • Licenses issued under the Research Assistance program are limited to four months. Extensions are available through a paid academic license.
  • If you are interested in a supported or long-term academic license, please contact our Sales Team.
  • Please check the FLOW-3D Supported Platforms page to confirm that you have the necessary hardware and software.

Research Licenses for FLOW-3D AM

Our FLOW-3D AM software is used around the world for cutting edge research of additive manufacturing and laser welding processes. To successfully model these complex applications often requires hands-on user training and technical support from our team, which is why we do not offer a free, unsupported license for these products.

If you are interested in using FLOW-3D AM or one of its components, FLOW-3D WELD or FLOW-3D DEM, in your academic research, we encourage you to contact our sales team. You can also submit a Research license application, and a CFD engineer will be in touch with you to discuss your application and provide details about our licensing and technical support options. If you have any questions, please email academic@flow3d.com.

Flow Science offers free teaching licenses of FLOW-3D to faculty members who are interested in incorporating CFD software into their course syllabus. Applications require a course number and description. If the application is accepted, a network license for the appropriate FLOW-3D product* will be issued to the faculty member. If you have any questions, please email academic@flow3d.com.

*Licenses for FLOW-3D AM not available through this program.

Details:

  • Faculty may apply.
  • We recommend applying for a TA license at least one month in advance of the semester.
  • If your application is accepted, we will require a License Agreement to be signed by a duly authorized representative of your department before we can issue your license.
  • Licenses granted under this program do not entitle the user to technical support service other than assistance with installation and licensing. If you are interested in a license with technical support, please contact our Sales Team.
  • Please check the FLOW-3D Supported Platforms page to confirm that you have the necessary hardware and software.

Engineering departments at universities in the United States, Canada and select countries outside of North America are eligible for long-term department-wide access to FLOW-3D, FLOW-3D CAST or FLOW-3D HYDRO for research and teaching. Faculty members and staff can apply. If you have any questions, please contact us at academic@flow3d.com.

*Licenses for FLOW-3D AM not available through this program.

Details:

  • Faculty or administrators may apply.
  • Core-limited user tokens for students and staff in the licensed department.
  • The software must be installed and made available to students in computer lab resources as part of standard department academic software packages, and may also be installed on additional research lab computers as needed.
  • An academic license agreement must be executed.
  • An annual affidavit and report affirming the usage in accordance with the license agreement is required after initial installation, and then yearly prior to renewal.
  • Licenses granted under this program do not entitle the user to technical support service other than assistance with installation and licensing.
  • Please check the FLOW-3D Supported Platforms page to confirm that your department has the necessary hardware and software.
My experience with FLOW-3D HYDRO has been phenomenal. The user-friendly nature of the software together with all the numerous webinars, guides and support has made it easy for me, who had zero knowledge on Computational Fluid Dynamics prior to FLOW-3D, to operate the software. The software is powerful and has been a great help to my research where I monitor rainfall activities and a Soakaway chamber. The software is easy to operate and many different types of data like pressure, velocity magnitude etc. can be collected. The simulations generated were very high quality and the whole experience has been fantastic. I would highly recommend students who are interested in learning CFD to join the Academic Program.
Kevin D. AbadiBSc MSc Structural Engineering, Nottingham Trent University
We have used FLOW-3D to model additive manufacturing processes to complete our projects. This software contains advanced modules and databases that distinguish it from other commercial software. It is also very user-friendly, with numerous tutorials and examples to help users get started quickly. We worked with Drs. Ibai Mugica and Marcin Serdeczny from the support team, and they are both excellent and knowledgeable scientists. They are extremely patient when answering questions and clearly explain fundamental/technical concepts. Having worked with various software and support teams over the last seven years, I can tell you that this software and its support team are one-of-a-kind. Keep up the excellent work.
Arash Samaei, Ph.DNorthwestern University
We have been using FLOW-3D to advance the boundaries of fundamental science. FLOW-3D has been a great tool to test our hypotheses about the physics governing complex phenomena during multi-alloy 3D printing. FLOW-3D has helped us understand the evolution of thermal profiles and the associated mass transport and development of thermal stresses in complicated additively built structures.
Ali Tabei, PhDOregon State University
We have used FLOW-3D to simulate our vegetated flow laboratory data. We found the software is not only user-friendly, but is powerful to produce good aligning results with the experiments. We are happy with the software and will definitely continue this partnership with FLOW-3D for our future projects.
Jaan PuAssociate Professor, University of Bradford
The Flow Science UK’s Academic Program has been a great help to my research team in the study of sediment transport and scour. The software is powerful and easy to use. The FAVOR™ method offers a convenient way of modelling the morphological change of the soil-water interface. The General Moving Objects (GMO) model allows underwater structures to move in a prescribed fashion. We believe that FLOW-3D will be highly beneficial to many researchers and engineers.
Dongfang LiangAssociate Professor, University of Cambridge
Our experience using FLOW-3D software through their Research Assistance Program has been extremely positive. Our research thus far has consisted of modeling of scouring induced by a highly turbulent local flow. We highly recommend this program and software to any future research team and we are very pleased to continue our use of it during our ongoing research.
Ioan NistorProfessor of Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering, University of Ottowa
Flow Science is an excellent partner. UNM is using this partnership to reinvigorate its computational science and engineering programs. In Mechanical Engineering, our faculty and students are excited about the opportunity to work with the state-of-the-art FLOW-3D software.
Chris HallMechanical Engineering Chair, UNM
Very powerful software in modeling the flow in open channel hydraulics. We used it for flow simulation under ice cover.
Soheil ZareUniversity of Ottawa
FLOW-3D CAST allowed me to achieve good results simulating the high-pressure die casting process. Having a free license definitely helped carrying out this research project.
Francesco MajaMcMaster University
I just wanted to thank you for your support through the FLOW-3D Academic Program that has enabled me to get a new dataset for my PhD research! We are currently working on a publication from the simulation results.
Rebecca Englert, University of CalgaryMcMaster University
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We recommend applying for a Teaching Assistance license at least one month in advance of the semester. If your application is accepted, we will send you a License Agreement to be signed by a duly authorized representative of your department before we can issue your license.
Department-wide licenses are only available in the United States and Canada. If you are outside the US or Canada, please email us at academic@flow3d.com or contact your distributor directly to discuss your academic license options.

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