LNG Pool Spread Simulations
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Urban Dispersion |
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Validation study to compare
simulation results to a large scale experiment conducted to examine
transient LNG pool spreading behavior on water. |
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Case study for dispersion
of an airborne toxin in an urban environment, determining time-integrated
“dosage” associated with the toxic release. |
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Mine Tunnel Flow Analysis
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Weapon
Blast Study with Chemistry |
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Flow and pressure drop
analysis of a medium-scale mine tunnel system, with large porous media area
defined in center of tunnel system. |
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Secondary flash phenomena
studied for various weapons systems, determining shock heating, air
entrainment, and chemical combustion. |
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Water Drop Impact Study
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Channel Flow Analysis |
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Transient
simulation of a 3D 2mm water droplet, to determine impact characteristics
due to speed and droplet size. |
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Transient free-surface
simulation of fluid flow through multiple pipe outlets to a horizontal
channel at a slight incline. |
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Evaporation Study |
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Spent Nuclear Fuel
Storage |
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Free-surface simulations
with evaporation, determining the impact on various water puddle size due to
wind direction and speed. |
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Study determining detailed
temperature distributions on storage canister, heat shields, concrete walls,
and comparing to experimental data. |
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Vehicle Re-Entry
Analysis |
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Liquid Jet for Optics
Polishing |
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Simulation of multi-stage
vehicle re-entry, analyzing varying angles
of attack (AOA) and determining pressure/viscous forces at different
stages. |
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Simulations conducted to
determine localized shear stress and “work rate” for optics polishing of
various geometrical configurations. |
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Nozzle Design Analysis |
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Airdam Optimization |
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Liquid metal jet simulation
determining heat transfer characteristics through jet due to flow rate and
surface heat patch flux level. |
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Optimization study of
various truck airdam shapes, determining external pressure/viscous forces at
several vehicle speeds. |
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Oval Heat Exchanger |
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Unsteady 3D Heart Valve
Simulation |
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Heat transfer analysis of a
complex heat exchange system consisting of a central heating duct, and
multiple cooling tubes. |
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Transient simulations of a
3D mechanical mitral heart valve using Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI)
methodology, determining flow structure inaccessible to experiments. |
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Catheter Implant
Analysis |
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Cardioplegia Device |
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FSI simulation of a
catheter placed in the central venous system, determining pressure
characteristics and viscous forces acting on the device. |
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Simulations conducted to
optimize a blood cardioplegia device, predicting heat transfer and flow
characteristics prior to prototype fabrication. |
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Blood Pump Simulation |
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Intravenous Device |
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Simulation of a diaphragm
type blood pump, determining flow patterns and local shear stress within the
pump chamber. |
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Various transient
simulations of a 3D intravenous delivery device for simultaneous blood draw
and medicine introduction. |
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Cartridge Flow Device |
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Smoke Box |
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Development of several
cartridge flow device designs, determining the optimal configuration to
eliminate flow stagnation areas. |
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Parametric study of a smoke
sensor device located in a “smoke box” used for experimental testing,
varying air flow speeds. |
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Pipe Flow |
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Flow Meter |
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Simulation/analysis of
branching pipe flow with a rotating valve structure located at the center
of the piping configuration. |
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Steady-state simulation of
a bladed flow meter device located in a circular tube, determining boundary
layer characteristics. |
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Odor Dispersion |
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Air Jet Study |
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Analyzing odor dispersion
in urban microenvironments with complex urban geometries on the scale of a
few city blocks. |
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Simulation of a high speed
air jet (200 mps) into a liquid material, determining shear stress
characteristics on various shaped surfaces. |
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Incubator Study |
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Tube Heat Exchange |
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Turbulent flow analysis
through an incubator that contains oval shaped windows, varying flow speeds
and incubator closed/open door conditions. |
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Heat transfer analysis of miniature tubes with
various dimpled configurations. Analysis includes multi-phase flow. |
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