Why CFD?

CFD solutions allow product developers to analyze and optimize designs in a virtual environment by accurately simulating fluid flow and thermal dynamics. These simulations closely mimic real-world conditions, enabling engineers to create safer, more durable, and cost-effective products. What’s more, by reducing the need for physical prototypes, CFD accelerates the design process while minimizing development costs.

Big Market

Microprocessors, microcontrollers, integrated circuits, and other chips combined with various sensors continue to enable a massively growing market for smart products, including phones, appliances, and wearables. The trend for powerful electronics is not just reserved for consumers. Industry has also taken hold of these technologies for manufacturing (IIoT), healthcare (smart implants), and transportation (EVs)—to name merely a few. This trend toward more reliance on electronics drives innovation but comes with trade-offs in thermal management.

Heat Management

When materials are exposed to high temperatures, their physical properties can change significantly, leading to deformation that undermines structural or signal integrity, functionality, and reliability. Material deformation due to heat is particularly critical because it can cascade into other problems, such as aerodynamic inefficiency, mechanical or electronical failures, or even catastrophic system breakdowns.

CFD is an essential tool for designing durable and reliable consumer and industrial products. It enables engineers to make data-driven decisions by virtually validating design assumptions, leading to higher-quality outcomes. From the earliest stages of development, CFD simulations provide real-world insights that guide design optimization. Accessible to engineers at all levels of expertise, CFD helps enhance performance and reliability while reducing development costs, warranty claims, and time-to-market. By integrating CFD into the design process, manufacturers can consistently meet safety and durability standards with confidence.

CFD is utilized across various industries to solve complex fluid dynamics problems and optimize designs. Engineers in aerospace, automotive, energy, and manufacturing rely heavily on CFD to improve efficiency, safety, and performance while minimizing prototyping costs.

In aerospace and automotive industries, CFD is used to optimize aerodynamics, reducing drag and enhancing fuel efficiency for aircraft and vehicles. HVAC engineers use CFD to design air conditioning and ventilation systems that ensure effective air circulation and meet indoor air quality standards.

CFD supports rotating machinery design, including turbines, compressors, and pumps, by simulating cyclic loads and reducing instability caused by dynamic forces. It also plays a vital role in electronics cooling, helping manufacturers manage heat in devices like CPUs and GPUs to prevent overheating.

The energy sector uses CFD to simulate reacting flows in combustion engines and optimize turbomachinery, increasing fuel efficiency and reducing emissions. Battery designers rely on CFD to visualize thermal and chemical interactions, enhancing performance and safety.

CFD also aids in optimizing pipes and valves for oil, gas, and water systems, processing high-rheology materials, and preventing cavitation in systems like propellers and nozzles.