Simulation Project Work.
UpFront Engineering Simulation Limited (UESL) will take a customer’s CAD models and use them to predict the performance of the device for fluid flow and/or thermal conditions. Where a company has not already purchased a CFD package or its engineers are overloaded with other projects this can provide the most cost effective means of benefiting from Upfront CFD technology.
Examples of recently completed consulting projects: -
Valves/Flow Control
Flow and thermal mixing simulation of a shower “proportioning” valve.
Compressed air flow study of a diver’s regulator air valve.
Water flow study through an Ultrasound flow meter.
Cavitation reduction in a Globe valve by using fluid flow simulation.
CV determination by fluid flow simulations of a diaphragm valve.
Automotive
Flow Simulation of a cylinder block liner
Coolant flow simulation of a cylinder head water manifold
Cooling airflow design study simulation of the engine compartment of a military vehicle.
Flow and thermal simulation of a water cooled beryllium reflector.
Aerospace
Flow study of a spiral flow heat exchanger concept.
Compressible flow and heat transfer study on a gas turbine thermocouple housing.
Two dimensional CFD study of the NACA 63-418 Airfoil section at various angles of attack.
External Aerodynamic of compressible flow over an aircraft antenna.
Flow and thermal study of a gyroscopically controlled signal receiver for a missile.
Coanda effect flows over a concept “flying saucer” surveillance platform.
Electronics Cooling
Flow study of a photocopier case ventilation system.
Heat transfer study of a “Drop-In” Isolator assembly.
Thermal study of a ship borne electronics enclosure with the inclusion of solar radiation loads.
Flow and Thermal validation study of an automotive fuse box.
Flow and thermal studies on a miniature digital camera assembly.
Rotating Machinery
Validation of CFdesign for predicting performance of a screw centrifugal impeller pump.
Simulation of a Water Bypass pump.
Performance simulation of a single stage, axially split, centrifugal pump.
Verification flow simulation of a Vertical Turbine Lineshaft Pump.
Power prediction simulation for water flow through a Francis turbine.
Flow Simulation through a small axial flow turbine.
Design Simulation of an axial flow water meter.
Other Applications
Compressible flow simulation of a fibre blowing adapter
Non-Newtonian polymer flow simulation of an extrusion die.
Compressible flow simulation of a Jet Pump for subsea installations.
Flow simulation of a circular ceiling mounted air conditioning unit.