Simulation strategy

CFD consulting

CFD analysis to compare designs, investigate flow problems and assess performance, with agreed outputs and a documented engineering interpretation.

THE ENGINEERING QUESTION

What does your design need to do?

Whether you need to reduce pressure loss, assess aerodynamic loads or investigate uneven cooling, we start with the decision the analysis must support. We agree the operating conditions, comparisons and required outputs before choosing the model and mesh.

CFD consulting — CFD visualisation

Questions we can help answer

  • Which design gives lower drag or pressure loss under the same conditions?
  • Where do separation, recirculation or uneven flow affect performance?
  • How do loads or temperatures change across operating conditions?

What we need to get started

  • The engineering question and the decision you need to make
  • Available CAD geometry or drawings and the designs to compare
  • Fluid properties, operating conditions and any measurements or reference results
  • Required outputs, project constraints and your target timescale

Incomplete information is a useful starting point too. We identify what is missing and agree which assumptions are acceptable before proceeding.

How we assess confidence in the results

We check convergence and relevant conservation balances, and agree mesh and time-step sensitivity studies to suit the analysis. Where suitable measurements or reference data exist, we compare against them. The report distinguishes numerical verification from validation and explains how model assumptions and data gaps limit the conclusions.

DELIVERABLES

From analysis to action.

01

Results for your application

Depending on the agreed scope: pressure and velocity fields, aerodynamic forces and moments, pressure losses or temperature distributions, with comparisons across selected designs or conditions.

02

Documented numerical evidence

Model assumptions, boundary conditions, mesh information and the numerical checks and sensitivity studies included in the agreed scope.

03

An engineering report

A clear explanation of the findings, the design choices they support and their limitations. Deliverables and file formats are agreed before work starts.

LET’S WORK THROUGH IT

Let’s define your analysis.

A brief conversation can establish the question, the available information and a useful simulation scope.

Discuss your project