Process Industry
In the process industry, CFD is essential for improving efficiency, design and safety. It models fluid flow, heat transfer, and reactions in equipment like mixers, reactors, and bubble columns, predicting pressure drops, optimizing rotating machinery, and enhancing mixing. CFD enables safer, more efficient systems in oil, gas, chemical and other industries.
- Optimizing mixers, reactors
- Heat Exchanger Design
- Pressure Drop Prediction
- Rotating Machinery
- Bubble Columns
- Environmental Impact of emissions
- Fluidized Bed Analysis
- Ventilation and Safety
- Combustion simulations
- Sprayer and filtration systems
- Multiphase flow
- Piping, ducts and fittings
Application of CFD simulations in process industry
CFD simulations have diverse applications in the process industry, including optimizing fluid flow in pipelines, enhancing mixing efficiency in reactors, and improving heat exchanger performance. They are used to study combustion processes in furnaces, analyze particle behavior in cyclones, and design efficient distillation columns. CFD also supports the development of spray dryers, filtration systems, and multiphase flow equipment. Additionally, it helps predict and mitigate issues like erosion, fouling, and pressure drop, enabling innovation and efficiency in chemical, pharmaceutical, food, and energy processes.
CFD of a mixer
CFD simulations of mixers provide valuable insights into the mixing process and temperature evolution. By modeling fluid dynamics and heat transfer, CFD tracks how temperature changes over time, highlighting hotspots or cold zones. Plotting these profiles helps visualize thermal uniformity and optimize mixer design, ensuring efficient processes and improved product quality in applications like chemical production or food processing.
Why work with us in the process industry?
Process industries can harness advanced simulations to optimize equipment performance and enhance operational processes. Over the years, we have contributed to a diverse range of projects, including improving mixer designs, evaluating conditions for cell culture growth in bioreactors, enhancing the efficiency of rotating machinery, and calculating pressure drops in complex piping and duct systems. Our expertise also extends to modelling complex phenomena such as particle-laden flows, multiphase flows, combustion and chemical reactions. These advanced simulations provide valuable insights that can significantly improve process efficiency and increase overall yield.