General Industries
CS-001: Gi-Gabriel Automotive Washing
This case study highlights the application of Flownex to optimize the washing process
CASE STUDIES
Aerospace
CS-002: MID-AIR REFUELING OF A MIRAGE F1 FIGHTER
This case study describes how Aerosud employed Flownex to model flow rates and
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
CS-003: REGULATOR TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS
This case study examines the use of Flownex to simulate the temperature dynamics
hvac
CS-004: CHILLER PLANT CONTROL
This case study demonstrates the control of a three stage chiller plant that
Nuclear & SMR
CS-005: HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS COOLED REACTOR STARTUP
This case study demonstrates the dynamic modeling of the High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor
Nuclear & SMR
CS-006: FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN A PACKED BED – STEADY STATE
This case study demonstrates the steady-state simulation of the heat transfer through a
Nuclear & SMR
CS-007: FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN A PACKED BED – TRANSIENT
This case study demonstrates the transient simulation of the heat transfer through a
hvac
CS-008: FINNED TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER – TRANSIENT
This case study demonstrates the transient thermal fluid simulation of a finned tube
Nuclear & SMR
CS-009: THE INTERACTION BETWEEN GAS AND PARTICLES
This case study highlights Flownex’s versatility through user coding to model the pneumatic
hvac
CS-010: A LOCAL UNDERGROUND AIR-COOLING UNIT
This case study demonstrates how Flownex enabled M-Tech to penetrate the market by
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
CS-011: Coupled Simulation Between 3D CFD and Flownex Applied to Coal-fired Boiler
This case study involves simulations to assess the impact of removing evaporative platens
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
CS-012: BOILER HEADER CRACKING
This case study explores how Steinmüller used Flownex to dynamically simulate flow and
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
CS-013: FUEL OIL DISTRIBUTION
This case study illustrates how Steinmüller used Flownex to simulate a fuel oil
General Industries
CS-014: LARGE RETICULATION NETWORK
This case study addresses the challenges faced by Midvaal Water Company in assessing
Oil & Petrochemical
CS-015: FIRED HEATER PROCESS GAS
This case study discusses how a client in the petrochemical industry sought assistance
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
CS-016: BOILER TUBE FAILURE THERMOHYDRAULIC ANALYSIS
This case study highlights how Flownex was used, in conjunction with ANSYS, to
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
CS-017: TURBINE PROTECTION TWO PHASE FLOW REGIMES
This case study illustrates how Flownex was used for root cause analysis of
General Industries
CS-018: COMPRESSOR OPTIMISATION
This case study reviews an AngloGold Ashanti project which facilitated a saving of
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
CS-019: GENERATOR SEAL OIL SYSTEM
This case study describes how Eskom power utility used Flownex to simulate Hydrogen
Nuclear & SMR
CS-020: SAVANNAH RIVER REMEDIATION
This case study highlights how Flownex is used for the simulation of the
General Industries
CS-021: BLOW-OFF TEST VALVE ANALYSIS
This case study demonstrates how Flownex is used to design a pipe header
Oil & Petrochemical
CS-022: NATURAL DRAFT EXHAUST STACK
This case study demonstrates the use of Flownex® to model a natural draft
hvac
CS-023: MINE VENTILATION
This case study demonstrates the steady-state simulation of a compressed air network used
hvac
CS-024: RADIATOR FLOW BALANCING
This case study demonstrates the capability of Flownex to determine the orifice sizes
hvac
CS-025: CHILLED WATER DISTRIBUTION
This case study demonstrates Flownex’s ability to predict the temperature rise in chilled
General Industries
CS-026: WATER HAMMER
This case study demonstrates the capability of Flownex® to simulate the water hammer
General Industries
CS-027: NATURAL CONVECTION
This case study demonstrates the capability of Flownex to simulate natural convection (buoyancy
Nuclear & SMR
CS-028: FLOW BALANCING
The objective of the simulation is to model the flow rates through the
General Industries
CS-029: RESIDENTIAL WATER DISTRIBUTION
This case study demonstrates the steady-state simulation of the fresh water (drinking water)
Nuclear & SMR
CS-030: HIGH TEMPERATURE GAS COOLED REACTOR CYCLE
This case study demonstrates the steady-state simulation of a High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor
Nuclear & SMR
CS-031: COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT
This case study demonstrates the modeling of a Combined Cycle (CC) power plant
Nuclear & SMR
CS-032: REACTOR CAVITY COOLING
This case study demonstrates the investigation into the operating characteristics of a Reactor
Nuclear & SMR
CS-033: A CLOSED THREE-SHAFT RECUPERATIVE BRAYTON CYCLE
This case study demonstrates a load following transient simulation of the Pebble Bed
hvac
CS-034: VAPOUR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM
This case study demonstrates the capability of Flownex to balance air distribution systems
hvac
CS-035: CAPILLARY TUBE
This case study demonstrates the modeling of a capillary tube. Capillary tubes are
hvac
CS-036: AIR CONDITIONING DISTRIBUTION
This case study demonstrates the capability of Flownex to balance air distribution systems
Nuclear & SMR
CS-037: INSULATION FLOW BALANCING
This case study investigates the balancing of forced flow through a perforated flow
General Industries
CS-038: CONTROL OF FLOWNEX® NETWORK USING SIMULINK
This case study demonstrates how Flownex and Simulink are integrated to perform different
CS-039: SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER – STEADY STATE
This case study demonstrates the steady-state thermal fluid simulation of a shell and
Nuclear & SMR
CS-040: Three-Shaft, Pre- and Inter-Cooled Recuperative Brayton Cycle
This case study highlights Flownex’s capability to design, simulate, and validate complex thermodynamic
Oil & Petrochemical
CS-041: FLOW MEASUREMENT ORIFICES PLATE SIZING AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS
This case study demonstrates the use of some of Flownex’s power features –
CS-042: THE SIZING OF PRESSURE CONTROL AND PRESSURE SAFETY VALVES INCLUDING REACTION FORCE CALCULATION
This case study demonstrates the use of Flownex® to size properly performing pressure
Oil & Petrochemical
CS-043: EXTERNAL HEAT TRANSFER PIPE
This case study demonstrates the implementation of a compound element with external surface
Oil & Petrochemical
CS-044: Fouling Factors in Flownex Heat Transfer Models
This case study demonstrates the implementation of two methods to account for thermal
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
CS-045: MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS COMPARISON FOR A HALF STATION SHUTDOWN OUTAGE
This case study demonstrates how Flownex® can be used in evaluating the effectiveness
Oil & Petrochemical
CS-046: BASIC IMMERSION FIRETUBE MODEL
This case study demonstrates the implementation of a basic immersion fire-tube model in
Oil & Petrochemical
CS-047: COALESCING FILTER SIZING AND LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS USING RATED AND SPECIFIED PRESSURE LOSS COMPONENTS
This case study discusses the sizing of a coalescer filter and demonstrates its
Oil & Petrochemical
CS-048: NATURAL GAS COMBUSTION MODELLING
This case study demonstrates the use of Flownex® to model and analyse a
Oil & Petrochemical
CS-049: ECONOMIC PIPE SIZING USING THE GENERAUX EQUATION
This case study investigates a pipe sizing method based on an implementation of
Oil & Petrochemical
CS-050: FIRED HEATER DESIGN
This case study demonstrates the implementation of an API 560 fired heater compound
Oil & Petrochemical
CS-051: PRESSURE PIPING THICKNESS AND FLANGE RATING CALCULATION
This case study demonstrates the use of a script and a Generic 4D
Oil & Petrochemical
CS-052: A SIMPLE BARE TUBE CROSS FLOW RECUPERATOR FLOWNEX MODEL
This case study demonstrates the use of Flownex® to model simple recuperators using
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
CS-053: RECOVERING GENERATION LOSSES DUE TO FAULTY AIR HEATER OPERATION
This case study highlights how Flownex helped detect a fault in a power
CS-054: Boiler Steam Flow Distribution
This case study used Flownex to investigate flow distribution in a new-generation John
gas turbine
CS-055: COMPARISON BETWEEN FLOWNEX SE AND 3-D CFD FOR SECONDARY FLOW MODELLING IN TURBOMACHINERY
This case study demonstrates the capability of using Flownex® SE as a preliminary
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
CS-056: Using Flownex as a Tool to Develop New Engineering Methods and Correlations for Steam Turbine Performance Prediction
This case study demonstrates the ability of Flownex to be used as a
hydrogen
CS-057: Integrated Systems Modeling for a CO2-Emissions Free Alkaline Water Electrolysis Cycle in Flownex SE
This case study used Flownex to model the interactions within electrolyte loops and
General Industries
CS-058: COMPARISON BETWEEN FLOWNEX SE AND EXPERIMENTAL DATA FOR A TRANSIENT WATER HAMMER EVENT
This case study demonstrates the capability of Flownex to simulate the water hammer
CS-059: Fuel Flexible Combustion System Modelling with Zero Carbon Fuely
This case study explores the use of 1D flow modeling to efficiently simulate
CS-060: ROCKET ENGINE FEED CYCLES AND COOLING TECHNIQUES IN FLOWNEX
This case study details the investigation conducted by UKZN’s Aerospace Research Institute into
gas turbine
CS-061: GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR DESIGN
This case study demonstrates how Flownex was used to model three combustor types—two
spaceflight
CS-062: Lightweight Pressure Regulator for Space Launch Vehicles
This case study focuses on the design of a regulator for a suborbital
CS-063: Modelling of Spacecraft Propulsion System Priming in Flownex
This case study shows how Flownex was used as a tool to model
CS-064: Design of a Mobile Liquid Rocket Engine Test Facility Fuel Feed System using Flownex
This case study highlights how Flownex was used to model the propellant feed
CS-065: Validating a Scaling Procedure for Cryogenic Pressure Fluctuations
This case study illustrates how Flownex was used with a scaling procedure based
CS-066: Data Centre Free Cooling Analysis Using Flownex SE
This case study demonstrates how Flownex SE simulates free cooling in a data
CS-067: Design of Low Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell System Components
This case study demonstrates the use of Flownex to model system components of
Nuclear & SMR
CS-068: Energy and Exergy in a Brayton Cycle-Based Power Conversion Unit
This case study simulated a Brayton cycle PCU in Flownex SE under steady-state
Fossil Fuel Power Generation
CS-069: Investigating a Delay in O2 Response in an Air/Fuel Gas System
This case study investigates a delay in airflow response during transient load changes
CS-070: Quantifying the Effect of Condenser Tube Foaling on Power Plant Thermal Efficiency
This case study focuses on using Flownex to assess how condenser tube foaling
CS-071: Control Optimization with Flownex-LabVIEW Integration
This case study shows how integrating Flownex with LabVIEW enabled control system design
CS-073: Transient Simulation of a Two-Stage Air Cycle Chiller
This case study demonstrates the transient operation of a two-stage Air Cycle Chiller
CS-072: Thermal-fluid Modelling of the Transient Behaviour of a Capacity-Controlled Underground Refrigeration Unit
The modular and mobile Air-Cooling Unit (ACU) was developed to perform spot cooling
CS-074: Transient Analysis of a Boiler Fire Safety System
Fire protection systems are installed in power stations, petrochemical plants, warehouses, etc. to
CS-075: Optimising combustions and heat recovery in a thermal oxidiser
Fire protection systems are installed in power stations, petrochemical plants, warehouses, etc. to
CS-081: Exhaust Gas Recirculation on Gas-Turbine Engine
This case study shows how Flownex was used to evaluate and optimize condensate
CS-077: Optimization of condensate extraction pump’s flow control
This case study shows how Flownex was used to evaluate and optimize condensate
CS-078: Emergency Vent Flare Ice Build-Up Estimation
This case study shows how Flownex was used to evaluate and optimize condensate