ANSYS CO-SIMULATION
Flownex® SE is able to couple to a range of Ansys products which opens a new frontier in co-simulation. This gives users the ability to simulate complete and integrated engineering systems fast and accurately. Some of the product offerings include:
ANSYS FLUENT
ANSYS CFX
ANSYS MECHANICAL
CASE STUDIES
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 the development of a Commercial Launch Vehicle (CLV) for South Africa, utilizing Flownex to model various propellant feed cycles and…
CS-059: Fuel Flexible Combustion System Modelling with Zero Carbon Fuely
This case study explores the use of 1D flow modeling to efficiently simulate hydrogen combustion systems, focusing on characterizing pressure drop over the burner to enhance energy savings…
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 effect by simulating the sudden closure of a valve at the outlet of a long pipe in which water is flowing. In practice, this closure could be facilitated by a fast acting valve…
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 gas systems for McPhy Energy Germany GmbH. The model assessed piping…
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 tool to develop, test and implement new correlations and methods used in the prediction of steam 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 design tool for secondary flow analysis before using detailed and computationally expensive 3-D CFD analysis. 3-D CFD Results, obtained from a CFM56-5C turbo machine secondary flow model, is compared to Flownex® SE’s results. The study was conducted with…
