Water and Flow Analyses

Water and watercourse flow analyses virtually examine how water interacts with the natural or built environment. Typical analysis targets include dam structures, rivers, industrial plants and applications, as well as wastewater treatment plants. Water and watercourse flow analyses provide valuable and detailed information about water flow that can be used in design.

How does CFD work?

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a mathematical simulation method used to solve the flow of gases or liquids and their properties.

Why use CFD?

CFD provides information for decision-making and enables valuable, detailed insight that is difficult or impossible to obtain otherwise. This information supports better solutions and offers significant economic savings potential.

Areas of expertise in water and watercourse CFD

CFD simulations (RANS, URANS, SAS, DES)

• Multiphase flow analysis (e.g. water-air systems)

Air mixing into water
Mixing and non-mixing systems

• Flow capacity analysis

Rivers and dams

• Contaminant/additive dispersion analysis

Water pollution control
Cleaning of water basins

• Mixing and separation analysis

Water basins
Industrial systems

• Pressure loss analysis

Total pressure loss
Pressure loss components (friction, etc.)

• Water level elevation analysis

Flow-induced water levels
Rivers, harbours and dams

• Application/component analysis

Cavitation risk
Pressure losses
Detailed flow patterns

• Structural loads caused by water flow

Dams and high flow velocities
Harbours

• Wave analysis

Water basins and swimming pools
Harbours

We offer CFD services broadly for a wide range of applications.

Explore examples of CFD:

CFD services for data centre design
Explosion and blast wave analyses

Wave analyses

Discharge flow analyses

Multiphase (water-air) flows

Structural loads caused by water flow

River flow field and water level elevation analyses