CFD Handbook

Welcome to the CFD Handbook, your essential guide to Computational Fluid Dynamics. Explore a wealth of resources, including helpful links and practical software tools, to enhance your daily work in the field of Computational Fluid Dynamics.

Listing of CFD links for your simulations

Below you will find a comprehensive number of valuable links that we at Volupe have meticulously created specifically to assist you in your daily fluid simulation work and to significantly enhance your overall experience in this essential field of study and practice. We believe that these resources will not only aid you in your tasks but also contribute to a deeper understanding and mastery of the complexities involved in fluid dynamics.

Basic CFD Concepts

New to CFD? Don’t worry. We have carefully selected some easily acessible educational material from around the web to get you familiar with the fundamentals.

Dimensionless numbers

Dimensionless numbers are commonly used within fluid dynamics for characterizing flows, determining flow regimes or effectively comparing results from different experiments or simulations. The following ...

Drag coefficients

On this page, we have summarized

Shapes and corresponding drag coefficients.
Description of how the drag coefficient depends on fluid flow properties.
Recommended simulation ...

Empirical correlations for convective heat transfer coefficients

As a CFD engineer it is not uncommon that you encounter a problem where you need to know the convective heat transfer coefficient. It could ...

Nusselt number calculator

Welcome to Volupe’s Nusselt number calculator. The calculator and the resulting nusselt numbers can be used to approximate convective heat transfer coefficients.

Volupe Templates for Simcenter

Here are some helpful template documents and files that you can use with the Simcenter suite from Siemens. These resources will aid you in achieving ...