Knowledge base CFD

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Basic CFD Concepts

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.
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Dimensionless-numbers

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 ...
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Drag coefficients

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 ...
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Empirical correlations

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 ...
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Nusselt Number Calculator

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.
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Templates Simcenter

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 ...
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Y calculator

Y+ calculator CFD

This handy Y+ calculator estimates the required height of the first mesh cell off the wall to achieve a desired Y+, based on flat-plate boundary ...
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