Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Experience performing CFD analyses with internal and external fluid flow
- Commonly coupled thermal and fluid flow analyses
- Performed extensive mesh sensitivity analyses to balance result accuracy with computational time
- Analyses results drove component/machine design
- Reduced hydraulic frictional losses by 70% to increase hydraulic actuator linear speed (vehicular suspension application)
- Successfully predicted tubing lengths needed to cool natural gas between compression stages – critical to achieving final gas pressure