Videos

In our videos we give you an insight into our CFD simulations.

THINK Fluid Dynamix® presention video

Learn more about THINK Fluid Dynamix® and our team.

INVENT HYPERCLASSIC®: hyperboloid mixing technology

The INVENT HYPERCLASSIC® Mixer shows remarkable features such as the uniformity of the flow generation, the energy input at the bottom and the creation of a „Virtual Wall“ between two mixers rotating in opposite directions.

CFD for the chemical industry: analysis of rushton turbine

CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) analysis of a Rushton Turbine by a time accurate simulation and LES (Large Eddy Simulation) turbulence model.

CFD for industrial mixing: turbulent vs laminar mixing

These two CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) animations illustrate the contrasting characteristics of turbulent and laminar mixing, two different flow regimes that occur within fluid systems, playing critical roles in various applications.

CFD for industrial mixing: liquid blending with rushton turbine

Unsteady simulation of the blending of two liquids in a stirred tank by means of a Rushton Turbine.

CFD in water and wastewater treatment: suspension of solid particles in stirred tank

This multiphase transient CFD Simulation shows the velocity field and the concentration of solids in a stirred tank reactor.

CFD for process industry: study on mixing time

Transient CFD Simulation of the mixing time of a propeller in a reactor.

CFD in the water and wastewater industry: aeration tank

This multiphase simulation uses a Euler-Euler approach to analyse the gas-liquid system. Thanks to this kind of CFD simulation, not only the velocity and the pressure field can be analysed but also the total air hold-up and standard oxygen transfer rate can be calculated.

CFD in the water industry: coarse bubble aerator

CFD Transient (time dependent) simulation of the coarse bubble aerator installed in a show and test tank used in the mixing and aeration laboratory.

CFD in water and wastewater treatment: suspension of solid particles in stirred tank

This multiphase transient CFD Simulation shows the velocity field and the concentration of solids in a stirred tank reactor.

CFD for process industry: study on mixing time

Transient CFD Simulation of the mixing time of a propeller in a reactor.

CFD for wastewater treatment: simulation of secondary clarifier

Secondary clarifiers are settling tanks in wastewater treatment plant, used for continuous removal of the mixed liquor TSS from the treated effluent and for the thickening of the settled activated sludge.

CFD in water and wastewater treatment: rectangular clarifier

This animation shows a transient multiphase simulation of a rectangular clarifier. Clear water is collected with a system of perforated piping system at 0.5 m of submergence. The sludge is recollected at the bottom-left part of the basin with two suction pipes.

CFD for water treatment: modeling of sludge settling (SVI)

Multiphase Simulation of sludge settling, as it is conventionally carried out in SVI-tests (Sludge Volume Index).

CFD for hydraulic engineering

The most innovative technology for analysing and optimising designs in the field of Hydraulic Engineering is called „Computational Fluid Dynamics“. This is the simulation of fluid flow using computational procedures.

CFD in water treatment: distribution chamber

Unsteady analysis of flow distribution in distribution chamber in a wastewater treatment plant.

CFD in the water industry: automatic optimization of pipe system

This is an easy example of how automatic optimization of hydraulic structures can be achieved with CFD simulations.

CFD in the water industry: water filling of hydraulic facility

CFD simulation of the filling process of a hydraulic facility. This simulation shows the potential of computational fluid dynamic as a reliable tool for analyzing hydraulic problems and dynamic processes involving fluid flow.

CFD in the process industry: mixing of highly viscous media

CFD in the process industry: Mixing of highly viscous media.

CFD and industrial mixing: cavern formation with a rushton turbine

Unsteady analysis of flow distribution in distribution chamber in a wastewater treatment plant.

Time dependent CFD simulation: vortex shedding

Time dependent CFD Simulation of a vortex shedding. This is a famous example of a unsteady flow.

Turbulence model: URANS vs LES

This animation shows a comparison between using two different turbulence models: Large Eddy Simulation (top) and K-Epsilon (bottom).

CFD for the chemical industry: analysis of barrel agitator

This is a time-accurate Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation of the mixing process within a standard container. The simulation utilizes the Lattice-Boltzmann Method and employs the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) turbulence model.