Practical Solutions from Kinectrics Using CFD Software
Environmental – ANSYS CFX software is employed for large scale environmental and pollution assessments where experiments may be impractical or impossible.
Chemical modeling with CFX helps processes become more energy efficient, safe, flexible and capable of reducing emissions, e.g. Modeling biomass co-firing in thermal generation.
For Kinectrics’ Aquatic Management Solutions projects, CFX provides two and three dimensional hydrodynamic flow analysis capabilities to remodel cooling water intakes at power stations.
Equipment and Processes - Using CFX software, Kinectrics helps clients gain insight into equipment and processes to improve operations and performance, meet regulatory standards, and decrease waste. Added benefits include improved safety and a better understanding of equipment life cycle factors.
Generation Plant Technology – The acquisition of CFX software gives Kinectrics new capabilities in the performance of Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) analysis and Flow-Induced Vibration (FIV), e.g. qualifying nuclear fuel channels for selective de-fueling. These capabilities are made possible through two-way coupling between CFX and ANSYS Mechanical.
Projects which involve mechanisms and systems developed by our clients benefit greatly from economical analyses using CFX. Since CFX is able to simulate the relevant physics in complex geometries and fluid conditions at full scale, it is ideal for safety study applications.
Kinectrics now offers specific CFX applications for:
- Fluid-flow modeling, analysis, and design optimization
- Evaluation of the effect of inspection and maintenance equipment on flow (prototype or in-situ evaluation)
- Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) with two-way coupling for piping, Flow-Induced Vibration (FIV), etc.
- Transient or steady-state analysis; single or multiphase fluids
- Identification of local regions of high fluid pressure, velocity, temperature, cavitation, etc.
- Investigation of the combustion process of utility boilers
- Optimization of the coal / biomass co-firing process
- Various milling / feeding options
- Design of dedicated biomass burners
- Corrosion / erosion
- Flue gas composition and temperature profile
- Overall boiler efficiency
- Study of thermal discharge into surface water with complex geographical setting
- Compliance with regulatory requirements
- Environmental impacts on aquatic life
- Investigation of cooling water intakes of power utility stations
- Estimation of the area of influence of entrainment
- Modeling of existing intake design
- Modeling of US EPA 316(b) approved technologies
- Development of new US EPA 316(b) technologies based on flow dynamics
Kinectrics uses CFX software to help clients address a wide range of problems using simulation-driven design and specialized models. The scalable nature of the advanced CFX fluid dynamics software provides detailed information on the behaviour of liquids, solid particles, gases, heat transfer and solidification phenomena. CFX software is also employed to precede expensive fluid experiments, to provide detailed analysis, and to help improve full apparatus designs or replace them altogether.
