Conjugate heat transfer modelling for heat exchangers, cooling towers, bioreactors, evaporators, and industrial process vessels. Predict temperature fields, optimise energy efficiency, and eliminate thermal hotspots before fabrication.
CFD thermal simulation for LED lighting enclosures and heat sinks.
CFD thermal mixing simulation for tanks, reactors, and process vessels.
CFD thermal simulation for LiDAR enclosures. Predict laser diode temperature, prevent optical window condensation, and validate.
CFD thermal simulation for automotive electronic enclosures. ECU, BMS, ADAS controller, and infotainment thermal management.
Computational Fluid Dynamics thermal simulation enables precise prediction of temperature fields, heat transfer rates, and thermal gradients in water treatment equipment and industrial processes. From heat exchanger optimisation to cooling tower performance and bioreactor temperature control, our conjugate heat transfer models deliver actionable engineering insight that eliminates thermal uncertainty from design.
End-to-end CFD thermal analysis for every heat transfer challenge in water treatment and industrial processing.
Conjugate heat transfer modelling of plate, shell-and-tube, and spiral heat exchangers. Predict outlet temperatures, fouling-prone regions, and optimal flow arrangements.
Learn MoreEvaporative cooling simulation with spray droplet tracking, air-water contact analysis, and fan power optimisation for maximum thermal rejection.
Learn MoreTransient thermal mixing in tanks, reactors, and vessels. Identify thermal stratification, hot spots, and mixing inefficiencies affecting reaction kinetics.
Learn MorePhase-change thermal modelling for evaporators, crystallisers, and sludge dryers. Predict vapour generation, energy consumption, and product quality.
Learn MoreHeat generation and removal modelling for aerobic and anaerobic biological reactors. Maintain optimal mesophilic temperature ranges.
Learn MoreThermal hydraulic analysis of condenser cooling water, cooling pond circulation, and heat recovery steam generator circuits.
Learn MoreTransient thermal analysis of underground construction sites, TBM heat dissipation, and tunnel ventilation systems during operation.
Learn MoreHeating and cooling jacket design for chemical reactors, CIP tanks, and process vessels. Optimise heat transfer area and circulation.
Learn MoreConjugate heat transfer (CHT) couples fluid flow thermal transport with solid domain conduction, capturing the complete heat transfer path from process fluid through walls and into cooling or heating media. Our models solve the coupled Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations alongside the energy equation with temperature-dependent material properties.
Our thermal simulation capability spans the full range of water treatment and industrial process equipment. From compact heat exchangers to large-scale cooling towers and from biological reactors to high-temperature evaporators, we model the complete thermal behaviour of your system under design, off-design, and upset conditions.
| Fluid Temperature Range | -10°C to 350°C (process dependent) |
| Wall Material Range | SS304, SS316L, duplex, carbon steel, titanium |
| Heat Flux Range | 1 kW/m² to 500 kW/m² (industrial applications) |
| Turbulence Model | k-omega SST with y+ < 1 wall resolution |
| Mesh Density | 500K – 10M cells (geometry complexity dependent) |
| Transient Capability | Time steps from 0.01 s to 3600 s as required |
| Convergence Criterion | Residuals < 1e-5, energy imbalance < 0.1% |
| Validation Protocol | Analytical, empirical correlation, or field data |
IP66/IP67 climate-controlled enclosures for tropical, desert, and coastal water treatment plants.
View PageExternal and internal forced convection with turbulent boundary layers, entrance effects, and developing flow regions accurately captured using low-Reynolds turbulence models.
Buoyancy-driven flow from density variations with Boussinesq and full compressible formulations for high Rayleigh number applications including solar heating and passive cooling.
Nucleate pool boiling, flow boiling, and film condensation with heat transfer coefficient correlations validated against Rohsenow and Nusselt analytical solutions.
Surface-to-surface radiation and participating media radiation for high-temperature dryers, furnaces, and combustion applications with view factor calculation.
Heat transfer through packed beds, filter media, and insulation with effective thermal conductivity and non-thermal equilibrium between fluid and solid phases.
Electrical resistance heating in immersed heaters, trace heating, and electrocoagulation cells with coupled electrical potential and energy equations.
Every CFD thermal simulation undergoes rigorous validation before design recommendations are issued. We correlate model predictions against analytical solutions, established empirical correlations, and field measurement data from commissioned installations. Our validation protocol ensures that thermal predictions are accurate to within ±5% for outlet temperatures, ±10% for heat transfer coefficients, and ±15% for transient thermal response times.
Laminar pipe flow Graetz solution, flat plate Blasius thermal boundary layer, and sphere Nusselt number correlation agreement.
Dittus-Boelter, Gnielinski, and Petukhov correlations for turbulent tube flow within ±8% agreement across Reynolds range.
Over 50 commissioned installations with measured outlet temperatures, heat duties, and mixing times for model calibration.
CFD thermal simulation identifies hotspots, thermal gradients, and inefficiencies before capital is committed. Speak with our thermal simulation engineers to model your heat transfer challenge.
Our expertise spans multiple industries with sector-specific water treatment solutions.