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Glenn Research Center 
1989 Phase II

Numerical Simulations of
Transport Processes
 
Fluent, Inc. (formerly Fluid Dynamics, Inc.)

Lebanon, NH

Incorporating diverse transport phenomena on space and terrestrial processes using new and innovative numerical algorithms into a state-of-the-art code. This will enable  the computations of free surfaces in multidimensions

• Successfully incorporated new numerical algorithms into a state-of-the-art FIDAP code (Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis Package)
• Enhanced the FIDAP code by adding free surface, heat transfer, stability analysis and magnetic field effects
• Simulations of complex transport phenomena were proven

• Used by industry, the FIDAP code is used to predict and design experiments and processes
• Additional capabilities added through SBIR have made FIDAP the premier tool for computation of transport phenomena in materials processing applications
• Fluid Dynamics, Inc. was purchased by Fluent Inc. in 1996 and is now part of Fluent

• Used for many microgravity process problems, including thermocapillary connection, crystal growth, magnetic damping, and free surface processes
• Useful in any process design problems

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