FCRI has the necessary hardware and software to perform CFD and FEM analysis relating to
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Design of Flow Elements, Pressure vessels, turbo machinery components, piping configurations |
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Installation effects on Flowmeters |
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Thermal and Hydraulic Modeling and Simulation of fluid flow |
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Validation of Flow elements, Piping connections |
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Sump model studies |
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Simulation of flow through water saving devices, seals, bends, pipes, water tunnels, etc |
Latest versions of the CFD software FLUENT and the FEM software ALGOR are available at the Institute to cater to this requirement.
The Following activities have been carried out at FCRI :
Area of Activity |
Description |
No. of Projects completed |
| Thermal Simulation |
Study of temperature distribution and related flow variations in Heat Exchangers
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3 |
| Hydraulic Simulation |
Simulation of flow through pipes, piping components like valves, Flowmeters, bell mouth, pump - sump Intakes and prediction of velocity and pressure profiles. |
6 |
| Stress Analysis |
Determination of Stress levels in piping components and pressure vessels for design improvement |
2 |
| Modal Analysis |
Determination of Natural frequency of piping components for seismic qualification |
3 |
| Sponsored Numerical Simulation Projects |
Sponsored Projects for other scientific and technical organizations |
2 |
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