Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Flow Science was founded in 1980 by Dr. C. W. (Tony) Hirt, who was one of the principals in pioneering the “Volume-of-Fluid” or VOF method while working at the Los Alamos National Lab. FLOW-3D is a direct descendant of this work, but in the intervening years we have taken it to a much higher level withTruVOF, boasting major improvements in the accuracy of tracking distinct liquid/gas interfaces. FLOW-3D is about much more than just free-surface flows though. It is a complete multi-physics package with significant modeling capabilities including but not limited to fluid-structure interaction, 6-DoF moving objects, and multiphase flows. From the beginning, our goal and vision has been to provide our customers with excellence in flow modeling software and services. Our most recent strategic plan gives voice to this vision:
To be the only solution that engineers worldwide look to for answers to their free-surface problems; to deliver those answers accurately, quickly, and easily.”
We know that modeling complex flow domains is not simple, so we give careful attention to each customer’s special modeling needs. As a result, we expose a significant portion of our program to user interaction, avoiding the “black box” approach applied by other CFD packages. We support a stellar customer base of commercial, academic, and government users around the globe who use FLOW-3D to improve the world on a daily basis, a fact we are very proud of. We take care of these users directly, and through a high-quality channel of affiliated companies (Flow Science Japan, Flow Science Deutschland GmbH, and Flow Science Software Trading Co., Ltd (China)) and independent partners.
Whether you are new to CFD, have some experience or are a seasoned professional, we have resources for everyone.
Bibliography
For academics and other researchers, we have an extensive bibliography of technical papers that include FLOW-3D results.
Case Studies
The use of FLOW-3D has helped many of our customers find solutions to the problems they face. We invite you to explore the case studies section to learn about the novel ways that our customers have been able to apply FLOW-3D to speed up production, modify designs, research new materials and processes, and create new designs.
CFD-101
For those new to CFD or who want a refresher on the building blocks of fluid dynamics, explore CFD-101, a CFD primer written by our founder, Dr. C.W. Hirt.
Conference Proceedings
Conference proceedings are a great way to learn about the many different uses of FLOW-3D from users around the world.
Modeling Capabilities
Curious about FLOW-3D‘s modeling capabilities? Learn about the powerful physics and numerics that drive theFLOW-3D solver. As always, we recommend that you contact our engineering sales team to see if FLOW-3D can be used to solve your particular problem.
Webinars
In the webinars section, you can watch on-demand videos of Flow Science engineers demonstrating FLOW-3D‘s unique modeling capabilities to accurately simulate various CFD industrial applications.
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