Optimizing Electrostatic Precipitator Design and Performance
Learn how to optimize ESPs for maximum efficiency and cost savings.
May 2, 2023 Read more...
Managing Battery Temperature with a Targeted HVAC Design
Using CFD technology to bring battery storage solutions to life for the power industry.
February 20, 2023 Read more...
Improving Power Industry Emissions Testing with the Non-Nulling Data Acquisition System
Airflow Sciences recently finalized a Department of Commerce Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) project related to a novel flow measurement procedure.
January 27, 2023 Read more...
Analyzing Risk in Battery Energy Storage System Fires
Using CFD simulations to help energy site owners make critical decisions about safety and operations.
December 2, 2022 Read more...
How Engineers Bake Pies
When fluid dynamics is applied to commercial baking, it means more consistent products and less food waste. Learn how commercial baking ovens were optimized for baking pies in this blog post.
November 4, 2022 Read more...
Air Flow Testing for Highway Tunnels
As a fluid dynamics solutions company, Airflow Sciences has decades of experience with fan performance testing and ventilation system design. Our engineers evaluate HVAC systems, perform numeric modeling of air flow in buildings, and analyze fan performance.
October 19, 2022 Read more...
Natural Gas Compressor Station Venting CFD Modeling
Natural gas compressor stations are a hidden component of how many people heat their houses, dry their clothes, or cook their food. Usually located in rural areas, they often consist of stacks, vents, large sections of horizontal pipes, and power sources such as gas turbines to power the compressors.
September 22, 2022 Read more...
Improved Quenching through CFD Modeling
Airflow Sciences engineers use Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling to analyze the inner workings of heat treatment operations. We apply our fluid dynamics expertise to the primary agents of heat transfer in these processes: the gases and liquids that fill the vessels used for heating and cooling.
August 31, 2022 Read more...
Using Computer Simulations to Improve Drying for the Food Industry
Airflow Sciences has worked with several well-known food brands to solve their operational challenges through computer simulations.
July 18, 2022 Read more...
How to Cool Forgings with Ambient Air (Without Fans)
Airflow Sciences was asked to design an enclosure to cool crank shafts immediately after they had been forged. In particular, we were asked to design the cooling enclosure to use ambient air without using fans to move the air through the enclosure.
May 24, 2022 Read more...
Flow Testing for HVAC Design
Designing and testing are inseparable, and the best designs prove themselves when they are put to the test. But evaluating a newly designed product can be frustrating when designing the test becomes just as complex as designing the product itself.
May 10, 2022 Read more...
Flow Modeling for Cryptocurrency Mining
Bitcoin. Ethereum. Dogecoin. Tether. Do flow engineers care about crytocurrencies? YES! But... maybe not in the way you are thinking. Ponder data centers, clean rooms, grow rooms, and warehouses.
April 25, 2022 Read more...
Congratulations to the US Bobsled Team (and thanks for helping to launch my career)
What a great day for the US Bobsled Team, as Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor win Gold and Silver medals in the Monobob competition in Beijing. Congratulations!! It has always been thrilling to watch the US Bobsled Team compete; the sport is such a fantastic combination of athletic skill and aerodynamics.
February 15, 2022 Read more...
Indoor Agriculture: Using Virtual Grow Rooms to Increase Yield
The use of indoor grow rooms in agriculture is on the rise. Safe indoors, plants can grow 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, regardless of outdoor climate. In these buildings, any needs of the plant can be furnished artificially, from light, to temperature, or even wind flow.
February 11, 2022 Read more...
Gas Turbine Outlet Flow Testing
Airflow Sciences Corporation (ASC) had a CFD modeling project in November 2021 that involved optimizing the performance of the pollution control equipment on a gas turbine (GT) power plant. To ensure that the numerical model predictions were as accurate as possible, it was critical that the model boundary conditions were correct.
January 28, 2022 Read more...
Airflow Sciences Research Leads to Better Heat Flux Boundary Conditions
During a heat treat operation, thermal and transformational stress can cause distortion and residual stress in the component. These effects are often modeled using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulations.
January 7, 2022 Read more...
Serving the Legal Industry as Expert Witnesses
Engineers are often sought out as expert witnesses in legal disputes, particularly when a case involves technical details. Testimony from an expert witness can have a tremendous influence on the final outcome of a case.
December 16, 2021 Read more...
Mobile Sewer Odor Testing
Sewer odor complaints are an increasing problem for large metropolitan areas. Sewer odor emissions are caused by the generation of positive air pressures within the sewer system which force odorous air through manholes and vents into the atmosphere.
November 23, 2021 Read more...
Rotary Air Heaters and Thermal Mixing
Rotary air heaters (or air pre-heaters) have been used for many years in the power industry to improve efficiency and reduce fuel consumption. In a power plant, the boiler or steam generator represents a large share of the energy use.
November 4, 2021 Read more...
Why Is My Cooling Tower Underperforming
Cooling towers are widely used in industrial processes for dissipating large amounts of heat. Cooling towers are typically a cost-effective and energy-efficient way to achieve cooling.
September 23, 2021 Read more...
Heat Treatment Problems are Flow Problems
In heat treatment processes, a metal is heated and cooled in a series of steps designed to give the material a unique set of properties. Although the primary focus is on the component undergoing heat treatment, most of the problems that arise are really a result of what’s around the component.
September 14, 2021 Read more...
CFD Applications in the Mining Industry
Extracting ore or minerals from the ground has become a complex procedure. Gone are the days of simply picking up gold nuggets in a stream. Different techniques are used for surface mines compared those underground.
September 3, 2021 Read more...
Why You Should Be Using 3D Probes
If you care about accuracy, you should probably be using 3D probes; so why isn't everyone then? If you’ve spent any time trying to measure the flow in an industrial application, you’re no doubt familiar with the S-probe.
August 24, 2021 Read more...
Not All Flow Tests Require a Test Port
Airflow Sciences Corporation (ASC) has always used a wide variety of testing equipment, tailoring the tools to the specific job at hand.
August 13, 2021 Read more...
Reducing Drag for the Rail Industry
Open-top bulk commodity carriers, such as gondola or hopper cars, experience high drag while traveling empty back to the mine. This drag increases fuel usage, resulting in higher operational costs and more greenhouse emissions.
June 6, 2021 Read more...
Wind Tunnel Calibration of Sampling Probes
With a proper calibration, the most accurate flow measurements are obtained in the gas streams of ducts and smokestacks at industrial sites.
April 21, 2021 Read more...
Flow Modeling for WHRU Performance Optimization
Airflow Sciences performed computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and scale physical model flow studies in order to optimize flow control devices within the WHRU system.
March 15, 2021 Read more...
Ensuring Uniform Gas Injection
A detailed CFD model of the internal piping of an injection system will help ensure that the system has been designed properly for flow uniformity.
January 26, 2021 Read more...