Autodesk CFD

Improve energy efficiency

Make critical design decisions that reduce energy consumption and improve efficiency.

Reduce failure risk

Solve potential failures during the design process to extend operational life of products and systems.

Minimize physical prototyping costs

Create digital prototypes with simulations to help reduce costly physical models.

Design systems with fluid, thermal, and motion insights

Autodesk CFD software provides engineers with a range of powerful tools for system design optimization. Simulate fluid flow and free surface movement, and analyze thermal impact for product design.

Optimize designs through a wide range of industry applications

Autodesk CFD software includes simulations to aid with:

• -Electronic cooling
• -Data center design
• -Lighting design
• -Machinery and valves
• -AEC/MEP for HVAC design
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Flow control applications

Optimize designs when you need to improve pressure drop or flow distribution

Thermal prototyping

Solve for all modes of heat transfer, from solid to solid or solid to fluid

Architectural and MEP applications

Improve building efficiency with optimized HVAC design

Free surface modeling

Simulate interfaces between liquids and gases. Model flow phenomena like waves, sloshing, and spilling

Motion simulation

Analyze the interaction between solid objects in motion and surrounding fluid

Humidity and condensation

Model condensation of a liquid from a moist gas

Solar heating loads

Identify effects of solar heating on energy performance and efficiency of a structure and its spaces

Smoke visibility

Determine smoke patterns as they fill a room to help identify design changes and exit sign placement

Rotating (turbomachinery)

Analyze rotating devices surrounded by a static (non-rotating) frame of reference