GRAPHLER TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

Engineering Case Studies

Explore project case studies and practical engineering methods, with clear context, evidence and design decisions.

CFD analysis / Process engineering
Mixing uniformity in a 100 NB static mixer
GTS used CFD to assess how concentration uniformity developed beyond a static mixer and along its downstream pipe.
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CFD analysis / Renewable energy
Wind-load assessment of a single-axis solar tracker
GTS used a virtual wind tunnel to resolve pressure distribution on a solar tracker and map the wind loading into structural analysis.
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FEA / Process equipment
FEA of a pressure-vessel skirt-to-head junction
Five load cases used to examine the junction, shell and skirt through stress classification.
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FEA / Agricultural structures
Structural assessment of a polyhouse frame
Two load cases assessed column deformation, with stay-rope tension a key condition of the results.
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CFD analysis / HVAC & built environment
Thermal comfort in a large theatre
CFD informed air-distribution and exhaust revisions for the balcony and main seating areas.
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CFD analysis / Industrial ventilation
Night-purge cooling in an industrial building
A transient CFD study examined overnight cooling of the building and its equipment under a night-ventilation strategy.
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CFD analysis / Car park ventilation
CO ventilation in a basement car park
CFD assessed carbon monoxide distribution and airflow across two residential basement levels with separate ventilation and jet-fan layouts.
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CFD analysis / Transport infrastructure
Road tunnel ventilation and CO control
CFD assessed airflow and CO distribution in a road tunnel; the study reported a maximum of 56 ppm against a 60 ppm project criterion.
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FEA methods case study / Structural mechanics
Choosing a nonlinear FEA modelling approach
An illustrated methods case study of geometric, material and contact nonlinearity, and the decisions that shape a structural model.
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CFD analysis / Heat transfer equipment
CFD comparison of heat-exchanger baffle designs
A comparison of helical and circular baffles examined shell-side mixing; the article reports more uniform eddy dissipation with helical baffles.
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