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The latest PHOENICS news is provided in the 2023 Summer Newsletter. An update from ACFDA is on page 7.
The latest PHOENICS news is available in the 2022 Winter Newsletter.
Aerosol CFD model has been applied for virus transmission prediction in a dental office. Model is recommended for developing optimal mitigation measures to improve the indoor air quality and minimize infection risks in medical/dental offices, hospitals, schools, workplaces, etc.
The latest PHOENICS news is available in the 2022 Autumn Newsletter. An update from ACFDA is on page 11.
The PHOENICS 2022 software version features are described in brochure.
The latest PHOENICS news is available in the PHOENICS at 40 Newsletter. An update from ACFDA is on page 3.
Prospective collaboration between Purdue Northwest's Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) and ACFDA was discussed on June 24, 2020. Some technical details were provided in presentation.
PHOENICS/FLAIR aerosol model has been applied for CFD modeling of potential virus spread. It is recommended as an advanced tool for developing the health and safety mitigation measures (proper separation distances, ventilation, barriers, masks, etc.).
The latest PHOENICS news is available in the 2019 Autumn Newsletter.
The latest PHOENICS news is available in the 2019 Summer Newsletter.
The latest PHOENICS news is available in the 2019 Spring Newsletter.
The latest PHOENICS news is available in the 2019 Winter Newsletter.
The latest PHOENICS news is available in the newsletter.
An Eulerian-Eulerian two-phase CFD model of submerged combustion has been developed and tested for industrial applications. Details are available from info@acfda.org.
The latest PHOENICS news is available in the newsletter.
Collaboration with Modcon Systems Ltd. in the area of air/water quality analyses and environmental/fire safety assessments has started. Advanced customized CFD models will be used for predictive assessments.
The latest PHOENICS software news is available in the newsletter.
An advanced multi-scale model of thermo-chemical performance of ammonia cracking unit has been developed, implemented into PHOENICS software and validated in collaboration with GenCell Ltd.
An uncomplicated engineering method of calculating the probabilistic properties of turbulence-chemistry interaction has been developed, implemented into PHOENICS CFD software and validated in industrial combustion cases. Details are available from info@acfda.org.
The latest PHOENICS software news is available in the newsletter.
A novel physics-based multiphase CFD model of wildland fire initiation and spread, WILDFIRE, was developed, validated and presented on April 12, 2016 at the 5th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference in Portland, Oregon, USA. It accounts for drying, pyrolysis, char combustion, turbulent gaseous combustion, interphase exchange of mass, momentum and energy and radiative heat transfer. The model details are available in presentation and paper.
The latest PHOENICS software news is available in the winter newsletter and spring newsletter.
A customized CFD model of supercritical fluid flow and heat transfer was further developed, validated and presented on September 4, 2015 at the 16th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-16) in Chicago, USA. The details are available in paper.
The new PHOENICS 2015 software features and some applications are described in the newsletter.
The advanced CFD models have been developed and validated for environmental and risk and safety assessments (flammable gas release and dispersion, atmospheric pollutant dispersion and two-phase plumes from cooling towers and other industrial installations). The models are briefly described in paper. The cost-effective training/consulting and ready-to-use model templates are provided.
A customized CFD model of supercritical fluid flow and heat transfer was developed, validated and presented on May 18, 2015 at the 23 International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE23) in Chiba, Japan. CFD predictions agreed well with experimental data. The details are available in paper.
The latest PHOENICS software news is available in the newsletter.
The new PHOENICS 2014 software features and applications are described in the newsletter.
In April and May 2015, two special 4-day training/consulting sessions are arranged by our top CFD consultants in Orlando and Toronto. The format of sessions includes 2-day standard PHOENICS 2014 CFD software training, 1-day customized one-on-one training in a selected application area, and 1-day consulting clinic focused on finding sensible CFD solutions of problems/issues formulated by attendees. The slogan is “Show us a problem and take home its solution”. A free 2-month PHOENICS license enhanced by series of working templates will be offered to each attendee. Send your inquiries to info@acfda.org
A novel multi-group two-phase CFD model of drift drop plume was developed, validated and presented on July 10, 2014 at the 22 International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE22) in Prague, Czech Republic. CFD predictions agreed well with exerimental data. The details are available in paper.
PHOENICS 2014 CFD software is available for deliveries. The new software features and applications are described in the latest PHOENICS newsletter.
Basic and advanced customized PHOENICS CFD software training courses are provided by ACFDA in Toronto, Canada, Orlando, USA, on client sites and over the internet. Free 1-month software licenses are offered to course attendees. Send your inquiries to info@acfda.org
A CFD model for air quality assessment was presented on March 21, 2013 at the Air & Waste Management Association's Specialty Conference Guideline on Air Quality Models: The Path Forward. PHOENICS CFD predictions agreed well with CALPUFF modeling results. The details are available in paper.
PHOENICS 2012 CFD software is available for deliveries. The new PHOENICS software features and applications are described in the newsletter.
PHOENICS CFD software celebrated 30 in October. Its history has been described in Birthday newsletter.
WILDFIRE CFD model of interaction between crown wildfires and atmospheric boundary layer was developed and presented (presentation, abstract).
Advanced Gas-Liquid Flow (GLFLOW) CFD module has been developed, tested and validated. The module is ready for applications requiring complex gas-liquid flow analyses.
Gas release and dispersion (GRAD) CFD module has been developed and validated. The module is ready for environmental and safety applications.