CFD Advantages
This section details the diverse advantages of CFD.
- Evaluation of performance before modifying or installing a
system.
Without commissioning a real system CFD results can forecast critical regions for improved performance.
- Provides detailed information of the variables on the complete
domain.
CFD simulation can provide all of the information in a single run, unlike the experiments that require multiple runs for evaluating different variables.
- Non-intrusive techniques with powerful visualizing
techniques.
Some of the experiments are intrusive, such as measuring equipment interfering with the flow under consideration, which can be eliminated with CFD.
- The possibility to have a variety of post-processing providing a
deeper insight of results.
CFD can help with evaluating the user-defined variables such as drag and pressure coefficient directly.
- Costs much less than experiments with lesser turnaround
times.
Most of the experimental equipment is costly and requires a large amount of time and expertise in setting up the experiment unlike CFD simulation.