Engineering notes Archives

March 17, 2019February 8, 2020Engineering notes

Introducing a calculation method for determining the effective density and the effective viscosity of a gas mixture to improve the accuracy of pipe-flow software developed for single component gases

When a gas flows through a pipe, the pressure variation from one point to another is influenced by the density and the […]

November 23, 2017February 8, 2020Applications, Engineering notes

Fluid structure interaction (FSI), an important simulation tool

Fluid structure interaction (FSI) is the interaction of static, moving, or deformable structural components with a fluid flow. FSI is one of […]

November 3, 2017September 4, 2020Applications, Engineering notes

Using finite element simulations to optimise metal machining

The majority of metal-cutting operations involve the creation of chips from the workpiece. Prediction of chip form is important because chip form […]

August 8, 2017February 8, 2020Applications, Engineering notes

Safety factor and fatigue life – effective design measures

Many catastrophic failures have resulted from underestimation of design safety and/or fatigue of structures. Failure examples of engineered structures can be seen […]