Flow Science has announced the release of FLOW-3D version 11.1, is a powerful modeling tool that gives engineers valuable insight into many physical flow processes. FLOW-3D enables highly accurate simulations of free-surface flows using TruVOF, the original and true form of the Volume-of-Fluid technique.

FLOW-3D is our flagship product, a powerful and highly-accurate multi-physics computational fluid dynamics (CFD) package that has been in worldwide distribution since 1985. FLOW-3D provides engineers valuable insight into many physical flow processes, including solutions coupled to thermal energy transfer, 6-degree of freedom fluid-solid interaction, and mechanical and thermal stress analysis. These capabilities, combined with TruVOF, our advanced algorithm for tracking free-surface flows, make FLOW-3D the ideal simulation software to use for research, in the design phase, and to improve production processes.

FLOW-3D is an all-inclusive package from setup to simulation to post-processing. No additional modules are necessary. Meshing is simple to perform and it is advanced. It has the simplicity of a Cartesian structure yet conforms to complex geometries automatically for localized resolution and computational efficiency. Visualization and advanced data analysis is powered through FlowSight, a tailored implementation of the world-class Ensight® post-processor, making it possible to understand and clearly communicate results to collaborators and clients.

Key themes of the release of FLOW-3D 11.1 are improving users’ workflow control and automation. Notable and exciting new developments include active simulation control, batch post-processing and report generation. Active simulation control lets users control the design stages of their simulations helping them to better understand and fine-tune parameters in their manufacturing processes. Batch post-processing, the ability to request desired output prior to launching a simulation, for automatic generation upon conclusion of the simulation, will save users valuable time. The new report generation function enables users to create HTML-based reports on customizable templates, allowing them to communicate simulation results in a light and portable manner.