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OAO Ivatsevichdrev - Siempelkamp

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SIeMpelkAMp | nUCLeAR teCHnoLoGy 52 53<br />

Thermal and flow calculations for power plants and industrial facilities<br />

Using this calculation method, it is now<br />

possible to determine in detail the complex<br />

interaction of flow patterns and heat in any<br />

given system. “the advantage for our customers<br />

is that estimates and excessive safety<br />

margins are no longer necessary, as we<br />

are able to calculate the important variables<br />

for specific products and applications,”<br />

says Dr Benjamin Fabian, project manager<br />

for physics at nIs. the tool also reduces the<br />

product development process and brings<br />

it to market maturity sooner than would<br />

normally be the case.<br />

the magic word here is “virtual prototyping”.<br />

tests that are time-consuming and<br />

cost-intensive in reality can be reduced<br />

to a minimum on the computer. It is also<br />

possible to investigate the performance of<br />

unconventional optimization ideas or pro totypes<br />

on the computer in advance, without<br />

the need for expensive manufacturing.<br />

A further benefit of the computer over<br />

real ity is that “some tests are potentially<br />

very hazardous, meaning it is only seldom<br />

feasible to perform them in reality, or may<br />

even be impossible. simulating the components<br />

is then the only practical path. Last<br />

but not least, the results of the simulation<br />

provide important information on the<br />

detailed processes taking place within the<br />

device. this significantly increases our<br />

knowledge, accelerating the development<br />

process,” concludes physicist Dr Fabian.<br />

But sometimes you just cannot get around<br />

tests. not just for verifying calculation<br />

results, and for the fine adjustment of the<br />

boundary conditions for the calculations,<br />

but also in order to visualize complex<br />

flow situations. In conjunction with the<br />

testing facilities of siempelkamp Prüf- und<br />

Gutachter-Gesellschaft Dresden, Germany,<br />

we can simulate flow patterns in technical<br />

systems, in either original or model scale.<br />

simulation and visualization thus go hand<br />

in hand.

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