A new low cost CFD program which simulates gas and liquid flow in 3D
is available from Raczynski Consulting.
Fluids4 solves the Navier-Stokes (N-S) equation for a gas or an incompressible liquid that flows through 3D channels with obstacles. The channel and the obstacles can be arbitrary 3D shapes. Optionally, the channel may be axisymmetric.
Fluids4 can import STL ASCII files created by CAD/CAM software or other 3D graphics programs. So, you can import a duct or obstacle shape instead of editing it with the Fluids4 shape editor. The "slicer" algorithm of Fluids32 converts an STL file in up to 100 slices that define the 3d duct shape.
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