Introduction

Adaptive Research offers academic institutions the opportunity to acquire an advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software system at a fraction of the current retail price*.

CFD2000 is a fully integrated software system that allows a CFD researcher to harness the power of an advanced 3D Navier-Stokes flow solver and mesh generation system with minimal effort.

CFD2000 is currently being utilized at universities around the world as a research tool to solve many challenging and interesting fluids and heat transfer problems.

STORM is a fast and efficient 3-D finite-volume Navier-Stokes solver that has been extensively validated against experimental data. By utilizing the integral form of the governing equations, conservation is enforced exactly and the PISO algorithm produces superior steady-state and transient solutions.        

Physical Modeling Capabilities:

STORM can model advanced chemistry, particle tracking, porous media, non-Newtonian fluids, conjugate heat transfer, free surface, radiation, and moving body problems.

Geometric Modeling Capabilities:

CFD models can be set up in Cartesian, cylindrical, and body-fitted coordinate (BFC) systems. CAD and primitive import capabilities are also available.

In addition to the many advanced mesh generation and physical modeling capabilities, CFD2000 offers unique features that make teaching and learning fast and easy.

Example CFD Model Library:

More than 100 CFD models are provided with the software, ranging from traditional 2-D validation problems (flow around cylinder, backward-facing step, thermally-driven cavity) to 3-D applications, such as transient heart valve motion, hypersonic missile flow and atmospheric dispersion.

User-Subroutine Library:

More than 40 ready-to-use Fortran subroutines are provided with the software that give access to all flow variables, most physical properties, and special moving grid and boundary conditions.

 Colorado State University             Tokai University (Japan)
 Johns Hopkins University              Mie University (Japan)
 Purdue University                     Tokyo Institute - Polytechnics Univ (Japan)
 University of Alabama                 Ibaraki University (Japan)
 U of California at Santa Barbara      Universidad de Sao Paulo (Brazil)
 U of California at Los Angeles        University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
 University of Kentucky                Universidad de Sao Paulo (Brazil)
 University of Minnesota               Instituto Politecnico Nacional (Mexico)
 University of New Haven               Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand)
 University of Pennsylvania            Ecole Superieure en Sciences (France)

 CalPoly Pomona                        Universitat de Rovira (Spain)
 University of Idaho                   University of Moncton (Canada)

*Colleges and academic institutions must qualify for Adaptive’s Academic Partnership Program to receive academic partner pricing.  Qualification criteria is available upon request.