I have been using FLOW-3D HYDRO to do research into spatially varied flow in roof gutters, trialling various shapes, slopes and flows. Of all the CFD programs out there, FLOW-3D HYDRO has templates that supply all the necessary variables for most circumstances. The cell size can be varied to give a very quick result, and when doing trial and error solutions for 100's of different cases, the initial speed is essential. Once a result looks as though it may be correct, a smaller cell size can be used over the last few minutes of the calculation to give more accuracy to the result. Support has always been great. Eric has certainly helped me, both with advice and examples.

At AECOM, we use FLOW-3D HYDRO to develop detailed characterisations of complex hydraulic environments to support the optimisation of risk-based design solutions. FLOW-3D HYDRO’s guided graphical user interface coupled with its unique VOF and meshing capabilities makes it the one of the most accessible, efficient and robust tools on the commercial CFD market. I’m also extremely pleased with Flow Science Australasia’s technical support.

I have been using FLOW-3D HYDRO in my PhD research to study a fundamental hydrodynamics research question. It is a great tool to solve problems related to free surface boundary conditions. The user interface is super friendly and very well organized, easing the learning experience. In addition, the support staff is extremely helpful and very responsive.

FLOW-3D HYDRO is a complete easy-to-use package that includes several modules with serious capabilities such as multi-phase flow modelling. We have been using FLOW-3D HYDRO for various applications in River, Coastal and Offshore Engineering with promising results. An added advantage of FLOW-3D HYDRO is easy access to responsive scientific and technical support.

Having moved from other CFD software to FLOW-3D HYDRO for a year now, it’s been incredible the solutions we are coming up with to problems observed out in the field. The Australasian team has provided unwaning support and shown a genuine interest to help setting up our more challenging models. Recent FLOW-3D HYDRO updates included lots of exciting changes, I look forward to seeing what’s next from FLOW-3D.

At Golder we thrive on challenges and we know we need to apply the best tools and technologies to confidently address those challenges head-on! This includes the CFD software we use to simulate complex fluid flows for environmental, mining, hydroelectric, and water resources applications. Using  FLOW-3D CLOUD allows us to access hundreds of cores on state-of-the-art compute nodes, and the flexibility to access high-fidelity CFD simulations through any web-browser. By using this platform, we have consistently been able to better resolve the complex physics associated with our problems and achieved significant time savings for our projects. Cloud computing is a game-changer for modern CFD practices and Golder is proud to be one of the pioneers in adopting this technology.

FLOW-3D HYDRO is one of the most powerful tools available to analyze complex free surface and confined flow problems out there today.  It provides an easy-to-use modeling interface and has been an integral tool in the design of hydroelectric, environmental, water resource and treatment related projects I’ve worked on over the last 15+ years. Flow Science’s technical support team and developers are easy to work with and are eager to provide advice, hear input from its users on potential enhancements to the code as well as quickly resolving issues that arise. The entire team at Flow Science have been great to work with and are a great resource to all engineers.

I am thankful to Eric and the FLOW-3D HYDRO team for helping me throughout the research for my Masters degree. The research was related to analysis of optimum spacing of two cylinders to minimise scouring. The model data was compared with the available physical model data. FLOW-3D HYDRO provided accurate results and I'm looking forward to using it in future projects.