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Article: CFD tackles the tough design problems

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Computational fluid dynamics has become the quintessential tool for analyzing and solving power plant design and operations problems. Gone are the days when a "calibrated eyeball" was all that was needed to tune a boiler or upgrade a system. Modern software tools and cheap desktop processing power have made it possible to squeeze more performance out of plant systems than ever before.

Over the past 30 years, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has evolved from a mathematical curiosity into the primary tool for analyzing complex plant components and systems. In practical terms, the term CFD encompasses a rather broad category of software tools used to numerically solve a series of complex ...

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