Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Driven by the exponential growth of computational power, scientific computing is now radically transforming our research philosophy by enabling the simulation of many complex flow phenomena across a broad range of scales in natural and engineered systems with an unprecedented degree of realism. Coupled with our state-of-art measurement techniques and unique experimental facilities, SAFL's simulation-based expertise has uniquely positioned the laboratory to make far-reaching advances in the major societal problems of our time in energy and the environment.
SAFL Affiliated Faculty
Peter Kang
Lian Shen
Vaughan Voller
SAFL Researchers
Bill Herb
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Broadway Pump Station Physical Model
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After a 2011 flood caused extensive damage in Minot, North Dakota, MWH Americas, Inc. was hired to design a pumping station as part of the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Plan, to pump stormwater over the river levee during flood events. The applied engineering team at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory was then tasked to build a physical model of the proposed pumping station to identify and mitigate unanticipated/unacceptable flow patterns prior to construction.
Long-throated U-flume study
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SAFL researchers built a scale model of a round-bottomed long-throated flume, in order to validate Winflume software for this specific flume geometry.