Case Study: Cooling and Vibration Control System for a Portable Oxygen Concentrator Client: SeQual Technologies Project Scope: Medical Device Research & Development Methods: Cooling System Design, Prototype Design When San Diego based medical products company SeQual Technologies was developing the their first ambulatory oxygen concentrator, Flometrics redesigned the vibration, thermal and acoustic systems. Flometrics unique cooling system…
Case Study: Infant Respiratory Device Client: Cardinal Health Project Scope: Medical Device Research & Development Methods: Flow Visualization, Design & Testing, Prototyping Flometrics designed a Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (NCPAP) ventilator for Cardinal Health to help premature and sick infants breathe. The ventilator keeps the baby’s lungs inflated as the inhale and exhale. It must…
Case Study: Biofuel Flight Test Client: In-House Project Scope: Research & Development Methods: Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Design & Testing We launched the Biofuel rocket on July 11th at the FAR rocket test site near Cantil, CA, east of Edwards Air Force Base. The fuel was a renewable JP-8 developed by the EERC at the University of…
Case Study: Aircraft Cooling System Design Client: Northrop Grumman Project Scope: Cooling Design, Acoustic Testing, Prototyping Methods: Design & Testing, CAD, Parts Procurement Northrop Grumman was contracted by the military to modify Hunter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from gasoline engines to turbo charged diesel engines. The plane needed new cowling to accommodate radiators and an intercooler.…
Case Study: Cooling System Design for Portable Electronic Device Client: Broadcast Microwave Services (BMS) Project Scope: Cooling Design, Acoustic Testing, Prototyping Methods: Design & Testing, CAD, Parts Procurement Flometrics client company Broadcast Microwave Services (BMS) was developing a new COFDM digital hand held portable microwave receiver with 2-way diversity for law enforcement, public safety, homeland security,…
Case Study: Gimbal Rocket Test Client: In-House Project Scope: Research & Development Methods: Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Design & Testing Flometrics test of a fuel pressure powered hydraulic thrust vector control system. We tested our LR-101 Atlas vernier with a thrust vector control system of our own design. The goal is to be able to fly…
Case Study: Separated Flow Over A Truncated Pyramid Client: In-House Project Scope: Research & Development Methods: Flow Visualization, Fluid Dynamics, Design & Testing The above photos show an example of flow separation. The flow is from left to right and the flow behind the pyramid is random and chaotic. Flow separation causes excess drag and…
Case Study: Computed Flow Over Land Speed Record Car Client: In-House Project Scope: Research & Development Methods: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Design & Testing The image shows velocity contours over a jet powered car designed to win back the land speed record set by the British Thrust SSC car in 1997. The design was…
Case Study: Pulsatile Flow Through an Arterial Stent Client: In-House Project Scope: Research & Development Methods: Flow Visualization, Fluid Dynamics, Design & Testing By looking at the flow through a stent, a better understanding of the reasons for restenosis can be understood. Flometrics evaluated a new type of stent under development and compared it to…
Particle paths of the computed flow through a cerebral aneurysm.
