Model & approach
- Simulate line sections and routing variants under comparable gas states
- Evaluate pressure balance, branch split and selected cross-section profiles together
Project case / Customer-independent
Pressure loss and flow uniformity in exhaust routing
CFD comparisons of exhaust paths combined system resistance, branch split, section uniformity and packaging in a documented routing trade study.
Engineering question
Alternative exhaust paths had to be judged for distribution, secondary flow and installation space as well as pressure loss.
Boundary conditions
- Hot internal gas flow in single- and multi-branch lines
- Project-specific operating states and constrained packaging
Results of the assessment
- The variants showed different compromises between low resistance, balanced split and compact routing.
- Section fields explained where local turns governed system behaviour.
Engineering consequence
The assessment supported a system decision that weighted flow quality and packaging together rather than selecting an isolated best value.
Context
This page summarizes internal project documentation independently of the customer. Absolute values, confidential geometry and independent physical validation are not published.
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