Model & approach
- Track system resistance at defined stations and operating states
- Compare section, routing and multi-branch variants with a common pressure balance
Project study
Pressure-loss development for heavy-equipment intake systems
A sequence of CFD assignments assessed cross-sections, routing variants, environmental states and multi-branch air distribution in high-flow intake systems.
Engineering question
The intake path had to provide controlled resistance across changing environments and high throughput while keeping local geometry and branch distribution traceable.
Boundary conditions
- Several environmental and throughput conditions
- Single- and multi-branch systems with project-specific filters, pipes and interfaces
Results of the assessment
- The staged project sequence separated total resistance, local loss sources and branch distribution.
- Follow-up variants could be compared directly with their baseline under consistent boundaries.
Engineering consequence
The studies supported section sizing, local geometry refinement and routing of the complete system.
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