computational fluid dynamics

British

noun

(functioning as singular) the prediction of the behaviour of fluids and of the effects of fluid motion past objects by numerical methods rather than model experiments

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They began hiring engineers with backgrounds in computational fluid dynamics, who could model water flow on a screen without having to test everything in ceramic.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

CT-FFR is a relatively new alternative that non-invasively models a patient's coronary blood flow using CTA images of the heart, AI algorithms and/or computational fluid dynamics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

One of the biggest keys to Weather Applied Metrics’ modeling is computational fluid dynamics, which uses software to help analyze the flow of gas or liquids, or how flowing gas or liquids affects objects.

From Washington Times • Jul. 9, 2020

We still don't have a complete and satisfying answer, Regis notes, but computational fluid dynamics simulations are helping to fill in the blanks in our understanding.

From Scientific American • Jan. 14, 2020

Reducing the sound of a sonic boom is made possible with computational fluid dynamics, which relies on powerful computer systems.

From Economist • Mar. 31, 2016

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