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CASE STUDIES

Aerospace

Read our aerospace case studies to discover how the Digital Engineering team work with clients to maintain safety and increase efficiency within the sector.

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Integrity Assurance to Determine Additive Manufacturing Safety for Critical Components

Case study addressing additive manufacturing safety for critical components used within the nuclear and aerospace industries.

The danger of high-altitude ice crystals to jet engine reliability

Learn how we used a CFD model to ensure the reliable operation of a jet engine encountering ice growth causing blockages at high altitude.

Simulating gust-induced sloshing in the fuel tank of a liquid hydrogen powered aircraft

Read how our Digital Engineering team used digital simulation to investigate the problems associated with thermo- and fluid dynamics resulting from sloshing liquid hydrogen fuel whilst the aircraft is grounded and in flight.

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Built Environment

Read our case studies to learn how our Digital Engineering team helps develop, improve and strengthen construction processes, systems, and products, ensuring compliance, quality, and safety of a construction project.

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Calculating the danger of channeled wind on an urban development

Learn how numerical modeling and smart architecture practices reduced the danger of channeled wind on an urban development.

Hydrogen fuel cell design

To improve the design of hydrogen fuel cells, Element Digital Engineering used CFD modeling to help optimize the flow paths within the cell core.

Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Architectural Planning
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Hydrogen & Renewables

Read our case studies to learn how our Digital Engineering team has worked in partnership with energy companies at the forefront of the energy transition.

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Explosion Risk Assessment

Learn how our Digital Engineering team used digital modeling to determine whether a fuel cell containment vessel would withstand a hydrogen fuel cell explosion.

Hydrogen fuel cell design

To improve the design of hydrogen fuel cells, Element Digital Engineering used CFD modeling to help optimize the flow paths within the cell core.

Modeling Hydrogen Dispersion Mitigation in an Enclosed Space

Discover how we made use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations to validate the effectiveness of existing hydrogen dispersion mitigation strategies in enclosed spaces, ensuring safety and compliance in hydrogen fuel utilization. 

Techno-Economic Assessment for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Project

We carried out a techno-economic assessment to explore whether there was an economic case for investing in a vanadium redox flow battery manufacturing facility.

Review into Energy Storage Technologies

Read how our team carried out techno-economic analysis to ascertain the investment opportunities in Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) manufacturing.

Simulating gust-induced sloshing in the fuel tank of a liquid hydrogen powered aircraft

Read how our Digital Engineering team used digital simulation to investigate the problems associated with thermo- and fluid dynamics resulting from sloshing liquid hydrogen fuel whilst the aircraft is grounded and in flight.

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Marine

Read our case studies to learn how our Digital Engineering team work alongside marine clients to overcome challenges in the harshest and most complex environments.

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Using Hydrodynamic Modeling to Improve Power and Performance

Learn how Element Digital Engineering used a hydrodynamic model to improve the power and performance of an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).

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Mining Equipment
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Mining

Read our case studies to learn how our Digital Engineering team has developed smart mining solutions to benefit the mining sector.

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Optimization of Rock Crushing Equipment 

Read our case study to learn how Element Digital Engineering has worked with a global mining company to optimize the design of their rock crushing machines.

Optimization of a Hydrocyclone Performance

Read our case study and discover how Element Digital Engineering has recently worked with a globally renowned mining company to optimize the performance of hydrocyclones.

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Nuclear

Read our case studies to discover examples of how our Digital Engineering team overcome challenges to improve safety, increase efficiency and add value in the nuclear industry.

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Integrity Assurance to Determine Additive Manufacturing Safety for Critical Components

Case study addressing additive manufacturing safety for critical components used within the nuclear and aerospace industries.

Diverter Heat Exchanger Design for UK Atomic Energy Authority

Read how our team won the competition to design a diverter heat exchanger for the UK Atomic Energy Authority STEP program (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production).

Oil and Gas
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Oil & Gas

Discover how our Digital Engineering team can support the oil & gas sector to overcome complex challenges.

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Composite Repair Integrity for Offshore Pipeline Project

Read our case study and discover how we utilized Structural Reliability Assessment (SRA) to demonstrate the safety of composite repair on pipeline project to the client and regulator.

Using Hydrodynamic Modeling to Improve Power and Performance

Learn how Element Digital Engineering used a hydrodynamic model to improve the power and performance of an underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).

Simulating Offshore Platform Data to Determine Trigger of Safety Release Valve

Read how we identified buckling pin failure as the cause of triggering safety release valve and leading to offshore platform shutdown.

Flow Induced Vibration Accelerating Fatigue Failure in Piping Systems

Learn how Flow Induced Vibration (FIV) and Acoustic Induced Vibration (AIV) - induced by flow - accelerates fatigue failure in piping systems, and how we used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to calculate fatigue lives for critical elements.

Predicting Component Life with Erosion Modeling

Read how we utilized Computational Fluid Dynamics to accurately predict the location of the burn-through of pipe components and the time taken to failure.

Optimizing Separator Process Performance with Fluid Dynamics Modeling 

Read how our Digital Engineering team utilized digital modeling techniques to optimize performance when separating gases and liquids, for a company working within the oil and gas sector.

Stress Analysis of Low-cost, Low-weight Safety Device used to Deflect Jet Fires

Learn how Element Digital Engineering used fluid dynamics to perform stress analysis of low-cost, low-weight safety device required to deflect jet fires from leaking pipe flanges away from personnel and equipment.

Optimizing Subsea Cathodic Protection

Discover how Element Digital Engineering optimizes subsea cathodic protection by employing advanced digital modeling tools like Finite Element Analysis (FEA). 

The British Flame Research Committee Investigation of the Methane Destruction Efficiency of Flares

Read how Element Digital Engineering's CFD simulations revealed overestimated flare destruction efficiency in the Oil & Gas industry, highlighting potential environmental impacts.

High-Fidelity CFD Modeling to Determine Flare Destruction Efficiency for Methane Emissions

Learn how high-fidelity CFD modeling improves flare destruction efficiency, optimizing methane combustion and minimizing environmental impact.

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CASE STUDIES

Transport

Read our case studies to learn how our Digital Engineering team work in partnership with rail sector clients to improve safety, optimize performance and reduce reliance on diesel engines.

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Improving Aerodynamic Performance of Angel Trains Rolling Stock

Read our aerodynamic performance case study to learn how our digital engineering team utilized computational fluid dynamics to optimize the design of Angel Trains rolling stock.

Route Assessment for Battery Powered Train

A major UK rail leasing company was looking to assess whether a large battery could provide the power to take an electric train along an unelectrified section of the line to eliminate diesel traction.

Hydrogen fuel cell design

To improve the design of hydrogen fuel cells, Element Digital Engineering used CFD modeling to help optimize the flow paths within the cell core.

Smart Cat's Eyes - Preliminary Design Assessment

Read how we supported a client in the transport industry who approached us to determine whether existing cat's eye shells would sufficiently protect the electronics within their new design for a smart cat’s eye.

 
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Utilities

Read our case studies to learn how our Digital Engineering team work in partnership with clients in the utilities industry to optimize performance and lower emissions.

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Residence Time and Temperature CFD Study for Incinerators

Learn more about why our client approached Element to perform detailed Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) studies to ensure their plants operate within specified standards.

Improving lamella clarifiers cleaning performance through CFD simulation

Read how we simulated a lamella clarifiers cleaning system with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to optimize its performance.

Improving emissions performance within waste-to-heat process system

Learn how we used modeling and simulation to help develop a compact waste-to-heat process system, that minimized thermal stresses and maximized environmental emissions performance. 

Improving emissions for waste-to-heat system

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