Ansys Fluids Tools and Synopsys Simpleware for Optimized Filtration Design

Overview

Filtration systems play a critical role across automotive, industrial, consumer products, biopharma and energy industries, to name a few. Consequently, it is crucial to accurately characterize and model filter media accurately to ensure system reliability. Engineers are constantly balancing the need for low pressure drop with high filtration efficiency, often under challenging conditions that include changing flows, particle loading, fouling, wet environments, and sometimes even deformation of the filter media.  

This webinar covers physics-based simulation strategies for filtration integrating CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) with Ansys Fluent, DEM (Discrete Element Method) with Ansys Rocky and image-based workflow with Synopsys Simpleware for robust multiscale, multiphysics modeling of filtration, separation and purification processes. 

What Attendees Will Learn

• How to model filtration systems at the system level using the porous media approach in Ansys Fluent. 
• How to incorporate particulate and multiphase flow physics to predict clogging, dust loading, and wetting of filters. 
• How to leverage Ansys Rocky for designing filters and resolving particle–fiber interactions and depth loading mechanisms at the fiber-scale or pore-scale. 
• How to incorporate real filter microstructure from scanned images into 3D simulation with Synopsys Simpleware. 
• Practical strategies for combining multiscale models to improve accuracy while controlling computational cost.

Who Should Attend

• CFD and CAE engineers working on filtration, separation, or purification systems 
• Simulation specialists modeling porous media, particulate flows, or multiphase transport 
• Engineers in automotive, aerospace, biopharma, HVAC, energy, and industrial filtration 
• R&D teams developing new filter media or evaluating fouling, clogging, or wetting behavior 
• Technical leads seeking multiscale simulation strategies beyond empirical correlation 

Speakers

• Santosh Konangi
• Gui Lima
• Theresa Duncan