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Case Study: Kogakuin University advances synthetic jet research with Hexagon SC/Tetra
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Thermal‑fluid analysis tool highly favored by students to pursue research of synthetic jet
Kogakuin University's Fluid Machinery Laboratory, led by Professor Kotaro Sato, required a powerful yet user-friendly thermal-fluid simulation tool to advance its research into synthetic jets and axial fans. Their previous CFD software was difficult to operate and had costly support fees, which limited student usage and hindered the scope of their research. They turned to a solution from vendor Hexagon, implementing its SC/Tetra software.
The Hexagon SC/Tetra solution provided exceptional ease of use and extensive technical support, which empowered students to perform simulations quickly and accurately. This drastically increased student engagement in research and led to fascinating discoveries, such as successfully replicating unexpected fan vibration phenomena and verifying experimental results for synthetic jets. The laboratory continues to rely on Hexagon's tool for future challenges, including gas-liquid two-phase flow analysis.
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Kogakuin University
Kotaro Sato
Professor