Fluid Mechanics & Gas Flow Engineering
Master cement-plant gas-flow engineering through interactive 3D simulations, live calculations and AI-guided learning — designed for process engineers.
9Learning Modules
10+Interactive Sims
3DReal-time Models
AIEngineering Tutor
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01 — Continuity & Bernoulli
Mass-flow conservation, pressure-velocity trade-off, venturi 3D simulator with live particles and energy bars.
3D Duct Sim · Energy Bars →
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02 — Cyclone Separator
Animated 3D cyclone with dual vortex, dust capture, efficiency estimation and Darcy-Weisbach pressure drop.
3D Cyclone · Live Metrics →
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03 — Gas Volume Correction
Actual vs normal conditions, molecular simulation, temperature & pressure expansion, moisture correction.
Molecular Sim · Ideal Gas →
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04 — Psychrometrics
Dew point cooling chamber, Antoine saturation curve, condensation analysis for kiln gas systems.
Antoine Eq · Condensation →
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Visual Learning
Interactive 3D simulations bring fluid mechanics to life with real-time particle animation.
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Hands-On Practice
Adjust parameters, run calculations, explore virtual lab experiments with instant feedback.
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Get Certified
Complete adaptive quizzes and earn your mastery certificate with holographic score.
Continuity Equation & Bernoulli Principle
Adjust diameter and velocity — observe how pressure and flow respond in real-time.
Continuity + Bernoulli 3D Venturi Simulation
Particles speed up in the throat; static pressure converts to kinetic energy.
LIVE ENERGY FLOW
3D cut-away ductA₁/A₂ —
Inlet · low V · high P
Throat · high V · low P
Outlet recovery
ṁ = —
Static pressure
Kinetic energy
Conserved mass flow
Parameters & live resultsṁ = ρAV
Inlet area A₁ (m²)0.80
Throat A₂ (m²)0.30
Velocity V₁ (m/s)8.0
Density ρ (kg/m³)1.20
Mass flow ṁ
—
kg/s
Throat V₂
—
m/s
Static pressure at throat—
Kinetic energy at throat—
P₁ + ½ρV₁² = P₂ + ½ρV₂²
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Adjust to see venturi effect.
Worked Examples — Cement Plant
Cyclone Separator & Pressure Drop
Animated 3D cyclone with tangential inlet, helical vortex and dust capture.
Cyclone Separator — Live 3D Simulation
Tangential inlet → outer downward dirty-gas vortex → inner upward clean-gas vortex → dust hopper.
LIVE 3D VORTEX
3D Cyclone — helical streamlinesη —
Dust-laden gas inlet
Clean gas via vortex finder
Outer vortex active
Dust → hopper
Outer downward vortex
Inner upward (clean)
Dust to wall
Collected solids
Operating parameterstune & observe
Inlet vel. (m/s)18
Cyclone dia. (m)1.0
Dust loading (g/m³)50
Particle dₚ (µm)25
Swirl strength1.15
Gas density (kg/m³)1.10
ΔP
—
Pa
Efficiency η
—
%
Cut d₅₀
—
µm
G-force
—
g
Flow Q
—
m³/s
Re
—
Adjust sliders to see performance changes.
Darcy-Weisbach Pressure Drop
ΔP = f · (L/D) · (ρV²/2) — pipe + fittings
PIPE LOSS
Length L (m)50
Diameter D (m)0.60
Velocity V (m/s)15.0
Friction f0.020
Density ρ (kg/m³)1.10
Add fittings:
No fittings added
ΔP = f · (L/D) · (ρV²/2)
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Pipe ΔP
—
Pa
Fittings ΔP
—
Pa
Total ΔP
—
Pa
Reynolds
—
Pipe friction
Fitting resistance
Gas Volume Correction
Convert actual to normal conditions — visualise molecular kinetic behaviour.
3D Molecular Chamber + Piston
Molecules expand with T, compress with P, vapour shares the volume.
ACTUAL ↔ NORMAL
3D molecular chamber—
Blue = dry gas molecules
Cyan = water vapour
Piston scales with T/P
Vact/VN —
Dry gas
Moisture
Fast (hot) molecules
Temperature (°C)150
Pressure (Pa abs)101325
Moisture (% vol)8
Normal V_N (Nm³/s)50
Actual V
—
m³/s
Normal V_N
—
Nm³/s
Dry V
—
m³/s
T factor
—
P factor
—
Expansion
—
× VN
Vact = VN × (T+273.15)/273.15 × 101325/P
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Adjust T, P, moisture to see corrected volumes.
Psychrometrics & Dew Point
Dew point, humidity and Antoine saturation curve.
Humid-Gas 3D Cooling Chamber
Vapour condenses to droplets below dew-point.
DEW POINT LIVE
3D cooling chamber—
Dry gas
Vapour
Dew point —
Droplets appear
Antoine saturation curveactual Pv vs Psat
Dry-bulb T (°C)65
Moisture (% vol)12
Pressure (kPa)101.3
Cooling Simulator
Cooling T (°C)100
Above dew point.
Dew point
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°C
Psat
—
kPa
Spec humidity
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g/kg
RH
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%
Pv
—
kPa
Risk
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Antoine: log₁₀(Psat) = A − B/(C+T); Pv = y·Ptot
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Engineering Calculator
Step-by-step solutions with live diagrams.
Calculatorformula
Input
Result
Equation
Context
Virtual Engineering Lab — Playground
Tune any parameter and watch the cement-gas system respond.
Integrated 3D Plant Gas Circuit
Inlet duct → ID fan → cyclone → stack, fully live.
FULL SYSTEM LIVE
3D plant circuitQ —
Duct inlet
Stack outlet
Regime —
Fan power —
Duct D (m)0.8
Velocity (m/s)15.0
Temperature (°C)150
Pressure (kPa)101.3
Length L (m)80
Dust (g/m³)30
Fan eff. (%)68
Q
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m³/s
ṁ
—
kg/s
ΔP/m
—
Pa/m
ρ
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kg/m³
Re
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Fan power
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kW
Tune any slider to see the system respond.
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