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+61 499 077 607
info@flow3d.com.au
Australasia
FLOW-3D Academic Program

Academic Programs

Flow Science Australasia provides special academic programs for faculty members, researchers, instructors, and students that are available to academic institutions within Australia and New Zealand.

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Flow Science Australasia offers free 4-month licenses for FLOW-3D, FLOW-3D CAST, and FLOW-3D HYDRO for the purpose of academic research.  Applications require a research proposal. If accepted, a license for the software that best fits the applicant’s field of research will be issued.* If you have any questions, please email info@flow3d.com.au.

*Applicants who are interested in modeling additive manufacturing or welding processes should read the section below, Research Licenses for FLOW-3D AM, before applying.

Details:

  • Students and faculty may apply.
  • Licenses granted under this program do not entitle the user to technical support services other than assistance with installation and licensing.
  • Only applicants who have never been a customer of Flow Science or its affiliates are eligible for a license under the Research Assistance program.
  • Each research group is only eligible for one license under the Research Assistance program.
  • Licenses issued under the Research Assistance program are limited to four months. Extensions are available through a paid academic license.
  • If you are interested in a supported or long-term academic license, please contact info@flow3d.com.au.
  • Please check the FLOW-3D Supported Platforms page to confirm that you have the necessary hardware and software.

Research Licenses for FLOW-3D AM

Our FLOW-3D AM software is used around the world for cutting edge research of additive manufacturing and laser welding processes. To successfully model these complex applications often requires hands-on user training and technical support from our team, which is why we do not offer a free, unsupported license for these products.

If you are interested in using FLOW-3D AM or one of its components, FLOW-3D WELD or FLOW-3D DEM, in your academic research, we encourage you to contact us at info@flow3d.com.au. You can also submit a Research license application, and a CFD engineer will be in touch with you to discuss your application and provide details about our licensing and technical support options.

Flow Science Australasia offers free teaching licenses of FLOW-3D to faculty members who are interested in incorporating CFD software into their course syllabus. Applications require a course number and description. If the application is accepted, a network license for the appropriate FLOW-3D product* will be issued to the faculty member. If you have any questions, please email info@flow3d.com.au.

*Licenses for FLOW-3D AM not available through this program.

Details:

  • Faculty may apply.
  • We recommend applying for a TA license at least one month in advance of the semester.
  • If your application is accepted, we will require a License Agreement to be signed by a duly authorized representative of your department before we can issue your license.
  • Licenses granted under this program do not entitle the user to technical support service other than assistance with installation and licensing. If you are interested in a license with technical support, please contact us at info@flow3d.com.au.
  • Please check the FLOW-3D Supported Platforms page to confirm that you have the necessary hardware and software.

Engineering departments at universities in Australia and New Zealand are eligible for long-term department-wide access to FLOW-3D, FLOW-3D CAST or FLOW-3D HYDRO for research and teaching. Faculty members and staff can apply. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@flow3d.com.au.

*Licenses for FLOW-3D AM not available through this program.

Details:

  • Faculty or administrators may apply.
  • Core-limited user tokens for students and staff in the licensed department.
  • The software must be installed and made available to students in computer lab resources as part of standard department academic software packages, and may also be installed on additional research lab computers as needed.
  • An academic license agreement must be executed.
  • An annual affidavit and report affirming the usage in accordance with the license agreement is required after initial installation, and then yearly prior to renewal.
  • Licenses granted under this program do not entitle the user to technical support service other than assistance with installation and licensing.
  • Please check the FLOW-3D Supported Platforms page to confirm that your department has the necessary hardware and software.

Academic Resources

CFD 101

Getting Started with FLOW-3D

How to Reference FLOW-3D

FLOW-3D Online Forum

Bibliography

Official FLOW-3D Users Community

Our experience using FLOW-3D software through their Research Assistance Program has been extremely positive. Our research thus far has consisted of modeling of scouring induced by a highly turbulent local flow. We highly recommend this program and software to any future research team and we are very pleased to continue our use of it during our ongoing research.
Ioan NistorUniversity of Ottowa
Flow Science is an excellent partner. UNM is using this partnership to reinvigorate its computational science and engineering programs. In Mechanical Engineering, our faculty and students are excited about the opportunity to work with the state-of-the-art FLOW-3D software.
Chris HallMechanical Engineering Chair, UNM
FLOW-3D CAST allowed me to achieve good results simulating the high-pressure die casting process. Having a free license definitely helped carrying out this research project.
Francesco MajaMcMaster University
I just wanted to thank you for your support through the FLOW-3D Academic Program that has enabled me to get a new dataset for my PhD research! We are currently working on a publication from the simulation results.
Rebecca Englert, University of CalgaryMcMaster University
We have used FLOW-3D to model additive manufacturing processes to complete our projects. This software contains advanced modules and databases that distinguish it from other commercial software. It is also very user-friendly, with numerous tutorials and examples to help users get started quickly. We worked with Drs. Ibai Mugica and Marcin Serdeczny from the support team, and they are both excellent and knowledgeable scientists. They are extremely patient when answering questions and clearly explain fundamental/technical concepts. Having worked with various software and support teams over the last seven years, I can tell you that this software and its support team are one-of-a-kind. Keep up the excellent work.
Arash Samaei, Ph.DNorthwestern University
We have been using FLOW-3D to advance the boundaries of fundamental science. FLOW-3D has been a great tool to test our hypotheses about the physics governing complex phenomena during multi-alloy 3D printing. FLOW-3D has helped us understand the evolution of thermal profiles and the associated mass transport and development of thermal stresses in complicated additively built structures.
Ali Tabei, PhDOregon State University
Our experience using FLOW-3D software through their Research Assistance Program has been extremely positive. Our research thus far has consisted of modeling of scouring induced by a highly turbulent local flow. We highly recommend this program and software to any future research team and we are very pleased to continue our use of it during our ongoing research.
Ioan NistorUniversity of Ottowa
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We recommend applying for a Teaching Assistance license at least one month in advance of the semester. If your application is accepted, we will send you a License Agreement to be signed by a duly authorized representative of your department before we can issue your license.

Research License

Please briefly describe the research purpose for which you intend to use the software.
Project Abstract *

Maximum file size: 20MB

Please upload an abstract of your project describing in detail how you intend to use FLOW-3D or FLOW-3D CAST in your research.
Please allow at least a week for review of your application. If accepted, your license will be strictly for four months and can be renewed as a paid academic license. We recommend that you have the design, geometry, initial conditions, and boundary conditions of your simulations ready so you can start your simulations as soon as you receive the license.

Teaching License

Please separate course ID by commas.

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