Marine Exhaust CFD Simulation | Femto Engineering - Femto Engineering

Is your ship’s exhaust going where it shouldn’t?

Understand, solve and optimise your exhaust problems with CFD: from air quality and heat to hull staining and underwater exhaust.

Exhaust problems are not always visible on the drawing

You may be dealing with:

  • Exhaust gases reaching air intakes or accommodation areas
  • Unwanted smells or poor air quality on deck
  • Soot and staining on the hull
  • Excessive heat around structures or equipment
  • Unexpected exhaust behaviour around the waterline
  • Problems with underwater exhaust
  • A design that needs to be changed to meet project or regulatory requirements

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) lets you investigate what is happening, before construction or when a problem already exists.

What can we help you solve?

    • Exhaust dispersion: See where exhaust gases travel under different wind, flow and operating conditions.
    • Air quality & recirculation: Investigate whether exhaust gases can reach cabins, ventilation systems, air intakes or working areas.
    • Hull staining: Understand how exhaust interacts with the flow around the hull and identify configurations that can reduce soot deposition.
    • Underwater exhaust: Simulate the interaction between underwater exhaust, the vessel and surrounding water to understand where exhaust gases travel.
    • Heat & temperature: Assess temperature distribution around exhaust outlets, structures and nearby equipment.
    • Exhaust design & optimisation: Compare different outlet positions and configurations before committing to costly changes.

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What can we help you solve?

Case study: Solving Exhaust Gas Propagation Problems

Femto uses CFD to investigate exhaust dispersion around ships, including its interaction with wind, waves and cabin air intakes. The analysis helps identify potential problems and optimise exhaust design before or after they occur.

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Why maritime companies choose Femto Engineering?

Femto offers agile engineering services and shorter response times, while maintaining high technical quality.

You get:

  • 30+ years of (martime) CAE experience
  • Maritime experience: Extensive experience supporting leading European shipbuilders.
  • Fast engineering capacity: Qualified simulation engineers available within days.
  • Multi-physics expertise: Structural analysis, CFD and system simulation under one roof.
  • Proven track record: Trusted by leading maritime companies for complex engineering challenges.
  • As Siemens Gold Partner, we combine deep technical expertise with direct access to the latest software updates, including: Simcenter FemapSTAR-CCM+Amesim, and the solutions from Altair.

 

Need help with your exhaust?

Whether you are designing a new vessel or trying to solve an existing exhaust problem, our CFD engineers can help.

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At Femto Engineering we help companies achieve their innovation ambitions with engineering consultancy, software, and R&D.
We are Siemens DISW Expert Partner for Simcenter Femap, Simcenter 3D, Simcenter Amesim, Simcenter STAR-CCM+SDC verifier, Altair HyperWorks, Altair SimSolid and Altair PhysicsAI. Get in touch and let us make CAE work for you.

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