Validated CFD for confidentengineering decisions

Based at EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne, Switzerland, our specialists help international engineering teams model fluid dynamics, thermal behaviour, and multiphysics to support data-backed design decisions.

Schlieren CFD visualization of a launch vehicle in supersonic flow
Animated CFD4SALTO flow visualization around a reusable launcher.

High-fidelity CFDReal-world impact

Resolving complex flow physics into validated, decision-ready evidence for advanced engineering teams.

CFD and engineering services

CFS Engineering supports aerodynamic, aerothermal, fluid–structure interaction, and tailored CFD work for engineering decisions.

  • Aerodynamic loads

    You need reliable forces, moments, stability, or performance data across configurations and operating points.

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  • Aerothermal protection

    Heating, hot-gas physics, or thermal-protection uncertainty is constraining a re-entry or propulsion design.

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  • Wind-tunnel correlation

    Ground tests do not cover the complete operating envelope, or the difference between test and flight conditions must be understood.

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  • Dynamic stability

    Separation, wakes, buffeting, or oscillatory motion may create loads and stability behaviour that steady analysis cannot resolve.

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  • Aeroelastic coupling

    Fluid loading and structural deformation interact, making one-way or uncoupled assumptions unreliable.

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  • Industrial & biofluid CFD

    A pump, biofluid, transport, smoke, or natural-convection problem needs a workflow shaped around its particular physics.

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At CFS Engineering, your
work as a unified team.

Access a complete simulation team without the overhead of assembling one.

The specialists stay close to the work

You work with the engineers shaping the model, running the simulations, and translating the results for the wider programme.

  1. Direct access to the senior specialists working on your case
  2. Modelling, project delivery, and design questions stay in one conversation
  3. Specialist capacity without the overhead of building another internal team

Engineering work with evidence behind it

Selected aerospace, fluid–structure interaction, and biofluid cases connect engineering questions with CFD analysis and published references.

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Aerospace, FSI, and biofluid engineering cases

  1. Reusable launcher aerodynamic databases

    CFD support for the SALTO T3 vehicle, from aerodynamic database generation to DLR wind-tunnel campaigns and flight-condition extrapolation.

  2. Trajectory-resolved Mars entry and descent

    Steady and unsteady CFD, wind-tunnel reconstruction, and dynamic stability evidence across the Mars entry-to-descent trajectory.

  3. Aeroelastic loads for severe manoeuvres

    Static and dynamic fluid–structure interaction for Swiss operational conditions, including vertical-tail buffeting and coupled load generation.

  4. Cardiovascular biofluid simulations

    Three-dimensional CFD studies of aortic-root haemodynamics and valve procedures, supported by published cardiovascular flow research.

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Thrusted by Leaders in Tech and Innovation

  • Airbus
  • Almatech
  • ArianeGroup
  • ATMOS Space Cargo
  • DLR
  • Elomatic
  • EPFL
  • European Space Agency
  • ETH Zurich
  • European Commission
  • The Exploration Company
  • Institut de Mécanique des Fluides et des Solides
  • ISAE-SUPAERO
  • Isar Aerospace
  • MT Aerospace
  • Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre
  • ONERA
  • Orbital Paradigm
  • RUAG
  • Stadler
  • Toulouse INP
  • TU Delft
  • Technical University of Munich
  • University of the Bundeswehr Munich
  • Vorticity

Frequently asked questions

How do you handle security for sensitive simulation projects?

We discuss security from the start. Together, we review access, data flows, credentials, retention, and the compute environment to match your project’s needs.

Can you run simulations on a private cluster?

Yes. We can use a private or on-premises cluster if it has the required software, capacity, and access controls. We agree on execution, data transfers, and responsibilities before setup.

How do you handle confidentiality and data protection?

We only access what the project requires. Where possible, models, results, and supporting data stay in the agreed infrastructure. We limit access to the project team and agree on data handling and retention up front.