Continuum Dynamics, Inc.
Continuum Dynamics, Inc. (CDI) is a research and development company founded in 1979, specializing in high-end analysis tools, modeling, and practical solutions for aerospace, nuclear, and environmental engineering challenges. With a diverse team, CDI has a demonstrated record of innovation in vortex flow analysis, flight simulation, hybrid CFD, and air vehicle control and analysis, serving government and industry clients for over 40 years.
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Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Continuum Dynamics, Inc.
Trenton, New Jersey, United States, North America
Products
CHARM
Comprehensive hierarchical aeromechanics software that models rotorcraft aerodynamics and dynamics across general flight conditions, suitable for high-fidelity design and research and operable on desktop processors.
Sim Modules
A family of physics-based software modules derived from a comprehensive rotorcraft code for use in high-fidelity real-time flight simulations, including wake/panel, real-time blade/aero, multiple-aircraft simulation and degraded-visibility (brownout) modules.
CGE
General-purpose steady/unsteady adaptive cut-cell octree Cartesian-grid flow solver for air and ground vehicle analysis, with automatic grid generation and extensions for URANS and internal flow analysis.
CPB
Adaptive Cartesian grid Poisson-Boltzmann solver for biomolecular electrostatics supporting nonlinear and size-modified PBE forms, post-processing of energetic quantities, and visualization output.
AGDISPpro
Aerial application dispersion model using Lagrangian particle methods to predict droplet behavior, drift, wake interaction, and deposition from manned aircraft and UAVs; validated against field studies.
FJSIM
Fuel jettisoning simulation combining evaporation models, meteorology and aircraft characteristics to estimate groundfall metrics and support policy and operational review.
CHARM
Comprehensive hierarchical aeromechanics software that models rotorcraft aerodynamics and dynamics across general flight conditions, suitable for high-fidelity design and research and operable on desktop processors.
Sim Modules
A family of physics-based software modules derived from a comprehensive rotorcraft code for use in high-fidelity real-time flight simulations, including wake/panel, real-time blade/aero, multiple-aircraft simulation and degraded-visibility (brownout) modules.
CGE
General-purpose steady/unsteady adaptive cut-cell octree Cartesian-grid flow solver for air and ground vehicle analysis, with automatic grid generation and extensions for URANS and internal flow analysis.
CPB
Adaptive Cartesian grid Poisson-Boltzmann solver for biomolecular electrostatics supporting nonlinear and size-modified PBE forms, post-processing of energetic quantities, and visualization output.
AGDISPpro
Aerial application dispersion model using Lagrangian particle methods to predict droplet behavior, drift, wake interaction, and deposition from manned aircraft and UAVs; validated against field studies.
FJSIM
Fuel jettisoning simulation combining evaporation models, meteorology and aircraft characteristics to estimate groundfall metrics and support policy and operational review.
Services
Aerospace engineering analysis and simulation
Analysis, design support, and simulation services for fixed-wing, rotorcraft, eVTOL, and turbomachinery systems covering aerodynamics, flight dynamics, flight control, noise, and piloted simulation.
Environmental and dispersion modeling
Modeling of aerially released materials, agrichemical application prediction, fuel jettison groundfall estimation, and CFD support for turbine design and environmental impact assessment.
Advanced computational methods and HPC consulting
Development of scalable solver algorithms, fast multipole implementations, communication-minimizing toolkits, octree-based meshing, and HPC process optimization for distributed-memory systems.
Nuclear engineering analysis and test support
Modeling and testing support for valves, piping systems, debris strainers, flow-induced vibration, steam-line testing and associated quality assurance.
Biomolecular electrostatics modeling
Adaptive-grid Poisson-Boltzmann and boundary element modeling for electrostatic potential, solvation/binding energy calculations, ion sensitivity and related analyses.
Aerospace engineering analysis and simulation
Analysis, design support, and simulation services for fixed-wing, rotorcraft, eVTOL, and turbomachinery systems covering aerodynamics, flight dynamics, flight control, noise, and piloted simulation.
Environmental and dispersion modeling
Modeling of aerially released materials, agrichemical application prediction, fuel jettison groundfall estimation, and CFD support for turbine design and environmental impact assessment.
Advanced computational methods and HPC consulting
Development of scalable solver algorithms, fast multipole implementations, communication-minimizing toolkits, octree-based meshing, and HPC process optimization for distributed-memory systems.
Nuclear engineering analysis and test support
Modeling and testing support for valves, piping systems, debris strainers, flow-induced vibration, steam-line testing and associated quality assurance.
Biomolecular electrostatics modeling
Adaptive-grid Poisson-Boltzmann and boundary element modeling for electrostatic potential, solvation/binding energy calculations, ion sensitivity and related analyses.
Expertise Areas
- Rotorcraft and eVTOL aeromechanics
- Computational fluid dynamics and hybrid CFD methods
- Aerial spray and particle dispersion modeling
- Biomolecular electrostatics and Poisson-Boltzmann methods
Key Technologies
- Hybrid CFD (adaptive Cartesian cut-cell)
- Octree mesh generation
- Actuator-disk and blade-element rotor models
- URANS with SA-DES and LES turbulence models