Genetic Algorithms are are an under-appreciated and under-utilized resource for engineers. A genetic algorithm works by iteratively transforming a collection of possible solutions (sets) to the optimization problem by analogies with evolutionary functions such as reproduction, mutation and selection.

Every few months or so, some awesome flow visualization makes its way into mainstream culture. The latest is the “water flower.”

Quality Assurance is a critical aspect of making decisions based on predictive models such as engineering simulations. The three dimensions of a sound Quality Assurance approach are software reliability, user knowledge, and process control.

Robin Knowles of CFD Engine recently interviewed founding partner Stewart Bible, PE of Resolved Analytics for his Podcast Talking CFD. In 2016, Robin created Talking CFD to share information and stories from one engineer to another about owning and operating an engineering consultancy.

It's challenging to pin down a top ten list of inventions relying heavily on fluid mechanics or dynamics, especially when looking back over the entirety of history.  We gave it a shot anyway, basing our top ten list below on a combination of the overall impact of the invention and the depth of fluids science required.  The most important question we asked was, "How would society be different if this development had never occurred." So, for what it's worth, here is our "top ten".