LIKUA CFD

At LIKUA, we are a team of highly skilled developers and application engineers with extensive expertise drawn from the civil and defense industries, as well as academia. Our mission is to provide cutting-edge engineering solutions, combining decades of experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) with deep industry knowledge. When you work with LIKUA, your project will be managed by experts chosen specifically for its unique challenges, ensuring a tailored approach to meet your goals.

Our expertise has been built through work on some of the most complex and demanding engineering projects. From designing rocket motors for the missile industry to optimizing hydro cyclones for mineral processing, and tackling nuclear reactor thermal hydraulics for the nuclear sector, we have consistently delivered innovative and reliable solutions. We have also developed HPC-capable CFD solvers that are utilized in aerospace and defense applications, with deployments across numerous high-performance computing clusters.

With over 20 years of experience in both the development and application of CFD codes, our team has addressed challenges across diverse industries. This includes pioneering work in high-speed compressible flows, multi-phase fluid dynamics, and turbulence modeling, as well as advanced combustion chamber designs for hypersonic ramjet missiles and robust optimization methods for solid propellant grains.

At LIKUA, we believe in combining technical expertise with a collaborative approach to problem-solving. Whether you are seeking to optimize a highly complex fluid dynamics process, develop custom software for simulation, or solve a critical engineering challenge, we bring the experience, tools, and dedication needed to ensure your success.

CMPS is a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation software being developed in partnership with ROKETSAN Missile Industries with unique capabilities. CMPS and Hydro are based on the same framework with different solvers. CMPS has a unique ability to solve all equations describing different physical phenomena in a fully/strongly coupled manner. This provides real-time accuracy for complex dynamic simulations. This also provides robustness and fast convergence rates for steady-state calculations due to the fully implicit coupled solution of coupled physics flow.

Dr. Bora Kalpaklı is an experienced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) specialist with over 20 years in high-performance computing and simulation software development. As the founder of LIKUA UG, he has developed HPC-capable novel CFD solvers deployed across defense industry clusters, providing cutting-edge solutions for aerospace and defense applications.

His extensive career includes designing combustion chambers, fluid separation systems, and ventilation devices, alongside pioneering CFD models for complex multi-phase flows and combustion processes. Dr. Kalpaklı holds a doctorate in Computational Mechanics and has contributed to NATO projects, international publications, and three patents, one of which has been granted.

Based in Heidelberg, Germany, he now offers consultancy services, leveraging his expertise in CFD, turbulence modeling, and high-speed compressible flows to tackle complex engineering challenges.

Beyond work, Dr. Kalpaklı is passionate about computational physics, nature photography, and opera