About
Fluid Network Studio
Fluid Network Studio is a browser-based tool for building and solving fluid pipe networks - incompressible and compressible flow, heat transfer, pumps and more - with the underlying methods stated openly and a library of worked examples to learn from. It is Australian owned and developed.
The engineer behind it
Fluid Network Studio is built by Haimi Jordaan, a mechanical engineer.
Haimi holds a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Mechanical Engineering, where his research coupled one-dimensional network models with computational fluid dynamics (CFD). He has spent seven years in a specialist engineering analysis and design group, working across CFD, finite element analysis (FEA) and discrete element method (DEM) projects for demanding industrial applications.
That combination - deep numerical modelling alongside hands-on design work - is what shaped Fluid Network Studio: a tool that is rigorous about the physics yet quick and approachable to use.
Why I built it
The core calculations behind fluid networks are well established. What was missing, in my experience, was a tool that made them genuinely accessible: fast to use, transparent about its methods, and affordable, without the overhead of heavyweight desktop packages or fragile spreadsheets.
I built Fluid Network Studio so that any engineer - whether you solve pipe networks every week or are meeting them for the first time - can model a system reliably and come away understanding it better. The built-in examples and clearly stated methods are there to help you learn, not just to produce a number.
A tool to support your judgement
Fluid Network Studio is built to support engineering work, not to replace the judgement of a qualified engineer. Results should always be reviewed in the context of your specific application.
Questions or feedback? Get in touch at admin@fluidnetworkstudio.com.