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Quantum CFD Platform
QubitSolve is building a quantum computing platform for computational fluid dynamics, aimed at simulations that are too large, turbulent, or costly for classical computing alone.
2029
Target practical crossover
CFD
Focused simulation domain
August 2026
QubitFlux™ alpha release
Challenge
Why fluid dynamics matters
Lift, drag, propulsion, cooling, and combustion all depend on fluid motion. Engineers use CFD to translate the Navier-Stokes equations into simulations that make safer, faster, and more efficient systems possible.
Why classical methods strain
High-fidelity CFD can demand massive memory and runtime, especially when chaotic flow features must be resolved at industrial scale. Even leading supercomputers can struggle to make these simulations routine.
Solution
The exponential information compression and quantum parallelism enabled by quantum computers create new possibilities for CFD simulations—enabling unprecedented speed, scalability, and accuracy for critical industrial and defense applications. QubitSolve is developing QubitFlux™, a quantum CFD platform that connects these emerging quantum computing technologies with established engineering simulation workflows. By combining reproducible CFD benchmarks, integrated verification, OpenFOAM interoperability, HPC integration, and quantum performance diagnostics, QubitFlux™ enables researchers and engineers to explore, validate, and advance the next generation of computational fluid dynamics.
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Connect quantum CFD methods to familiar simulation environments, including OpenFOAM-oriented workflows.
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Use transparent, reproducible cases such as 2D canonical flows, Taylor-Green vortex, cylinder flow, and future 3D demonstrations.
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Work with industry and government laboratory partners to align the framework with real simulation workflows and high-value use cases.
Aerodynamics and hydrodynamics
Advanced propulsion
Hypersonic flight
Next-generation energy systems
Results
Integrates CFD case setup, classical and quantum solvers, multiple quantum backends, and built-in verification into a single workflow for developing, testing, and validating quantum CFD methods.
Validated quantum lattice Boltzmann workflows demonstrated on canonical CFD benchmark problems, with reproducible results and direct comparisons to analytical solutions and classical CFD baselines.
Designed to work with familiar engineering simulation workflows.
Detailed visibility into qubit requirements, circuit resources, and execution costs.
Ecosystem
Leadership
Founder and CEO
Former DOE national lab computational scientist with CFD expertise.
Principal Scientist
Norman John Sollenberger Professor in Engineering, Emeritus at Princeton University.
Member, Board of Advisors
Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Pittsburgh.
Member, Board of Advisors
Former combat pilot and technology leader in the US Air Force; co-leads an angel investor group.
Member, Board of Advisors
Distinguished Professor and the James T. MacLeod Chair of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh.
Member, Board of Advisors
Former CEO of Zemax Inc.
Mission
Build QubitFlux™ and co-design it with industry and government partners to make quantum computing a practical tool for the CFD problems classical methods can't solve.
Vision
A future where quantum computing is a standard part of the CFD toolkit for aerospace, defense, and energy — as routine as running a classical solver today.
Tackle customers' toughest problems with urgency, clarity, and precision.
Ground every product in scientific rigor, data-driven decisions, and promises kept.
Start small, act quickly, seek feedback early, and improve every release.
Simplify to amplify, own the work, and focus resources on the most useful solution.
Recruit broadly and build an environment where different backgrounds can do their best work.
Careers
QubitSolve is not listing open roles right now. Please check back — the company is interested in people who want to move quantum CFD from promising prototype to practical engineering system.
QubitSolve is launching a co-design partnership program in Q1 2027 to develop launch-ready quantum CFD applications with industry and government-lab partners. The program pairs your domain expertise with QubitFlux™ to identify high-value engineering questions, define observables-first benchmarks, and target the flows that matter most to you.
Start a conversation with us now to help shape the first generation of quantum-ready CFD workflows.