About Us

LIKUA is an independent engineering company specializing in high-fidelity simulation and computational methods for complex, physics-driven systems.

About Us

LIKUA is an independent engineering and software company specializing in high-fidelity simulation, advanced computational methods, and performance-critical engineering applications. We operate where standard tools and simplified models fail—particularly in demanding domains such as rocket propulsion systems.

We are not an academic spin-off, and we do not repackage generic software. LIKUA is built by engineers who design, develop, validate, and apply their own solvers to problems where numerical stability, physical correctness, and computational efficiency are non-negotiable.

What We Do

Advanced CFD Software Development

We develop and maintain a fully implicit, strongly coupled CFD solver engineered for extreme flow regimes and multi-physics coupling. The design priorities are robustness, scalability, and physical consistency—not convenience.

  • Fully coupled, implicit finite-volume formulation
  • Advanced flux schemes and low-Mach preconditioning
  • Multiphase and dispersed phase capabilities
  • Designed for large-scale parallel execution (HPC)

Experience in the Most Difficult Applications: Rocket Systems

Rocket propulsion is among the most challenging simulation domains due to extreme pressure gradients, high temperatures, tight stability margins, and strong coupling between flow physics and geometry. Our methods are developed with these constraints in mind.

  • Internal ballistics of solid rocket motors (end-burning and slot-burning configurations)
  • Nozzle internal flow and throat-region physics
  • High-speed compressible flows and high thermal loads
  • Coupling of flow, heat transfer, and material response

Engineering & Simulation Services

We provide simulation services where off-the-shelf solvers become unreliable or overly restrictive. Every analysis is based on first principles, with explicit modeling assumptions and traceable numerical behavior.

  • Propulsion and high-temperature internal flow problems
  • High-speed aerospace flows
  • Multiphase systems with particles or droplets
  • Turbulence-dominated transport and thermal problems

High-Performance Computing Consulting

High-end simulation is inseparable from hardware reality. We help clients make defensible choices and eliminate bottlenecks across compute, memory, and I/O.

  • HPC workstation and server architecture selection
  • Parallel scalability and memory-bandwidth optimization
  • Solver–hardware co-design
  • Deployment of large-scale simulation workflows

Our Engineering Philosophy

  • Physics before numerics: models must respect the governing equations.
  • Numerics before convenience: stability and correctness outweigh ease of use.
  • No black boxes: models, assumptions, and limitations are explicit.
  • Performance matters: accuracy without scalability is not usable.
  • Engineering relevance: results must support real design decisions.

Who We Work With

We collaborate with engineering teams, startups, and organizations in aerospace, propulsion, energy, and advanced manufacturing—especially where problems are too complex for standard commercial workflows.

Location & Independence

LIKUA UG is based in Germany and operates independently, without vendor lock-in, academic constraints, or predefined solution paths. This independence allows us to select methods based on technical necessity—not market trends.

In Short

LIKUA exists to address the hardest simulation problems—including rocket propulsion—where deep physics, rigorous numerics, and disciplined computation are mandatory.

If a problem can be solved by adjusting default settings in a commercial GUI, it is likely outside our scope.

Contact: For project inquiries, partnerships, or technical discussions, reach out via your preferred channel.