About

Curiosity, put to work.

Aqrya is an independent practice bringing together CFD experience, OpenFOAM workflow knowledge, and purposeful software development.

Background

10+
years in CFD.

My experience spans work as a CFD support engineer, PhD research, a diploma thesis, and student projects. Across those roles, I have worked close to the practical questions that determine whether a simulation workflow is useful, understandable, and dependable.

Following an ambitious CFD meshing initiative in 2020—which brought my concept to the patent-application stage, including an application tied directly to HPSE—I transitioned into industrial automation software. Over the next few years, I grew from a software developer into a Product Manager, gaining invaluable experience in product strategy.

Before something becomes simple, one has to deal with its complexity.

I am now returning to the CFD field, where the complexity is part of the fun. While I still think about building the ultimate mesher, my focus is first on a practical tool: oFuF, which helps make OpenFOAM case setup easier to inspect while helping me rebuild and deepen my own knowledge.

Method

Method &
Mindset.

My development process relies heavily on modern AI. Building software this way feels less like solo coding and more like Tony Stark working with J.A.R.V.I.S.—using AI as a force multiplier to rapidly prototype, iterate, and handle boilerplate, while I focus on system architecture, code integrity, and user experience.

This approach allows me to maintain a relentless focus on creating high-quality, practical tools without getting bogged down by routine syntax. It bridges the gap between complex engineering concepts and rapid, dependable execution.

Approach

Reliable tools.
Clear workflows.
Serious intent.

I care about building software that earns its place in an engineer’s daily routine. The ultimate goal isn't complexity for its own sake, but managing that complexity with a simple routine for unlocking better ways to investigate data, improve designs, and safely move engineering work forward.

Publications

Research and Engineering

Recursive sequential combustion: an innovative and high-performance combustion technology, aimed at the fuels of the future.

Fabrice Giuliani, Nina Viola Maria Paulitsch, Andrea Hofer, Mehmet Bugra Akin

EnInnov2022 · 17th Symposium on Energy Innovation, Austria, 2022

Fundamental Pre-Filming Atomizer Performance Predictions with Autonomous Meshing.

Scott Drennan, Gaurav Kumar, Bugra Akin

AIAA 2019-1736 · AIAA SciTech 2019 Forum, San Diego, California, January 7–11, 2019

A quasi first order optimization method and its demonstration on the optimization of a U-Bend.

Bugra Akin, Wolfgang Sanz

GT2015-42640 · ASME Turbo Expo 2015, Montreal, Canada, June 15–19, 2015

Optimization of a low pressure turbine stage by hub endwall contouring of the turning mid turbine frame using an adjoint method.

Bugra Akin, Paul Pieringer, Wolfgang Sanz

ISAIF 12 · Lerici, Italy, July 13–16, 2015

Numerical investigation of a two-stage counter-rotating turbine with transition modeling and prediction improvement with time-accurate calculations.

Bugra Akin, Wolfgang Sanz

ETMM 10 · Marbella, Spain, September 17–19, 2014

Endwall Contour Optimization of a Turning Mid Turbine Frame Using an Adjoint Method.

Bugra Akin, Paul Pieringer, Wolfgang Sanz

GT2014-26038 · ASME Turbo Expo 2015, Düsseldorf, Germany, June 16–20, 2014

The influence of transition on CFD calculations of a two-stage counter-rotating turbine.

Bugra Akin, Wolfgang Sanz

GT2014-26044 · ASME Turbo Expo 2014, Düsseldorf, Germany, June 16–20, 2014