Engineering Design Guidance

For over 65 years IHS ESDU has been a world leader in amalgamating cutting edge research and industry best practice to produce a comprehensive collection of peer reviewed, validated design guides. ESDU design data, methods and software are widely applicable within many industries. In the energy sector, this design guidance has lead to dramatic reductions in CO2 emissions and increased throughput at refineries around the world. By path finding new research and understanding in areas such as crude oil fouling and waste water reduction, ESDU is allowing its customers to protect the environment and increase profitability.

In the aerospace sector, ESDU’s best practice solutions have driven improvements to aircraft fuel efficiency - a key design factor over many decades and continue to play a major role in development of new aircraft. Increasing fuel efficiency, by for example minimising weight or reducing drag, allows civil aircraft to fly further with more passengers while reducing emissions, and enables military aircraft to carry a greater payload over longer distances quicker.