CFD Consulting
Our expertise in computational fluid dynamics has been developed over eight years of industrial strength consulting where the results of analyses have been benchmarked by experimental measurements and real-world performance statistics. Reference clients can be found through Key Technology, Credence Systems, Lakeside Design and Phoseon Technology (partial list).
Our software of choice is CFdesign by Blue Ridge Numerics. This easy to use software allows us to quickly build and analyze complex assemblies and deliver accurate results to our clients in days rather than weeks.
CASE STUDIES
Determine the stresses and deflections in a movable deflection wall under operational and extreme wind loading conditions.
Determine optimum air flow patterns and pressures in a large, roof-top mounted Hospital Air Handler.
Gas turbines for power generation, even with the best co-generation sub-systems, create significant heat loading within the power plant building. To complicate this matter, new noise standards for power plant buildings has required that these buildings be closed to the free flow of air from the outside. In essence, you have a heat generation source within a closed environment.
Respirator masks have historically been designed with a lot of silicone rubber to slop over a range of faces. This works adequately for many facial sizes but not for all. For face profiles that don't follow the norm, the use of respirators can lead to a false sense of security due to air leakage or a contamination threat. The National Institute of Science and Technology has been engaged in a multi-year program to improve the safety and effectiveness of full-face respirator masks.
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis for a world leader in the design and manufacture of complete, turnkey cable assemblies for OEMs of ultrasound, surgical, and high speed data operations. A conjugate (convective - conductive thermal fluids analysis was performed on a tightly integrated circuit board enclosed within a plastic case. Various cooling scenarios were investigated (forced cooling via a small embedded fan and natural convection) and chip junction temperatures predicted.
Conducted a broad range of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analyses for a major manufacturer of automatic test equipment (ATE). This ATE equipment addresses a broad spectrum of the semiconductor industry's testing needs for the design, validation, and test of analog, digital, memory, mixed-signal, and wireless semiconductor devices.
Results: Natural buoyancy, Force internal convection, Conjugate heat transfer between solid structures and air.
Phoseon is an innovative leader in the field of LED light bars that can generate intense UV light for a variety of industrial applications. These LED light bars present a unique thermal challenges due to their high power and compact environments. In their more recent design, Predictive Engineering was contacted to execute a CFD analysis on an extremely tight timeline. With the direct CAD import capabilities of CFdesign and its fast solver capabilities all project goals were met to pack a heck lot more heat into a far smaller package.
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