Ventilation and comfort study

The customer

• Size: Small-medium enterprise
• Sector: HVAC manufacturing
• Country: United Kingdom

The Project

• Size: 65-70 man-hours
• Duration: 2-3 weeks

The Problem

• Temperature pattern homogeneity
• Pressure drop and flow analysis
• Diffusers evaluation

Proposed solution

• Different diffusors and layout configurations' simulations
• Obtain all year round optimal solution

The simulations

• Flow analysis to determine air streams and pressure drop (CFD analysis)
• Temperature pattern analysis for different diffusors (CFD analysis)
• Optimization of the design to avoid resonance effects (FEA & CFD analyses)

Project overal results

• Reduction in temperature maximum differences by 35%, pressure drop reduced by 12%.
• Savings over £37,000 for the customer in prototyping and testing (estimate).
• Savings of more than 9 weeks in development time (estimate).