MBA bring Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling (CFD) capability “in house”
At MBA, one of our core values is Innovation and we strive in every project to use the best available technology to ensure we offer the best solutions to our clients. An example that illustrates this is the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software that our refrigeration team has been using in some of the projects we are involved in.
But…What is CFD?
According to the book “Fluid Mechanics”, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a
“(…) science that, with the help of digital computers, produces quantitative predictions of fluid-flow phenomena based on the conservations laws (conservation of mass, momentum, and energy) governing fluid motion.”
Why and how do we use this technology?
From predicting wind loads imposed onto high rise buildings to making F1 cars more streamlined, CFD modelling is a proven tool in the engineers toolkit to help prove or test how a system will react under various and often simultaneous external elements like flow rates, temperature, pressure, humidity and anything else which could impact the system.
We first realised the potential for CFD modelling back in 1999, when collaborating with Strathclyde University to predict air flow and temperature patterns within a 36m high densely packed chill store. Whilst the computing hardware at that time was relatively poor (by today’s standards) the predicted outcome was proven correct once the system was operational.
So, 23 years later, we are excited to now bring CFD modelling “in house” with our engineers having access to the latest CFD software, which is already giving us the capability to quickly assess the effectiveness of proposed system designs across all of our company disciplines.
Below we are sharing a few examples of how CFD has been used in some of our projects:
Air flow analysis within a chilled chamber:
Predictive modelling of temperature distribution within a vertical farm growing chamber:
Effects of temperature and air speed from a room cooler:
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