Flow Analysis and Geometry Optimization

Understanding fluid flow behavior and topology changes can be critical in addressing specific component or system challenges and identifying opportunities for improvement. Leveraging a variety of tools and approaches, the OTS team can model and analyze heat exchanger and system level fluid flows and optimize surfaces, shapes and passages to achieve greater performance.

  • Fin Design

    Knowing what improvements and changes to incorporate for a new fin design is critical when considering a capital investment for a new fin die. Assess a wide range of options including the impacts of tube diameter, fin thickness, spacing, slits and louver enhancements, and other novel features.

  • Airflow Analysis and Designing for Maldistribution

    Understanding the severity and variation of maldistribution can be critical in assessing appropriate redesign choices to improve performance and reduce noise.

  • Correlation dev

    Correlation Development

    Improve the accuracy of heat exchanger models by developing a specific and comprehensive correlation accounting for the range of parameters accounted for in your specific design.

Representative Projects

Improving AHU Performance by Reducing Air Maldistribution

CFD-Based Airside Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlation

Experimental Validation of CFD-Based Correlations