Main target
Virtual fluid dynamics analysis allows the designer to examine different kitchen hood solutions before the physical realization of the prototypes, significantly reducing development time and costs.
Description
- CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) modelling of the kitchen hood starting from the drawings provided by the design office
- Numerical simulations that virtually reproduce the various scenarios of geometric configurations of the fan and types of filters
- Fan movement simulated with MRF (Moving Reference Frames) or RBM (Rigid Body Motion) methods, filter characteristics contemplated with porous media technique
- Correlation between the computational model and the real one using experimental tests
Benefits
The advantages that fluid dynamics analysis allows to obtain are many:
- analyze different types of filters and fans to ensure the removal of particulate matter from the smoke
- optimize the ventilation system in terms of energy consumption to obtain a high energy class
- the possibility of examining different design and stylistic solutions, reducing the construction of physical prototypes to a minimum, therefore advantages in terms of project development time and economic aspects
