Cold Storage CFD Optimisation
Budget: ₹1,500 – ₹12,500 INR
I need a complete ANSYS Fluent/CFX study of my walk-in cold storage to visualise airflow distribution and pinpoint the inefficiencies that are quietly driving up the electricity bill. The model must capture the obstruction effect of the shelving units, because the key question is how air actually travels through and around those racks before it reaches the product. While temperature contours are important, the main success metric is a design recommendation that will optimise overall energy efficiency.
I will provide room geometry, shelf layouts, current evaporator locations and set-point data. Please create a clean, reproducible workflow that includes geometry preparation, meshing strategy, boundary-condition rationale, solver settings and convergence checks. Steady-state is acceptable if it proves reliable, though a short transient run may be needed to verify stability.
Deliverables
• Native ANSYS project files (geometry, mesh, case & data)
• Velocity and temperature contour/vector plots for key planes and product zones
• Brief report (≈5 pages) summarising findings and concrete AC arrangement changes expected to lower power consumption, with quantified improvement percentages and supporting screenshots
Acceptance criteria: predicted temperature variation between critical sensor points must stay within ±1 °C, and the report must clearly state the expected reduction in energy use from the proposed layout changes.
Please let me know your turnaround time and any similar HVAC or cold-room CFD work you have tackled so I can quickly award and get the analysis underway.
Goal: Use ANSYS Fluent/CFX to model airflow and heat transfer in a walk-in cold storage room, capturing shelving obstructions, to produce design recommendations that reduce electricity use.
Primary success metric: predicted temperature variation between critical sensor points ≤ ±1 °C; report must state expected percentage reduction in energy use from proposed changes.
Deliverables: native ANSYS project files (geometry, mesh, case & data); velocity & temperature contour/vector plots for key planes and product zones; ~5-page report with quantified recommendations and screenshots.
Solver approach
I will provide room geometry, shelf layouts, current evaporator locations and set-point data. Please create a clean, reproducible workflow that includes geometry preparation, meshing strategy, boundary-condition rationale, solver settings and convergence checks. Steady-state is acceptable if it proves reliable, though a short transient run may be needed to verify stability.
Deliverables
• Native ANSYS project files (geometry, mesh, case & data)
• Velocity and temperature contour/vector plots for key planes and product zones
• Brief report (≈5 pages) summarising findings and concrete AC arrangement changes expected to lower power consumption, with quantified improvement percentages and supporting screenshots
Acceptance criteria: predicted temperature variation between critical sensor points must stay within ±1 °C, and the report must clearly state the expected reduction in energy use from the proposed layout changes.
Please let me know your turnaround time and any similar HVAC or cold-room CFD work you have tackled so I can quickly award and get the analysis underway.
Goal: Use ANSYS Fluent/CFX to model airflow and heat transfer in a walk-in cold storage room, capturing shelving obstructions, to produce design recommendations that reduce electricity use.
Primary success metric: predicted temperature variation between critical sensor points ≤ ±1 °C; report must state expected percentage reduction in energy use from proposed changes.
Deliverables: native ANSYS project files (geometry, mesh, case & data); velocity & temperature contour/vector plots for key planes and product zones; ~5-page report with quantified recommendations and screenshots.
Solver approach