El diseño del sistema de ventilación de una planta Waste to Energy requiere garantizar condiciones térmicas seguras, debido a que cuenta con una sala con alta disipación de calor.

Mediante simulación CFD, optimizamos la ventilación natural y forzada. De este modo aseguramos el control de temperatura, la eficiencia energética y el cumplimiento normativo incluso en los escenarios operativos más exigentes.

PROJECTS

Thermal Dissipation Analysis in a Waste-to-Energy Plant Challenge

The client needed to design and size the ventilation system for a room within a Waste-to-Energy facility.

This room contained numerous pieces of equipment that generated significant thermal loads, making compliance with temperature limits established by regulations particularly challenging.

The primary objective was to maintain temperatures within an acceptable range under both normal operating conditions and worstcase scenarios.

Slidian - Proyectos - Estudio de ventilación en una sala fitness

PROJECT SCOPE

The project included:

Ventilation System Sizing
Evaluation of:
- Vent size requirements for natural ventilation
- Fan selection and sizing for forced ventilation
- Fresh air flow rates required to ensure adequate heat dissipation
Airflow Optimization
Optimization of air inlet and outlet locations to maximize air renewal while minimizing energy consumption.

The goal was to define a technically robust solution capable of maintaining temperatures within regulatory limits while ensuring operational efficiency and reliability.

RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS

CFD simulations enabled accurate design and sizing of both natural and forced ventilation systems, optimizing heat removal within a high-temperature enclosed environment.

The study began with a baseline simulation under the most demanding thermal load conditions. The following parameters were analyzed:

Temperature distribution throughout the room
Air velocity fields
Flow dynamics generated by the initial ventilation configuration

Based on these results, an iterative optimization process was carried out, including:

Redesign of air inlet and outlet locations
Adjustment of ventilation flow rates
Comparison of alternative natural and forced ventilation configurations.

Once the optimal solution was achieved, multiple operating and environmental scenarios were evaluated to validate system performance under real-world conditions.

The final solution proved to be technically robust, energy-efficient, and fully compliant with temperature requirements, ensuring adequate heat dissipation even under the most unfavorable operating conditions.