Simply Powerful

In May 2000, we introduced Airpak 1.0, our new CFD-based HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) system design software. Airpak is an accurate, quick, and easy-to-use design tool, which simplifies the design and analysis of ventilation systems. Airpak’s capabilities are unique in the HVAC industry because it combines some of the most advanced features available in CFD software, such as highly accurate unstructured meshing and a powerful solver engine, with a remarkably easy-to-use interface.

No Ph.D. Required

According to Airpak Product Manager Walter Schwarz, who is also the Secretary for the ASHRAE Indoor Environmental Modeling Technical Committee, “We saw the need for an HVAC system design tool that focused specifically on the types of structures and flow problems unique to the industry. Airpak uses Fluent’s highly powerful general-purpose CFD technology as its base, but it is customized specifically to help HVAC system engineers.

“Airpak enables you to obtain the most accurate solution in the shortest amount of time and in the easiest manner possible compared to other CFD software tools. You don’t need to be an expert in CFD to fully benefit from using Airpak,” Schwarz concluded.

Wrap Around the Curves

Airpak streamlines time-consuming model building processes with automated meshing and libraries of object-based building blocks. Users can easily import and adapt CAD files into Airpak geometries. Airpak is robust, fast, and efficient and its support of parallel processing provides further performance gains.

The technology in Airpak features hybrid and unstructured meshing that wraps around the curves and complex surfaces of a design, rather than making stair-stepping approximations. This provides the most realistic model and therefore, the most accurate solution.

Wide Range of Applications

HVAC designers use Airpak for commercial/residential building ventilation, telecommunication room ventilation, clean rooms, industrial air conditioning, industrial hygiene, health and safety analyses, external building flows, and architectural design. To learn more or to request a demo CD-ROM, visit www.airpak.fluent.com.

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