Application Types

Use Cases

CFD is most valuable where airflow behaviour, comfort, ventilation effectiveness, exhaust capture, or containment cannot be confidently assessed using standard calculations alone.

01 — Commercial Offices

Office air distribution and comfort studies

Evaluate diffuser layouts, supply air throw, return air paths, and occupied-zone comfort for open offices, enclosed rooms, meeting areas, and workstation layouts.

Open office and enclosed office layouts
Occupied-zone temperature review
Supply air throw and return path assessment
Comfort around workstations and partitions
Draft risk near diffusers or perimeter zones
Design option comparison for fitouts

Use CaseOffice Comfort

02 — Multi-Level Buildings

High-ceiling, atrium, and stratification analysis

Assess thermal stratification, multi-level air movement, vertical temperature gradients, and air distribution performance in larger spaces or buildings with complex geometry.

High-ceiling and atrium performance
Vertical temperature distribution
Thermal layering and stratification review
Supply air reaching the occupied zone
Large-volume ventilation effectiveness
Return air and exhaust placement review

Use CaseStratification

03 — Occupant Comfort

Room-level thermal comfort validation

Model room-level airflow, temperature distribution, diffuser interaction, and comfort performance where standard diffuser selections or load calculations do not fully describe the actual space behaviour.

Occupied-zone temperature and velocity plots
Diffuser selection validation
Draft and stagnant-zone review
Thermal gradient visualization
Comfort issue troubleshooting
Owner-facing visual documentation

Room CFD temperature and airflow visualization

Use CaseThermal Comfort

04 — Healthcare Spaces

Patient room comfort and containment support

Support healthcare HVAC design questions involving patient comfort, exhaust strategy, directional airflow, dilution, and contaminant migration.

Patient room thermal comfort
Directional airflow review
Containment and dilution visualization
Exhaust location effectiveness
Airflow around beds and occupants
Design-support documentation for review teams

Use CaseHealthcare

Additional Applications

Other project types where CFD can add value

CFD can also support specialized rooms, retrofit constraints, owner requirements, peer review questions, and design options that need clear airflow visualization.

Laboratories

Containment and exhaust interaction

Review make-up air interaction, contaminant migration, exhaust capture, and airflow direction.

Data Rooms

Cooling airflow and hot spots

Identify short-circuiting, hot exhaust recirculation, equipment intake temperatures, and cooling effectiveness.

Parking Garages

Ventilation and exhaust coverage

Evaluate exhaust distribution, stagnant zones, jet fan influence, and contaminant dilution patterns.

Retrofit Projects

Existing-condition constraints

Assess whether proposed HVAC modifications perform within existing shaft, ceiling, or architectural limitations.

Performance Spaces

Comfort with architectural constraints

Support diffuser layouts where visible devices, noise, drafts, and environmental stability are sensitive.

High-Occupancy Rooms

Ventilation effectiveness

Analyze fresh air distribution, age of air, and areas with poor mixing under dense occupancy conditions.

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