Heavy Equipment Manufacturers Seek Solutions to Achieve Tier 4 and Euro VI Emissions Standards
As Deadlines Loom Companies Look to Upfront CFD to Identify Engineering Solutions
Charlottesville, VA (PRWEB) June 30, 2009 -- Tier 4 and Euro VI regulations are topics that are currently weighing on the minds of design engineers in the heavy equipment industry. As the core number of deadlines begin to arrive over the next 3 to 4 years for reaching new strict regulations to significantly reduce NOx, particulate Matter (PM), and carbon monoxide (CM), companies globally are scrambling to find ways to adapt existing designs or redesign diesel engine systems of off-highway vehicles. Achieving these extremely reduced emissions is not just a nice to have on a list of objectives, it is a matter of staying in business.
To reach this goal, engineering teams are exploring ways to reject engine heat before exhaust escapes the tailpipe, as lower exhaust temperatures result in less hazardous emissions. There are several approaches that heavy equipment manufacturers are taking to lower exhaust temperatures, which include core optimization and engine packaging redesign. For companies focused on these two methods, upfront computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can be a significant help to speed up and optimize their design process.
Several leading manufacturers under significant pressure to meet the compliance deadlines have already turned to upfront CFD to help them optimize their engine designs. Companies such as Volvo, Caterpillar, and Manitowoc Crane have enlisted the assistance of CFdesign Consulting Services, who helped the companies quickly find solutions to meet these requirements. In those cases CFdesign helped the manufacturers reach more viable design solutions within weeks, getting them one step closer to meeting their emissions objectives.
Upfront CFD helps companies simulate air flow and heat transfer issues to identify how to reduce overall exhaust temperatures. Design studies can be created to compare different design scenarios to, for example, determine the ideal number and location of cores (such as the radiator, charged air cooler, oil cooler, etc.) or maximize throughput of airflow. Additionally, companies focused on engine packaging redesign can use the simulation capabilities to determine places to add baffles or explore how to best place components within a limited space. Overall, upfront CFD can reduce the time investment of engineering teams in solving this challenging problem, allowing for multiple iterations of designs before physical prototyping and providing confidence in the final solution to achieve requirements.
The livelihood of heavy equipment companies is at stake if they are not able to achieve the substantial emissions reductions by the set deadlines, so the pressure is on to identify technologies such as upfront CFD that can help them address these important issues quickly and efficiently. For companies still searching for ways to meet the Tier 4 and Euro VI deadlines, the CFdesign Consulting Services team can be the answer they have been searching for, as the team has the flow, thermal management, and CAD experience needed to assist companies in identifying the best way to achieve their goals.
For further information on CFdesign upfront CFD software or CFdesign consulting services visit: http://www.cfdesign.com.
About Blue Ridge Numerics:
Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. is the fastest-growing CFD software company in the world and consistently ranked among the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. The company's CFdesign upfront CFD software integrates comprehensive fluid-flow and heat-transfer simulation into early phases of design and engineering, when companies can dramatically improve product quality, time-to-market, and ultimately profitability through the product life cycle. Learn more at www.cfdesign.com.
CFdesign is a registered trademark of Blue Ridge Numerics. Other product or brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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