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Chilled Water Systems

Chilled water distribution systems play a vital role in many cooling applications on board ships and submarines for:

  • Cooling air that circulates through vital electronics equipment
  • Radar
  • Sonar
  • Defence systems (military applications)
  • Ship control systems
  • Cooling air for onboard air-conditioning systems to ensure a pleasant working environment for the crew and passengers

Flowmaster enables the designers of this type of system to investigate many different what if scenarios based on demand conditions put on the system before it is built which may save time and money when the system installed and commissioned. Examples of possible scenarios include:

  • Reliable operation of the system in extremes of climate such as arctic and tropical conditions
  • Pipe, pump, and orifice sizing
  • System flow balancing
  • Spare capacity to safe guard for future demands on the system

Case Studies

Naval Surface Warfare Center Utilize Flowmaster to Validate Next Generation Fluid Control Systems
The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) investigate an approach for testing smart valve based fluid automation systems in the laboratory, without the need for physical piping systems. This approach involves connecting physical automation system components to a computer simulation of the fluid system. To prove the concept and to be able to quickly evaluate how robust the control algorithm is before they are ever actually put on a ship, NSWC run simulations that would allow them to test many different scenarios.

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