Wisconsin Oven Corp., East Troy, Wis., supplies both custom and standard batch and conveyor ovens for applications such as drying, tempering, annealing, curing, and stress relieving. On custom projects, its engineering team utilizes the latest technology in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to design a solution that provides the most effective processing for customers’ parts and applications.
The CFD program simulates the airflow and heat distribution in a specific oven design. CFD is ideal for optimizing the duct design inside an oven. It calculates the expected velocity of the air at each location and identifies constrictions or turbulent flow, so that issues can then be corrected in the design phase of manufacture.
CFD is also used to simulate the airflow around parts inside an oven, which helps engineers decide what style of airflow would ensure even heating of the product. With CFD technology, Wisconsin Oven engineers are able to optimize the design of an oven prior to building it.
