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E L I T E C H A N N E L PA R T N E R simulation@rand.com | RandSIM.com | 888.483.0674 Moffitt Partners with Rand Simulation for Computational Fluid Dynamics Consulting Rand Simulation Augments Industrial Ventilation Firm's Ability to Compete by Offering Complex CFD Simulation Insight The Organization For more than fifty years Moffitt Corporation has been providing ventilation and heating systems for industrial manufacturing processes that generate high heat loads. Headquartered in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, the company's solutions are sought after by heavy manufacturing industry leaders across North and Central America, as well as internationally. The company designs and manufactures complete ventilation systems using natural ventilation techniques. The Moffitt engineering design team works with contractors, building owners and engineers to meet and exceed the most stringent ventilation requirements in the most energy efficient way possible. The Challenge Moffitt was working on a ventilation system design and fabrication project for a steel galvanizing plant in Mexico. It was a high profile project involving key individuals from the plant's international corporate headquarters. Moffitt needed to quickly build the prospect's confidence by visually showing them the differences between a fan- based system and their "natural" gravity-based system. The Moffitt team needed to perform a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis that would identify the best fit based on plant specifications. "We were up against a couple of things on this proposal," said Jerry Rivkin, VP Engineering at Moffitt. "The first thing was time. We needed to complete a complex CFD analysis within two weeks. The second thing was computing power and expertise. If we had the computing horsepower and the software expertise, we might have run the models internally, but I was at an impasse. We knew Rand Simulation offered CFD consulting as one of their core competencies, but equally important, their approach was one of genuinely caring about our business success." The Solution Moffitt sent over the galvanizing plant specifications and Rand Simulation's dedicated CFD simulation specialists immediately started inputting the data and developing a baseline analysis model focused on solving their specific business challenge. "The next day, as we began to gather and interpret the simulation results, we had a review meeting with Moffitt to s hare our preliminary findings," said Jason Pfeiffer, Director of CFD Consulting with Rand Simulation. "With Rand Simulation as a consulting partner, we have enhanced our capability to more accurately predict the results of our complex ventilation system designs because they support our efforts with the engineering and software expertise we need. It's a great combination because we know what is feasible from a manufacturing and cost point of view. Rand Simulation helps us show just how effective our systems are." —Jerry Rivkin VP Engineering Moffitt Corporation

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