Aluminum Products & Extrusions

CHALLANGE

This aluminum extrusion plant desperately needed to improve ventilation. Over the course of several expansions, they never really considered the ventilation. Now there was a higher heat load with no additional ventilation to compensate. This produced consistently high temperatures, which resulted in a high turnover rate in the summer.

The Moffitt team developed a CFD model to evaluate the system. They designed a natural ventilation system that used MatrixVent natural ventilators. This solution would lower temperatures, improve air movement, exhaust heat and humidity.

DESIGN

The design team chose the MatrixVent because it provides significant warm exhaust while also being low weight. These factors make it perfect for retrofit applications. Additionally, natural ventilation creates zero electrical costs, zero maintenance costs, and zero operating costs, allowing the plant to save money.

RESULTS

Reviewing the temperature readings after installation, the plant's general manager was thrilled to report that the temperatures are even lower than the CFD had predicted. The new solution cut their building their 80°+ temperature rise to about 28°. The building is now much more comfortable and easier to work in. All thanks to the new MatrixVent natural ventilators.