Glassworks – Vosges
In a few words
EOLIOS has studied precisely the natural ventilation of a glass factory in order to optimize the air quality and the comfort of the operators.
Vosges Glassworks
Year
2022
Customer
O-I
Location
France
Typology
Glassware
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Description of the project
The thermal comfort of industrialoperators exposed to high temperatures is very important. Workers need to be comfortable if they are to work safely and efficiently. There are several ways to improve thermal comfort in these environments.
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Glass bottles are usually formed using a technique called blowing. In this process, a ball of molten glass is blown into a bottle-shaped mold. The edges of the ball are then stretched and rolled to form the bottle. Once the process is finished, the bottle is cooled, polished. and is ready to be packed and shipped.
Creation of a digital study model
The creation of the model of the plant was carried out by taking into account the topology of the site with a great precision in order to be able to capture at most the evolution of the air flows. This digital twin takes up precisely the different sets of beams, the air volumes as well as the surrounding buildings.
This high level of precision in the creation of the digital twin translates into a clear improvement in the accuracy and relevance of the results obtained during CFD simulation.
Study of natural ventilation
The natural ventilation of a glass factory is a ventilation system that uses outside air to evacuate hot or stale air from inside the workshop. The system uses static aerators that are strategically placed to take advantage of outside air currents and the upward force of warm air to create an aeration air stream. Outside air is drawn in through openings located near the ground and warm air is expelled through openings located near the roof. Windows and doors are also used to help create air movement. If mastered, these systems can be very effective in providing sufficient ventilation for the operators.
Natural ventilation in industry is a system that works by using the force of the wind to create an air flow inside the buildings. The system is based on the principle of thermal convection, which is a natural process of heat transfer based on the temperature difference between the air inside and the air outside.
Optimization of air quality and thermal comfort
CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulation has helped optimize natural ventilation in industry by providing accurate and up-to-date information on the efficiency of ventilation systems.
The simulations CFD peuwind être utilisées for simuler and analyseer the behavior of fluids inside d‘a usine and ainsi identify areas where ventilation can be improved. The simulations CFD peuwind également être utilisées for determiner the as toity d‘air nécessarea for a ventilation optimale and permandtre at entreplugs d‘utiliser moins d‘énergie for theon ventilation.
The simulations CFD have également permis d‘améliorer the checkôthe and the distribution of flows d‘air à l‘intérieon from l‘usine, this which a permis more efficient and safer ventilation.
Video summary of the study
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