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Fluid flow, heat transfer, HVAC, and environmental CFD from one engineering team
See the real flow before you build. Free assessment and roadmap.
The Problem
PPS CFD consulting services show how air, water, gas, and heat really move through your design before you pay for equipment. Most systems are sized with averages and rules of thumb. Nobody had the time or the data to see the flow. Every oversized fan, pump, or chiller is paid for in energy, every year. Systems sized too small run hot, short-circuit, or fail inspection, and that bill is larger. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) answers the question in between: what does this system really need, under the conditions it sees in service?
The PPS Approach
Our computational fluid dynamics services cover four problems that drive cost in process plants, facilities, and equipment. Fluid flow simulation finds pressure drop, uneven flow, and poor mixing. Heat transfer engineering solutions find hot spots and size the cooling. CFD analysis for HVAC shows where the air goes in rooms, cleanrooms, and data halls. Environmental CFD maps dispersion and capture, so controls are sized to the real duty.
Fluid Flow · Pressure drop, mixing
Heat Transfer · Hot spots, cooling
HVAC CFD · Airflow, comfort
Environmental CFD · Dispersion, capture
Why use specialists instead of adding CFD to a designer's workload? Because the answer is only as good as the setup. Mesh, boundary conditions, turbulence models, and operating cases decide whether a result is real or just a colorful plot. Good CFD modeling takes more than flow simulation software. Our engineers check each model against hand calculations and any test or field data you have before you see it.
The goal is not a flow plot. It is the lowest total-cost design. That means the smallest equipment that meets the duty, laid out the way your installers already work, and ready for the tests your customers require. Our CFD consulting services team works beside our FEA and DFMA engineers. A structural load or a fabrication limit won't surprise the flow answer late in the program. You own the IP by default, set in your contract. CFD also feeds the work around it. When the goal is process optimization engineering, our DFMA services carry the flow results into the parts and the process. For CFD cost reduction analysis, our value engineering services weigh each change against unit cost. Either way, fluid flow process improvement starts with a model you can trust.
The 34% less rework, 51% fewer prototypes, and 37% shorter test phase figures are from the PPS Innovation Edge white paper.
Pumps, ducts, and vessels with pressure drop or uneven flow. See the real flow and size equipment to it.
Size to the real duty.
Applications
Pressure Drop
Flow Balance
Mixing
Erosion
Equipment overheating root cause still unknown? Find the hot spots and size fans and coolant to the load.
Find hot spots early.
Applications
Hot Spots
Conjugate
Cooling
Radiation
Rooms, cleanrooms, and data halls with drafts, hot spots, or stale air. Fix the airflow before install.
Fix the airflow first.
Applications
Air Changes
Cleanrooms
Data Halls
Data Halls
Stacks, hoods, and scrubbers that must meet emission limits. Map dispersion and size controls to fit.
Meet limits, not more.
Applications
Dispersion
Capture
Stacks
Scrubbers
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The smallest, lowest-cost design that meets the duty, with the results shown for every operating case.
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CFD results you review and approve at each gate, before anything is bought or built.
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The design, drawings, and models belong to you.
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If we missed it in our QC, we fix it. If your supplier can't make the part within three years, or supply dries up, we fix that too.
You send
What we need to start
CAD, native or STEP, or layouts
Operating conditions: flows, temperatures, and loads
Fluid and material data or test results
Targets for energy, temperature, or limits
History: failures or earlier test results
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You get
What you hold at the end
Assessment of your project scope and data
Roadmap with scope, targets, and gates
Validated CFD models and documented results
Design changes, drawings, and native CAD
Support after delivery
We price to the value we deliver, not the hours we log. If the value isn't there for you, we'll say so in the assessment.
We review your project scope and the CAD, operating data, and targets you have.
Scope, operating cases, targets, and approval gates.
CFD models checked against hand calculations and test data.
Design changes, drawings, native CAD, and model files.
Questions, test correlation, and supplier issues.
You approve the data at every gate, so nothing surprises you. Our CFD, FEA, and DFMA engineers work as one team on your design. If we missed something in our QC, we fix it. If your supplier can’t make the part within three years of delivery, we fix that too.
Averages and generous margins
Or oversize until it does
Equipment bought and installed
Hot spots, drafts, or failed tests
New equipment, new install, new test
Which flow problems matter here
Flow, heat, HVAC, or emissions
Design refined to the real duty
Second engineer verifies the model
Build once, to confirm
Scrubbers, baghouses, and stacks that must meet limits. Balance the flow so every module does its job.
Controls that perform.
Applications
Scrubbers
Baghouses
Stacks
Flow Balance
Racks, aisles, and cooling units under full IT load. Find recirculation before it trips the hardware.
Run cool at full load.
Applications
Hot Aisles
Rack Inlets
Airflow
Airflow
Ducts, cooling water, and turbine halls under heavy duty. Balance flow and heat before an outage does.
Fewer forced outages.
Applications
Ducts
Cooling Water
Heat Loads
Heat Loads
Mixing tanks, cleanrooms, and exhaust under strict limits. Prove the flow before the validation review.
Mixing proven early.
Applications
Mixing
Cleanrooms
Scale-Up
Scale-Up
Fixed scope for one project. A lower-risk place to start when you want to see our work on your data.
Start with one project.
Fits When
One Project
Fixed Scope
From $35K
Scheduled monthly engineering for recurring needs: drawing updates, ASME calcs, or FEA for each sale.
Work on a set schedule.
Fits When
Monthly
Recurring
From $15K/mo
A dedicated PPS team working your program daily, built for long, multi-year development and testing.
Your program, every day.
Fits When
Daily Work
Multi-Year
From $800K/yr
FEA, CFD, CAD, DFMA, and testing under one roof. Engineering is a team sport, and you get the whole team.
One team, every skill.
Under One Roof
FEA
CFD
CAD
DFMA
Testing
Veteran-owned SDVOSB status gives defense and federal buyers a set-aside path to proven engineering.
Verify our SDVOSB status.
Credentials
SDVOSB
VOSB
CAGE 8ZK73
NAICS 541330
Missed something in our QC? We fix it. Supplier can't make the part within three years? We fix that too.
Support for the long run.
We Fix
Our QC Misses
Supplier Gaps
Supply Chain
We price to the value we deliver, not hours logged. You buy a design that works, not more iterations.
Pay for the result only.
Collections
Gold
Platinum
Diamond
Which CFD consulting services does my project need?
CFD consulting services should be chosen by the problem you need to solve, not by the software name. Start with the symptom or the constraint. Our computational fluid dynamics consulting team sorts each request into four groups: flow, heat, airflow in rooms, and emissions. Each points to a different study. If pumps, fans, or ducts lose too much pressure, you need fluid flow simulation. If equipment runs hot, you need heat transfer solutions that model the solid and the coolant together. If a room, cleanroom, or data hall has drafts or hot spots, CFD analysis for HVAC shows where the air goes.
If stacks, hoods, or scrubbers must meet emission limits, our environmental CFD services map dispersion and capture near the source. EPA's SCRAM site covers the models used in regulation. Many systems face more than one of these at once, so our engineers work them in one model. Not sure where to start? Send the layout and its history. The free assessment tells you which study answers your question.
Can CFD replace physical testing?
CFD consulting services cut the number of physical tests and field trials your project needs. They do not remove required qualification, commissioning, or stack testing. CFD simulation finds weak designs early, when a change costs a CAD edit instead of new equipment. So the tests you do run confirm performance. Skipping simulation has a cost too. Without it, each install is a guess, and each failed test means new equipment and a slipped date. Tests cost real money, so each one should answer a real question. The ASME V&V 20 standard sets out how to judge CFD results against test data.
The tests that remain matter more. We pick the operating points and sensor spots that confirm the tightest results. A partner lab or your site team runs the test, and we correlate the model to the data. When they agree, your reviewers get evidence from two sources. When they don't, the gap points to the wrong assumption, and we fix it. Your customer or regulator still sets the required tests.
What do you need from us to start?
To start a project with our CFD consulting services, send what you have, in any format. That usually means CAD, native or STEP, or a layout, plus flows, temperatures, and operating conditions. Add fluid data, your targets for energy, temperature, or limits, and any field measurements or complaints. Missing data is the most common reason engineering projects stall. A model built on guessed inputs gives a guessed answer, and you pay for it later. Fluid properties are a common gap, and the NIST fluid property tables are a good first stop. That is why we don't start the work until every data set is in.
Once it is, the first step is a free assessment of your project scope and data. We confirm what the work can and can't answer, and tell you what is still missing. Then we send a roadmap proposal with scope, targets, and approval gates. Every project is scoped on its own, so the roadmap sets the schedule, not a stock promise. NDAs are available before you share any files.
Who owns the design and the models?
You own the IP from your CFD consulting services project by default, set in your contract. That covers the design, the drawings, and the models. Some firms keep the models, or license them back to you, so every later change sends you back to them and their rates. That locks your equipment to one vendor for its whole life. It also makes design reviews harder, because your team can't open the evidence behind each decision. If your program falls under export rules, data handling matters too. The State Department's ITAR guidance sets the rules for defense data, and a loose process puts you at risk.
At delivery, you receive the native CAD, the drawings, the model files, and the documented results. Your engineers can check the work, rerun a case, or hand the package to a supplier or customer. We sign mutual NDAs before any data is shared. Your files stay in controlled project folders. Tell us your export or customer data rules at the start, and we set up handling to match.
What happens if the installed system doesn't perform as modeled?
If a system designed with our CFD consulting services doesn't perform as modeled, we find out why. Real operating conditions, fluids, and assembly effects never match a model perfectly. Because you approve the data at each gate, a test result is checked against predictions you have already seen. A failed test feels like a setback, but it is useful data. It shows which assumption was wrong: an operating case, a fluid property, or a boundary condition. Without a plan, that data gets argued over instead of used to fix the design. NASA's standard for models and simulations sets out how to judge a model's credibility.
When testing is in scope, we plan it with a partner lab to confirm the flows and temperatures that matter most to you. Then we correlate the model to the results. If the miss was ours, because something slipped through our QC review, we fix it. If the test finds a condition nobody knew about, we scope the change with you and update the roadmap together.
What does it cost to outsource CFD analysis?
We price CFD consulting services to the value they deliver, not the hours we log. Hourly billing rewards extra iterations. The cheapest quote often becomes the most expensive project once rework and field failures show up. Our incentive is to get the design right the first time. We engage by fit, not as a ladder, and you can move between them. Gold (from $35K): you have one project and need help with it. Platinum (from $15K/mo): you have recurring work at a steady rhythm. Diamond (from $800K/yr): you have a long development program, often multi-year. Federal buyers can also use the SBA's SDVOSB set-aside program.
Gold is never required, and some clients start at Platinum or Diamond. These are starting points, not quotes or bids. Your price comes from the free assessment, where we review your project scope, data, and goals and send a roadmap proposal with scope and cost. We price to the value we deliver, not the hours we log. If the value isn't there for you, we'll say so in the assessment.
Not sure which CFD study fits? Send the model. Free roadmap.
Send your CAD, operating data, and targets. We review your project scope in a free assessment and reply within one business day with next steps.
On-site assessments that require travel are quoted separately.
