Thermal Engineering Technical Consulting

Thermal Analysis

Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Fluid Network Modeling

Thermal Test

Test Fixture Design Support, Instrumentation Approach, Test and Analysis Anchoring

Thermal Management

Electronics & Sensors

ALF Advantage LLC provides technical consulting services in the areas of Thermal Engineering, including Thermal / Fluids Analysis and Thermal / Fluids Testing. Whether for short term needs, or ongoing consulting on specific applications, ALF Advantage can help.

  • Technical Consulting
    • Design review and guidance
    • Analysis support (FEA, CFD, Finite Difference Modeling, Fluid Network Modeling)
      • Start-to-finish analysis for either T&M or Firm-Fixed-Price
      • Formal documentation, deliverable models, customer presentation included
    • Testing support (planning, execution, documentation)
    • Process documentation
    • Trade studies and customer presentation
    • White papers and research studies
  • Training and Mentoring
    • On-site training and mentoring of engineers in key areas:
      • Software
      • Methodology & Approach
    • Hotline and screen-share support
  • Our clients span several industries:
    • Electronics & Sensors
    • Aerospace
    • Government
    • Automotive
    • Simulation Software

Software and tools used include:

  • ANSYS
    • Workbench / Mechanical for Thermal FEA
    • Fluent for CFD
  • Sinda Fluint / Thermal Desktop
    • FloCAD (fluid network models), RadCAD (radiation problems)
  • Siemens NX Thermal
  • FloEFD, Solidworks Flow for CFD
  • REFPROP
  • AFT Arrow / Fathom
  • CEA / Cequel
  • Python, Matlab / Simulink
  • Solidworks, Creo, Spaceclaim