Product Virtual Optimization and Characterization
CeNTI provides solutions for the prediction, optimization and evaluation of the real performance of products using state-of-the- art competences and technologies. The focus is on the thermal performance of products such as clothing, footwear, sleeping bags, bedding products, car seats, helmets, heating/cooling systems and building materials/structures, through the use of several technologies and approaches. This area is divided in 2 major programs:
CeNTI tools for Product Virtual Optimization and Product Characterization are:
| Product Virtual Optimization | |
| • Finite-Elements tools (FEM/FEA) | (Prediction and Optimization of Performance) |
| • Computational Fluid Dynamics tools (CFD) | (Prediction and Optimization of Performance) |
| • Energy efficiency analysis tools | (Energy efficiency analysis) |
| • High Performance Workstations | (Computation/Calculus) |
| Product Characterization | |
| • Walk-in Climate Chamber | (ambient control) |
| • Thermal sweating manikin | (thermal characterization) |
| • Thermal sweating foot | (thermal characterization) |
| • Portable data loggers | (data acquisition) |
| • Infrared camera | (temperature monitoring) |
| • Portable goniometer | (motion analysis) |
| • Treadmill & cyclo ergometer | (activity control / wear trials) |
| • Skin measurement tools | (cosmetic textiles) |
| • Emissometer | (optical characterization) |
These technologies allow the following analyses:
Product Virtual Optimization
- Pre-prototype performance prediction
- Pre-prototype identification of performance limiting factors
- Pre-prototype performance optimization
- Analysis of buildings energy efficiency
Product Characterization
- Thermal perfomance
- Cooling and heating performance
- Moisture Management
- Infrared imaging
- Climatic exposure
- Dynamic monitoring
- Wear trial
- Body range-of-motion
- Surface emissivity
- Thermal insulation
- Evaporative resistance