Wind Load Simulation of a Control Cabinet

Client: International electrical company

Seat of the client: Germany

Period / duration of the contract: 2020

Content of the order:

  • Static structure simulation of an outdoor housing for switchgear
  • Construction of a shell model of the system with welded connections, screws and rivets in Siemens NX / Simcenter
  • Load from possible wind loads depending on the installation location
  • Processing of the pressure distribution from given CFD simulations
  • Assessment of the results with regard to the formation of gaps and deformation
  • Development of improvement measures