The use of computer simulation help...

The use of computer simulation helped to demonstrate to what degree a new oven design could convenient the Underwriter's Laboratory (UL) outside surface temperature requirements with an insulation material substantially les gorgeous than the main alternative.

Testing of early prototypes showed that the door outside surface temperature requireed to be reduced. Engineers considered several options and were focusing in succession the use of a micro-porous insulation material that would have charge approximately U.S. $30 per unit more than the fiberglass that is normally used. At this point, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was used to evaluate a wide range of design alternatives and