thermal flow analysis

[marcvonams]

I have a electrical cabinet containing many thermal generators. Using one space modeling for the geometry I would like to analyze the assembly using a third party software for thermal flow. Once this baseline is established, I would iteratively add and subtract passive and active cooling strategies. Of course I want to do all this before any metal is cut. :)

I have contacted Flomerics, www.Flomerics.com and their product seems possibly well suited for this analysis. The price tag of $20,000 is out of my budget. Can anyone recommend a third party software that will work well with OSM? I am also interested in contracting this work out. Can someone recommend a thermal analysis company that has good experience with a similar project?

Thanks in advance,

Marc