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SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation

Project Report

May 17, 2020

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Table of Contents
1 General Information .......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Analysis Environment ................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Model Information ..................................................................................................... 1
1.3 Project Comments: .................................................................................................... 1
1.4 Size of Computational Domain ...................................................................................... 1
1.5 Simulation Parameters ................................................................................................ 1
1.5.1 Mesh Settings ........................................................................................................ 1
1.5.2 Material Settings .................................................................................................... 2
1.5.3 Initial Conditions .................................................................................................... 2
1.5.4 Boundary Conditions ............................................................................................... 2
1.5.5 Volumetric Heat Sources .......................................................................................... 3
1.5.6 Engineering Goals ................................................................................................... 3
1.6 Analysis Time ........................................................................................................... 3
2 Results ......................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Analysis Goals ........................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Global Min-Max-Table .................................................................................................. 4
2.3 Results.................................................................................................................... 5
2.4 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 5
3 Appendix ....................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Material Data............................................................................................................ 6

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1 General Information
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1.1 Analysis Environment

Software Product: Flow Simulation 2018 SP5.0. Build: 4373
CPU Type: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7820HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz
CPU Speed: 2904 (1502) MHz
RAM: 16263 MB / 134217727 MB
Operating System: Windows 10 (or higher) (Version 10.0.17134)

1.2 Model Information

Model Name: solar air heater.SLDASM
Project Name: Project(1)

1.3 Project Comments:

Unit System: SI (m-kg-s)
Analysis Type: Internal

1.4 Size of Computational Domain

Size
X min -0.956 m
X max 6.249 m
Y min -0.488 m
Y max 0.480 m
Z min -0.194 m
Z max 0.374 m

1.5 Simulation Parameters

1.5.1 Mesh Settings
1.5.1.1 Basic Mesh

Basic Mesh Dimensions

Number of cells in X 70
Number of cells in Y 10
Number of cells in Z 6

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1.5.1.2 Analysis Mesh
Total Cell count: 15242
Fluid Cells: 15242
Solid Cells: 19309
Partial Cells: 8441
Trimmed Cells: 0

1.5.1.3 Additional Physical Calculation Options

Heat Transfer Analysis: Heat conduction in solids: Off
Flow Type: Laminar and turbulent
Time-Dependent Analysis: Off
Gravity: On
Radiation:
Humidity: Off
Default Wall Roughness: 0 micrometer

1.5.2 Material Settings

Material Settings
Fluids
Air

1.5.3 Initial Conditions

Initial Conditions
Thermodynamic parameters Static Pressure: 101325.00 Pa
Temperature: 293.20 K
Velocity parameters Velocity vector
Velocity in X direction: 0 m/s
Velocity in Y direction: 0 m/s
Velocity in Z direction: 0 m/s
Turbulence parameters

1.5.4 Boundary Conditions

Boundary Conditions
Inlet Volume Flow 1
Type Inlet Volume Flow
Faces LID26-1/Imported1//Face
Coordinate system Face Coordinate System
Reference axis X
Flow parameters Flow vectors direction: Normal to face
Volume flow rate: 3.5000 m^3/s
Relative to rotating frame: No
Fully developed flow: No
Inlet profile: 0
Thermodynamic parameters Approximate pressure: 101325.00 Pa
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Temperature type: Temperature of initial
components
Temperature: 293.20 K
Turbulence parameters Boundary layer parameters
Boundary layer type: Turbulent

Environment Pressure 1
Type Environment Pressure
Faces LID9-1/Imported1//Face
Coordinate system Face Coordinate System
Reference axis X
Thermodynamic parameters Environment pressure: 101325.00 Pa
Temperature type: Temperature of initial
components
Temperature: 293.20 K
Turbulence parameters Boundary layer parameters
Boundary layer type: Turbulent

1.5.5 Volumetric Heat Sources

1.5.6 Engineering Goals

1.6 Analysis Time

Calculation Time: 208 s
Number of Iterations: 218
Warnings: The achieved pressure ratio exceeds the possible limit, a solution cannot be obtained
Calculation is stopping...; Please inspect the project’s initial and boundary conditions

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2 Results
2.1 Analysis Goals

Goals
Name Unit Value Progress Criteria Delta Use in
convergence

2.2 Global Min-Max-Table

Min/Max Table
Name Minimum Maximum
Density (Fluid) [kg/m^3] 15068.78 1.21e+09
Pressure [Pa] 101326.38 1.07e+14
Temperature [K] 182.63 313.36
Temperature (Fluid) [K] 182.63 313.36
Velocity [m/s] 0 944.698
Velocity (X) [m/s] -392.227 247.161
Velocity (Y) [m/s] -318.691 331.190
Velocity (Z) [m/s] -919.766 704.108
X RRF (Cartesian) [m] -0.956 6.249
Y RRF (Cartesian) [m] -0.488 0.480
Z RRF (Cartesian) [m] -0.194 0.374
Circumferential Velocity RRF -319.400 334.179
[m/s]
Mach Number [ ] 0 3.31
Mach Number RRF [ ] 0 3.31
Peripheral Velocity [m/s] 0 51.863
Velocity RRF [m/s] 0 944.698
Velocity RRF (X) [m/s] -392.227 247.161
Velocity RRF (Y) [m/s] -318.691 331.190
Velocity RRF (Z) [m/s] -919.766 704.108
Vorticity [1/s] 9.01e-03 15292.82
Relative Pressure [Pa] -309.63 1.07e+14
Shear Stress [Pa] 0 8.36e+09
Bottleneck Number [ ] 1.7356323e-27 1.0000000
Heat Transfer Coefficient 0 0
[W/m^2/K]
ShortCut Number [ ] 2.6322236e-30 1.0000000
Surface Heat Flux [W/m^2] -0 -0
Surface Heat Flux (Convective) -1.941e+12 2.611e+16
[W/m^2]
Total Enthalpy [J/kg] 246943.838 318606.803
Acoustic Power [W/m^3] 5.743e-44 4.874e+12
Acoustic Power Level [dB] 0 246.88

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2.3 Results

2.4 Conclusion

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3 Appendix
3.1 Material Data

Engineering Database
Gases
Air
Path: Gases Pre-Defined
Specific heat ratio (Cp/Cv): 1.399
Molecular mass: 0.0290 kg/mol
Dynamic viscosity
Dynamic viscosity[Pa*s]

Temperature[K]

Specific heat (Cp)

Specific heat (Cp)[J/(kg*K)]

Temperature[K]

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Thermal conductivity
Thermal conductivity[W/(m*K)]

Temperature[K]