Mixing Efficiency of Mixing tee
We will consider 3 cases for mixing tee
•Case 1 for short mixing tee with
⇒Hot inlet velocity=3m/s
⇒Cold inlet velocity=6m/s
Now the convergence plot for this case can be seen below
•Cutplane in middle of pipe coloured with temperature and velocity is shown below
For Case 1
Cell Count = Elements- 11635 Nodes- 2582
Average Outlet Temperature=19.5 ºC
Number of iterations for convergence=400
•Case 2 for Long Mixing tee
⇒Hot inlet velocity=3m/s
⇒Cold inlet velocity=6m/s
Convergence plot for velocity and temperature can be shown below
•Cutplane in middle of pipe coloured with temperature and velocity for case 2 is shown below
For Case 2
Cell Count = Elements-16042 Nodes-3560
Average Outlet Temperature= 21.5 ºC
Number of iterations for convergence=470
•Case 3 for Short Mixing tee
⇒Hot inlet velocity=3m/s
⇒Cold inlet velocity=12m/s
Convergence plot for velocity and temperature can be shown below
•Cutplane in middle of pipe coloured with temperature and velocity for case 3 is shown below
For Case 3
Cell Count = Elements- 11635 Nodes- 2582
Average Outlet Temperature= 18.8 ºC
Number of iterations for convergence=300