Pipe flow simulation using solidworks

PIPE FLOW SIMULATION USING SOLIDWORKS

AIM:

1. To Run a pipe flow simulation with an inlet Reynolds number of 100,1000 and 10,000.
2. To Place line probes at 95%, 90%, and 85% of the pipe length.
3. To Compare the normalized velocity profile at each of these locations
4. Normalize the velocity profile by the inlet velocity.

WORKING:

• A thin pipe of length is simulated to carry fluid at three different velocities corresponding to Reynolds number 100, 1000, and 10000.

SPECIFICATIONS:

• Length of the pipe - 1m
• The diameter of the pipe - 20mm
• The thickness of the pipe - 1mm

PROPERTIES OF FLUID:

• Fluid - water
• Dynamic viscosity - 8.9*10^-4 Pa.s
• Density - 1000 kg.m^-3

FORMULA:

CALCULATE VELOCITY:

• Velocity = 0.00468421 m/s (For Re = 100)
• Velocity = 0.0468421 m/s (For Re = 1000)
• Velocity = 0.468421 m/s (For Re = 10000)

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS:

• Inlet velocity
• Static pressure at the outlet
• Real-wall of the pipe

RESULT AND PLOTS:

• To find the cut plot for the pipe at 85%, 90%, and 95% of the pipe length.
• To analyze the cut plot for different Reynolds numbers which tends to change in velocity as mentioned above.
• Plot the velocity range at the given length for different Reynolds numbers.

At Re = 100 (Cut plot of length 850mm, 900mm, and 950mm)

• At length 850mm

• At length 900mm

• At length 950mm

At Re = 100 (Velocity plot of length 850mm, 900mm, and 950mm)

• At length 850mm

• At length 900mm

• At length 950mm

At Re = 1000 (Cut plot of length 850mm, 900mm, and 950mm)

• At length 850mm

• At length 900mm

• At length 950mm

At Re = 1000 (Velocity plot of length 850mm, 900mm, and 950mm)

• At length 850mm

• At length 900mm

• At length 950mm

At Re = 10000 (Cut plot of length 850mm, 900mm, and 950mm)

• At length 850mm

• At length 900mm

• At length 950mm

At Re = 10000 (Velocity plot of length 850mm, 900mm, and 950mm)

• At length 850mm

• At length 900mm

• At length 950mm