Week 1: Channel flow simulation using CONVERGE CFD
Aim: To perform channel flow simulation using Converge.
Case performed:
dx=dy=dz=2e-4m
Geometry used for simulation
Setup:
Application: Time-Based
Materials used:
Species-Air
Simulation Parameter:
Run Parameter: Steady-state solver
Start time: 0.0
End time: 15000 cyc
Initial time step/min time step: 1e-9
Max time step: 1s
Boundary Conditions:
Inlet- Pressure - 100001 Pa, 300K
Outlet- Pressure- 100000Pa, 300k
Top-bottom wall- stationary, 300k
Front and back: Two_D
Initial Conditions/Regions:
Pressure: 101325Pa, 300K
Species- Air
Grid control:
Base grid: dx=dy=dx=2e-4m
Mesh
The plots below show the Velocity, mass flow and pressure for the solution which has ran close to over 6000 cycles.
Mass flow Inlet
Mass flow outlet
Static Pressure Inlet
Total Pressure outlet
Avg Velocity Inlet
Avg Velocity Outlet
Total number of cells present in geometry.
Pressure Contour
Velocity contour
Youtube Animation Link:
Conclustion:
-It can be learned through pressure contours that flow is initiated through pressure difference.
-The simulation ran for close to 6000 cycles and velocity, mass flow and pressure were shown.