In this post, we are going to use the free surface option to solve for a dam-break problem. The body of water is initially contained in a region on the left side. Then the water is released suddenly and starts to flow into the empty regions of the tank. Water is free to spill from … Continue reading Free Surface in SolidWorks Flow Simulation: A Dam-Break Flow Problem
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Rotating Reference Frames in SolidWorks Flow Simulation: A Ceiling Fan Example
A rotating reference frame is usually used when modelling the flow through a table fan, a blower fan, an impeller, or a ceiling fan as shown in Figure 1. SolidWorks Flow Simulation allows for the use of rotating reference frames within the computational domain. These rotating reference frames can be defined either globally or locally. … Continue reading Rotating Reference Frames in SolidWorks Flow Simulation: A Ceiling Fan Example
A Heat Exchanger in SolidWorks Flow Simulation
We have talked about conjugate heat transfer in a recent post. In this post, we will look at a similar example and perform a steady-state thermal analysis on a copper heat exchanger as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Heat exchanger (transparent mode). The heat exchanger is used to transfer heat between air and water. … Continue reading A Heat Exchanger in SolidWorks Flow Simulation
Conjugate Heat Transfer in SolidWorks Flow Simulation
Conjugate heat transfer is the combination of convection and conduction heat exchange. By default, SolidWorks Flow Simulation considers the heat transfer due to convection within a fluid, however, it does not consider conduction through solids. This option must be selected when defining the analysis type in the Wizard (see Figure 2). For example, in this … Continue reading Conjugate Heat Transfer in SolidWorks Flow Simulation
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