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SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation

Project Report
October 19, 2016

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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:Analizar un ducto y encontrar la diferencia de presiones en

el codo...............................................................................................................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........................................................................2
1.5.6 Engineering Goals..................................................................................2
1.6
2

Analysis Time............................................................................................2

Results...............................................................................................................2
2.1

Analysis Goals...........................................................................................2

2.2 Global Min-Max-Table...................................................................................2

2.3

Results......................................................................................................2

2.4

Conclusion.................................................................................................2

Appendix.............................................................................................................2
3.1

Material Data............................................................................................2

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1 General Information
Objective of the simulation:
Nuestro objetivo de esta simulacion es analizar y calcular a travs del complemento Flow
Simulation del programa Solidworks la diferencia de presiones en el codo de un ducto plano.

1.1

Analysis Environment

Software Product:
CPU Type:
CPU Speed:
RAM:
Operating System:

1.2

Model Information

Model Name:
Project Name:

1.3

SI (m-kg-s)
Internal

Size of Computational Domain

Size
X min
X max
Y min
Y max
Z min
Z max

1.5

codo.SLDPRT
DUCTO

Project Comments: Analizar un ducto y encontrar la diferencia de

presiones en el codo

Unit System:
Analysis Type:

1.4

Flow Simulation 2015 SP3.0. Build: 3058

Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU N3050 @ 1.6 GHz
2401 (500) MHz
4.00 GB
(Build 102040)

-0.101 m
0.993 m
-0.150 m
0.150 m
-0.101 m
0.993 m

Simulation Parameters

1.5.1

Mesh Settings

1.5.1.1

Basic Mesh

Basic Mesh Dimensions

Number of cells in X
Number of cells in Y
Number of cells in Z

24
6
24

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1.5.1.2

Analysis Mesh

Total Cell count:

Fluid Cells:
Solid Cells:
Partial Cells:
Trimmed Cells:
1.5.1.3

Additional Physical Calculation Options

Heat Transfer Analysis:

Flow Type:
Time-Dependent Analysis:
Gravity:
Radiation:
Humidity:
Default Wall Roughness:
1.5.2

45918
26466
7926
11526
0

Heat conduction in solids: Off

Laminar and turbulent
Off
Off
Off
0 micrometer

Material Settings

Material Settings
Fluids
Air
1.5.3

Initial Conditions

Initial Conditions
Thermodynamic parameters
Velocity parameters

Static Pressure: 101325.00 Pa

Temperature: 293.20 K
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 Velocity 1
Type
Faces
Coordinate system
Reference axis
Flow parameters
Thermodynamic parameters
Turbulence parameters

Inlet Velocity
Face<1>@LID2
Face Coordinate System
X
Flow vectors direction: Normal to face
Velocity normal to face: 30.800 m/s
Fully developed flow: No
Approximate pressure: 101325.00 Pa
Temperature: 293.20 K
Boundary layer parameters

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Boundary layer type: Turbulent
Environment Pressure 1
Type
Faces
Coordinate system
Reference axis
Thermodynamic parameters
Turbulence parameters
Boundary layer type: Turbulent
1.5.5

Environment Pressure
Face<2>@LID1
Face Coordinate System
X
Environment pressure: 101325.00 Pa
Temperature: 293.20 K
Boundary layer parameters

Volumetric Heat Sources

Ninguno.
1.5.6

Engineering Goals

Goals
Point Goals
P1
Type
Goal type
Coordinate system
Name
X
Y
Z
Use in convergence

Point Goal
Static Pressure
Global coordinate system
Punto2@Croquis3
0.073 m
0m
0.073 m
On

P2
Type
Goal type
Coordinate system
Name
X
Y
Z
Use in convergence

Point Goal
Static Pressure
Global coordinate system
Punto1@Croquis3
0.003 m
0m
0.003 m
On

Surface Goals
V2
Type
Goal type
Calculate
Faces

Surface Goal
Velocity
Average value
Cara<1>

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Coordinate system
Use in convergence

Global coordinate system

On

Equation Goals
DP
Type
Formula
Dimensionality
Use in convergence

Equation Goal
P2-P1
Pressure & stress
On

1.6

Analysis Time

Calculation Time:
Number of Iterations:
Warnings:

227 s
91

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2 Results
2.1

Analysis Goals

Goals
Name

Unit

Value

Progress

P1

Pa

100

P2

Pa

100

97.3906439 2.11830635 On

V2

m/s

101188.6
3
101545.5
2
30.865

Use in
Delta
Criteria
convergenc
e
97.5991201 1.54347235 On

100

DP

Pa

356.89

100

0.01067385 0.01031125 On
46
93
0.98602878 0.89418364 On
1

2.2

Global Min-Max-Table

Min/Max Table
Name
Pressure [Pa]
Temperature [K]
Density (Fluid) [kg/m^3]
Velocity [m/s]
Velocity (X) [m/s]
Velocity (Y) [m/s]
Velocity (Z) [m/s]
Temperature (Fluid) [K]
Mach Number [ ]
Vorticity [1/s]
Velocity RRF [m/s]
Velocity RRF (X) [m/s]
Velocity RRF (Y) [m/s]
Velocity RRF (Z) [m/s]
Shear Stress [Pa]
Relative Pressure [Pa]
Heat Transfer Coefficient
[W/m^2/K]
Surface Heat Flux
[W/m^2]

Minimum
101148.71
293.06
1.20
0
-0.055
-3.748
-34.515
293.06
0
0.02
0
-0.055
-3.748
-34.515
0.07
-176.29
0

Maximum
101559.55
293.47
1.21
34.983
34.464
3.707
5.504
293.47
0.10
639.38
34.983
34.464
3.707
5.504
6.15
234.55
0

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2.3

Results

La presin 1 = 101188.63 Pa
La presin 2= 101545.52 Pa
La velocidad 2 (salida)= 30.865 m/s
Por lo tanto P1 P2:
DP= 356.89 Pa

2.4

Conclusion

Se observa se obtiene un valor de diferencia de presiones de 356.89 Pa, que es cercano al valor
obtenido mediante el calculo. Lo cual podemos concluir que es posible usar esta herramienta
para este tipo de clculos.

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

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Dynamic viscosity

Specific heat (Cp)

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Thermal conductivity