Week 1: Channel flow simulation using CONVERGE CFD

AIM: To run the simulation of Flow over a Backward facing step with three different base mesh sizes with help of using Converge Studio, Cygwin and Paraview and camparing the parameters. OBJECTIVE:- . Run 3 simulation  . with 3 different base mesh sizes are  1. dx = 2e-3m              dy = 2e-3m              dz = 2e-3m …

1. Comparative study of thermal performance of air-cooled and liquid-cooled battery modules:-   Air-cooled module:- The temperature distribution over the module surface with the air-cooling system at the end of the discharge process. The flow rate and temperature of the air at the inlet of the cooling system are 3 L/s and…

Introduction: Channel flow is an internal flow in which the confining walls change the hydrodynamic structure of the flow from an arbitrary state at the channel inlet to a certain state at the outlet. The simplest illustration of internal flow is a laminar flow in a circular tube, while a turbulent flow in the rotor of…

Problem Description: we have a cooling plate mounted with 2 modules, each containing multiple cells. The flow pattern indicates that water is used as the coolant, flowing from a tank of limited capacity. The goal is to analyze the thermal behavior of the system, including plotting the top and bottom module temperatures,…

AIM To perform simulation on the cyclone separator using discrete phase modelling, and calculate the separator efficiency and pressure drop OBJECTIVES Describe any four empirical models used to calculate the cyclone separator efficiency.  Perform an analysis on the given cyclone separator model by varying…

AIM To simulate the isentropic flow through a quasi 1D subsonic-supersonic nozzle by deriving both conservative and non-conservative forms of governing equation and solve them by using MacCormack's technique using MATLAB.   OBJECTIVE Need to determine the steady-state temperature distribution for the flow-field…

AIM             To simulate laminar flow through pipe having constant cross-section using symmetry boundary condition by taking the wedge angle of 10o,25o and 45 and also comparing it with wedge boundary condition.   OBJECTIVE To Generate BlockMesh file using…

AIM To simulate an axi-symmetric flow by applying the wedge boundary condition through a constant cross-section pipe.   OBJECTIVES   The main objective of this challenge is to simulate an axi-symmetric flow by applying the wedge boundary condition for a laminar flow through a constant…

AIM To Simulate an incompressible-laminar-viscous flow through the backward facing step geometry.   OBJECTIVE To perform a transient simulation to simulate an incompressible-laminar-viscous flow through the backward facing step geometry.  Explain the entire simulation procedure (how you set up the case) and also…

AIM To describe the need for interpolation schemes and flux limiters in Finite Volume Method (FVM).   OBJECTIVE To study and understand What is Finite Volume Method(FVM) Write down the major differences between FDM & FVM Describe the need for interpolation schemes and flux limiters in FVM   INTRODUCTION            …

AIM:   The aim of this assignment is to perform a Conjugate Heat Transfer analysis and simulate flow inside an Exhaust port.   OBJECTIVE:   The objectives of this assignment are: To give a brief description about Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT) analysis and where and why it is used. To perform CHT analysis…

AIM      To solve the 2D heat conduction equation under steady and transient conditions using the explicit and implicit methods.   OBJECTIVE Steady state analysis & Transient State Analysis            Solve the 2D heat conduction equation by using the point iterative…

AIM To derive the fourth order approximations of a second order derivative using central differencing scheme, skewed right sided difference and skewed left sided difference with the help of Taylor table method and to compare the analytical derivative with obtained values for the given function.   OBJECTIVE  …

AIM  To simulate a flow over an Ahmed body with an air flow velocity of 25 m/s using Ansys fluent.   OBJECTIVES   To create computational domain for the given Ahmed car body model in spaceclaim. To mesh the fluid domain with different mesh element size for different cases in order to do the grid independency…

AIM  To simulate a steady state flow over a given graphic card model by varying the inlet velocity of air as 1 m/s, 3 m/s and 5 m/s and perform the conjugate heat transfer analysis on the given graphic card model. OBJECTIVES   Carry out the simulation by varying the velocity from 1 m/sec to 5…

AIM             To perform the heat transfer analysis on the 4x2 cylindrical lithium ion battery with heat generation boundary conditions for different cases and compare the results. OBJECTIVES   To simulate a air flow through a battery pack and analysing the…

AIM             Simulate the steady and unsteady  flow of air over a cylinder and explain the phenomenon of Karman vortex street, lift and drag coefficients.   OBJECTIVE Simulate the flow with the steady and unsteady case and calculate the Strouhal Number for Re= 100. Calculate the coefficient of drag and lift over a cylinder…

AIM      To conduct the Rayleigh Taylor CFD simulation.   OBJECTIVE Explain different CFD models used for solving Rayleigh Taylor Instability problems Perform a Rayleigh Taylor instability analysis using the Volume of Fluid (VOF) multiphase model for air and water for two different mesh element sizes.…

AIM             To perform a parametric study on the gate valve simulation by setting the opening from 10 % to 80%. Obtain the mass flow rates at the outlet for each design point. Calculate the flow coefficient and flow factor for each opening and plot the graph. Discuss…

AIM To simulate a steady state  flow of hot air and cold air through a short and long mixing tees and compare the mixing effectiveness. The simulation is carried over different mesh sizes and  models such as k-epsilon and k-omega and the results to get a conclusion.   OBJECTIVE The main objective of this…

AIM/OBJECTIVE       To perform the volumetric mesh of the given Tesla Cyber Truck model for a varying target length. Check for the geometrical error and perform topology cleanup accordingly. Use the element type tria. Also create and assign PIDs PROCEDURE Step-1 : Load the given Tesla Cyber Truck file in ANSA software…

AIM/OBJECTIVE       To perform the volumetric mesh of the given Tesla Cyber Truck model for a varying target length. Check for the geometrical error and perform topology cleanup accordingly. Use the element type tria. Also create and assign PIDs PROCEDURE Step-1 : Load the given Tesla Cyber Truck…

AIM/OBJECTIVE       To perform the surface wrap of the given model of engine, gearbox & transmission for a target length of 3mm. Check for the geometrical error and perform topology cleanup accordingly. Use the element type tria. Also create and assign PIDs PROCEDURE Step-1 : Load the given engine file in ANSA software…

AIM/OBJECTIVE       To perform the volumetric mesh of the given BMW model for a target length given below. Check for the geometrical error and perform topology cleanup accordingly. Use the element type tria. Also create and assign PIDs Target lengths for the different parts of a model are as follow: Body…

AIM/OBJECTIVE       To perform the volumetric mesh of the given model for a target length given below. Check for the geometrical error and perform topology cleanup accordingly. Use the element type tria. Also create and assign PIDs Blade stage-1 = 1 mm Blade stage-2 = 1 mm Impeller = 2 mm Shaft rotor = 1 mm Turbo casing…

AIM/OBJECTIVE       To mesh the given model for a target length of 1mm, 3mm and 5mm respectively. CHeck for the geometrical error and perform topology cleanup accordingly. Use the element type tria. PROCEDURE  Srep-1 : Load the given file in ANSA software Step-2 : Check the geometry of the model using…

   %the given data is read into matlab using xlsread function   File=xlsread('C:\Users\Manu Mathai\Downloads\VI.xlsx');   %Voltage and current is assigned to V & I respectively   V=File(:,1);   I=File(:,2);   %interpolation range is established in Vint …