Model Crude oil

emaronchi · August 18, 2010, 05:19

Hi, I need to model crude oil, do you have any hint?

I found liquid benzene in the library but it is not nearly viscous enough. Ideally a 32 API or 48 API oil model would be great.

Ranges:
Viscosity: 1.6-8 mPa s
Density: about 850 kg/m3
No reactivity or combustion needed, just basic liquid.

I tried to enter a model manually but I keep getting errors.

Thanks for your help!

cheers

Emanuele

ghorrocks · August 18, 2010, 06:49

If you know the properties then just stick them in. If you do it properly there should be no errors, have a look at how they do it in some tutorial examples.

Josh · August 24, 2010, 19:54

Several of the tutorials in the Help file and on the ANSYS portal tell you how to create a fluid.

What errors are you getting, specifically?

emaronchi · August 25, 2010, 03:42

Hi, I fixed it a while ago by making sure the heat transfer module and all fancy features were disabled.

I posted this thread in case somebody had a rather complete model for oil including all the features, i.e. not only the viscosity.

thanks anyway for the answers!

cheers

Emanuele

August 18, 2010, 05:19	Model Crude oil	#1
emaronchi New Member Emanuele Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 15	Hi, I need to model crude oil, do you have any hint? I found liquid benzene in the library but it is not nearly viscous enough. Ideally a 32 API or 48 API oil model would be great. Ranges: Viscosity: 1.6-8 mPa s Density: about 850 kg/m3 No reactivity or combustion needed, just basic liquid. I tried to enter a model manually but I keep getting errors. Thanks for your help! cheers Emanuele

August 25, 2010, 03:42	fixed	#4
emaronchi New Member Emanuele Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 15	Hi, I fixed it a while ago by making sure the heat transfer module and all fancy features were disabled. I posted this thread in case somebody had a rather complete model for oil including all the features, i.e. not only the viscosity. thanks anyway for the answers! cheers Emanuele

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August 18, 2010, 06:49		#2
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,703 Rep Power: 143	If you know the properties then just stick them in. If you do it properly there should be no errors, have a look at how they do it in some tutorial examples.

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Josh Senior Member Joshua Counsil Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 366 Rep Power: 17	Several of the tutorials in the Help file and on the ANSYS portal tell you how to create a fluid. What errors are you getting, specifically?