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Old   March 14, 2015, 10:49
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He said so because I don't really know the the pressure at outlet
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In my opinion it should be better a pressure outlet (atmospheric pressure, or what the ambient pressure is); no problem with reversed flow, just set a backflow temperature equal to ambient temperature.

But, if your prof suggested to set the bc to outflow follow his guide
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