Pressure Boundary Conditions

Dave

Dear All,

I have searched the forums already and didn't find the solution to the problem I am having. I have a simple case of a 2D channel 45mm long 9mm wide with a pressure-inlet at one end and pressure-outlet at the other. With a pressure difference of 1000Pa between inlet and outlet, the theoretical mass flow is 27kg/s. However, setting Total guage pressure at inlet to 1000Pa and total pressure at outlet to 0Pa Fluent predicts a mass flow of ~10kg/s. I understand Fluent's total pressure is a combination of hydrostatic and dynamic pressure. No gravity is involved in this simulation - it is just a pure laminar test case to validate another model but Fluent seems unable to solve.

Thank-you in advance for any suggestions,

Dave