Calculating torque

beejois · March 11, 2010, 16:20

I have a rotor/stator/housing model that rotates around the vertical (Y) axis. I would like to measure the torque acting on the rotor blades. Is there a way by which this can be done in Fluent?
I have layered each of the rotor blades in ICEM. So, ideally, I should be able to get the torque acting on each of these blades, from FLUENT.

Please help..
Thanks.

Jonny6001 · March 11, 2010, 20:10

Surely the torque can be calculated from the integral of the pressure on the blades times the effective radius.

-mAx- · March 12, 2010, 01:22

report/forces...
choose moment (or torque I don't remember anymore), and set the right point for computing it. Check that the torque around Y-axis doesn't change when you set it with another point (but still on the Y-axis)

March 11, 2010, 16:20	Calculating torque	#1
beejois New Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	I have a rotor/stator/housing model that rotates around the vertical (Y) axis. I would like to measure the torque acting on the rotor blades. Is there a way by which this can be done in Fluent? I have layered each of the rotor blades in ICEM. So, ideally, I should be able to get the torque acting on each of these blades, from FLUENT. Please help.. Thanks.

March 12, 2010, 01:22		#3
-mAx- Super Moderator Maxime Perelli Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Switzerland Posts: 2,295 Rep Power: 24	report/forces... choose moment (or torque I don't remember anymore), and set the right point for computing it. Check that the torque around Y-axis doesn't change when you set it with another point (but still on the Y-axis) __________________ In memory of my friend Hervé: CFD engineer & freerider

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March 11, 2010, 20:10		#2
Jonny6001 Member Jonny Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 5	Surely the torque can be calculated from the integral of the pressure on the blades times the effective radius.