Setting Up a case on building an empty tank with water going into the tank

Nori4U · May 7, 2015, 22:33

Hi all,

I'm new to OpenFOAM and I'm trying to set up a case study on building a 2m X 2m X 2m box, with some water flowing into the tank from the top part of the tank. The aim is to investigate the water level inside the tank over a period of time. May I know how should I set up this case study please. And is it possible to use icoFoam to solve this problem?

Thank you very much.

kebsiali · May 8, 2015, 02:10

What you need is a simpler case of 1D or 2D where you will divide your volumetric charge by the area or dz for 1D or 2D respectively.
well, in case you are interested in the shape of the interface (water-air) then you should use interfoam solver.
otherwise the use of openfoam is not justified. you can write the equation of conservation of mass inside the tank (no need for conservation of momentum or energy) and discretize it and solve it with matlab, excel or any simple math tool you have in your hand.

May 7, 2015, 22:33	Setting Up a case on building an empty tank with water going into the tank	#1
Nori4U New Member Samantha Chong Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hi all, I'm new to OpenFOAM and I'm trying to set up a case study on building a 2m X 2m X 2m box, with some water flowing into the tank from the top part of the tank. The aim is to investigate the water level inside the tank over a period of time. May I know how should I set up this case study please. And is it possible to use icoFoam to solve this problem? Thank you very much.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
water sloshing in oscillating tank (problem using udf Define_ZONE_MOTION)	Tamsu	Fluent UDF and Scheme Programming	8	November 24, 2021 00:11
Simulating a tank filled with water and injecting vapor into it	belkadi	OpenFOAM	3	May 24, 2013 04:43
Hot water tank - help me please :)	Anthony	FLUENT	4	January 16, 2007 12:40
Free surface boudary conditions with SOLA-VOF	Fan	Main CFD Forum	10	September 9, 2006 12:24
uptodate water distribution network	fredius,magige,tanzanian,(e.a)	Main CFD Forum	0	January 27, 2002 07:10

May 8, 2015, 02:10		#2
kebsiali Member ali alkebsi Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Strasbourg, France Posts: 82 Rep Power: 14	What you need is a simpler case of 1D or 2D where you will divide your volumetric charge by the area or dz for 1D or 2D respectively. well, in case you are interested in the shape of the interface (water-air) then you should use interfoam solver. otherwise the use of openfoam is not justified. you can write the equation of conservation of mass inside the tank (no need for conservation of momentum or energy) and discretize it and solve it with matlab, excel or any simple math tool you have in your hand.