Is it possible to simulate the withdrawal of a plate from non-newtonian fluid?

Nihel · October 21, 2014, 15:13

Hi,
Please I'm a PhD student and my thesis is about simulating the withdrawal of a plate from a non-newtonian fluid.I want to know if OpenFOAM is suitable for this case.

kmooney · November 5, 2014, 21:06

Hi Nihel,

As with all general questions like this: it depends.

OpenFOAM readily supports a variety of non-Newtonian viscosity models for single and multiphase flow. If you can simplify the case to be an infinite plate being pulled that would be much easier than having a plate pulling out and leaving a pool. The latter case may require mesh boundary deformation which makes things a bit more complicated.

I hope that helps answer your question.

Cheers,
Kyle

Nihel · November 6, 2014, 07:45

Hi Kyle,
Thanks a lot for responding me. In fact I have to work with a plate with definite dimensions. I have no choice. So as I understand that this is possible but it will be complicated. I hope that it wouldn't be so difficult to do.
Thank you

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Nihel New Member Nihel Kilani Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hi, Please I'm a PhD student and my thesis is about simulating the withdrawal of a plate from a non-newtonian fluid.I want to know if OpenFOAM is suitable for this case.

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November 5, 2014, 21:06		#2
kmooney Senior Member Kyle Mooney Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA USA Posts: 323 Rep Power: 17	Hi Nihel, As with all general questions like this: it depends. OpenFOAM readily supports a variety of non-Newtonian viscosity models for single and multiphase flow. If you can simplify the case to be an infinite plate being pulled that would be much easier than having a plate pulling out and leaving a pool. The latter case may require mesh boundary deformation which makes things a bit more complicated. I hope that helps answer your question. Cheers, Kyle

November 6, 2014, 07:45		#3
Nihel New Member Nihel Kilani Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hi Kyle, Thanks a lot for responding me. In fact I have to work with a plate with definite dimensions. I have no choice. So as I understand that this is possible but it will be complicated. I hope that it wouldn't be so difficult to do. Thank you