turbulentHeatFluxTemperature patch in 1.6
 

Hi,

there seems to be a very interesting new patch derived patch in OpenFoam 1.6 the “turbulentHeatFluxTemperature” patch. It seems to adapt the temperature to establish a prescribed heat flux. Does anybody know how to use it for the incompressible and compressible (rho*) solvers? Does there already exist some experience with this patch?

Thanks in advance!

Ulrich

Hi,

I would be thankful too for information to this bc...

Marco

Hi all,

here is the link. You have to modify it for the 1.6-version of OF.
http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Contrib_wallHeatFlux
If you use buoyantBoussinesqSimpleFOAM solver you have to change the kappa- to alpha-field.

Regards Thomas

Hi Thomas,

thanks for the link, but the BC is already present in of-1.6. Why should I implement the other one? Any information, about what the bc:
turbulentHeatFluxTemperature
exactly does, appreciated!

Thanks
Marco

Hi Marcio,

I didn't know about that fact of the heatfluxbc in OF-1.6. But I don't have a computer with OF at the moment, so I can't check if the bc's do the same...

But here is a link to a forum discussion about this theme, too.
http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...oussinesq.html

Regards Thomas

Hi again,

thanks for the link, lets see if I get it right:

1. the solver calculates a (local?) alphaEff based on flow characteristics and turbulence model.
2. based on the defined heat flux value of the BC the temperature gradient is evaluated.

-> The heat flux is constrained and the temperature differs locally depending on flow characteristics?!

Marco

Hello Thomas, hello Marco,

maybe this modification also helps:

http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...eld-1-6-x.html

I also noticed that there seem to be some changes in the keywords in one of the last git-update (1.6.x) for this patch.

Best regards

Ulrich