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Forum: FLUENT April 29, 2012, 16:47
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Posted By LuckyTran
Check pressure, temperature, velocity residuals...

Check pressure, temperature, velocity
residuals don't say anything about convergence
Forum: FLUENT April 29, 2012, 15:54
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Posted By LuckyTran
well you're certainly not helping yourself. Stick...

well you're certainly not helping yourself. Stick to the physics, not arbitrary divisions.

Since this is 2D, it is done with axissymetric type domain correct?

Check your convergence by...
Forum: FLUENT April 29, 2012, 13:42
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Posted By LuckyTran
No real fix, but some small errors. ...

No real fix, but some small errors.



This needs to be mass weighted average and not area-weighted average. Which did you use? Either way, it will not affect the Nu that much.



this part...
Forum: FLUENT April 29, 2012, 12:30
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Posted By LuckyTran
What's the outlet temperature? Is it above 400K? ...

What's the outlet temperature? Is it above 400K?

How are you calculating this magical total surface heat flux? First, there isn't even such a quantity as total surface heat flux. Did you mean...
Forum: FLUENT April 29, 2012, 11:19
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Posted By LuckyTran
Nusselt number can't be less than 1. Also...

Nusselt number can't be less than 1.

Also what are you trying to solve in this simulation? Either way this problem can be solved easily without CFD. Use the Dittus-Boelter correlation or similar...
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