Heat Exchangers

Mithrandir · July 27, 2012, 20:14

Anyone with experiance CFD'ing the flow thru distributed resistances?
My simulations get sketchy and diverge?

ryan.arnaudin · July 30, 2012, 18:22

Heat exchanger or distributed resistance?

If a resistance, is it sufficiently meshed? Try to make sure you have at least a couple elements spanning the thickness of the volume. "Use uniform" can be helpful in this kind of situation.

Mithrandir · July 30, 2012, 18:34

looking for experiance with comments on the Head Capacity curve, values, typical Radiator characteristics... what advection scheme?

that sorta stuff...

External flow with an inlet, duct, Hx, exhaust duct.

July 27, 2012, 20:14	Heat Exchangers	#1
Mithrandir New Member Mike Stroup Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 14	Anyone with experiance CFD'ing the flow thru distributed resistances? My simulations get sketchy and diverge?

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July 30, 2012, 18:22		#2
ryan.arnaudin New Member Ryan Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 14	Heat exchanger or distributed resistance? If a resistance, is it sufficiently meshed? Try to make sure you have at least a couple elements spanning the thickness of the volume. "Use uniform" can be helpful in this kind of situation.

July 30, 2012, 18:34		#3
Mithrandir New Member Mike Stroup Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 14	looking for experiance with comments on the Head Capacity curve, values, typical Radiator characteristics... what advection scheme? that sorta stuff... External flow with an inlet, duct, Hx, exhaust duct.