[Antanas]

Hello!

I need to simulate a flow in CD nozzle where pressure and temperature at inlet changes from 0 to some level and then from this level to 0. Is it possible to simulate such a process it CFX? If possible, then what kind of boundary conditions at outlet and relative pressure should I specify?

[ghorrocks]

CFX cannot model plasmas or explosions, but has a chemistry model. It also has all the normal Navier Stokes solver stuff like compressible flow, heat transfer etc.

So if your flow can be described with a chemistry model then probably yes. But if you need plasma or explosion models then no.

[Antanas]

Originally Posted by ghorrocks

CFX cannot model plasmas or explosions, but has a chemistry model. It also has all the normal Navier Stokes solver stuff like compressible flow, heat transfer etc.

So if your flow can be described with a chemistry model then probably yes. But if you need plasma or explosion models then no.

I don't need to model plasma and reactions. All I need is to model transient flow in CD nozzle where chamber pressure changes from 0 to 7 atm (nozzle start) and then from 7 atm to 0 (nozzle shut down). Outside pressure is 0 (vacuum). Since outlet velocity changes from subsonic to supersonic and vice versa, what BC should I specify there? I tried to specify opening and outlet with pressure 0 and near 0 (taking into account the Reference Pressure). As the Ref. Pressure I tried to specify 7 atm and 0. CFX failed in both cases.

[singer1812]

CFX cant handle mixed BCs like this at the outlet. Try modeling more of the domain in the nozzle exit region in order to get a fully subsonic exit, regardless of time during the transient.