cfx boundary condition

amortezaei · September 6, 2013, 12:29

Dear all
I m beginner in ANSYS CFX. I have a research to find drag on sphere, the body of sphere is moving and rotating in water.But I still found any daifficulties to aplying a rotation and linear velocity 0n sphere area simultaneously in boundary condition. I need your help . please help me
many thanks

ghorrocks · September 8, 2013, 06:24

If the sphere is spinning about its axis and travelling through the fluid (and the magnus effect should pull the sphere off to the side) then this is straight forward to set up.

Set up a standard flow across a body simulation (probably a velocity inlet and a pressure=0 outlet). Impose the rotating by putting a tangential velocity on the sphere wall. This is easy to do with CEL.

There is no need for rotating frames of reference or rigid bodies for this simulation - this error is commonly made by beginners.

September 6, 2013, 12:29	cfx boundary condition	#1
amortezaei New Member asad Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Dear all I m beginner in ANSYS CFX. I have a research to find drag on sphere, the body of sphere is moving and rotating in water.But I still found any daifficulties to aplying a rotation and linear velocity 0n sphere area simultaneously in boundary condition. I need your help . please help me many thanks

September 8, 2013, 06:24		#2
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,719 Rep Power: 143	If the sphere is spinning about its axis and travelling through the fluid (and the magnus effect should pull the sphere off to the side) then this is straight forward to set up. Set up a standard flow across a body simulation (probably a velocity inlet and a pressure=0 outlet). Impose the rotating by putting a tangential velocity on the sphere wall. This is easy to do with CEL. There is no need for rotating frames of reference or rigid bodies for this simulation - this error is commonly made by beginners. amortezaei likes this.

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