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Old   January 18, 2011, 03:38
Question Calculation of Reynolds Number In CFX
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Hi all

I simulated a steady flow in a pipe. Mean velocity at inlet of pipe is 0.02 [m/s]. The pipe diameter is 20 [mm]. The following data has been taken from CFX solver output file.

Global Length = 5.4614E-02
Minimum Extent = 1.9994E-02
Maximum Extent = 5.4000E-01
Density = 1.0600E+03
Dynamic Viscosity = 3.7100E-03
Velocity = 2.0012E-02
Advection Time = 2.7290E+00
Reynolds Number = 3.1227E+02

When I calculate the Reynolds number with above information. It becomes 114 while as it shown above, CFX calculated 312 for Reynolds number. Does anybody know how CFX calculated the Reynolds Number?


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Old   January 18, 2011, 03:49
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CFX use Volume^(1/3) to calculate the length scale, that why you dont get the same Reynolds number.

From your data:
((0.02^2*pi/4)*(5.4e-1-2e-2))^(1/3)*1060*2e-2/3.7e-3 = 313
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Old   January 25, 2011, 06:12
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Hi,


In my output file the Velocity is shown to be 70 but if i caluculate it in CFD -Post as ave(Velocity)@Inlet then it is much higher than that.It is 129.Can anyone please tell me what is the problem.I want to know this to calculate Reynolds number manualy in CFD-Post.

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Have you tried areaAve(Velocity)@inlet ?
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Old   January 25, 2011, 06:35
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yup...Its showing 150.659 which is more higher
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Old   January 25, 2011, 07:00
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Does anyone know how to calculate Reynolds number manually in CFD-Post using an expression??
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If you want to calculate the Reynolds number you are comparing against literature values, you need to use the same definition of Reynolds Number.

These are my guesses:
Velocity scale = areaAve(Velocity)@inlet
Length scale = the diameter of the cylinder or chord length or whatever the geometry is
density scale = areaAve(Density)@inlet
Viscosity scale = areaAve(Viscosity)@inlet

Then you can define Re number using these numbers.
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Dear Ashton,
I am aware that it is a long time since you have posted here,but I need a help .I cannot find Reynolds number in CFX outputs in CFD post. I normally calculate Reynolds number by hand. As you have mentioned here; there is way how to get Reynolds number from cfx itself. Could you give me some information in this field?
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Write a CEL expression which calculates it and send it to a monitor point. Easy.

But don't be fooled by the Reynolds Number reported in the output file.
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Dear Glenn,
Thanks for your replay, The problem is that different part of a problem have different length scale. Are you suggesting that there is a built-in length scale function in CFX?
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There is some built in functions. The turbulence transition model has some functions in the Gamma-theta model. There is the wall distance function for the SST turbulence model.

But usually you have to write your own function appropriate for your geometry.
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If you want to calculate the Reynolds number you are comparing against literature values, you need to use the same definition of Reynolds Number.

These are my guesses:
Velocity scale = areaAve(Velocity)@inlet
Length scale = the diameter of the cylinder or chord length or whatever the geometry is
density scale = areaAve(Density)@inlet
Viscosity scale = areaAve(Viscosity)@inlet

Then you can define Re number using these numbers.
What if the shape of geometry be so complicated, how can gain hydraulic diameter by CFD-post?
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Old   July 17, 2015, 07:32
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Any CFD textbook can define you how to get the hydraulic diameter. Then it is usually straight forward to implement it in CFD-Post.
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