Specifying heat source term as volume source term in CFX

jwillie2000 · February 24, 2016, 05:12

Hi All,

I am looking at a cooling simulation of an electric motor and i want to specify the heat source term of the motor per unit volume. Is there a way this can be done in CFX? So far i am only able to specify the flux.

Thanks!

Jimmy

ghorrocks · February 24, 2016, 05:33

Yes: Define a sub domain and put a heat source on it.

jwillie2000 · February 25, 2016, 02:58

I have already defined the motor housing as a domain-Can I also define the same motor housing as a sub-domain? Or you can only specify volume heat source when you define the dody as a sub-domain?

Thanks for your help.

Jimmy

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghorrocks

Yes: Define a sub domain and put a heat source on it.

ghorrocks · February 25, 2016, 04:25

A sub domain can use the same mesh region as a domain, or it can use a sub group of a domain.

February 24, 2016, 05:12	Specifying heat source term as volume source term in CFX	#1
jwillie2000 Member James Willie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 81 Rep Power: 17	Hi All, I am looking at a cooling simulation of an electric motor and i want to specify the heat source term of the motor per unit volume. Is there a way this can be done in CFX? So far i am only able to specify the flux. Thanks! Jimmy

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ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,703 Rep Power: 143	Yes: Define a sub domain and put a heat source on it.

February 25, 2016, 04:25		#4
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,703 Rep Power: 143	A sub domain can use the same mesh region as a domain, or it can use a sub group of a domain.