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Peta247 September 5, 2016 19:50

Calculating change in energy at several test points in a geometry
 
Hello guys I need help with collecting energy change data over time at several test points in my geometry on CFX-Pre.

I can collect data sure as pressure, density, temperature etc but I can't seem to find an energy option.

Please help.

Regards,

Opaque September 6, 2016 11:35

What do you mean by energy ? Which kind of energy ? Thermal, kinetic, mechanical ?

Perhaps you are looking for Static Enthalpy, Total Enthalpy, or similar.

Hope the above helps,

Peta247 September 6, 2016 16:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Opaque (Post 616817)
What do you mean by energy ? Which kind of energy ? Thermal, kinetic, mechanical ?

Perhaps you are looking for Static Enthalpy, Total Enthalpy, or similar.

Hope the above helps,

The aim is to calculate the change in thermal energy of a passenger inside a bus after x amount of time

Opaque September 6, 2016 18:14

The change in thermal energy only should be proportional to the specific heat capacity and the temperature difference; therefore, delta U = C * (T_2 - T_1).

Hope the above helps,


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