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Mihail July 22, 2008 07:01

Buoy. Ref. Density
 
Hi! When we would like take into consideration buoyant, we can define "Buoy. Ref. Density" What is it "Buoyant Reference Density"? Is it necessary define it?

thank you very much!!

Mihail July 23, 2008 05:46

Re: Buoy. Ref. Density
 
maybe it's like ref.Pressure?

Regards!

Sally July 23, 2008 09:50

Re: Buoy. Ref. Density
 
Mihail, it's usually the density of the least dense phase of the problem you're dealing with. For air/water, it would be 1.2 g/cc.

The CFX user guide has a very good description on what this is and which density you should use.

Mihail July 24, 2008 00:40

Re: Buoy. Ref. Density
 
Sally, thank you very much!


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