due to wall function, continue refining mesh until when

zandi · January 16, 2010, 14:50

Hi
I'm doing a free surface flow CFD modeling project that the velocity and pressure near the bottom (wall boundary) are important parameters. for evaluating the pressure result I have data and after refining mesh I saw that the pressur was not sensitive to it and I reached to a good answer.

but for velocity I do not have any data and just want to reach an answer that not depedent on mesh size.

I use k-epsilon standard in CFX code

so my limitation for y+ is 20 and 100 (CFX help)

now i'm reaching to y+ under 20 and still my velocity profile near the boundary changes due to make the meshes smaller. what can I do

please help

ghorrocks · January 16, 2010, 16:21

I would switch to the SST turbulence model then you can use the scalable automatic wall functions. Then it would matter when y+ goes under 11 and you can refine as much as you like.

Is there a reason you wish to use k-e?

zandi · January 17, 2010, 06:59

Dear G. Horrocks Salam
and thanks a lot
actually my masters insist on it maybe they're not so friendly with low Rey models. I'm not too!
they said the k-e is sufficient for my case.

by the way

if I change my turbulent model how much change result in my work. does my pressure or mass flow rate change. do I have compute any parameters before

best regards Zandi

ghorrocks · January 17, 2010, 16:20

SST is not a low Reynolds number turbulence model! It is a general purpose turbulence model and works well for a wider range of flows than k-e. If you are having problems with mesh refinement in k-e then I recommend you go to SST as the wall function issue is not a problem for SST.

As for whether the change in turbulence model will affect things - how can I possibly know that? You have not described at all what you are doing. It is straightforward to work that out for yourself - do a test run using SST and find out for yourself whether it makes a difference. For most flows it takes the same run time as k-e and converges the same so it should be a easy test to do.

zandi · January 18, 2010, 02:53

thank you very much from your advice

paulo · January 18, 2010, 09:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghorrocks

(...) For most flows it takes the same run time as k-e and converges the same so it should be a easy test to do.

it can be even faster, if you use the k-epsilon results to start your simulation.

Best Regards,

Paulo Rocha

zandi · January 18, 2010, 13:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulo

it can be even faster, if you use the k-epsilon results to start your simulation.

Best Regards,

Paulo Rocha

thank you friend but could you tell me how I could use the result
maybe when we want write the solver but I don't know which option should I use
thanks again

ghorrocks · January 18, 2010, 16:47

Why use k-e at all? Just use SST then you don't have any issues about wall functions with mesh refinement. The SST model has superseded the k-e model for most general applications.

zandi · January 23, 2010, 04:16

thank you, nice of you

January 16, 2010, 14:50	due to wall function, continue refining mesh until when	#1
zandi Senior Member Fatema Zandi Goharrizi Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 158 Rep Power: 17	Hi I'm doing a free surface flow CFD modeling project that the velocity and pressure near the bottom (wall boundary) are important parameters. for evaluating the pressure result I have data and after refining mesh I saw that the pressur was not sensitive to it and I reached to a good answer. but for velocity I do not have any data and just want to reach an answer that not depedent on mesh size. I use k-epsilon standard in CFX code so my limitation for y+ is 20 and 100 (CFX help) now i'm reaching to y+ under 20 and still my velocity profile near the boundary changes due to make the meshes smaller. what can I do please help

January 17, 2010, 06:59		#3
zandi Senior Member Fatema Zandi Goharrizi Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 158 Rep Power: 17	Dear G. Horrocks Salam and thanks a lot actually my masters insist on it maybe they're not so friendly with low Rey models. I'm not too! they said the k-e is sufficient for my case. by the way if I change my turbulent model how much change result in my work. does my pressure or mass flow rate change. do I have compute any parameters before best regards Zandi

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January 16, 2010, 16:21		#2
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,700 Rep Power: 143	I would switch to the SST turbulence model then you can use the scalable automatic wall functions. Then it would matter when y+ goes under 11 and you can refine as much as you like. Is there a reason you wish to use k-e?

January 17, 2010, 16:20		#4
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,700 Rep Power: 143	SST is not a low Reynolds number turbulence model! It is a general purpose turbulence model and works well for a wider range of flows than k-e. If you are having problems with mesh refinement in k-e then I recommend you go to SST as the wall function issue is not a problem for SST. As for whether the change in turbulence model will affect things - how can I possibly know that? You have not described at all what you are doing. It is straightforward to work that out for yourself - do a test run using SST and find out for yourself whether it makes a difference. For most flows it takes the same run time as k-e and converges the same so it should be a easy test to do.

January 18, 2010, 02:53		#5
zandi Senior Member Fatema Zandi Goharrizi Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 158 Rep Power: 17	thank you very much from your advice

January 18, 2010, 16:47		#8
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,700 Rep Power: 143	Why use k-e at all? Just use SST then you don't have any issues about wall functions with mesh refinement. The SST model has superseded the k-e model for most general applications.

January 23, 2010, 04:16		#9
zandi Senior Member Fatema Zandi Goharrizi Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 158 Rep Power: 17	thank you, nice of you