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April 21, 2016, 23:39 |
Mass Flow Rate in Fluent
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hakim
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I'm doing a simulation in fluent for a radial outflow turbine. I use n-pentane as a working fluid.
I set the inlet BC with pressure-inlet type p=12 bar T=136C and the outlet BC with pressure-outlet type p=0.3 bar T=52C. After the simulation I get the mass flow rate 1.039 kg/s from Reports>Fluxes>Mass Flow Rate for both inlet and outlet. Then I calculate the pressure and temperature for both inlet and outlet from Reports>Surfaces Integral>Area-weighted Average After that I calculate the turbine power, W = m*(h inlet - h outlet) = 25.4 kW But when I calculate the power from moments and turbine angular velocity, I just get 3.285 kW. I get the moment from Reports>Forces>Moments is 5.22 Nm and the angular velocity from my cell zone conditions 6000rpm. W = moment*rpm = 3.285 kW I expect the turbine power to be 3-5 kW, so I assume fluent reports a wrong mass flow rate. What does mass flow rate mean in fluent? |
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