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Old   November 14, 2016, 18:55
Default -140 kPa pressure, how is it possible?
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Hi everyone,

I am modeling an open channel flow using Fluent. When I plot floor pressure on a chart, one location shows -140 kPa pressure. How can pressure be less than absolute 0 pressure? The channel bed is 20 m wide, and I use 0.5m tet mesh on the bed.

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