[boblawblaw]

Hi everyone,

I am quite new to Fluent and am currently in the design process of a vacuum lifting system. The current issue I am running into is setting up the simulation for the system. I am trying to find the pressure losses associated with this specific geometry where the 6 bottom lines are suction of about 90kPa.

Currently my only design parameter is the pressure as the 6 lines needed to lift a certain weight. I have been trying to model using the inlet conditions as both pressure-inlet and velocity-inlet. I have been setting the outlet condition as outflow since I don't have any requirements yet downline.

I was wondering if anyone has some suggestions on the setup for a problem like this or any information on whether my setup is correct or not. It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.