flow in a skinny tube

June 4, 2004, 13:36

I got a nasty problem needs your kind help -- I am trying to simulate flow in a very skinny tube. The length of the tube to the diameter of the tube is around 5000. It is virtually impossible to draw such a domain for computational purpose. Do you have any good ideas to handle with this problem?

Thank you all in advance!

Rookie

June 10, 2004, 18:20

Is it just a tube? Have you considered a periodic flow? I haven't used one but I know they are used for repetitive instances. Section 8.3 of the FLUENT 6.0 manual might help.

Cheers, Tim.

June 4, 2004, 13:36	flow in a skinny tube	#1
Rookie Guest Posts: n/a	I got a nasty problem needs your kind help -- I am trying to simulate flow in a very skinny tube. The length of the tube to the diameter of the tube is around 5000. It is virtually impossible to draw such a domain for computational purpose. Do you have any good ideas to handle with this problem? Thank you all in advance! Rookie

June 10, 2004, 18:20	Re: flow in a skinny tube	#2
Tim P. Guest Posts: n/a	Is it just a tube? Have you considered a periodic flow? I haven't used one but I know they are used for repetitive instances. Section 8.3 of the FLUENT 6.0 manual might help. Cheers, Tim.

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