Pressure drop in packed bed
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All,
I am trying to investigate the pressure drop in a cylindrical column, packed with 50 spheres. I know the inlet pressure (150 psi, or 1149 m2/s2 with SG 0.9), and I know the outlet flow rate (20 kg/hr). I have been using simpleFoam, defining inlet pressure and outlet flow. However, after trying a bunch of inlet/outlet combinations, I cannot get a reasonable solution to my problem. An image of my system has been attached. My pressure boundary file is below, followed by my velocity. Any tips are appreciated! Quote:
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For simpleFOAM, generally you want to specify p at the outlet (usually 0) and specify the velocity (or mass flow) at the inlet. For your case try:
P: internalField uniform 0; Inlet { type zeroGradient; } Outlet { type fixedValue; value $internalField; } U: Inlet { //what you listed for outlet: type flowRateInletVelocity; massFlowRate constant 0.005; rho rho; rhoInlet 900; //type fixedValue; //or you can use fixedValue instead of the above value uniform (0 0 0.001947); } Outlet { type zeroGradient; } Run it and see if the pressure at the inlet matches up to the value you expect, 150 psi Also, your geometry looks like it might be a challenge to mesh. Where the spheres contact each other might result in non-orthogonal or poor quality cells. That would make it difficult to converge a solution. Hope that helps. |
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