Hi,

When modelling people in building flows should I use

a solid blockage (such as 101bakelite @20degC) to

afford heat flux (60 watts/person) and obstruction to

the flow?

When I do the internal temperature of the solid ends

up around 200degrees depending on the type of material

used, this means that I have to give the object a

fixed temp instead of a fixed heat flux.

What would be the most representative material to

use. The "person" object in flair v3.6 uses the

domain material but this doesn't offer any

obstruction to the flow.

thanks in advance for advice

Just a thought, but why not try creating your own solid air material.

Try this

1/ Copy the props file from d_earth to your local dir. 2/ Put csg10='props' in your Q1 to pick this up. 3/ edit this props file to copy air at 0deg to an entry which is > 100. 4/ I think that PHOENICS should believe that this is then a solid. 4.5/ Give the viscosity a solid value just in case. 5/ make your person out of this solid air.

I think attaching a known heat source must be better then fixing the temp. Of course if the material is not correct, then as you say you will get artificially high temps. Maybe the person should be solid water as we are mostly made out of it.