An Introduction to lidWorks Flow Simulation 2010 John E. Matsson, Ph.D. $DG PUATlcAnOXS urwrr. SDC publications. com An Introduction to SolidWorks Flow Simulation 2010 John E. Matsson, Ph.D. ISBN : 978-1 -58503-589-2 sltG PUBLICATIONS Sch roff Development Corporation www.S DC pu bl cati ons. com i Introduction to SolidWorks Flow Simulation 2010 Schroff Development Corporation P.O. Box 1334 Mission KS 66222 (e 13) 262-2664 www. SDC public ations. om c Publisher: Stephen Schroff Trademarks and Disclaimer SolidWorks@ is a registered trademark of Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation. Microsoft Windows@ and its family products are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Every effort has been made to provide an accurate text. The author and the manufacturers shall not be held liable for any parts developed with this book or held responsible for any inaccuracies or errors that appear in the book. Copyright Copyright O 2010 by John E. Matsson All rights reserved. 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About the Cover The cover is showing a surface plot and a cut plot of the circumferential velocity component in Taylor-Couette flow between two rotating cylinders. This flow is studied in Chapter 5 Rayleigh-Benard Convection and Taylor-Couette flow. About the Author Dr. John Matsson is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chair of the Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, and Mathematics Department at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988 and 1994, respectively and completed postdoctoral work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway. His teaching areas include Finite Element Methods, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Manufacturing Processes and Principles of Design. He is the Chair of the American Sociely of Mechanical Engineers ASME Mid-Continent Section, senior member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and also a member of the American Sociefy of Engineering Education (ASEE), and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Please contact the author [email protected] with any comments, questions, or suggestions on this book. . Introduction to SolidWorks Flow Simulation 2010 Notes: Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ......... .............1-1- Introduction..,........ SolidWorks Flow Simulation ........1-l- Project........ Setting Up a SolidWorks Flow Simulation .................1-2- Simulation.. Meshing in SolidWorks Flow ...................1-2- Options Calculation Control .....................1-4- Conditions Inserting Boundary .................1-4- Simulation Limitations of SolidWorks Flow ................1-7- Chapter 2: Flat Plate Boundary Layer................ .................2-l- Part Creating the SolidWorks .................2-2- Project................. Setting Up the Flow Simulation .....2-8- Conditions Selecting Boundary .............2-10- Goals......... Inserting Global ...................2-14- Calculations............ Running the ............2-16- Fie1d........... Using Cut Plots to Visualize the Flow ....2-17- Using XY Plots with Temp1ates............... ...................2-18- Comparison of Flow Simulation Results with Theory and Empirical Data .....2-20- Projec1................ Cloning of the .............2-2j- Chapter 3: Analysis of the Flow past a Sphere and a Cylinder ..........3-t- Sphere........ Creating the SolidWorks Part for the ........3-l- Setting Up the Flow Simulation Project for the Sphere........ ...........3_9_ Table of Contents Calculations Inserting Global Goal for ....3-12- ............ Running the Calculations .............3-13- Parameters Inserting Surface ..................3-16- Project Cloning of the ..........3-17- .......... Time-Dependent Calculations .......3-18- Cylinder..... Creating the SolidWorks Part for the ......3-20- Cylinder..... Setting Up the Flow Simulation Project for the .........3-21- Flow Inserting Global Goals for Calculations and selecting 2D ...3-22- Cylinder Running Calculations for the ....3-24- Analysis Using Excel for Frequency .......3-25- P1ots........... Animating the Cut ................3-30- Chapter 4: Analysis of the Flow past an Airfoil. ..................4-1- Part Creating the SolidWorks ...................4-l- Project................. Setting Up the Flow Simulation ......4-5' Calculations Inserting Global Goals for ....4-8- Calculations............ Running the .............4-10- Parameter Creating a Custom Visualization ..............4-13- Calculations Inserting Equation Goal for ...................4-16- Cloning of the Project ..........4-17- Creating a Batch Run ........... ................-..4-18- ll Table of Contents Chapter 5: Rayleigh-B6nard Convection and Taylor-Couette FIow ........ ..........5-t- Convection Creating the SolidWorks Part for Rayleigh-Benard ....5-2- Setting up the Flow Simulation Project for Rayleigh-Benard Convection ........5-4- Convection. Inserting Boundary Conditions for Rayleigh-Benard ....................5-7- ............ Inserting Global Goal for Rayleigh-Benard Convection ..5-10- Calculations............ Running the ............5-10- Theory Comparison with Neutral Stability ................5-14- Flow.......... Creating the SolidWorks Part for Taylor-Couette .....5-15- Setting up the Flow Simulation Project for Taylor-Couette FIow ......... .........5-18- ............ Inserting Boundary Conditions for Taylor-Couette Cell ...5-20- Inserting Global Goal and Running the Calculations for Taylor-Couette Flow ................5-21- Theory........ Comparison with Neutral Stability ........5-25- Chapter 6: Pipe FIow ......... .................6-l- Part Creating the SolidWorks ..................6-l_ Setting up the Flow Simulation Project ................ .......6_5- Pipe Creating Lids for the ......6-g_ Modiffing the Computational Domain and Mesh ........6_9_ Conditions Inserting Boundary ...............6_l l_ Goa1........... Inserting a Global ................6_14_ iii Table of Contents Flow... Running the Calculations for Laminar Pipe ....6-14- Inserting XY Plots for Laminar Pipe Flow using Templates........... .................6-16- Flow Theory for Laminar Pipe ...............6-18- Flow.......... Running Calculations for Turbulent Pipe ...................6-20- Flow Theory for Turbulent Pipe .............6-20- Templates............ Inserting XY Plots for Turbulent Pipe Flow using ..............6-21- Chapter 7: Flow across a Tube Bank ................7-l- Part Creating the SolidWorks ...................7-2- ................ Setting up the Flow Simulation Project ......7-4- Modiffing the Computational Domain and Mesh .......7-6- Conditions Inserting Boundary .................7-7- .......... Running the Calculations for Tube Bank Flow .....................7-8- Creating Sketch for XY Plots .......... .......7-10- Data....... Theory and Empirical ...............7-13- Chapter 8: Heat Exchanger ..............8-1- Creating the SolidWorks Part .......'.-........'8-2- ................ Setting up the Flow Simulation Project ""'8-10- Conditions """"""""8-14- Inserting Boundary Table of Contents Exchanger............ Running the Calculations for Heat ...................8-17- Parameters Inserting Surface ..................8-18- Method Effectiveness - NTU .................8-20- Chapter 9: Ball Va1ve........ ...................9-f- Va1ve.......... Creating the Ball ...................9-2- Creating the Ball Valve Housing and Pipe Sections................. .......9-7- Creating the Ball Valve and Pipe Assembly... ............9-l l- Valve.. Setting up the Flow Simulation Project for the Ball .........9-14- Creating Lids and Setting the Minimum Gap Size and Number of Cells .........9-15- Conditions Inserting Boundary ...............9-16- Valve Running the Calculations for Ball .9-18- Resistance Determining Hydraulic .........9-ZO- Chapter 10: Orifice Plate and Flow Nozzle ............... .........10-f- Pipe......... Creating the Orifice Plate in a .lO_2_ pIate........... Setting up the Flow Simulation Project for the Orifice .................10_6- Conditions Inserting Boundary ................10-7_ P1ate........... Running the Calculations for Orifice ......10_9_