CFD Simulation Projects by ANSYS Fluent

CFD Simulation Projects by ANSYS Fluent

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CFD Simulation Projects by ANSYS Fluent — Ep 06

Fluid Flow Around a Wavy Tape in a Tube CFD Simulation, Ansys Fluent Software

Episode
06
Run Time
12m 50s
Published
Apr 07, 2025
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Overview of Fluid Flow Around a Wavy Tape in a Tube CFD Simulation

Project Description

This study studies fluid flow through a circular tube including a wavy tape as a thermal insulating barrier using ANSYS Fluent. The research focuses on heat transfer analysis within the tube.

Assumptions

Using a pressure-based solver, the simulation is steady-state; gravitational influences are ignored.

Geometry & Mesh

Designed in Design Modeller, the 3D model has a semi-cylinder with wavy boundaries indicating the symmetrical tube.  Using an unstructured mesh with 653,307 components, ANSYS Meshing performs meshing.

CFD Simulation Procedure

Models and Boundary Conditions

  • Viscous Model: Laminar
  • Energy Equation: Enabled
  • Inlet: Velocity of 0.0110334 m/s, Temperature of 293.15 K
  • Outlet: Pressure set to 0 Pa
  • Wall: Wave wall with heat flux of 0 W/m², Outer wall temperature at 360 K

Solution Methods

  • Pressure-velocity coupling using SIMPLE
  • Second-order upwind discretization for pressure, momentum, and energy equations

Initialization

  • Standard initialization with z-velocity set at -0.0110334 m/s, Temperature at 293.15 K

Results

The simulation produces 3D and 2D contours of pressure, temperature, and velocity as well as flow lines and velocity vectors in both 2D and 3D formats post-solution, therefore offering thorough knowledge of the fluid dynamics and heat transfer properties around the wavy tape.

 
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