Radiator Heated by a Solar Panel CFD Simulation, ANSYS Fluent Training
Price: $12
- The problem numerically simulates Radiator Heated by a Solar Panel using ANSYS Fluent software.
- We design the 3-D model by the Design Modeler software.
- We Mesh the model by ANSYS Meshing software, and the element number equals 2031556.
- The Energy Equation is activated to consider heat transfer inside the room.
Radiator Heated by a Solar Panel CFD Simulation, ANSYS Fluent Training
Price: $12
- The problem numerically simulates Radiator Heated by a Solar Panel using ANSYS Fluent software.
- We design the 3-D model by the Design Modeler software.
- We Mesh the model by ANSYS Meshing software, and the element number equals 2031556.
- The Energy Equation is activated to consider heat transfer inside the room.
Description
Radiators are one of the most common heating devices in homes and office spaces and significantly impact the energy consumption rate. In this project, the fluid is simulated inside the Radiator Pipes, and heated by a Solar Panel by ANSYS Fluent software.
We perform this CFD project and investigate it by CFD analysis.
The simulations are done for 0.01 and 0.05 Kg / s fluid mass inlet and two types of pipe, adiabatic and convective.
Solar Panel Methodology
The energy model is activated, and the standard k-epsilon model is used for analyzing the fluid flow. Geometry is designed in the ANSYS Design Modeler software.
Then the model meshes in ANSYS meshing. The meshes used for this geometry are unstructured, and the total number of mesh cells is 2031556.
Solar Panel Conclusion
Pressure drop and velocity distribution can be seen with the related contours. Also, the temperature contours show that the water enters the radiator pipe at 300K and exits at 308.85k. The heat transfer rate can be obtained easily, with the temperature magnitudes at the inlet and outlet.