Towel Warmer ANSYS Fluent CFD Simulation Training
Price: $12
- The problem numerically simulates the Towel Warmer using ANSYS Fluent software.
- We design the 3-D model by the Design Modeler software.
- We Mesh the model by ANSYS Meshing software.
- The mesh type is Structured, and the element number equals 475344.
- The Energy Equation is activated to consider convective heat transfer from pipes.
Towel Warmer ANSYS Fluent CFD Simulation Training
Price: $12
- The problem numerically simulates the Towel Warmer using ANSYS Fluent software.
- We design the 3-D model by the Design Modeler software.
- We Mesh the model by ANSYS Meshing software.
- The mesh type is Structured, and the element number equals 475344.
- The Energy Equation is activated to consider convective heat transfer from pipes.
Towel Warmer ANSYS Fluent CFD Simulation
The present problem simulates a Towel Warmer ANSYS Fluent CFD Simulation. We perform this CFD project and investigate it by CFD analysis.
A towel warmer is considered a type of radiator used to dry towels in the bathroom, is responsible for heating the bathroom's interior, and is considered a decorative element.
How it works is not much different from a regular radiator, so this device also supplies the hot water needed to create heating from the central engine room or package.
The hot water circulation in this device's pipes warms the space and absorbs the environment's humidity. In this simulation, a towel warmer is designed in which water flows through several rows of pipes with a rectangular cross-section.
The present model is designed in three dimensions using the Design Modeler software. The model is related to a towel warmer that has a radiator structure. The model is 32 cm long and 40 cm high; It consists of 34 rows of pipes with a rectangular cross-section.
The meshing of the model was done using ANSYS Meshing software. The mesh type is Structured. The element number is 475344.
Towel Warmer Methodology
The water flow inside the towel warmer has a velocity of 0.083 m/s and a temperature of 317.15 K.
Also, the pipe walls of this towel warmer have a thermal boundary condition of the type of convective heat transfer, So that the heat transfer coefficient is equal to 250 W/m2K, and the ambient airflow temperature is equal to 298.15 K.
Moreover, the realizable k-epsilon model and energy equation are used to solve turbulent fluid equations and calculate temperature distribution within the domain.
Towel Warmer Conclusion
At the end of the solution process, two-dimensional and three-dimensional contours related to pressure, velocity, temperature, vortex viscosity, and turbulence kinetic energy are obtained.
The contours show that the water flows inside the towel warmer and transfers heat to its surroundings. As a result, the water temperature inside the towel warmer decreases from the inlet to the outlet.