Ansys Fluent Simulation Report

Table of Contents
1 System Information
2 Geometry and Mesh
2.1 Mesh Size
2.2 Mesh Quality
2.3 Orthogonal Quality
3 Simulation Setup
3.1 Physics
3.1.1 Models
3.1.2 Material Properties
3.1.3 Cell Zone Conditions
3.1.4 Boundary Conditions
3.1.5 Reference Values
3.2 Solver Settings

System Information

Application Fluent

Settings 3d, double precision, density-based implicit, SST k-omega

Version 21.2.0-10201

Source Revision fcb749f05e

Build Time May 28 2021 13:54:12 EDT

CPU AMD Ryzen 5 4600H with Radeon Graphics

OS Windows

Geometry and Mesh

Mesh Size

Cells Faces Nodes

395264 1238888 448830

Mesh Quality
 Name Type Min Orthogonal Quality Max Aspect Ratio

majorproject_1-freeparts_boss-extrude2 Mixed Cell 0.46955552 6.3035063

Orthogonal Quality

Simulation Setup

Physics

Models

Model Settings

Space 3D

Time Steady

Viscous SST k-omega turbulence model

Heat Transfer Enabled

Material Properties
 Fluid

 air

Density 1.225 kg/m^3

Cp (Specific Heat) 1006.43 J/(kg K)

Thermal Conductivity 0.0242 W/(m K)

Viscosity 1.7894e-05 kg/(m s)

Molecular Weight 28.966 kg/kmol

Thermal Expansion Coefficient 0

Speed of Sound none

 Solid
  aluminum

Density 2719 kg/m^3

Cp (Specific Heat) 871 J/(kg K)

Thermal Conductivity 202.4 W/(m K)

Cell Zone Conditions

 majorproject_1-freeparts_boss-extrude2

Material Name air

Specify source terms? no

Specify fixed values? no

Frame Motion? no

Laminar zone? no

Porous zone? no

3D Fan Zone? no

Boundary Conditions
 Inlet

 inlet

Velocity Specification Method Magnitude, Normal to Boundary

Reference Frame Absolute

Velocity Magnitude [m/s] 514.5

Supersonic/Initial Gauge Pressure [Pa] 0

Temperature [K] 300

Turbulent Specification Method Intensity and Viscosity Ratio

Turbulent Intensity [%] 5

Turbulent Viscosity Ratio 10

Outflow Gauge Pressure [Pa] 0

 Outlet

 outlet

Backflow Reference Frame Absolute

Gauge Pressure [Pa] 0

Pressure Profile Multiplier 1

Backflow Total Temperature [K] 300

Backflow Direction Specification Method Normal to Boundary

Turbulent Specification Method Intensity and Viscosity Ratio

Backflow Turbulent Intensity [%] 5

Backflow Turbulent Viscosity Ratio 10

Backflow Pressure Specification Total Pressure

Build artificial walls to prevent reverse flow? no

Radial Equilibrium Pressure Distribution no

Average Pressure Specification? no

Specify targeted mass flow rate no

 Wall

 wall
 Wall Thickness [m] 0

Heat Generation Rate [W/m^3] 0

Material Name aluminum

Thermal BC Type Heat Flux

Heat Flux [W/m^2] 0

Wall Motion Stationary Wall

Shear Boundary Condition No Slip

Wall Surface Roughness 0

Wall Roughness Height [m] 0

Wall Roughness Constant 0.5

Convective Augmentation Factor 1

Reference Values

Area 1 m^2

Density 1.225 kg/m^3

Enthalpy 0 J/kg

Length 1m

Pressure 0 Pa

Temperature 288.16 K

Velocity 1 m/s

Viscosity 1.7894e-05 kg/(m s)

Ratio of Specific Heats 1.4

Yplus for Heat Tran. Coef. 300

Reference Zone majorproject_1-freeparts_boss-extrude2

Solver Settings
 Equations

Flow True

Turbulence True

 Numerics

Absolute Velocity Formulation True

 Under-Relaxation Factors

Turbulent Kinetic Energy 0.8

Specific Dissipation Rate 0.8

Turbulent Viscosity 1

Solid 1

 Discretization Scheme

Flow Second Order Upwind

Turbulent Kinetic Energy Second Order Upwind

Specific Dissipation Rate Second Order Upwind

 Time Marching

Solver Implicit

Courant Number 5
 Solution Limits

Minimum Absolute Pressure [Pa] 1

Maximum Absolute Pressure [Pa] 5e+10

Minimum Temperature [K] 1

Maximum Temperature [K] 5000

Minimum Turb. Kinetic Energy [m^2/s^2] 1e-14

Minimum Spec. Dissipation Rate [s^-1] 1e-20

Maximum Turb. Viscosity Ratio 100000