I.

INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND:
Engineering Fluid Dynamics (EFD) is a new breed of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
software that enables mechanical engineers to simulate fluid flow and heat transfer
applications with powerful, intuitive, and accessible 3D tools. SOLIDWORKS® Flow
Simulation is based on the same mathematical foundation as traditional computational fluid
dynamics (CFD) software, but key benefits set SolidWorks Flow Simulation apart, making it
quicker and easier to use, while still delivering a robust and highly accurate solution.

OBJECTIVE:
The objectives of this study are as follows:

- To model different objects using the SOLIDWORKS® software.

- To simulate the flow of fluid externally on an object using the SolidWorks
Flow Simulation add- in.
- To comprehend the different behaviors of fluid flowing externally on an object
when velocity at a particular value is introduced.
Significance:
SOLIDWORKS® Flow Simulation is driven by engineering criteria and goals so every
engineer can get the technical insights necessary to answer the questions faced in the product
development process or in designing. This will eliminate the instances of wrong calculations
and failures. Also, it makes it easier and faster to determine the impact fluid flow on your
product designs before any parts are made.
II. METHODOLOGY
Materials/Equipment:

- PC or Laptop (preferably with high specs)

- Simulation Software (SOLIDWORKS® 2016)

Procedure:
1. The objects listed below were produces using SOLIDWORKS® 3D sketch.
- Smooth golf ball - diamond
- Rough golf ball - flat plate
- Dimpled golf ball - flat plate with chamfer
- Box
2. Flow simulation parameters was set by clicking on wizard on the flow simulation tab and
following the instructions below:
- When the wizard window is open, Input the project name and comments, then click
next.
- Select SI as the unit system, then click next.
- Select external as analysis type, after that hit next.
- Select air as project fluid by clicking the plus sign beside gases, then click add. After
that select next.
- (For rough ball only) Add roughness value in the box, then click next.
- Input value in Velocity in X direction, then click finish.
3. The results were calculated by click on run after setting parameters.
4. After the results were calculated, Data was then gathered.
Sources of Data:
All the data gathered was taken the results tab from SOLIDWORKS®.
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
SMOOTH GOLF BALL
D = 40 mm Velocity = 66 m/s
DENSITY

The picture states that the density of air is higher in the front than in the back.
PRESSURE

This picture shows that the max pressure of air is at the front-center of the ball and the
minimum pressure of air is at the the top-center of the ball.
TEMPERATURE

The picture states that temperature of air is highest temperature of air is at the back surface of
the smooth ball.
VELOCITY

The image shows that velocity of air is at its highest value nearing the top of the ball and at
its lowest value at the back of the ball.
MACH NUMBER

This Image shows that The Mach number of air is highest nearing the top of the ball and
lowest at the center to back portion of the ball.
FLOW TRAJECTORY

This is an image of the flow trajectory of air. It displays the behavior of the flow of air.
ROUGH GOLF BALL
D = 40 mm Velocity = 66 m/s roughness = 100 micrometer
DENSITY

The picture states that the density of air is higher in value in the front than in the back.
PRESSURE

This picture shows that the max pressure of air is at the front-center of the ball and the
minimum pressure of air is at the the top-center of the ball.
TEMPERATURE

The picture states that temperature of air is highest temperature of air is at the back surface of
the rough ball.
VELOCITY

The image shows that velocity of air is at its highest value nearing the top of the ball and at
its lowest value at the back of the ball.

MACH NUMBER
This Image shows that The Mach number of air is highest nearing the top of the ball and
lowest at the center to back portion of the ball.
FLOW TRAJECTORY

This is an image of the flow trajectory of air. It displays the behavior of the flow of air.

DIMPLED GOLF BALL

D = 40 mm Velocity = 66 m/s
DENSITY

This image shows that the max density of air is at the front of the ball.
PRESSURE

This picture shows that the pressure is greatest at the front of the ball and lowest at the top of
the ball.

TEMPERATURE
The image shows that temperature of air is greatest at the back of the ball and lowest nearing
the top of the ball.
VELOCITY

The image shows that velocity of air is at its highest value nearing the top of the ball and at
its lowest value at the back of the ball.

MACH NUMBER
This Image shows that The Mach number of air is highest nearing the top of the ball and
lowest at the center to back portion of the ball.
FLOW TRAJECTORY

This is an image of the flow trajectory of air. It displays the behavior of the flow of air.

BOX
S = 7 in Velocity = 66 m/s
DENSITY

The picture states that the density of air is greatest at the front box and lowest at the back of
the box.
PRESSURE

In this photo, the pressure of air is greater at the front of the box and least at the top, bottom,
sides and back of the box.

TEMPERATURE
The photo states that the temperature is greatest at the back of the box.
VELOCITY

The picture presents that velocity of air is greatest at the front but then changes to the average
velocity when hitting the front and it is at its lowest value when at the back-center of the box.

MACH NUMBER
The Mach number of air is at minimum value at the back of the box.
FLOW TRAJECTORY

Here is a photo of the flow trajectory using Mach number.

DIAMOND
S= 7 in Velocity = 66 m/s
DENSITY

The picture shows the lowest value of density of air is at the back of the diamond.
PRESSURE

The photo shows that the lowest value of pressure is at the back of the diamond.

TEMPERATURE
The picture shows the different values of temperatures of air while flowing through a
diamond.
VELOCITY

The photo displays that the average velocity of air starts from the top and bottom of the
diamond then gradually increase to the max velocity.

MACH NUMBER
The picture shows that the Mach number of air shows the same flow with the velocity.
FLOW TRAJECTORY

This is the flow trajectory of the Mach number of air.

FLAT PLATE
L=5m velocity = 66 m/s
DENSITY

The picture shows that the density is mostly constant throughout.

PRESSURE

The pressure is also mostly constant throughout.

TEMPERATURE
This photo shows that at the start of the flat plate, the temperature of air is at its lowest and at
the back of the plate is at the highest temperature.
VELOCITY

This image shows that the velocity hitting the surfaces is at 30-40 m/s.

MACH NUMBER
The Mach number of air shows almost the same flow as velocity.
FLOW TRAJECTORY

This shows the flow trajectory of the Mach number of air.

FLAT PLATE WITH CHAMFER

L=5m VELOCITY = 66 m/s chamfer length = 0.49 m
DENSITY

The picture shows that the lowest density of air is at the back of the flat plate.
PRESSURE

The picture shows that the pressure of air is mostly constant.

TEMPERATURE
This picture shows that the temperature of air is greatest at the back of the flat plate.
VELOCITY

This shows that velocity of air due to a chamfered edge.

MACH NUMBER
The Mach number of air is almost identical with velocity.
FLOW TRAJECTORY

This picture shows the flow trajectory of the Mach number of air.

VOLUME PARAMETERS
SMOOTH GOLF BALL

ROUGH GOLF BALL

DIMPLED GOLF BALL

BOX

DIAMOND

FLAT PLATE
FLAT PLATE WITH CHAMFER

SETTING OF THE STUDY:

The study was conducted at home and at school.
IV. CONCLUSION
To summarize all my learnings from this study, I conclude that at the front face of every
object I have simulated, it seems that the density and pressure are at its greatest value. Since
velocity and Mach number are practically similar, I can deduce that the velocity and Mach
numbers of air in each object are inversely proportional to the temperature of air.
V. RECOMMENDATION
I highly recommend the people who are interested in flow simulation to watch tutorial videos
on SOLIDWORKS® 3D sketch and SOLIDWORKS® flow simulation first before diving in
to the whole process. SOLIDWORKS® is a respectable computational fluid dynamics
software, but I also recommend trying other CFD’s such as Ansys, since that software’s
strong suit is computational fluid dynamics.