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SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation

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April 13, 2024

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Table of Contents
1 General Information...........................................................................................................................1
1.1 Analysis Environment.............................................................................................................1
1.2 Model Information..................................................................................................................1
1.3 Project Comments:..................................................................................................................1
1.4 Size of Computational Domain...............................................................................................1
1.5 Simulation Parameters.............................................................................................................1
1.5.1 Mesh Settings......................................................................................................................1
1.5.2 Material Settings..................................................................................................................2
1.5.3 Initial Conditions.................................................................................................................2
1.5.4 Boundary Conditions...........................................................................................................2
1.5.5 Volumetric Heat Sources.....................................................................................................2
1.5.6 Engineering Goals...............................................................................................................2
1.6 Analysis Time.........................................................................................................................2
2 Results.............................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Analysis Goals.........................................................................................................................2
2.2 Global Min-Max-Table..............................................................................................................2
2.3 Results.....................................................................................................................................2
2.4 Conclusion...............................................................................................................................2
3 Appendix..........................................................................................................................................2
3.1 Material Data...........................................................................................................................2

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1 General Information
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1.1 Analysis Environment

Software Product: Flow Simulation 2020 4.0. Build: 4995
CPU Type: AMD Ryzen 5 3450U with Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
CPU Speed: 2100 MHz
RAM: 14222 MB / 4763 MB
Operating System: Windows 10 (or higher) (Version 10.0.19045)

1.2 Model Information

Model Name: Savonius turbine 1.SLDPRT
Project Name: CFD OF SAVONIUS TURBINE 1

1.3 Project Comments:

Unit System: SI (m-kg-s)
Analysis Type: External (not exclude internal spaces)

1.4 Size of Computational Domain

Size
X min -0.431 m
X max 0.372 m
Y min -0.171 m
Y max 0.697 m
Z min -0.341 m
Z max 0.364 m
X size 0.802 m
Y size 0.868 m
Z size 0.705 m

1.5 Simulation Parameters

1.5.1 Mesh Settings
1.5.1.1 Basic Mesh

Basic Mesh Dimensions

Number of cells in X 16
Number of cells in Y 23

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Number of cells in Z 25

1.5.1.2 Analysis Mesh

Total Cell count: 25690
Fluid Cells: 25690
Solid Cells: 3812
Partial Cells: 4644
Trimmed Cells: 0

1.5.1.3 Additional Physical Calculation Options

Heat Transfer Analysis: Heat conduction in solids: Off
Flow Type: Laminar and turbulent
Time-Dependent Analysis: Off
Gravity: Off
Radiation:
Humidity:
Default Wall Roughness: 0 micrometer

1.5.2 Material Settings

Material Settings
Fluids
Water

1.5.3 Initial Conditions

Ambient Conditions
Thermodynamic parameters Static Pressure: 101325.00 Pa
Temperature: 293.20 K
Velocity parameters Velocity vector
Velocity in X direction: 12.700 m/s
Velocity in Y direction: 0 m/s
Velocity in Z direction: 0 m/s
Turbulence parameters Turbulence intensity and length
Intensity: 0.10 %
Length: 0.003 m

1.5.4 Boundary Conditions

1.5.5 Volumetric Heat Sources

1.5.6 Engineering Goals

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Goals
Global Goals
Total Pressure 1
Type Global Goal
Goal type Total Pressure
Calculate Average value
Coordinate system Global coordinate system
Use in convergence On

Dynamic Pressure 2
Type Global Goal
Goal type Dynamic Pressure
Calculate Average value
Coordinate system Global coordinate system
Use in convergence On

Velocity 5
Type Global Goal
Goal type Velocity
Calculate Average value
Coordinate system Global coordinate system
Use in convergence On

Velocity (X) 6
Type Global Goal
Goal type Velocity (X)
Calculate Average value
Coordinate system Global coordinate system
Use in convergence On

Velocity (Y) 7
Type Global Goal
Goal type Velocity (Y)
Calculate Average value
Coordinate system Global coordinate system
Use in convergence On

Velocity (Z) 8
Type Global Goal
Goal type Velocity (Z)
Calculate Average value
Coordinate system Global coordinate system
Use in convergence On

Dynamic Viscosity 9
Type Global Goal
Goal type Dynamic Viscosity
Calculate Average value
Coordinate system Global coordinate system

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Use in convergence On

Turbulent Viscosity 10
Type Global Goal
Goal type Turbulent Viscosity
Calculate Average value
Coordinate system Global coordinate system
Use in convergence On

Force 11
Type Global Goal
Goal type Force
Coordinate system Global coordinate system
Use in convergence On

Force (X) 12
Type Global Goal
Goal type Force (X)
Coordinate system Global coordinate system
Use in convergence On

Force (Z) 13
Type Global Goal
Goal type Force (Z)
Coordinate system Global coordinate system
Use in convergence On

Torque (Y) 14
Type Global Goal
Goal type Torque (Y)
Coordinate system Global coordinate system
Use in convergence On

1.6 Analysis Time

Calculation Time: 0s
Number of Iterations: 400
Warnings: Cavitation option is enabled. Specifying of global goal average density is recommended.

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2 Results
2.1 Analysis Goals

Goals
Name Unit Value Progress Criteria Delta Use in
convergenc
e
Total Pa 226714.64 100 1315.32315 55.0473318 On
Pressure 1
Dynamic Pa 75475.73 100 470.793716 66.0493269 On
Pressure 2
Velocity 5 m/s 10.291 100 0.052600949 0.0147756017 On
2
Velocity m/s 6.361 100 0.096267297 0.0089168414 On
(X) 6 1 4
Velocity m/s 0.200 100 0.019482345 0.0032864796 On
(Y) 7 3
Velocity m/s 0.420 100 0.030116215 0.0093222698 On
(Z) 8 6
Dynamic Pa*s 0.0008 100 7.75046354e 1.32211942e- On
Viscosity 9 -07 07
Turbulent Pa*s 0.5037 100 0.030316732 0.0281331113 On
Viscosity 8
10
Force 11 N 63954.840 100 1589.38864 36.9441762 On
Force (X) N 63313.019 100 1582.95283 36.4412038 On
12
Force (Z) N -9037.110 100 205.807743 14.3769357 On
13
Torque (Y) N*m 1021.468 100 66.0768188 3.18498472 On
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2.2 Global Min-Max-Table

Min/Max Table
Name Minimum Maximum
Absolute Humidity [kg/m^3] 157.59 998.88
Density (Fluid) [kg/m^3] 157.61 998.98
Mass Fraction of Dissolved 1.0000e-04 1.0000e-04
gas [ ]
Mass Fraction of Vapour [ ] 0 0.0008289
Mass Fraction of Water [ ] 0.9999 0.9999
Pressure [Pa] 2025.68 701832.16
Temperature [K] 289.55 293.78
Temperature (Fluid) [K] 289.55 293.78

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Velocity [m/s] 0 50.375
Velocity (X) [m/s] -19.495 47.813
Velocity (Y) [m/s] -25.543 24.282
Velocity (Z) [m/s] -24.169 21.204
Volume Fraction of Vapour [ ] 0 0.9156185
Mach Number [ ] 0 17.44
Velocity RRF [m/s] 0 50.375
Velocity RRF (X) [m/s] -19.495 47.813
Velocity RRF (Y) [m/s] -25.543 24.282
Velocity RRF (Z) [m/s] -24.169 21.204
Vorticity [1/s] 2.36e-03 1752.75
Relative Pressure [Pa] -99299.32 600507.16
Shear Stress [Pa] 0 1743.68
Bottleneck Number [ ] 9.1329098e-13 1.0000000
Heat Transfer Coefficient 0 0
[W/m^2/K]
ShortCut Number [ ] 3.5324236e-12 1.0000000
Surface Heat Flux [W/m^2] 0 0
Surface Heat Flux 0 0
(Convective) [W/m^2]
Acoustic Power [W/m^3] 0 14383.260
Acoustic Power Level [dB] 0 161.58

2.3 Results

2.4 Conclusion

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3 Appendix
3.1 Material Data

Engineering Database
Liquids
Water
Path: Liquids Pre-Defined
Density
Density[kg/m^3]

Temperature[K]

Dynamic viscosity
Dynamic viscosity[Pa*s]

Temperature[K]

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Specific heat (Cp)
Specific heat (Cp)[J/(kg*K)]

Temperature[K]

Thermal conductivity
Thermal conductivity[W/(m*K)]

Temperature[K]

Cavitation effect: Yes

Temperature: 0 K
Saturation pressure: 0 Pa
Radiation properties: No