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CFD Analysis for Krueger: Throw bay lab

Date 10th August, 2020

Approved By Parmeshwar Patil

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 Workflow

Change History:
Version Date Verified by Contact
Number
Parmeshwar Parmeshwar
V 1.0 10th August, 2020
Patil Patil

Requestor Info:
Contact Name Steven.J.Purdie
Email Steven.J.Purdie@jci.com

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 Scope and Objective

Project Scope
To check the airflow performance of different diffuser in the given domain for all isothermal, heating and
cooling conditions.

Analysis Objective
1) To perform air flow analysis to find airflow performance.

Model/Sizes in Analysis
At present, this report contains CFD analysis of 6400 diffuser at low, mid, high flow rate in isothermal
condition.

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 CAD Model – Throw bay lab_ Location of Diffusers

Plenum Room

Cold Room
PRISM_Single
Sidewall throw supply diffuser Array diffuser ( 6 no’s) Linear slot diffuser
( 1 no’s)
diffuser (3 no’s) (1 no’s)
6400 Diffuser
(analyzed in this report)
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 CAD vs CFD model

CAD Model CFD Model

As per our discussion, we considered the followings for the analysis

• The marked red boxed region in the CAD model shows the
undesirable region for cfd, which has been not considered.
• The marked green boxed region shows the exhaust opening, which is
open to the atmosphere.

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 CFD Domain for demo array diffusers

CAD Model CFD domain

As per our discussion, we considered the followings for the

analysis
• The marked red boxed region in the CAD model shows the
undesirable region for cfd, which has been not considered.
• The marked green boxed region shows the exhaust opening,
which is open to the atmosphere.
• The (red arrowed) sidewall supply plenum and cold room has
not been considered for the demo array diffuser analysis. Demo array diffusers
( 7 in no’s)

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 Location of the cross-sectional planes

e
sid
m
Shows the location of z-cross section, Roo
l d
which is used for velocity contour Co

The above image shows, line created for the data points from which
velocity Vs length graph is plotted.

Shows location of monitor plane(light yellow),

which is at 1.5 times, the diameter of inlet of the
diffuser; on which static pressure is measured.

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 Explanation on how graphs are plotted?

How we have plotted velocity (fpm) Vs distance (feet)

graph is explained below,

• The img 01 shows, line created in order to collect the

simulated results along length of the line.
• The collected data’s are used to plot the graph.
• In this particular 6400 diffuser, we have deflectors,
directing air in four different directions, because of this
we have created four different lines.
• The collected data’s are plotted and comparing with
the performance datasheet, one single graph is
selected and the same is used in this report.

Img:01,(top view) The above image shows, line created for the data
points from which velocity Vs length graph is plotted.

Limitation of CFD data sampling Vs Manual Data Sampling

• In manual sampling, a velocity measuring probe is used to read

data in any given location, in any direction based on the wind
flow direction and by this we can record data from any
particular point.
• In cfd, we can create only straight line as shown in img:01.
• The img-02 shows, the swirling nature of the flow after passing
through the deflectors. Because of the swirl’s, created straight
line is hard to fix exactly, thus limiting the cfd approximation
when compared to manual data reading. Img:02,(top view) The above image shows, Velocity in
Y-axis clipped to 150 fpm(high cfm ca

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 Boundary Conditions

Sr. Diffuser Location of Value in CFM Boundary Temperature of supply air(given)

No Name Diffuser Condition
Low Mid High Heating Cooling Isothermal

1 PRISM Single Supply 157 550 864

2 6400 200 600 800
3 PLQR 157 471 785
Room Temp=72F
Room Temp=72F In Temp= 57F
4 PLQ Six Diffuser 157 550 864 In Temp= 87F
5 PRISM Array 157 550 864
6 1400 157 628 1100 Velocity Inlet Isothermal=72
7 SHR 314 706 1099
8 800 448 971 1493 N/A N/A
Sidewall
9 RPN 59 137 236 N/A N/A
throw
10 RPN2P 59 137 236 N/A N/A
Room Temp=72F Room Temp=72F
11 PTBS Linear slot 180 390 600 In Temp= 87F In Temp= 57F

Open to
Return/
12 S85 - - - atmosphere
Exhaust
( 0 pascal)

Note:
• The highlighted diffuser is analyzed and the result shared is for isothermal condition
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 RESULTS

SIMULATION SCENARIO:

Flowrate : 200CFM/200FPM ( Low flow rate)

Thermal Condition : Isothermal

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 RESULTS FOR 200CFM(Low)/200FPM: ISOTHERMAL CONDITION

Velocity contour at Z- axis- values clipped at 150fpm CRS

S.No Field Performance CFD Results

Variable Data
01 Static 0.010 wg 0.0087wg
Pressure (2.165 pascal)

Static Pressure contour at inlet- monitor plane

CRS = Cold Room side
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 RESULTS FOR 200CFM(Low)/200FPM: ISOTHERMAL CONDITION

CRS
CRS

Velocity contour at Y-axis- values clipped at 150fpm Velocity contour at Y-axis- values clipped at 100fpm
CRS

CRS = Cold Room side

Velocity contour at Y-axis- values clipped at 50fpm

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 RESULTS FOR 200CFM(Low)/200FPM: ISOTHERMAL CONDITION
Velocity Vs Length Plot

Center of
diffuser

S.No Throw velocity Performance CFD results

OBSERVATIONS: (In FPM) sheet (in ft) (in ft)

• The above throw plot is clipped to 0 to 150 fpm in Y-axis. 01 150 1 ft 0.5ft
• The Green line shows the throw is 0.5ft, for 150 fpm. 02 100 2ft 0.6ft
• The Blue line shows the throw is 0.6ft, for 100 fpm. 02 50 5ft 1.8ft
• The x-axis line shows the throw is 3.8ft, for 50 fpm.
Note:
The highest throw value obtained from graph is for line created as
13 Johnson Controls, Inc. — shown in slide no:8(fig:01) for respective fpm, is used in above
 RESULTS

SIMULATION SCENARIO:

Flowrate : 600CFM/600FPM ( Mid flow rate)

Thermal Condition : Isothermal

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 RESULTS FOR 600CFM(Mid)/600FPM: ISOTHERMAL CONDITION

CRS
Velocity contour axis- values clipped at
150fpm

S.No Field Performance CFD Results

Variable Data
01 Static 0.086 wg 0.0816 wg
Pressure (20.31pascal)

Static Pressure contour at inlet- monitor plane

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 RESULTS FOR 600CFM(Mid)/600FPM: ISOTHERMAL CONDITION

CRS
CRS

Velocity contour at Y-axis- values clipped at 150fpm Velocity contour at Y-axis- values clipped at 100fpm
CRS

CRS = Cold Room side

Velocity contour at Y-axis- values clipped at 50fpm

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 RESULTS FOR 200CFM(Mid)/200FPM: ISOTHERMAL CONDITION
Velocity Vs Length Plot

Center of
diffuser

S.No Throw velocity Performance CFD results

OBSERVATIONS: (In FPM) sheet (in ft) (in ft)

• The above throw plot is clipped to 0 to 150 fpm in Y-axis. 01 150 5 ft 4.5ft
• The Green line shows the throw is 4.5ft, for 150 fpm. 02 100 8 ft 10ft
• The Blue line shows the throw is 10 ft, for 100 fpm. 02 50 16 ft 12ft
• The x-axis line shows the throw is 123.ft, for 50 fpm.
Note:
The highest throw value obtained from graph is for line created as
17 Johnson Controls, Inc. — shown in slide no:8(fig:01) for respective fpm, is used in above
table.
 RESULTS

SIMULATION SCENARIO:

Flowrate : 800CFM/800FPM ( High flow rate)

Thermal Condition : Isothermal

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 RESULTS FOR 800CFM(high)/800FPM: ISOTHERMAL CONDITION

CRS
Velocity contours, values clipped to 150fpm

S.No Field Performance CFD Results

Variable Data
01 Static 0.153wg 0.1462wg
Pressure (36.38 pascal)

Static Pressure contour at inlet- monitor plane (top view)

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 RESULTS FOR 800CFM(high)/800FPM: ISOTHERMAL CONDITION

CRS
CRS

Velocity contour at Y-axis- values clipped at 150fpm Velocity contour at Y-axis- values clipped at 100fpm
CRS

CRS = Cold Room side

Velocity contour at Y-axis- values clipped at 50fpm

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 RESULTS FOR 800CFM(high)/800FPM: ISOTHERMAL CONDITION
Velocity Vs Length Plot

Center of
diffuser

S.No Throw velocity Performance CFD results

(In FPM) sheet (in ft) (in ft)
OBSERVATIONS: 01 150 7 ft 6 ft
• The above throw plot is clipped to 0 to 160 fpm in Y-axis. 02 100 10 ft 11 ft
• The Green line shows the throw is 6ft, for 150 fpm. 02 50 21 ft 13 ft
• The Blue line shows the throw is 11ft, for 100 fpm.
• The Red line shows the throw is 13ft, for 50 fpm. Note:
The highest throw value obtained from graph is for line created as
21 Johnson Controls, Inc. — shown in slide no:8(fig:01) for respective fpm, is used in above
 Animation of pathlines showing the air flow

CRS
S
CR

Front view of animation for Low flowrate(200cfm/200fpm) Iso view of animation for Low flowrate(200cfm/200fpm)

CRS

S
CR

CRS = Cold Room side

22 Front view of
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— for mid flowrate(600cfm/600fpm) Front view of animation for mid flowrate(600cfm/600fpm)
 Animation (cont)

S
CR

Iso view of animation for high flowrate(800cfm/800fpm)

CRS
CRS = Cold Room side
Front view of animation for high flowrate(800cfm/800fpm)
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