Flow between parallel plates

Massflow rate vs Pressure drop

2
Theoretical
Simulation

Massflow rate (Kg/s)

1.5

0.5

20

40
Pressure drop (Nm^-2)

60

80

Massflow rate vs Timestep

Parallel plate (100*50*10), dp = 10 Nm^-2

Difference

Inflow
Outflow

Massflow rate (Kg/s)

2.5

0.08

0.06

1.5
0.04
1
0.02
0.5

1000

2000

3000
4000
Iteration

5000

6000

0
7000

Massflow rate difference between inlet and outlet (Kg/s)

P: -9.5 -8 -6.5 -5 -3.5 -2 -0.5

Massflow rate vs Timestep

Parallel plate (100*50*10), dp = 20 Nm^-2
0.2
Difference

Inflow
Outflow

2.5

Massflow rate (Kg/s)

0.15
2

0.1

1.5

1
0.05
0.5

1000

2000

3000
4000
Iteration

5000

6000

0
7000

Massflow rate difference between inlet and outlet (Kg/s)

P: -19 -17 -15 -13 -11 -9 -7 -5 -3 -1

Massflow rate vs Timestep

Parallel plate (100*50*10), dp = 30 Nm^-2
3
Difference

Inflow
Outflow

Massflow rate (Kg/s)

2.5

0.2

1.5

0.15

0.1

0.5

0.25

0.05

1000

2000

3000
4000
Iteration

5000

6000

0
7000

Massflow rate difference between inlet and outlet (Kg/s)

0.3

P: -28 -24 -20 -16 -12 -8 -4

Massflow rate vs Timestep

Parallel plate (100*50*10), dp = 40 Nm^-2
3
Difference

Inflow
Outflow

Massflow rate (Kg/s)

2.5

0.2

1.5

0.15

0.1

0.5

0.25

0.05

1000

2000

3000
4000
Iteration

5000

6000

0
7000

Massflow rate difference between inlet and outlet (Kg/s)

0.3

P: -38 -34 -30 -26 -22 -18 -14 -10 -6 -2

Massflow rate vs Timestep

Parallel plate (100*50*10), dp = 50 Nm^-2
3
Difference

Inflow
Outflow

2.5
Massflow rate (Kg/s)

0.3

2
0.2
1.5
0.1
1

1000

2000

3000
4000
Iteration

5000

6000

0
7000

Massflow rate difference between inlet and outlet (Kg/s)

0.4

P: -45 -40 -35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5