Report for Problem-1 of CFD Lab Autumn Semester Year 2015-16

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Group Number:

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Names of group members with roll numbers:

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Date of submission:

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Mass flow rate =

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Results #

Reynolds number (show calculations) =

Radial Profile of Axial velocity:
Show the snapshot of the radial velocity profile of axial velocity as seen in
openFoam.
Plot the radial profile of the axial velocity profile in the middle of the pipe
obtained from your simulation (use discrete markers without line for this). Also
plot the radial profile of the axial velocity obtained from the theoretical expression
given in the problem manual (use continuous line without markers for this).
Comment on how good is the prediction of radial profile of the axial velocity
using CFD simulation.
Discuss briefly how the prediction of the radial profile of axial velocity can be
improved.
Snapshot of the velocity contours at the inlet and the outlet:
What is the difference between the velocity contours at the inlet and the outlet?
Why is this difference?
Pressure drop from CFD simulation =
Friction factor from CFD simulations (show calculations) =
Friction factor from Blasius equation (show calculations) =
% Error in prediction of friction factor by CFD simulations =