CFD

ASSIGNMENT 1
Flow through a pipe

Submitted by:
Navnoor Singh Sidhu (801984007)
M.E. (CAD/CAM)
Mechanical Engineering Department

Under the guidance of:

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Shukla
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department

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Problem statement –

INLET D OUTLET

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• GIVEN –

1. Length of pipe (L) = 1 meter

2. Radius of pipe (R) = 0.1 meter

3. Velocity of water in pipe = 0.1 m/s

4. Wall temperature, Tw = 300K

5. Gauge pressure = 0 Pa

• TO FIND –
To simulate fluid flow through a pipe in ANSYS Fluent and determine:

1. Pressure Contour
2. Temperature contour
3. Velocity contour
4. Change in velocity along axis of pipe with respect to position
5. Change in temperature along axis of pipe with respect to position
6. Pressure drop
7. Validation from Hagen–Poiseuille formula

• Assumption:
1. Steady State
2. Laminar Flow
3. Constant wall temperature
4. Incompressible
5. Single phase
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Analysis of Flow through a pipe –
A. Geometry

Length = 1 m
Diameter = 0.1 m
Figure 1. Geometric modelling

B. Meshing

Figure 2. Meshing with 2475 nodes and 2080 element

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C. Calculation

Figure 3. Residual vs. Iterations

D. Results –

1. Pressure contour

Figure 4. Static pressure profile (Pa)

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2. Temperature contour

Figure 5. Static temperature profile (K)

3. Pressure drop

Figure 6. Pressure drop (Pa) vs. Position (m)

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4. Velocity contour

Figure 7. Velocity profile (m/s)

5. Velocity vs. Distance

Figure 8. Velocity (m/s) vs. Position (m)

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6. Temperature vs. Distance

Figure 9. Static temperature (K) vs. Position (m)

7. Validation by Hagen - Poiseuille formula –

8𝜋𝜇𝐿𝑄
∆𝑝 =
𝐴2

Here, μ = Dynamic Viscosity = 0.001003 kg/m-s

L = Length of pipe = 0.1 m
Q = Volumetric flow rate = 0.000314 m3/s
A = Cross section of pipe = 0.00314 m2

Solving, Δp = 0.080960 Pa