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Expt. No.: 3 COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF 17BEM0134

Mukund Misra
LAMINAR FLOW THROUGH A PIPE
Date :
Slot: L 11/12
29/01/2020

OBJECTIVE OF THE EXPERIMENT:

To simulate the Two dimensional steady state Laminar flow through a pipe of given
dimensions.

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
Consider fluid flowing through a circular pipe of constant radius. The pipe diameter D = 0.1 m
and length L = 3 m. The inlet velocity Ūz = 1 m/s. Consider the velocity to be constant over the
inlet cross-section. The fluid exhausts into the ambient atmosphere which is at a pressure of 1
atm. Take density ρ = 1 kg/ m³ and the Reynolds number (Re) based on the pipe diameter is
1000. Calculate the Entrance region length for laminar flow and verify with computational result.
Also, plot the following, (Le/d = 0.06 Re)
1. Pressure contour along the axis
2. Velocity contour along the axis
3. Velocity vector along the axis
4. Velocity Plot at the outlet
SOFTWARES USED:
1. ANSYS – WORKBENCH / GAMBIT and FLUENT

GOVERNING EQUATION:

Continuity Equation:

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u - Momentum:

v - Momentum:

GEOMETRY:

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS:
Edge Type of Boundary Boundary Condition
Inlet Velocity inlet Velocity magnitude = 1
Outlet Pressure outlet Gauge pressure=0
Upper wall Insulated Heat flux =0
Bottom wall Insulated Heat flux = 0

PROCEDURE
Meshing
CSA- Face sizing, element size 0.01(soft)
CROSSA- Face sizing, element size 0.01(soft)
BODY- Inflation
METHOD- multizone
Setup
Models- viscous(laminar)
Material- air- viscosity 0.0001
Cell Zone- Type of fluid
Boundry- Inlet velocity inlet,mag=1
Outlet Pressure outlet=gauge mag=0

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Selection- 2nd Order upwind
Initialization- Standard(inlet)
No: of iterations- 500

RESULT CONTOUR:
Pressure Contour

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Velocity Contour

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Velocity Vector

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RESULT GRAPH:

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INFERENCE:
The velocity profile for the laminar flow has been plotted. The velocity profile has been observed
as decreasing from the obtained plot. At the center of the pipe we get the maximum velocity of
the parabola and the velocity almost reaches zero at the boundary.
RESULT:
Simulated the Two dimensional steady state Laminar flow through a pipe of given
dimensions.
FACULTY SIGNATURE:
DATE:

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