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Lagrangian vs. Eulerian in Pipe Flow

This document outlines a project focused on simulating laminar pipe flow using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) with ANSYS software. Key aspects include the analysis of velocity profiles, pressure, and shear stress, as well as comparisons between CFD and Analytical Fluid Dynamics. The document details the CFD process, including geometry creation, meshing, and result analysis using ANSYS Fluent.

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Lagrangian vs. Eulerian in Pipe Flow

This document outlines a project focused on simulating laminar pipe flow using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) with ANSYS software. Key aspects include the analysis of velocity profiles, pressure, and shear stress, as well as comparisons between CFD and Analytical Fluid Dynamics. The document details the CFD process, including geometry creation, meshing, and result analysis using ANSYS Fluent.

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❖ Overview of Pipe Flow


❖ CFD Process
❖ ANSYS Workbench
❖ ANSYS Design Modeler (Geometry)
❖ ANSYS Mesh
❖ ANSYS Fluent
➢ Physics (Setup)
➢ Solution
➢ Results
Overview of Pipe Flow
➔ Simulation of laminar pipe flow will be
conducted for this project.
➔ Axial velocity profile, centerline
velocity, centerline pressure, and wall
shear stress will be analyzed.
➔ Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
results for friction factor and velocity
profile will be compared to Analytical
Fluid Dynamics (AFD).
➔ This lab will cover concept of laminar vs.
turbulent flow and developing length
for pipe flows.
Overview of Pipe Flow
➔ Flow in pipe with Reynolds(Re) number

where U inflow velocity, D diameter of pipe, v kinetic viscosity


● Laminar: Re < 2300
● Turbulent: Re > 2300
➔ Differences between laminar and turbulent flow
● (mean) Velocity profile
● Pressure drop
● Developing length
● Wall shear stress and friction factor
CFD Process
➔ The overall procedure for simulation of pipe flow is shown on chart below
ANSYS Workbench (Overview)
➔ The Design your simulation using ANSYS Workbench
ANSYS Design Modeler (Geometry)
➔ Symmetric property of the flow is
used to create 2D representation
of the 3D pipe flow
ANSYS Mesh
➔ Create Uniform grid distribution
ANSYS Fluent
➔ Using ANSYS fluent define physics of the flow, solve CFD simulation and
analyze results
ANSYS Fluent
Physics

➔ Laminar Flow
➔ Air properties
➔ Boundary Conditions (BC)
◆ No-slip: velocities are zero (u,v = 0), pressure gradient is zero
◆ Symmetric: radial velocity is zero (v = 0) gradients of axial velocity and
pressure are zero
◆ Inlet velocity: uniform constant velocity
◆ Outlet: (gauge) pressure is imposed to the boundary
ANSYS Fluent
Solution
➔ A limiting behavior in the solution of the equations.
➔ Represented by the history of residuals or errors made by previous iterative
solutions.
➔ A converged solution is not necessarily an accurate one due to iteration number,
domain size, mesh resolution and numerical schemes.
➔ Continuity, momentum equation have their own residual histories.
ANSYS Fluent
Result
➔ Developed length is distance from entrance to a point
where flow is fully developed.
➔ Fully developed flow does not change velocity profile
or velocity gradient in axial direction is zero.
➔ Pressure drops linearly.
➔ Axial velocity or skin friction distribution along axis
can be used to determine the length.
ANSYS Fluent
Result
➔ Flow can be visualized in detail using CFD

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