Material Property Specification for Natural Convection of Air
I'm trying to model Natural Convection between Heated aluminum block and air, the results I obtained are in contrary to buoyancy induced flow (the hot air is moving down). For additional Information I have checked Thermal Flow, specified gravitational force (-9.8 om y direction) and disabled turbulence.
It would be really helpful if anyone could advice me about how to proceed from here. Also could you please give me an insight about Air-ideal Gas in material library?
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aAnd could you please let me know how to change transparency of the model like yours?
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aAnd could you please let me know how to change transparency of the model like yours?
If you use the stagnation pressure BC, you'll also need to activate hydrostatic pressure, with a defined origin for that hydrostatic pressure. This makes the pressure consistent with the weight of the fluid column. If you leave them all in one set, that's OK. If you separate them into separate BC sets, make sure you use the same origin for each of them. (I don't see the stagnation pressure BC in the .inp you provided.) Also - if you have inlets/outlets, you shouldn't use that Fixed Pressure BC.
The image was actually generated in a different software package.
Altair EmployeeWhat are the boundary conditions on the model? Maybe post a new image with BCs indicated - along with the .inp in order to match that with the image. Generally a domain like in the image is useful. Use an inlet at the bottom with a small velocity - like 0.01 m/s and room temp, and outflow at the top. The contraction (slip BC) to the exit helps to prevent reverse flow.
Most basic approach would be to use Boussinesq density - function of temperature only.
What are the boundary conditions on the model? Maybe post a new image with BCs indicated - along with the .inp in order to match that with the image. Generally a domain like in the image is useful. Use an inlet at the bottom with a small velocity - like 0.01 m/s and room temp, and outflow at the top. The contraction (slip BC) to the exit helps to prevent reverse flow.
Most basic approach would be to use Boussinesq density - function of temperature only.