how to define mass flow rate in CFX-Pre

February 15, 2005, 12:09

I would like to use a mass flow rate as the variable in expression list in CFX-Pre. The name of inlet plane of the domain is 'in'. I name the variable as 'mdot' then define it in the 'expressions' tab as

massFlow@in [kg s^-1]

When I use the 'Evaluate' tab to evaluate 'mdot', it says that this variable is dimensionless. If I define it as

massFlow@in

At 'Evaluate', it pass with a very hugh number that is not the magnitude of mass flow rate. So how to define mass flow rate as the variable in CFX-Pre?

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Atit

February 16, 2005, 14:45

I found that

massFlow()@in

work!

Thank you for your attention.

Atit

February 15, 2005, 12:09	how to define mass flow rate in CFX-Pre	#1
Atit Koonsrisuk Guest Posts: n/a	I would like to use a mass flow rate as the variable in expression list in CFX-Pre. The name of inlet plane of the domain is 'in'. I name the variable as 'mdot' then define it in the 'expressions' tab as massFlow@in [kg s^-1] When I use the 'Evaluate' tab to evaluate 'mdot', it says that this variable is dimensionless. If I define it as massFlow@in At 'Evaluate', it pass with a very hugh number that is not the magnitude of mass flow rate. So how to define mass flow rate as the variable in CFX-Pre? Thank you very much for your consideration. Atit

February 16, 2005, 14:45	Re: how to define mass flow rate in CFX-Pre	#2
Atit Koonsrisuk Guest Posts: n/a	I found that massFlow()@in work! Thank you for your attention. Atit

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