thermal boundary option

club68512 · February 27, 2010, 06:12

hello everyone~
I have a problem about ...heat transfer coefficients that is from
model setup/boundaries/mesh boundaries/mesh block/wall/thermal information/thermal boundary options

there are heat transfer coefficient to fluid 1 &to fluid 2 ,does anybody know that means?
thanks

MuxaB · February 28, 2010, 20:52

if the mesh boundary is of type 'wall' with a specified temperature, then it needs an htc between the wall and adjacent fluid to compute the heat flux at the boundary. The user can defined a different htc for fluid 1 and 2 in two-fluid problems.

does it make sense?

ck5285 · March 1, 2010, 00:55

Michael
i thought the heat transfer coefficient is calculated by the solver while solving the conjugate heat transfer problem? pls help to clarify.

MuxaB · March 1, 2010, 12:23

Yes, the solver will do it if you leave these input entries blank.

club68512 · March 3, 2010, 11:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by MuxaB

if the mesh boundary is of type 'wall' with a specified temperature, then it needs an htc between the wall and adjacent fluid to compute the heat flux at the boundary. The user can defined a different htc for fluid 1 and 2 in two-fluid problems.

does it make sense?

but if I set the 'wall' as copper that have thermal conductivity value(k),does it needs a htc ?

MuxaB · March 3, 2010, 19:27

It does not really matter what material it is made of. The user can either define a constant htc at the fluid/wall interface, or the code will compute it automatically as a function of the materials properties and the flow. In the latter case, it assumes that the contact between copper and fluid is perfect, i.e., no thermal resistance.

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February 28, 2010, 20:52		#2
MuxaB Senior Member michael barkhudarov Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA Posts: 337 Rep Power: 18	if the mesh boundary is of type 'wall' with a specified temperature, then it needs an htc between the wall and adjacent fluid to compute the heat flux at the boundary. The user can defined a different htc for fluid 1 and 2 in two-fluid problems. does it make sense?

March 1, 2010, 00:55		#3
ck5285 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 129 Rep Power: 17	Michael i thought the heat transfer coefficient is calculated by the solver while solving the conjugate heat transfer problem? pls help to clarify.

March 1, 2010, 12:23		#4
MuxaB Senior Member michael barkhudarov Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA Posts: 337 Rep Power: 18	Yes, the solver will do it if you leave these input entries blank.

March 3, 2010, 19:27		#6
MuxaB Senior Member michael barkhudarov Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA Posts: 337 Rep Power: 18	It does not really matter what material it is made of. The user can either define a constant htc at the fluid/wall interface, or the code will compute it automatically as a function of the materials properties and the flow. In the latter case, it assumes that the contact between copper and fluid is perfect, i.e., no thermal resistance.