Non-uniform volumetric heat flux generation

FEC_CHE · April 3, 2022, 18:59

My problem comprises a heat transfer between a porous medium and a fluid in which it is submerged.
The problem is that the porous medium has non-uniform volumetric heat flux (W/m3) generation.
Do you know how to set a heat generation profile in the porous medium in the Ansys Fluent? Could I use the profile input tool or it would require a UDF?

LuckyTran · April 4, 2022, 00:08

The volumetric profile is just a text table. It's basically a .csv table. If you can generate such a table it can definitely work. Anything can be done in a UDF, it's a UDF.

FEC_CHE · April 5, 2022, 17:11

Thank you for the answer Tran!
I will try to implement a heat generation profile based on Ansys manual.
Let’s see if it works.

April 3, 2022, 18:59	Non-uniform volumetric heat flux generation	#1
FEC_CHE New Member São Paulo Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	My problem comprises a heat transfer between a porous medium and a fluid in which it is submerged. The problem is that the porous medium has non-uniform volumetric heat flux (W/m3) generation. Do you know how to set a heat generation profile in the porous medium in the Ansys Fluent? Could I use the profile input tool or it would require a UDF?

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April 4, 2022, 00:08		#2
LuckyTran Senior Member Lucky Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Orlando, FL USA Posts: 5,762 Rep Power: 66	The volumetric profile is just a text table. It's basically a .csv table. If you can generate such a table it can definitely work. Anything can be done in a UDF, it's a UDF.

April 5, 2022, 17:11		#3
FEC_CHE New Member São Paulo Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Thank you for the answer Tran! I will try to implement a heat generation profile based on Ansys manual. Let’s see if it works.