Transient Heat Transfer

July 3, 2002, 01:19

Im VERY new to fluent 6 (any version for that matter) and I am presented with a problem where I must find the time until a given temperature is reached in a 2d pipe cross section. Viscous fluid properties suggest cfd analysis rather than lumped heat capacity method. Any advice would be very much appreciated. Thank you

July 4, 2002, 01:22

If your pipe flow is fully-developed, you can integrate the radial temperature profile quite easily. Set up your problem in a spreadsheet.

If your geometry is complex and flow undetermined, use FLUENT. Start with the tutorials. I would advise taking the Fluent training course.

July 3, 2002, 01:19	Transient Heat Transfer	#1
Richard Guest Posts: n/a	Im VERY new to fluent 6 (any version for that matter) and I am presented with a problem where I must find the time until a given temperature is reached in a 2d pipe cross section. Viscous fluid properties suggest cfd analysis rather than lumped heat capacity method. Any advice would be very much appreciated. Thank you

July 4, 2002, 01:22	Re: Transient Heat Transfer	#2
Lanre Guest Posts: n/a	If your pipe flow is fully-developed, you can integrate the radial temperature profile quite easily. Set up your problem in a spreadsheet. If your geometry is complex and flow undetermined, use FLUENT. Start with the tutorials. I would advise taking the Fluent training course.

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