Patching a phase

deep_seak · August 14, 2010, 14:31

Hi, I am trying to patch water phase in a vertical u-tube geometry but its not happening. I want water phase to be patched in the lower portion of the U-tube filling the lower legs to an extent, while air remains on the upper portion. Can anybody give me an idea, how to do it ?

-mAx- · August 16, 2010, 03:34

in your mesher you need to define the volume you need to patch as separated continuum fluid domain.
Then in Fluent after you initialized your whole domain, you can patch the desired fluid region

srjp · August 16, 2010, 08:01

Or, you could do it directly in fluent, by creating a region (bounded by minimum and maximum x,y,z coordinates) and then patching that region with the volume fraction of air or water.

To create the region: Adapt > Region

To patch: Solve > Initialize > Patch

xrs333 · August 16, 2010, 09:36

Agree with Jayaprakash. One word to add:
click on mark button in the Region panel, do not click on Adapt button, then you'll get a register.

deep_seak · August 16, 2010, 10:15

Hi guys. Thanks alot for your suggestions, i think the problem will be solved after applying them. If any of you guys can reply to the thread named "Heat transfer problem at nucleate boiling" then it would be great because thats a very big problem for me now a days.
Thanks again,

boh_tea · August 17, 2010, 06:14

Hi,may i know does patching a phase to a region only work in multiphase model?

Thanks!

August 14, 2010, 14:31	Patching a phase	#1
deep_seak New Member Khurram Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 16	Hi, I am trying to patch water phase in a vertical u-tube geometry but its not happening. I want water phase to be patched in the lower portion of the U-tube filling the lower legs to an extent, while air remains on the upper portion. Can anybody give me an idea, how to do it ?

August 16, 2010, 03:34		#2
-mAx- Super Moderator Maxime Perelli Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Switzerland Posts: 3,297 Rep Power: 41	in your mesher you need to define the volume you need to patch as separated continuum fluid domain. Then in Fluent after you initialized your whole domain, you can patch the desired fluid region __________________ In memory of my friend Hervé: CFD engineer & freerider

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August 16, 2010, 08:01		#3
srjp Member JP Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 57 Rep Power: 18	Or, you could do it directly in fluent, by creating a region (bounded by minimum and maximum x,y,z coordinates) and then patching that region with the volume fraction of air or water. To create the region: Adapt > Region To patch: Solve > Initialize > Patch

August 16, 2010, 09:36		#4
xrs333 Senior Member xrs333 Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 125 Rep Power: 17	Agree with Jayaprakash. One word to add: click on mark button in the Region panel, do not click on Adapt button, then you'll get a register.

August 16, 2010, 10:15		#5
deep_seak New Member Khurram Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 16	Hi guys. Thanks alot for your suggestions, i think the problem will be solved after applying them. If any of you guys can reply to the thread named "Heat transfer problem at nucleate boiling" then it would be great because thats a very big problem for me now a days. Thanks again,

August 17, 2010, 06:14		#6
boh_tea New Member Ming Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 16	Hi,may i know does patching a phase to a region only work in multiphase model? Thanks!