Flow through porous medium

August 30, 2006, 13:38

I am new to CFD and was determining if Fluent package could model the following -

Moisture inside a porous medium vaporizes due to application of heat and further travels in the z direction. From my initial search I found that the user defined functions in Fluent can be used to model the porous medium. Is there a better way than this or a better software package specifically for porous medium.

Appreciate your help.

Kiran.

August 31, 2006, 09:12

Fluent has its own Porous Media model, but you have to know all the inputs to use it. This requires lab data to know the inertia and permeability. A UDF could do it as well, but you have to write that yourself.

August 30, 2006, 13:38	Flow through porous medium	#1
Kiran AS Guest Posts: n/a	I am new to CFD and was determining if Fluent package could model the following - Moisture inside a porous medium vaporizes due to application of heat and further travels in the z direction. From my initial search I found that the user defined functions in Fluent can be used to model the porous medium. Is there a better way than this or a better software package specifically for porous medium. Appreciate your help. Kiran.

August 31, 2006, 09:12	Re: Flow through porous medium	#2
Andrew Hayes Guest Posts: n/a	Fluent has its own Porous Media model, but you have to know all the inputs to use it. This requires lab data to know the inertia and permeability. A UDF could do it as well, but you have to write that yourself.

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