Help in solidworks Flow Stimulation

tsram90 · February 23, 2012, 11:33

Solidworks Flow express and flow stimulation doesn't have any separate forums so I don't know where to post this.

Hello, I am stimulating working of a vortex tube using Solidworks Flow stimulation. Can someone help me with setting the Boundary Conditions?? I am not sure what boundary condition should I give for inlet and outlets
There is rotation of flow so should I select Rotation in the options? (Global or Local rotation??)

For Inlet should I give total pressure or static pressure? Or Should it be mass flow or any other?
I have air at 6 bar flowing in through it.

What should be the outlet? the outlets are open to atmosphere and air flows out at atmospheric pressure.

Kevin De Smet · February 27, 2012, 13:40

Flow Stimulation

sorry don't know the answer here.

mettler · February 27, 2012, 14:26

outlet should be zero, and inlet should be 6bar.. you can define a mass flow rate or a velocity, but I don't think that will be necessary.

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February 27, 2012, 13:40		#2
Kevin De Smet New Member Vertex Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Belgium Posts: 25 Rep Power: 15	Flow Stimulation sorry don't know the answer here.

February 27, 2012, 14:26		#3
mettler Senior Member Andrew Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 211 Rep Power: 18	outlet should be zero, and inlet should be 6bar.. you can define a mass flow rate or a velocity, but I don't think that will be necessary.