[Raza Javed]

Hello everyone,


I am trying to generate a heat source using Power of 10W using fvOptions file. So for this, I have given the value of 10 to "h" in fvOptions like below:

heatSource
{
    type            scalarSemiImplicitSource;
    active          true;
 
    scalarSemiImplicitSourceCoeffs
    {
        selectionMode   all; // all, cellSet, cellZone, points
       // cellZone        heatSrc;
        //cellSet         c1;
        volumeMode      absolute; // specific;
        injectionRateSuSp
        {
            h     (10 0);
        }
    }
}

I have read in this forum that If I need a power of say 10W, then I just need to put that value as "h (10 0)" in fvOptions and the volumeMode should be "absolute".


The temperature of my heat source is changing when I check it in paraview but I don't understand that how this power(W) is changing my temperature? What is the mathematical relationship between them? Also some people also say that this 'h' is Enthalpy, so I am confused that if this is enthalpy then how can I put my power directly in "h" ?


Also I went through the solver log file to see how solver reads the fvOtption file. And it shows the following:

    Adding fvOptions

Creating finite volume options from "constant/fvOptions"

Selecting finite volume options model type scalarSemiImplicitSource
    Source: heatSource
    - selecting all cells
    - selected 10599 cell(s) with volume 123000

What does this mean?

-selected 10599 cell(s) with volume 123000

This value remains the same even if I change the value of "h" in my fvOptions file.


I shall be very thankful if someone can clear my doubts.


Thank you

[Bloerb]

> -selected 10599 cell(s) with volume 123000

This simply means, that your fvOptions is applied to 10599 cells which have a combined volume of 123000 m³.

Lets assume you have the following equation:



This is the equation for heat conduction inside a solid. It is an equation for enthalpy, but can also be formulated with temperature directly. You can add an explicit source term S to this equation:



Now this source term describes internal heat generation. Again, please check a fundamentals book in heat transfer for that.

Now:
scalarSemiImplicitSource has an explicit and implicit part.

h     (10 0);

This means that to the equation for h and explicit part of 10 should be added and an implicit part of 0. This changes our equation to



I hope this helps