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Un Balance Liquid Level Of Central Separator Ulubelu Geothermal Power

Weekly Progress Report No. 4


(15/04/18 – 20/04/18)
Date: 20/04/2018
1.0 This Week’s Progress

 Review Data

 Geometry Validation and Verification

 Preliminary and Boundary Layer Meshing (Inlet Header, Outlet Brine, and Separator)

2.0 Next Week’s Work Plan

 Checking Quality of Mesh (Separator, Outlet Brine)

 Simulation Setup for Inlet Header

 Simulation Setup for Outlet Brine

3.0 Issues / Concerns

3.1 Review Data

Review Data is done to verify the 3D Model that have been made to compare with Isometric
Drawing especially the geometry and type of a valve. The data that have been obtained then
compared with the model. Geometry Data is one of the most important data because it will affect
the result of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation.

3.2 Geometry Verification

Previously, the given data have been reviewed and compared with 3D model. Then, the existing
3D model will be verified. The changed 3D geometry is Brine Pipe Geometry. There is 3D Brine
Pipe Geometry after verification.

Before Verification

Figure 1 Brine Pipe Before Verification


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After Verification

Figure 2 Brine Pipe After Verification

3.3 Preliminary and Boundary Layer Meshing (Inlet Header, Outlet Brine, and Separator)

Meshing is probably the most important part in any of the computer simulations, because it
can show drastic changes in results. Many fluid phenomena such as turbulence flow or phase
changing can happen inside the tube. All phenomena that will be analyzed depend on the
mesh that we created. ANSYS meshing used for does the process. Hence, we created the mesh
with the setup as follows.
3.3.1 Inlet Header Mesh
There is setup mesh of Inlet Header

Parameter Value Units


Mesh type unstructured -
Inflation layer (for boundary layer) 10 -
Total element 2.041.486 -
Average mesh quality 0.34887 -
Min. mesh size 0.00015 m2
Max. mesh size 0.1 m2

There is mesh of Separator

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Figure 3 Isometric View Inlet Header Mesh

Figure 4 Boundary Layer Mesh Inlet Header`


3.3.2 Inlet Brine Pipe Mesh
There is setup mesh of Brine Pipe

Parameter Value Units


Mesh type unstructured -
Inflation layer (for boundary layer) 20 -
Total element 2.225.223 -
Average mesh quality 0.33862 -
Min. mesh size 0.00045 m2
Max. mesh size 0.1 m2

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There is mesh of Brine Pipe

Figure 5 Isometric View Brine Pipe Mesh

Figure 6 Boundary Layer Mesh Brine Pipe

3.3.3 Separator Mesh


There is setup mesh of Separator

Parameter Value Units


Mesh type unstructured -
Inflation layer (for boundary layer) 10 -
Total element 1.136.014 -
Average mesh quality 0.67886 -
Min. mesh size 0.00045 m2
Max. mesh size 1 m2

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There is mesh of Separator

Figure 7 Isometric View Separator Mesh

Figure 8 Boundary Layer Mesh Separator

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