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Boundary Conditions
4-1
4-2
Air
1. Upstream of manifold
Combustor Wall
Non-premixed reaction
models
Requires accurate profile data 1
Nozzle
Fuel
4-3
Manifold
box
General Guidelines
General guidelines:
4-4
outlet
inlet
interior
wall
Orifice_plate
and orifice_plateshadow
4-6
Velocity Inlet
You must ensure that mass conservation is satisfied if multiple inlets are used.
4-8
Specify:
Total Temperature
Compressible flows:
k 1 2 k /( k 1)
M )
2
k 1 2
M )
2
1 2
v
2
4-10
Specify:
Total Temperature
Pressure Outlet
Backflow
Outflow
Combination does not uniquely set pressure gradient over whole domain.
4-13
Flows with multiple exits can be modeled using Pressure Outlet or Outflow
boundaries.
Pressure Outlets
pressure-outlet
(ps)1
velocity-inlet (v,T0)
or
pressure-inlet (p0,T0)
pressure-outlet
(ps)2
Outflow:
Mass flow rate fraction determined from Flow Rate Weighting by:
velocity
inlet
FRW1
FRW2
4-14
4-15
Wall Boundaries
Wall shear stress and heat transfer based on local flow field.
Symmetry Boundary
Axis Boundary
symmetry
planes
4-17
Periodic Boundaries
Rotationally
periodic planes
flow
Translationally
periodic planes
2D tube heat exchanger
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Packed beds
Filter papers
Perforated plates
Flow distributors
Tube banks
4-20
4-21
Fans
Radiators
Porous jump
Interior wall
4-22
Summary
4-23