Technical Reference Solidworks Flow Simulation 2017

Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp., 2017. — 126 p.Physical Capabilities of Flow Simulation
Governing Equations
The Navier-Stokes Equations for Laminar and Turbulent Fluid Flows
Laminar/turbulent Boundary Layer Model
Mass Transfer in Fluid Mixtures
Constitutive Laws and Thermophysical Properties
Real Gases
Compressible Liquids
Non-Newtonian Liquids
Water vapor condensation and relative humidity
Cavitation
Equilibrium cavitation model (for pre-defined water only).
Isothermal cavitation model (for user-defined liquids only)
Conjugate Heat Transfer.
Joule Heating by Electric Current in Solids
Radiation Heat Transfer Between Solids.
Environment and Solar Radiation.
Discrete Transfer
General Assumptions.
The Discrete Transfer Equations.
Clustering and Ray Tracing.
Exchange Factor Calculation
Discrete Ordinates
General Assumptions.
The Discrete Ordinates Method
Absorption and Transmission.
Reflection
Radiation Spectrum
Radiative Surface and Radiation Source Types
Radiative Surfaces.
Radiation Sources.
Simultaneous Use of Radiative Surface and Radiation Source Conditions.
Viewing Results
Rotation.
Global Rotating Reference Frame.
Local rotating region(s) (Averaging)
Local rotating region(s) (Sliding)
Flows in Porous Media.
General Approach.
Perforated Plates in Boundary Conditions.
Two-phase (fluid + particles) Flows
HVAC.
Tracer Study
Local Mean Age
Comfort Parameters.
Boundary Conditions and Engineering Devices.
Internal Flow Boundary Conditions.
External Flow Boundary Conditions.
Wall Boundary Conditions.
Periodic Boundary Conditions.
Heat Pipes.
Thermal Joints.
Two-resistor Components
Printed Circuit Boards.
Thermoelectric Coolers
Numerical Solution Technique.
Computational Mesh
Two-Scales Wall Functions Model
Spatial Approximations.
Spatial Approximations at the Solid/fluid Interface
Temporal Approximations.
Form of the Numerical Algorithm.
Methods to Resolve Linear Algebraic Systems.
Iterative Methods for Nonsymmetrical Problems.
Iterative Methods for Symmetric Problems
Multigrid Method
Nested Iterations.
Criterion of mass equation convergence
Criterion of energy equation convergence
Criterion of momentum equation convergence
Notes on the residuals behavior
Mesh SettingsTypes of Cells..
Mesh Construction Stages
Basic Mesh.
Control Planes.
Contracting the Basic Mesh
Mesh Refinement.
Refining Cells by Type
Advanced Refinement at Interfaces Between Substances
Small Solid Features Refinement.
Curvature Refinement.
Small Solid Feature Refinement Level or Curvature Level.
Tolerance Refinement
Channel Refinement
Thin walls resolution
Automatic Mesh Setting
Minimum Gap Size and Minimum Wall Thickness.
Level of Initial Mesh
Advanced channel refinement
Local Mesh Settings.
Recommendations for Creating the Computational Mesh.
Solution-vs.-Mesh Convergence Investigation.
Calculation Control Options..
Finishing the Calculation.
Refinement of the Computational Mesh During Calculation.
Flow Freezing.
What is Flow Freezing?
How It Works
Flow Freezing in a Permanent Mode.
Flow Freezing in a Periodic Mode.