CFD 3D Floc Tank Simulation Challenges for Spring 2009

Subteam Leader: unknown

Number of team members needed: 2

Important team member skills:

  • Comfortable with coding;
  • Basic knowledge of fluid mechanics;

Challenges

  • Appropriate mesh in 3D
    • Mesh interval size and boundary layers
    • Validate: Check grid convergence, etc.
  • Define the model in FLUENT
    • Turbulence model and other parameters
  • Validation of the model
    • Numerical stability: convergence, accuracy
    • Compare with experimental data: find similar flows and related experimental data (free/confined jets, back step,etc. )
    • Compare with 2D model: verify the assumptions and validity
  • Automation of mesh generation and FLUENT setup
  • Data/Parameter analysis and recommendations
    • Recognize important variables and parameters
    • Write user defined functions to extract analysis data
    • Investigate the performance of different geometry
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