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Wall Shear
We plot the wall shear using the procedure shown in the video below.
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We then consider the trends in the wall shear in the heated, mixing and flow development sections and try to justify them through physical reasoning.
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You can spiff up your plot using the tips discussed below. This video also shows you how you could read in experimental results for comparing the wall shear between simulation and experiment.((Video coming shortly))
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When the simulation was repeated for conditions for which experimental data are available, we got the comparison shown below. The difference in the average wall shear in the heated section between the simulation and experiment is a respectable 4%. Note that the wall shear in turbulent flows is difficult to predict accurately due to the steep velocity gradients at the wall.
Fanning Friction Factor
The Fanning friction factor, also called the skin friction coefficient, can be plotted using the procedure outlined below.
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Input Summary
You can view the input summary (model, material properties, boundary conditions, etc) by clicking on Report in the menu bar of FLUENT. A small window will pop up and you can print the selected input summary directly in FLUENT.
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