CFD Flocculation Tank 3D Simulation Meeting Minutes

Spring 2009 Minutes

February 6, 2009

Accomplishments

• Tried running simulations on SGI server using 4, 5 and 10 processors
• Met with Prof Bhaskaran and decided the direction for further effort
• Wrote up the semester goals and the detailed task list for the first half of the semester

Metrics

• For 30,000 cells, 10 processors is only about 10% faster than the single core

Outcomes

• Should try using Reynold Stress Model

Issues

• The different predictions from 2D and 3D periodic models
• Repeat the comparison without turbulence model; Contact FLUENT technical support about this puzzle