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[cehangir]

Hi,


 


I am using ANSYS Fluent for combustion problem with swirl in 2D.


 


At the moment, I know the air going in the system is 15 m/s and the diameter of the duct is 0.3 m with 45 degree fins to generate swirls.


 


Can someone help me finding the swirl angular velocity (rad/s) that I should input in Fluent. If not, can someone tell me how swirl angular velocity is calculated in rad/s, and what information is generally need.


 


Thanks

[Karthik R]

Hello,

Could you please elaborate a little more about your problem? Can you not specify normal velocity and the 45 degree fins will deflect the flow internally when Fluent solves your model? What I don't understand is, I guess, your geometry? Could you please help us understand your problem better?

Thank you.

Best Regards,

Karthik

[klu]

Hi,

How about switching to magnitude and direction settings? I would think to put 15 m/s as the magnitude. Assume no radial component thus axial and swirl components are equal since the fins turn 45 degrees.

[DrAmine]

If you do not know anything about inflow then just stick to what klu said and assume normal inflow direction.

[cehangir]

I can use normal flow. Unfortunately, my geometry is 2D. Therefore I dont have physical 45 degree fins in the inlet. 

 

That is why I want to include the expected swirl in the inlet. 

[cehangir]

Hi,  

Can you elaborate how I can do that by switching to direction and magnitude setting. 

Considering I have velocity as 15m/s, what will be the direction components for the axial and swirl component for 45 degree? 

I have an additional information that the swirl No. is 0.79. Can I use it in some way to give direction ?

[DrAmine]

Swirl number is the ratio of flow rate of angular momentum to flow rate of axial momentum. 

Velocity in cylindrical coordinate is V= r*e_r+(r*tehta)*e_theta+axial*e_axial with e_r, e_theta and e_axial the main cylindrical direction.

Moreover radial velocity=u cos (theta) + v sin(theta), tangential velocity = -u sin(theta) + v cos(theta) und axial velocity is the velocity into the rotational axis.

[SaiKiran]

Hi,

Can you please elaborate u and v components in the radial and tangential velocity. i am also working on the similar problem

thanks & regards,

saikiran