Pressure drop in a cooling line

- May 18, 2018 at 1:37 pm
  
  andras.eberfalvi
  Subscriber
  
  Dear Team, Let's say that I have a closed cooling loop. Is it possible to simulate the resistantance/ pressure drop of the pipe? I know the minimum flow rate I need (x l/min), so the inlet velocity can be calculated (by knowing the inlet surface). Thanks for the help.
- May 18, 2018 at 1:41 pm
  
  andras.eberfalvi
  Subscriber
  
  I was also trying to get the flow. Knowing that the max pressure drop the water pump we have can handle is 3 bar.
- May 22, 2018 at 8:36 am
  
  andras.eberfalvi
  Subscriber
  
  Sorry I forgot to mention that the task is in discovery live
  - May 22, 2018 at 12:49 pm
    
    Naresh Patre
    Ansys Employee
    
    Hello aeberfal
    
    Modeling a closed loop is currently not possible in Discovery Live.
    
    As a workaround, if you know mass flow rate by pump, you can only model the red portion of the pipe with mass flow rate as inlet boundary condition and 0 pressure at outlet. You can then measure pressure at inlet to see the pressure drop across red part.
  - May 22, 2018 at 12:56 pm
    
    andras.eberfalvi
    Subscriber
    
    Hi Naresh Patre ,
    
    Thanks for the answer :). Have a nice day.

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