Hello everyone
Can we model the thermosiphon effect during a thermal study with solidworks?
Hello, according to this link
http://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_do_theoretical_modelling_of_an_evacuated_tube_thermosiphon_type_water_heaterIve_been_thinking_of_using_FLUENT_software_for_the_purpose
They deprecate SolidWorks in favor of Fluent or Abaqus.
To create and visualize a thermosyphon effect
You need a hot spot and a cold spot
and which of + is
that the fluid is circulating and in theory the velocity of the fluid is dependent on the temperature difference and the diameter of the tubes
So post a diagram of what you want to visualize
to get an idea of your concrete request
@+;-))
Hello everyone,
I would like to model two thermal studies, as a first study, I model a cube subjected to a hot source on its base and a cold source on the top and I control the temperature on each side. Then I re-model the same cube, this time applying a cold source on the base and a hot source on the top and I control the temperature again on each side. In theory I should find a temperature difference on the faces of my cube between the study where the hot source is at the base and the study where the hot source is on the top of my cube and this is not the case ...
I am attached the image representing the modeling I have done.
It's typical of what not to do
via your study you have no convection but stratification
See this tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSEYBkgcmhA
and this SW help page
http://help.solidworks.com/2012/French/SolidWorks/cworks/IDH_Analysis_Background_Convection.htm
@+ :-)