Cabin Radiation with Convection and Radiation: Exercise 1—Extracting the Fluid Domain
Fluid domain extraction is the creation of a closed geometric region that surrounds the fluid.
1. Click Home > Select Working Directory and navigate to the Advanced_FlowAnalysisModels folder. Click OK.
2. Click
File >
Open.
3. From the File Open dialog box, browse to the Cabin_radiation folder and select office_room.asm. Click Open.
4. Click
in the Graphics toolbar to display the style elements. Select
Shading, or
Shading with Edges.
5. Click the Applications tab.
6. Click
Flow Analysis. The
Flow Analysis tab opens.
7. Click
New Project. If the Residual plot opens, close it.
8. Click
Create Fluid Domain. The
Fluid Domain Creation tab opens.
9. Click the Openings tab.
10. Click the Faces box. The Surface Sets dialog box opens.
11. In the Surface Sets dialog box, under Included surfaces select all the surfaces, right-click, and select Remove All.
12. In the graphics window, press CTRL and select the surface shown below. One surface appears in the
Surface Sets dialog box, under
Included surfaces.
13. Click OK.
Adding the Simulation Domain
1. In the Fluid Domain Creation tab select Add to Simulation.
2. Click
to create the fluid domain.
OFFICE_ROOM_1_FLUID.prt appears in the Model Tree and
OFFICE_ROOM_1_FLUID is added under
Domains.
Adding Boundary Conditions
1. Under Domains, select OFFICE_ROOM_1_FLUID
2. In the Operations group, click Add Boundary Condition.
3. In the graphics window, press CTRL and select the nine surfaces shown below. These surfaces are the four side walls, the top wall, and the four outer sides of the window. One surface appears in the Surface Sets dialog box, under Included surfaces.
4. Click OK.
5. Right-click
BC_1 and select
Rename.
6. In the New name box, type Inner_Walls.
Selecting the Window Surface
1. Under Domains, select OFFICE_ROOM_1_FLUID
2. In the Operations group, click Add Boundary Condition.
3. In the graphics window, press CTRL and select the surface shown below. One surface appears in the Surface Sets dialog box, under Included surfaces.
4. Click OK.
5. Right-click
BC_1 and select
Rename.
6. In the New name box, type Window.
