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[Qbzomatique]

Hello,

I have an imported geometry that i would like to import to do a simulation inside steady-state thermal module. I am not sure whether it is possible to be done. If it is then could you please tell me if there is a way to insert lines inside this pipe body?

Please find the screenshot of the model below.

Thanks a lot!

 

[peteroznewman]

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[peteroznewman]

It looks like you have the geometry in SpaceClaim. Please attach the .scdoc file in your reply so I can try some things.

[Qbzomatique]

https://mega.nz/#!nhV0xKrR!xTEmMe4N9YxrY_TmqBVeqKi2OSukWPIFTEo3cqXhsvo

Thank you very much for help. If you have any other hosting service preference please let me know and I will reupload.

[peteroznewman]

You can easily sketch lines and arcs at the center of the circular pipes. The other pipe is not circular, so would take a bit more work.

[Qbzomatique]

Thanks a lot. The other pipe is circular as well though. Now I am just wondering when I set these lines to have a flow in steady-state thermal if they won't overlap where they merge and if the different diameters will somehow create any difference.

[peteroznewman]

I would use Fluent to solve the thermal model and not try to do it in Mechanical. I don't know what happens when lines branch in Mechanical.

[Qbzomatique]

I have already used Fluent and CFX to do this case, but I do it for my master thesis which is about benchmark of the CFD software possibilities and I was thinking of comparing CFX, Fluent, steady-state thermal from Ansys and Autodesk CFD. But I guess I will just leave the steady state thermal out. Thanks for help!