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How important is it to set the reference density location in natural convection problems?

Tagged: 17.2, cfx, conjugate-heat-transfer, fluid-dynamics, Heat Transfer and Radiation, natural convection problems, reference density
    • June 5, 2023 at 7:05 am
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      It is quite important to set it properly in natural convection problems where there is no other dominant sources of convection. Manually setting it at a point where the lighter phase is present with the minimum density in the domain (for single phase flows) is desirable.

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