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FloEFDTM

Tutorial

Student Workbook

Software Version 16

Rev. 26082016

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Contents

Features List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FL-1


First Steps
Ball Valve Design
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-1
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-2
Specifying Boundary Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-5
Specifying the Engineering Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-7
Specifying Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-8
Running the Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-8
Monitoring the Solver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-9
Adjusting Model Transparency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-11
Viewing Cut Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-11
Viewing Surface Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-14
Viewing Isosurface Plots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-15
Viewing Flow Trajectories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-16
Viewing XY Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-17
Viewing Surface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-18
Analyzing a Design Variant in the Ball part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-19
Cloning the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-21
Analyzing a Design Variant in the FloEFD Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . A1-21

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Conjugate Heat Transfer
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-1
Preparing the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-2
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-3
Specifying the Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-6
Specifying Boundary Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-8
Specifying Heat Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-9
Creating Solid Materials in the Engineering Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-10
Specifying Solid Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-12
Specifying Engineering Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-13
Specifying Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-18
Running the Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-19
Viewing the Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-19
Adjusting Model Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-20
Viewing Flow Trajectories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-21
Viewing Cut Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-22
Viewing Surface Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2-24

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Porous Media
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-1
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-2
Specifying Boundary Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-4
Creating Isotropic Porous Medium in the Engineering Database . . . . . . A3-5
Specifying Porous Medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-7
Specifying Surface Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-7
Specifying the Equation Goal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-8
Specifying Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-9
Running the Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-10
Viewing the Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-10
Viewing Flow Trajectories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-11
Cloning the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-12
Creating Unidirectional Porous Medium in the Engineering Database . A3-12
Specifying the Porous Medium - Unidirectional Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-13
Comparing the Isotropic and Unidirectional Catalysts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3-13

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Intermediate Examples
Determination of Hydraulic Loss
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-1
Model Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-2
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-3
Specifying Boundary Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-6
Specifying Surface Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-7
Specifying Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-8
Running the Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-9
Monitoring the Solver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-9
Cloning the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-10
Viewing Cut Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B1-11
Working with Parameter List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-13
Viewing the Goal Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-15
Working with Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-15
Changing the Geometry Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B1-17

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Cylinder Drag Coefficient
Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-1
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-2
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-2
Specifying 2D simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-5
Specifying a Global Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-7
Specifying an Equation Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-7
Specifying Global Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-8
Specifying Local Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-9
Setting Solution Adaptive Mesh Refinement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-9
Cloning the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-10
Changing Project Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-11
Changing the Equation Goal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-11
Creating a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-12
Creating a Project from the Template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-13
Solving a Set of Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-14
Getting Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B2-14

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Heat Exchanger Efficiency
Problem Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-1
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-2
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-3
Specifying Symmetry Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-5
Specifying a Fluid Subdomain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-6
Specifying Boundary Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-8
Specifying Solid Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-12
Specifying a Volume Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-12
Specifying Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-13
Running the Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-13
Viewing the Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-13
Viewing Cut Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-15
Adjusting the Parameter Display Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-16
Displaying Flow Trajectories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-18
Viewing the Surface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-20
Calculating the Heat Exchanger Efficiency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B3-22
Mesh Optimization
Problem Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B4-2
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B4-3
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B4-3
Specifying Boundary Conditions and Global Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . .B4-4
Manual Specification of the Minimum Gap Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B4-7
Manual Mesh Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B4-11
Using the Local Mesh Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B4-14
Specifying Control Planes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B4-15
Creating a Second Local Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B4-18

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Advanced Examples
Application of EFD Zooming
Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C1-1
The EFD Zooming Approach to Solve the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C1-3
The Local Mesh Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C1-12
Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C1-16
Textile Machine
Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-1
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-2
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-3
Specifying Boundary Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-4
Specifying Rotating Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-5
Specifying Initial Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-6
Specifying Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-7
Specifying Global Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-7
Results (Smooth Walls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-8
Displaying Flow and Particles Trajectories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-9
Modeling Rough Rotating Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-11
Adjusting Wall Roughness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-11
Results (Rough Walls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C2-12
Non-Newtonian Flow in a Channel with Cylinders
Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3-1
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3-2
Defining Non-Newtonian Liquid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3-2
Project Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3-2
Specifying Boundary Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3-3
Specifying Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3-4
Specifying Global Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3-4
Comparison with Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3-5

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Radiative Heat Transfer
Problem Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C4-1
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C4-2
Case 1: The reflector inner surface is a whitebody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C4-3
Case 2: All reflector surfaces are blackbody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C4-7
Case 3: The reflector is removed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C4-8
Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C4-9
Rotating Impeller
Problem Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C5-1
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C5-2
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C5-2
Specifying Boundary Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C5-3
On Calculating the Impeller’s Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C5-5
Specifying Project Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C5-5
Specifying Global Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C5-7
Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C5-7
CPU Cooler
Problem Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6-1
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6-2
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6-2
Adjusting the Computational Domain Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6-3
Specifying the Rotating Region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6-3
Specifying Stationary Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6-5
Specifying Solid Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6-6
Specifying Heat Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6-6
Specifying Global Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6-6
Specifying Project Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6-7
Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C6-9

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Oil Catch Can
Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7-1
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7-2
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7-2
Specifying Boundary Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7-2
Specifying Project Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7-3
Specifying Global Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7-4
Setting Solution Adaptive Mesh Refinement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7-4
Defining Motor Oil Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7-5
Studying the Motion of Oil Droplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7-6
Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C7-7

Examples for HVAC Module


150W Halogen Floodlight
Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-1
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-2
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-3
Adjusting the Computational Domain Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-3
Specifying Fluid Subdomain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-4
Specifying Heat and Radiation Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-4
Specifying Solid Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-8
Specifying Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-9
Specifying Global Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-9
Setting Local Mesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-9
Adjusting the Calculation Control Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-10
Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D1-10

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Hospital Room
Problem Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D2-1
Model Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D2-2
Project Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D2-3
Boundary Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D2-4
Specifying Heat Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D2-5
Specifying Calculation Control Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D2-7
Specifying Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D2-7
Adjusting Global Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D2-8
Setting Local Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D2-8
Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D2-9
Pollutant Dispersion in the Street Canyon
Problem Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D3-1
Model Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D3-2
Project Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D3-3
Adjusting the Computational Domain Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D3-3
Specifying Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D3-3
Specifying Global Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D3-4
Setting Local Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D3-4
Adjusting the Calculation Control Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D3-5
Specifying Tracer Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D3-5
Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D3-7

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Examples for Electronics Cooling and LED Modules
Electronic Components
Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-1
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-3
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-5
Specifying Boundary Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-6
Specifying Perforated Plates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-7
Specifying Two-Resistor Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-8
Specifying Heat Pipes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-10
Specifying Contact Resistances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-11
Specifying Printed Circuit Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-12
Specifying Solid Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-13
Specifying Project Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-13
Adjusting the Global Mesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-14
Specifying Local Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-15
Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E1-16
LED Lighting
Problem Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2-1
Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2-3
Creating a FloEFD Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2-4
Adjusting the Computational Domain Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2-4
Specifying Solid Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2-5
Specifying Radiative Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2-7
Specifying LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2-8
Specifying Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2-12
Specifying Global Mesh Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2-12
Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E2-13

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Examples for Advanced Module
Combustion in a Tube
Problem Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1-1
Case 1: Non-premixed combustion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1-2
Case 2: Premixed Combustion with ignition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1-9

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