airpak2-C.pptVIP

Building the Model Model must fit inside of a bounding hexahedral box called the room Model is a combination of objects: block partition wall fan person source resistance hood vent opening wire Objects may intersect - rules and object priority determine hierarchy Ways to Position and Size Objects Input numerical values for dimensions and coordinates Use mouse to place and size object shift-middle mouse button for translation shift-right mouse button for resizing snap-to-spacing option alignment option x-y-z motion restrictions Import CAD geometry to serve as blueprint iges or dxf create objects and use snap-to-geometry Identify surfaces and create objects Options That Help Ensure Good Positioning Room The room object is a hexahedral box that bounds the entire problem The room and all objects in the model can be moved or scaled using the move button on the object panel Use hollow blocks to carve out arbitrarily-shaped computational domains By default, sides of room have no thickness zero velocity zero heat flux Openings - Free Allow flow to pass through other objects and the sides of the room where flow rate is set by either: specified velocity components specified static pressure Rectangular/Circular/Polygon geometry choices Possible orientations: aligned with one of the three planes y-z, x-z, or x-y inclined with respect to one of the three coordinate axes x, y, or z Openings - Recirculation Similar geometry and orientation options as free openings Two distinct parts which must be positioned separately: extract which removes fluid supply which returns the fluid Specify mass flow through recirculation openings on a total or per unit area basis Used to model heating, cooling, or species filtering Vents Allow flow to enter or exit based on computed pressure differences and accounting for loss coefficients due to registers or grilles Rectangular / circular / polygon / inclined Specify pressure intake - upstream stagnation pressure