SEGi College Subang Jaya

In Collaboration with University of Sunderland, UK

B.ENG (HONS) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

EAT 216
COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING
ASSIGNMENT 3
TITLE :
FLUID FLOW ANALYSIS BY COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING
METHOD USING CFD APPLICATION

Name: MUHAMMAD SHAZMIR BIN SAZALI

UOS ID : 189030021/1 SCM ID: SCSJ1800462
Lecturer: Mohd Hilman Bin Mohd Akil Tan

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1. Show the exploded and assembly drawings (with balloon numbering and part list
table) together with the 2D vital dimensions of your designed heating element. (20
marks)
 2. Show all boundary conditions specified in your model and meshing information

Automatic Meshing Settings

Surface refinement 0
Gap refinement 0
Resolution factor 1.0
Edge growth rate 1.1
Minimum points on edge 2
Points on longest edge 10
Surface limiting aspect ratio 20
Mesh Enhancement Settings
Mesh enhancement 1
Enhancement blending 0
Number of layers 3
Layer factor 0.45
Layer gradation 1.05

Number of Nodes 38042

Number of Elements 133194
PHYSICS
Flow On
Compressibility Incompressible
Heat Transfer On
Auto Forced Convection Off
Gravity Components 0.0, 0.0, 0.0
Radiation Off
Scalar No scalar
Turbulence On

SOLVER SETTINGS
Solution mode Steady State
Solver computer MyComputer
Intelligent solution control On
Advection scheme ADV 1
Turbulence model k-epsilon

CONVERGENCE
Iterations run 3
Solve time 56 seconds
Solver version 16.0.20150322

Mass Balance
IN OUT
Mass flow N.A. N.A.
Volume flow N.A. N.A.
NAME ASSIGNED TO PROPERTIES

Stainless silinder:1@Water Heater:1 X-Direction 16.3 W/m-K

Steel (316) outlet:1 Y-Direction Same as X-dir.
inlet:1 Z-Direction Same as X-dir.
Density 8.0 g/cm3
Specific heat 0.5 J/g-K
Emissivity 0.35
Transmissivity 0.0
Electrical 7.4e-05 ohm-cm
resistivity
Wall roughness 0.0 meter
Copper Heater:2@Water Heater:1 X-Direction Piecewise Linear
Heater:1@Water Heater:1 Y-Direction Same as X-dir.
Z-Direction Same as X-dir.
Density 8939.58 kg/m3
Specific heat 380.718 J/kg-K
Emissivity 0.6
Transmissivity 0.0
Electrical resistivity 1.7e-08 ohm-m
Wall roughness 0.0 meter
Nylon Nylon:1@Water Heater:1 X-Direction 0.145 W/m-K
Nylon:1@Water Y-Direction Same as X-dir.
Heater:1_U_Heater:2@Water Z-Direction Same as X-dir.
Heater:1 Density 1.05 g/cm3
Nylon:1@Water Specific heat 2.2 J/g-K
Heater:1_U_Heater:1@Water Emissivity 1.0
Heater:1 Transmissivity 0.0
Electrical resistivity 9.43e+14 ohm-cm
Wall roughness 0.0 meter
 Present the results of your CFD analysis with the following contour outputs (use
lateral section) together with your comments

3. The fluid streamlines flow

At higher inlet pressures, the maximum flow to the water heater should be restricted to 7 litres
per minute. Streamline vented water heaters are our straightforward solution.It provide a
single output of reliable hot water.
4. The fluid static pressure contour diagram and the pressure drop obtained

Static pressure is usually defined as pressure of fluid at rest and dynamic due to its
velocity or in other words due to kinetic energy of a fluid element.Consider a case of
flow in pipe (steady state and in-compressible fluid say water).
 5. The fluid temperature contour diagram

Water is heated in a pressure vessel that can withstand a hydrostatic pressure close to
that of the incoming mains supply.Tankless heaters is storage water heaters have the
advantage of using energy (gas or electricity) at a relatively slow rate, storing the heat
for later use. The disadvantage is that over time, heat escapes through the tank wall
and the water cools down, activating the heating system to heat the water back up.

Component Thermal Summary

PART MINIMUM MAXIMUM VOLUME
TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE AVERAGED
TEMPERATURE
silinder:1@Water Heater:1 0 0 0
outlet:1 0 0 0
inlet:1 0 0 0
Heater:2@Water Heater:1 0 0 0
Nylon:1@Water Heater:1 0 0 0
Nylon:1@Water 0 0 0
Heater:1_U_Heater:2@Water
Heater:1
Heater:1@Water Heater:1 0 0 0
Nylon:1@Water 0 0 0
Heater:1_U_Heater:1@Water
Heater:1
 6. Discussion and conclusion of your design

Water heater that instantly heat water as it flows through the device, and do not retain any
water internally except for what is in the heat exchanger coil. Copper heat exchangers are
preferred in these units because of their high thermal conductivity and ease of fabrication.
The main advantages of tankless water heaters are a plentiful continuous flow of hot water (as
compared to a limited flow of continuously heated hot water from conventional tank water
heaters), and potential energy savings under some conditions. The main disadvantage of these
systems are their high initial costs (equipment and installation).