Cfd analysis of double pipe counter flow heat exchanger duration. The developed model is based on carbon deposition in heterogeneous catalysis example in comsol model library. The possible multiphysics phenomena include thermal contact, nonisothermal turbulent flow, heat transfer in porous media, joule heating, microwave heating, and laser heating. Their purpose is to assist you in learning, by example, how to model sophisticated heat transfer. How to model heat and moisture transport in porous media. Simulation of flow inside tube with solving heat transfer comsol simulation conduction in cylindrical wall convection in flowing flow solidfluid interaction temperature and velocity distribution. All of these effects are strongly coupled and predefined interfaces. Learn how to model porous media flow and chemical reaction in comsol multiphysics. Equation based heat and mass transfer in porous media. Evaporation in porous media with large evaporation rates. Heat transfer by free convection this example describes an array of heating tubes submerged in a vessel with fluid flow entering at the bottom. Geometries and numerical schemes the 2d porous media are computed by.
Learn more about the porous media flow module here. Pdf comsol implementation of a multiphase fluid flow model. Dal pont2 1empa, swiss federal laboratories for material science and technology, dubendorf. Nov 10, 2014 learn how to model porous media flow and chemical reaction in comsol multiphysics. Introducing heat transfer modeling software from comsol. Feature nodes for the heat transfer in porous media interface. Comsol multiphysics modeling in darcian and nondarcian porous media conference paper pdf available october 2016 with 1,021 reads how we measure reads. The analogy of heat and mass transfer in porous media is often utilized for the examination of artificial or natural porous systems. Comsol, the comsol logo, comsol multiphysics, comsol desktop, comsol server, and. This solver enables ham heat, air, moisture modeling in porous media. Evaporation in porous media with large evaporation rates evaporation in porous media is an important process in the food and paper industries, among others. Multiphysics modeling of heat and mass transfer in porous media. Thermal modeling of a honeycomb reformer including radiative.
Equation based heat and mass transfer in porous media s. Porous materials have a growing range of applications thanks to their availability, cost, and special thermal properties. Transport of diluted species, heat transfer in porous media. Arimilli1 1the university of tennessee, knoxville, tn, usa abstract introduction an essential part of human thermoregulation is perspiration during intense physical activity. The study of heat transfer inside the porous foam can be carried out by means of. The heat transfer module users guide comsol documentation. Heat transfer through metal beam from high temperature to low temperature. Comsol multiphysics along with the chemical reaction engineering module and heat transfer module provides you with tools to define the corresponding phenomenological and mechanistic models for a large range of applications. In this video, two dimensional heat transfer problem is solved using comsol multiphysics software. It is proposed to use tracer tests for the characterization of geothermal reservoirs 1, 2. Heat and mass transfer in porous media is a very complicated phenomenon and this is because the heat transport occurs not only in the solid but also in the fluid phases. We also demonstrate how to model condensation detection and heat. Chemical reaction engineering module updates comsol 5.
However, a source term equal to the last term in eq. The model examines the air cooling of a power supply unit psu with multiple electronics components acting as heat sources. Comsol implementation of a multiphase fluid flow model in. Numerical analysis of conjugate heat transfer in foams. You will also get an overview of the features and functionalities in the porous media flow module. This forms a powerful multiphysics model that solves all the equations simultaneously. With the robust interfaces in the heat transfer module, you can simulate heat transfer through porous media and account for the conduction and convection in the porous matrixs solid and openpore phases. The two interfaces are coupled by comsol using the coupling parameters of the velocity field u, pressure p and temperature t.
For heat transfer in porous media, the modes could be latent heat in case of phase change andor sensible heat i. Comsol is the developer of comsol multiphysics software, an interactive environment for modeling and simulating scientific and engineering problems. Model porous media flow and chemical reaction in comsol. Heat transfer interfaces the mechanisms for heat transfer 240. Modelling mass and heat transfer in a porous structure. Comsol implementation of a porous media model for simulating. The movement of mass in the media contributes to the heat transfer and it is affected by heat, concentration and pressure, and it is frequently accompanied by phase changes. Isothermal flow and conjugate heat transfer heat transfer in fluids and solids laminar and turbulent flow compressible flow for o0. We are motivated to model a heat transfer to a multiple layer regime and their optimization for heat energy resources. Their purpose is to assist you in learning, by example, how to model sophisticated heat transfer processes.
A catalytic bed reactor with an injection needle is simulated and improved upon, using the reacting flow in. These modules are coupled by a heat exchange source term sol gas t. The new heat transfer in solids and fluids interface replaces the heat transfer interface that was previously available exclusively in the conjugate heat transfer multiphysics interface. Methanol reacts at the porous domain and gasoline leaves by the outlet. Heat transfer in fluids and solids laminar and turbulent flow compressible flow for. Comsol multiphysics how can i model heatpressure transfer. The heat transfer in a porous media model was used in this study. It is designed for researchers, engineers, teachers, and students, and it suits both singlephysics and multiphysics modeling.
Femlab heat transfer tutorial rev rowan university. Sketch of components and extrusions in all components we utilize heat transfer modes. Comsol, the comsol logo, comsol multiphysics, capture the concept, comsol desktop. The model focuses on the steps required to implement simulate multiphase flow in porous media, in the heat transfer module, together with the evaporation of the liquid to a. The heat transfer module has robust interfaces for modeling heat transfer in porous media, accounting for both conduction and convection in solid and open pore phases of the porous matrix. Dal pont comsol implementation of a porous media model for simulating pressure development in heated concrete. If you are reading the documentation as a pdf file on your computer. A catalytic bed reactor with an injection needle is simulated. Modelling of heat and mass transfer in microreactor for. This is particularly relevant to engineering applications such as evaporative coolers, accelerated corrosion, heat pipes, and energy efficiency in buildings. Looking for a video on how to use the comsol multiphysics software.
We walk you through performing different types of porous media simulations. Avoid damaging components by excessively high temperatures extracting fan and a perforated grille cause an air flow in the enclosure. This example models the effects of heat transfer with phase change and local. This is a multiphysics model because it involves fluid dynamics coupled with heat transfer. Modeling heat transfer in comsol multiphysics posted. Finally, the simulation results obtained from the comsol multiphysics 5. In order to show the capability of comsol multiphysics by handling transient three dimensional problems, the simulation of a beamend is given as example. The geometry consists of a simplified 2d rock glacier fig. The heat transfer is introduced by either using the heat transfer heat transfer in fluids comsol module for gas temperature and the heat transfer heat transfer in solids comsol module for the honeycomb. Coupled fluid flow and thermal and reactive transport. The heat transfer module includes a comprehensive set of features for investigating thermal designs and effects of heat loads.
Comsol multiphysics how can i model heatpressure transfer along. Pdf comsol multiphysics modeling in darcian and non. By combining the heat transfer module with other addons from the comsol product suite, you can create advanced heat transfer simulations. Hai bisogno di aiuto per configurare le tue simulazioni comsol multiphysics. Modeling heat transfer in porous media using comsol. Problem definition in this tutorial we show a very easy example how to solve fluid flow in porous media with quickersim toolbox for matlab. Simulating moisture transport and heat transfer in comsol. When simulating heat transfer in porous media with ansys cfx 10. Heat transfer in porous media cfd online discussion forums. This archived webinar includes a quick introduction to the comsol multiphysics modeling workflow for heat transfer analysis. Analyze heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation with the heat transfer module, an addon product to the comsol multiphysics platform.
The builtin laminar two phase flow and heat transfer modules of comsol multiphysics are used to carry out the numerical simulations. Used weak form interface to implement a model for heat and mass transfer in heated concrete. The air is dehumidified at the inlet to the porous object where its moisture content increases as it flows through the porous medium. The movement of the air can be either forced, via a fan, or free, as a result of the natural buoyancy variations due to changes in the air temperature. A special feature of the heat transfer in porous media interface is the implemented geothermal heating feature, represented as a domain condition. Heat transfer between the solid matrix, and the fluid within porous media is supported since ansys cfx release. Following the steps given in the documentation of the comsol heat conduction in a slab tutorial see next page. Transport of diluted species, heat transfer in porous media and free and porous media flow. Porescale simulation of coupled twophase flow and heat. The porous media flow module extends the comsol multiphysics modeling environment to the quantitative investigation of mass, momentum, and energy transport in porous media. Its application areas range from conventional porous media flow, based on darcys law, to nondarcian flow and multiphysics flow analysis, including the effects of heat.
In fact, in a continuum approach for porous media the differential equations describing heat. It has a solid feature, activated by default on all domains, and a fluid feature, with an empty selection by default. The model focuses on the steps required to implement simulate multiphase flow in porous media, in the heat transfer module, together with the evaporation of the liquid to a gaseous phase. The presentation is selfcontained, requiring only routine mathematics and the basic elements of fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Automatic variable substitution makes comsol very powerful for implementing complex problems. Coupling heat transfer with subsurface porous media flow. Learn how to use comsol multiphysics simulation software at a guided training course or webinar. For users of the chemical reaction engineering module, comsol multiphysics version 5. Tutorial on using comsol to model transient diffusion duration. Heat and mass transfer in porous material sciencedirect. This example treats the modeling of subsurface flow where free convection in. Heat and moisture transport in porous media is pertinent to building physics, food drying, and more. Convection in porous media, 4th edition, provides a userfriendly introduction to the subject, covering a wide range of topics, such as fibrous insulation, geological strata, and catalytic reactors. To develop two dimensional heat and mass transfer model for a packed bed metal hydride reactor to simulate the hydrogen absorptiondesorption process in the reactor and compare simulation results with experimental data.
Intro to modeling porous media flow with comsol multiphysics. You can select different averaging models to define effective heat transfer properties that are automatically calculated from the respective properties of. Review all of the heat transfer module updates in further detail below. Watch this archived webinar to see how to model nondarcian flow, heat transfer, and phase change in porous media. Thermal equilibrium and nonequilibrium heat transfer in porous. Heat transfer module updates for users of the heat transfer module, comsol multiphysics version 5. For that i used fracture flow in porous media, which is an extension of darcys law for. One example is the dependence of a lime silica bricks thermal. Uber comsol multiphysics modellierungsbeispiele zum. Great listed sites have comsol heat transfer tutorial. Heat is balanced by conduction and convection processes and can be generated or lost through defining this in the source term, q.
About using the transport of diluted species in porous media. The amount of studies conducted on heat and mass transfer in porous media has increased. One other interesting thing, you have the pressure as p in the porous section and 0 in the turbulent section. Evaporation in porous media is an important process in the food and paper industries, among others.
By combining the porous media flow module with the heat transfer module, you get enhanced heat transfer functionality and the ability to model moisture transport with turbulent flow. Heat transfer modeling software for analyzing thermal effects. In this archived webinar, learn how to use comsol multiphysics to model heat transfer in porous media. How to model the heat and mass transfer equations in. Governing equations and use of comsol multiphysics. Modeling convective heat transfer in the porous active. Comsol implementation of a porous media model for simulating pressure development in heated concrete b. Such a problem can be modeled by a porous media with different phases liquid and solid. Comsol modelling, porous media, breathable films, thermal. The heat transfer in porous media interface 298 feature nodes for the heat transfer in porous media interface.
We discuss homogeneous approaches, including darcys law and brinkman equations. Comsol multiphysics also has an interface to the matlab technical computing a m. But when i run the simulation, even though i have the heat transfer in solids and the heat transfer in fluids modules included in my model, the results doesnt show whatsoever the graphs for the. The idea arose of a geothermal energy reservoir which can be used by cities, e.
Whenever we have a heated or cooled part exposed to air, there is some transfer of heat from the part to the air via convection. Basic heat transfer in a metal beam in comsol youtube. In this archived webinar, get an 18minute introduction to the different methods for modeling porous media flow in the comsol multiphysics software. Model was also used to verify the implementation with cast3m. In the model, methanol and inert gas are injected in a tube. Sep 11, 2016 in this video, two dimensional heat transfer problem is solved using comsol multiphysics software. A novel approach to multiphysics modeling of heat and mass. Thus, an effective heat transfer to fluids can be realized only with a good heat transfer inside the foam itself.
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