Alternate Formulation for Wall Temperature

ƒ solve/set/expert/use alternate formulation for wall temperature? [no]

• FLUENT models the flux at the wall as follows:
r
q = k∇T ⋅ n
(Tw − Tc )
q=k + f (∆T )
∆h
• The term f(∆T) includes second order terms that need to be determined, which involves
approximations

ƒ solve/set/expert/use alternate formulation for wall temperature? [yes]

• Assume face center is defined such as the vector between cell center and face
center is perpendicular to the wall

r
q = k∇T ⋅ n
(Tw − Tc )
q=k
∆h
• The term f(∆T) vanishes and ∆h changes
• This option doesn’t impact the results if the wall cells are not skewed

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