The friction formula reduces the Moody diagram to a programmable form, so that the friction factor, f, can be determined. The friction factor determines the frictional losses in a channel network, and is dependent on the channel equivalent sand grain roughness factor and the Reynolds number of the fluid in the channel.
Note: The default formula is the Swarmee-Jain equation.
This task is valid for the following mesh types:
3D
Dual Domain
Midplane
and assumes you have imported a model of a cooling circuit and meshed it.
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- In a Coolant Flow analysis
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- In the Process Settings Wizard - Coolant Flow Settings dialog, click the down arrow associated with Friction formula, and select the appropriate option from the drop-down menu.
- In a Cool analysis
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- In the Process Settings Wizard - Coolant (FEM) Settings dialog, click Cool Solver Parameters.
- In the Cool Solver Parameters dialog, click the down arrow associated with Friction formula, and select the appropriate option from the drop-down menu.
- In a Cool (FEM) analysis
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- In the Process Settings Wizard - Coolant (FEM) Settings dialog, click Cool (FEM) Solver Parameters
- In the Cool (FEM) Solver Parameters dialog, click the down arrow associated with Friction formula, and select the appropriate option from the drop-down menu.
- Click OK to close the dialog, and continue with other analysis setup tasks.