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Problem Number 11--Solution of a Hydraulic Problem
Introduction
Example problem 11 has been designed to illustrate the usage of the hydraulic network option. This example couples the hydraulic solution to a transient thermal solution. The necessary input files can be retrieved with the GET_QTRAN command. The problem is simply a fluid flowing in a copper pipe that has a linear variation in heating rate applied along its length. The fluid extracts the heat from the pipe by a convective boundary condition that has a constant heat transfer coefficient. In this case the oil viscosity has been altered to more dramatically illustrate the coupling of the hydraulic and thermal solutions.
Figure D‑11 Example Problem 11 - Solution of a Hydraulic Problem