Feature image: A logo fitting of this project OpenFoam version: 9 Solver: pimpleFoam and clampPimpleFoam v5 Case: clamp_15 JUST ENJOY 35 hours of simulation using actual field data. I’m not going to ruin this moment by comparing the model results with the experimental temperature data taken from within the clamp… For reference, it took ca.…
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Feature image: A clamp cover blowing in the wind. OpenFoam version: 9 Solver: pimpleFoam and clampPimpleFoam v5 Case: clamp_14 THE PROBLEM In the last post in this series, it was noted that there was an issue with dt being too small for this case. The proposed solution was to run the simulations in two steps:…
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Case: clamp_13 (eg of clamp_13_05) Solver: clampPimpleFoam v5 OpenFOAM version: 9 THE ISSUE What the actual issue is, is actually not 100% clear, but some strange behaviours in the model have been observed and noted in previous posts. This is a summary of it: The change in the temperature of the solid over time =…
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Photo credits: AgCast Good episode. “Cover crops … took us from the brink of bankruptcy to a profitable enterprise today.” Whether or not the quote is accurate needs checking, but the message is right. Cover crops: Adam notes that cover crops are winning everywhere in their system: in floods, they protected the soil from washing;…
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OpenFOAM version: 9 Case: clamp_12 Solver: clampPimpleFoam v4 A NEW SOLVER VERSION A lot of small fixes have be made on v3 of clampPimpleFoam. It’s time for a new version. The focus of this version will be to make Ts and Tf in TsEqn and TfEqn implicit instead of explicit. Previously, these were included as…
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OpenFOAM version: 9 Case: clamp_11 Solver: clampPimpleFoam v3 BACKGROUND So far, the clamp modelling project has developed to the point where basically all the components of the model are in place. However, and as noted in the last post in the Results section, issues remain. The rate of heat transfer in the porous zone is…
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In the first attempt at finding a solution to this model, the wrong kinematic viscosity was used. This permitted a solution to be found, but it was worthless. Once the correct kinematic viscosity for air was given, the steady state model would just diverge. The reason appears to be the simple fact that the model…
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OpenFOAM version: 9 Case: clamp_09 Points of note: new coarser mesh, adjust time step implemented, 60 minute simulation. NEW MESHES There is a need for more speed in this simulation. It is currently moving at about 0.1 seconds per second. So a 3 day simulation would take 30 days. To achieve this increase in speed,…
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Cover image: a sugar beet clamp captured with a drone mounted thermal camera. Skip to Coding convective heat transfer coefficient as a scalar field. BACKGROUND Convective heat transfer is the process by which heat is transfer from one region to another through the movement of a fluid. It results when there is a temperature difference…
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THIS POST IS AN UPDATE ON A PREVIOUS POST IN WHICH THE WRONG KINEMATIC VISCOSITY WAS APPLIED IN THE SIMULATION. In 2003, Lope G. Tabil and three co-authors decided that they would make my 2021 life much much easier by publishing the paper Airflow Resistance of Sugarbeet. This paper reports some very useful values for…
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