Numerical Simulation and Validation of Laminar Flow Through a Pipe Using CFD

Abstract

In our contemporary life, it should be noted that using softwares to simulate fluid dynamic has become increasingly popular. There are many closed-source software packages used to model as well as simulate the fluid behavior, and ANSYS-FLUENT is one of the most powerful tools which many researchers prefer. In this paper, this software is therefore carried out to model laminar flow through a pipe with the purpose of understanding the dynamic structural of the laminar flow and their interactions. Two-dimensional, an accurate time volume element methodology is conducted to perform the computations. The results indicate that the relationship between different parameters such as velocity, pressure depends heavily on the position and shape of pipe that flows go through. The physical mechanisms of these phenomena are analyzed, which can be a basis for predicting the structure of dynamic flows in real operation.