We are using a peristaltic pump to move are fluid is there a way to simulate the pulsation of the pump in the simulation?
Maximum conditions:
Static Pressure is 450mmHg
Flow Rate is 600mL/Min
Average conditions
Static Pressure is 280mmHg
Flow Rate is 420mL/Min
What I don't know is how long the pressure is on/off
The pump loop section is aprox. 6" and the I.D. is .325
First, make sure you have it set as a time-dependent problem under the General Settings. When you define your boundary condition, pressure or flowrate, simply click on the "f(x)" button next to the input. A new dialog opens where you can change the dependency from constant to a formula dependent on time or tablular data. In your case, a formula is best.
Make sure your pressure units are in mmHg before you define the formula. Define the formula in terms of A*sin(omega*t)+C. Using the values you gave, pressure would be: 170*sin(70/(2*pi)*t)+280. Now you may have to consider that Flow Sim only uses absolute pressure so if the numbers you provided are gage pressures then change the formula to add roughly 760 mmHg (or 14.7 psi) to the constant 280.
I will give that a try and report what happened.
From what I have calculated the pump pulses at 70 times a min.