I have two channels which flow into a single main channel, which has structures in the channel floor to force mixing. The fluids are both aqueous. My question is as follows: once modelled in Flow Simulation, is it possible to determine the mixing efficiency at any cross section along the channel. Is it possible to set one fluid as say value 1 and another at value 0, and then determine the degree of mixing by looking at how closely to a value of 0.5 one gets? Alternatively, is it possible to export data from a cross section of the channel so that calculations can be done externally?
Many thanks
Hello,
take a look at the screen shots in this example:
https://forum.solidworks.com/message/234117#234117
shot 'C' shows a cut plot showing volume fraction, which should work for you as an indicator of mixedness.
There are several ways to retrieve data using Flow Sim, including exporting data from a cross section surface. Some experimentation and searching of the forum will help you figure out how.
Rich.