Freesurface flows, solidification and CHT

[carlr]

Hi,
Is it possible to model free surface flow, solidification and conjugate heat transfer in code_saturne?

For example liquid metal being poured into a vessel and solidifying.
There would be heat transfer between the fluid and vessel as well as the vessel and environment

[Yvan Fournier]

Hello,

There are examples of each of these phenomena being simulated with code_saturne, but not all 3 together as far as I know.

For solidification, I am not familiar with the details of the work, which is still in progress, and movind to the newer CDO-based schemes (there was a presentation at last year's user meeting, whose slides have just been uploaded: http://code-saturne.org/cms/sites/defau ... /DEMAY.pdf).

For free surfaces, either ALE or VOF is usable, with VOF being a more recent addition.

For conjugate heat transfer, internal coupling is available (though the combination with radiation is not yet available).

Best regards,

Yvan

[carlr]

Yvan,
Thanks for the response, it answers the question perfectly.
Carl