Monday, June 22, 2009

FloWorks

Since the assembly was completed and updated we I started to play around with Floworks, the simulation analysis software included with our SolidWorks package.

FloWorks Goals
  • Take tutorials on Floworks
  • Be able to run a Floworks analysis to view the rotational flow created
  • Plot results
  • Compare to hand calculations
  • Determine optimums (ie. nozzle attack angle)



What we know:

The viscous forces between the fluid and disks cause the rotational motion of the shaft. Boundary layer condition is present.