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. 2024 Jan 7;10(1):e24021. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24021

Table 5.

Steps of computational fluid Dynamic by using Ansys-Fluent software.

Start CFD Fluent
Geometry Table 3
Mesh Table 4
Setup Model Multiphase Volume of fluid: 3
Energy On
Viscose K-epsilon
Radiation DTRM
Material Fluid Air
Water- liquid
Water- vapor
Solid Glass
Wood
Steel
B.C Glass Thermal: convection
Radiation: semi- transfer
Walls Thermal: convection
Radiation: adiabatic
Absorber plate Thermal: heat flux
Radiation: adiabatic
Solution method SIMPLE
Solution Initiation Volume fraction of water& vapor: 0.001,0999
Inlet Water temperature: 45.8 Co
Reference pressure: 1 atm
Reference density: 1.225 kg/m3
Run calculation 8000 iterations: fig. 3.5
Solution Calculation complete: solution is converged: fig. 3.6
Results Temperature contour Chapter five
Velocity stream
Vapor fraction
End

All of the sides were set as thermal conductor walls for the boundary conditions at the solar distiller walls.