TABLE IV.
CFD simulations and boundary conditions.
Model type | Single-port toilet | Double-port toilet |
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Mesh number | 17 708 | 19 135 |
Materials | Water–liquid (primary phase), air (secondary phase) | |
Operating conditions | Pressure: 101 325 Pa, air density: 1.225 kg/m3 | |
Pressure-inlet αa = 1, gauge total pressure 0 Pa. Turbulence specification method: | ||
Inlet | intensity and hydraulic diameter, with turbulent intensity 5% and hydraulic diameter 0.18 m. | |
Inlets 1 and 2 have the same boundary conditions for both toilets | ||
Pressure-outlet αa = 1. Backflow pressure specification: | ||
Outlet 1 | total pressure. Turbulence specification method: intensity and hydraulic diameter, | |
with turbulent intensity 5% and hydraulic diameter 0.4 m. Escape boundary type | ||
Pressure-outlet αa = 1. Backflow pressure specification: | ||
Outlet 2 | total pressure. Turbulence specification method: intensity and hydraulic diameter, | |
with turbulent intensity 5% and hydraulic diameter 0.035 m. Escape boundary type | ||
Bowl | No-slip wall boundary, reflect boundary type | |
Aerosol particle14,34,35 | Particle diameter 8.6 µm, total number 6000, particle density 1100 kg/m3 |