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TransAT Tutorial Manual 3.1. Forced Convection in a Channel with Heated Walls

Boundary : YMax
YMAX 0: heatedwall
Boundary : ZMin
ZMIN 0: symmetry
Boundary : ZMax
ZMAX 0: symmetry

The mesh is now ready.

• Click Files in the top left corner then select Save to save your settings.

3.1.6 Input Tab

To set up the simulation parameters,
• Click Input at the top of the TransATUI.

Physical Models

• Select the Physical models tab

• Select the following equations in the Basic Equations section
Basic Equations :
Pressure : ON
U Velocity : ON
V Velocity : ON
W Velocity : OFF
Temperature : ON
Concentration : OFF

• Activate Reference Properties and click to the right.

• Set the following parameters in the reference properties window then click to save the
settings

Reference Velocity : 0.5
Reference Length : 0.01

Note that the reference properties are only for computing the non-dimensional numbers and does
not affect the simulations.

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