Pressure Work
This subnode adds the following contribution to the right-hand side of the heat transfer equation to model the result of heating under adiabatic compression as well as some thermoacoustic effects:
(6-13)
where αp is the coefficient of thermal expansion defined as:
The pressure work is calculated using the relative pressure, and is generally small for low Mach number flows.
No settings are required.
When the Nonisothermal Flow multiphysics coupling node is added, the effect of pressure work is automatically taken into account. In this case, the Pressure Work feature is overridden by the multiphysics coupling node’s contribution.
Theory for Heat Transfer in Fluids
A similar term can be included to take into account thermoelastic effects in solids. See Thermoelastic Damping.
Location in User Interface
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 Heat Transfer in Fluids>Fluid>Pressure Work
Heat Transfer in Moist Air>Moist Air>Pressure Work
Heat Transfer in Porous Media>Porous Medium>Fluid>Pressure Work
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Physics tab with Fluid or Porous Medium>Fluid selected in the model tree:
Attributes>Pressure Work