Materials
Add a Porous Material for use in the wick, two subfeatures are added to the Porous Material node: one for the fluid and one for the solid.
Porous Material 1
1
In the Model Builder window, under Component 1 (comp1) right-click Materials and choose More Materials > Porous Material.
2
In the Settings window for Porous Material, locate the Geometric Entity Selection section.
3
From the Selection list, choose Porous Copper Wick.
Fluid 1
1
Right-click Porous Material 1 (poromat1) and choose Fluid .
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In the Settings window for Fluid, locate the Fluid Properties section.
3
From the Material list, choose Fluid in wick.
Solid 1
1
In the Model Builder window, right-click Porous Material 1 (poromat1) and choose Solid .
2
In the Settings window for Solid, locate the Solid Properties section.
3
In the θs text field, type 1-wick_porosity.
The material for the wick is now defined, continue to add links to water vapor and copper.
Water Vapor
1
In the Model Builder window under Component 1, right-click Materials and choose More Materials > Material Link.
2
In the Settings window for Material Link, type Water Vapor in the Label text field.
3
In the Settings window for Material Link, locate the Geometric Entity Selection section.
4
From the Selection list, choose Vapor Cavity.
5
Locate the Link Settings section. From the Material list, choose Gas: water 1 (pp1mat1).
Copper Metal
1
Right-click Materials (under Component 1) and choose More Materials > Material Link.
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In the Settings window for Material Link, type Copper Metal in the Label text field.
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In the Settings window for Material Link, locate the Geometric Entity Selection section.
4
From the Selection list, choose Solid Copper Tube Casing.
Now that the geometry, selections, and materials are in place, go on to set up the physics.