Introduction
This guide describes the Pipe Flow Module, an optional add-on package for COMSOL Multiphysics® designed to model and simulate incompressible and weakly compressible flow, heat, and mass transfer in pipes and channels with the Pipe Flow features. Compressible hydraulic transients and acoustics waves can also be modeled using the Water Hammer and Pipe Acoustics features, respectively. To analyze the stresses and deformation in the pipes, the Pipe Mechanics interface is available. The Pipe Flow Module can address problems involving flow velocity, pressure, temperature, stresses, deformation, and sound waves in cooling systems, ventilation systems, pipe systems in the chemical processing industry, and lines in the oil and gas industry.
This chapter introduces you to the capabilities of this module. A summary of the physics interfaces and where you can find documentation and model examples is also included. The last section is a brief overview with links to each chapter in this guide.