Step 4: Materials

Materials

1.   Create a new material to be used for the primary phase.

Materials Fluid Create/Edit...

(a)   Enter water for Name.

(b)   Enter 1000 ${\rm kg/m}^{3}$ for Density.

(c)   Enter 0.001 ${\rm kg/m-s}$ for Viscosity.

(d)   Click Change/Create.

  A Question dialog box will open, asking if you want to overwrite air. Click Yes.

2.   Copy water vapor from the materials database and modify its properties.

Materials Fluid Create/Edit...

(a)   Click the FLUENT Database... button to open the FLUENT Database Materials dialog box.

i.   Select water-vapor (h2o) from the FLUENT Fluid Materials selection list.

  Scroll down the list to find water-vapor (h2o).

ii.   Click Copy to include water vapor in your model.

iii.   Close the FLUENT Database Materials dialog box.

(b)   Enter 0.02558 ${\rm kg/m}^{3}$ for Density.

(c)   Enter 1.26e-06 ${\rm kg/m-s}$ for Viscosity.

(d)   Click Change/Create and close the Create/Edit Materials dialog box.