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Key Feature 2 – Fluid Virtual Walls
Fluid Virtual Walls allow users to model thermal
behavior between fluid regions without explicitly
modeling thin solid walls.
• Define a virtual wall between two fluid regions
• Supports perfectly conducting or perfectly insulating
walls
Shell and tube heat exchanger modelled
with perfectly conducting Virtual wall
Benefits
• Reduces GPU memory usage by removing thin
solid regions from CHT models
• Applicable to simulating heat exchangers,
radiators and other devices with thin baffles
