Adding Modules

1. Click Select Modules in the Model Panel. The Physical Model Selection dialog box opens.
2. Vane is automatically added under Model Panel by the Rotor Template Mesher.
3. Select Cavitation under Available Modules and click Add.

4. Click Close to close the Physical Model Selection dialog box.
   
   

General Operating Parameters

1. Select Vane in the Model Panel.
2. Enter Number of Revolutions and Time Steps Per Vane Rotation to 5 and 30 respectively for Time Definition in the Model Tab of Properties Panel.

3. Enter the parameters for Angular Velocity Definition as follows.

   • Rotational Direction: Counterclockwise

   • Rotational Speed: 4000rpm

   • Rotational Axis Vector: 0, 0, 1

Boundary Conditions

The boundary conditions are specified as follows.

Inlet

1. Select inlet_inlet from the Boundaries list under Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.
2. Select Inlet from the Vane drop-down list in the Model Tab of Properties Panel.

3. Enter Inlet Pressure as 101325 Pa.

Outlet

1. Select outlet_outlet from the Boundaries list in the Geometric Entities Panel.

2. Select Outlet from theVane drop-down list in the Model Tab of Properties Panel.
3. Enter Outlet Pressure as 500000 Pa.

Fluid Properties

1. Select Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.

2. In the Model Tab in the Properties Panel.

3. Enter the parameters for the Property list as follows.

• Material: Oil
• Dynamic Viscosity: 0.007 Pa-s
• Density: 800 kg/m³
• Liquid Bulk Modulus(B0): 1.5e+09 Pa

• Liquid Reference Pressure: 101325 Pa

• Saturation Pressure: 400 Pa