Supplementary Media for: Edge Effects on the Pressure Drop Through Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Heat Exchangers
Description
This dataset contains supplementary visual media for the manuscript "Edge Effects on the Pressure Drop Through Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Heat Exchangers." It provides computational fluid dynamics (CFD) visualizations that detail the fluid behavior within Diamond Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) structures. Contents The media provided highlights the disparity in flow characteristics between the bulk core of the TPMS geometry and the outer boundary regions. The dataset includes: Streamline Animations: Dynamic video files demonstrating the fluid pathlines through the Diamond topology. These animations visually establish how the presence of external walls alters the velocity profiles and induces edge effects, which consequently impact the overall pressure drop. High-Resolution Figures: Static, full-resolution images of the flow streamlines and localized pressure/velocity contours. These figures provide a detailed, magnified look at the boundary interactions and flow maldistribution discussed in the primary text. Methodology Context The visual data was extracted from CFD simulations modeling turbulent flow regimes through the Diamond TPMS domains using ANSYS Fluent. These files serve to provide researchers with a clearer, three-dimensional understanding of the complex topological boundary interactions that cannot be fully captured in standard 2D manuscript figures.
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Steps to reproduce
The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were executed using ANSYS Fluent. Upon completion, the volumetric solution data was exported in the standard .cgns (CFD General Notation System) format. Post-processing and visualization—specifically the generation of flow pathline animations and localized pressure/velocity contours to highlight the Diamond TPMS edge effects—were conducted in ParaView. The rendering pipeline and streamline extractions were automated utilizing Python scripting within the ParaView environment. For the complete computational setup, including the model settings and specific boundary conditions, please refer to the Methodology section of the associated manuscript.
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–MadisonWisconsin, Madison