Retention time in a fresh water tank in Saudi Arabia

Mattias Deller, 12. September 2018

The retention time in a fresh water tank has been modeled, using a thermo - hydraulic approach. It could be shown that the steel walls heated by the sun influence the circulation inside the water tank and that compared to a purely hydraulic simulation different retention times are to be expected.


Streamlines for the pure hydraulic simulation
Streamlines for the pure hydraulic simulation

Streamlines for the thermo - hydraulic simulation
Streamlines for the thermo - hydraulic simulation

Retention time on two slices through the tank
Retention time on two slices through the tank