Strange CFD results with velocity inlet and outlet

Now you have somewhere to start :slight_smile:

The biggest issue I see is that face54 is MUCH too close to the sphere (please research domain size (background mesh box) recommendations). I would put it about 10 x diameter downstream of the sphere. If you really want accurate results, then you will need to do a study on different distances and select a distance where the results seem to begin being consistent.

Also, your Run 10, is still quite far from convergence with stable results values. I would have manually stopped that run at about 500i and tried other convergence tricks.

Here is NASA CR-1585 report, which I came across recently, which might help you understand what flow to expect. Reynolds number plays a HUGE role in Drag and flow lines…