Chapter 12	HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS
	Post-processing Wall Heat Transfer Data in pro-STAR

Figure 12-12 3D plot of cycle-averaged heat transfer coefficient (W/m2-K)

Plotting average near-wall gas temperature at Y-plus=100

For this plot, you need to import new data from file cycle_avg2.usr. This contains two datasets and should therefore be imported as if it contained vector data. As in the previous section, you need to manipulate the datasets for a scalar contour plot by swapping the contents of Register 2 and Register 4.

Begin by importing the data:

•From the menu bar, select Post >

Get Post Data...

•In the Get Post Data panel, use the

file browser to select cycle_avg2.usr

•Select Vector (Register 1-3) from the Registers drop-down menu

•Check that the Data Format is set to Binary

•Accept the remaining default settings and click Apply, then

Close

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Swap the data in Register 2 with those in

Register 4:

•From the menu bar, select Post >

Operate...

•In the Post Register Operations panel, set the Function Category to

Multi-register and select Swap from the second drop-down menu

•In the Operation box, select Register 2 from the first drop-down

menu and Register 4 from the second drop-down menu

•Click Apply, then Close

•Enter the following commands to adjust the colour scale so that it covers a more suitable range and then plot the data using smooth contours:

CSCALE, 14, USER, 300, 1000 CAVERAGE, CSET

CPLOT

The resulting plot is shown in Figure 12-13.

Figure 12-13 3D plot of cycle-averaged near-wall gas temperature at Y-plus=100 (K)

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