- •ANSYS Fluent Tutorial Guide
- •Table of Contents
- •Using This Manual
- •1. What’s In This Manual
- •2. How To Use This Manual
- •2.1. For the Beginner
- •2.2. For the Experienced User
- •3. Typographical Conventions Used In This Manual
- •Chapter 1: Fluid Flow in an Exhaust Manifold
- •1.1. Introduction
- •1.2. Prerequisites
- •1.3. Problem Description
- •1.4. Setup and Solution
- •1.4.1. Preparation
- •1.4.2. Meshing Workflow
- •1.4.3. General Settings
- •1.4.4. Solver Settings
- •1.4.5. Models
- •1.4.6. Materials
- •1.4.7. Cell Zone Conditions
- •1.4.8. Boundary Conditions
- •1.4.9. Solution
- •1.4.10. Postprocessing
- •1.5. Summary
- •Chapter 2: Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Mixing Elbow
- •2.1. Introduction
- •2.2. Prerequisites
- •2.3. Problem Description
- •2.4. Setup and Solution
- •2.4.1. Preparation
- •2.4.2. Launching ANSYS Fluent
- •2.4.3. Reading the Mesh
- •2.4.4. Setting Up Domain
- •2.4.5. Setting Up Physics
- •2.4.6. Solving
- •2.4.7. Displaying the Preliminary Solution
- •2.4.8. Adapting the Mesh
- •2.5. Summary
- •Chapter 3: Postprocessing
- •3.1. Introduction
- •3.2. Prerequisites
- •3.3. Problem Description
- •3.4. Setup and Solution
- •3.4.1. Preparation
- •3.4.2. Reading the Mesh
- •3.4.3. Manipulating the Mesh in the Viewer
- •3.4.4. Adding Lights
- •3.4.5. Creating Isosurfaces
- •3.4.6. Generating Contours
- •3.4.7. Generating Velocity Vectors
- •3.4.8. Creating an Animation
- •3.4.9. Displaying Pathlines
- •3.4.10. Creating a Scene With Vectors and Contours
- •3.4.11. Advanced Overlay of Pathlines on a Scene
- •3.4.12. Creating Exploded Views
- •3.4.13. Animating the Display of Results in Successive Streamwise Planes
- •3.4.14. Generating XY Plots
- •3.4.15. Creating Annotation
- •3.4.16. Saving Picture Files
- •3.4.17. Generating Volume Integral Reports
- •3.5. Summary
- •Chapter 4: Modeling Periodic Flow and Heat Transfer
- •4.1. Introduction
- •4.2. Prerequisites
- •4.3. Problem Description
- •4.4. Setup and Solution
- •4.4.1. Preparation
- •4.4.2. Mesh
- •4.4.3. General Settings
- •4.4.4. Models
- •4.4.5. Materials
- •4.4.6. Cell Zone Conditions
- •4.4.7. Periodic Conditions
- •4.4.8. Boundary Conditions
- •4.4.9. Solution
- •4.4.10. Postprocessing
- •4.5. Summary
- •4.6. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 5: Modeling External Compressible Flow
- •5.1. Introduction
- •5.2. Prerequisites
- •5.3. Problem Description
- •5.4. Setup and Solution
- •5.4.1. Preparation
- •5.4.2. Mesh
- •5.4.3. Solver
- •5.4.4. Models
- •5.4.5. Materials
- •5.4.6. Boundary Conditions
- •5.4.7. Operating Conditions
- •5.4.8. Solution
- •5.4.9. Postprocessing
- •5.5. Summary
- •5.6. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 6: Modeling Transient Compressible Flow
- •6.1. Introduction
- •6.2. Prerequisites
- •6.3. Problem Description
- •6.4. Setup and Solution
- •6.4.1. Preparation
- •6.4.2. Reading and Checking the Mesh
- •6.4.3. Solver and Analysis Type
- •6.4.4. Models
- •6.4.5. Materials
- •6.4.6. Operating Conditions
- •6.4.7. Boundary Conditions
- •6.4.8. Solution: Steady Flow
- •6.4.9. Enabling Time Dependence and Setting Transient Conditions
- •6.4.10. Specifying Solution Parameters for Transient Flow and Solving
- •6.4.11. Saving and Postprocessing Time-Dependent Data Sets
- •6.5. Summary
- •6.6. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 7: Modeling Flow Through Porous Media
- •7.1. Introduction
- •7.2. Prerequisites
- •7.3. Problem Description
- •7.4. Setup and Solution
- •7.4.1. Preparation
- •7.4.2. Mesh
- •7.4.3. General Settings
- •7.4.4. Models
- •7.4.5. Materials
- •7.4.6. Cell Zone Conditions
- •7.4.7. Boundary Conditions
- •7.4.8. Solution
- •7.4.9. Postprocessing
- •7.5. Summary
- •7.6. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 8: Modeling Radiation and Natural Convection
- •8.1. Introduction
- •8.2. Prerequisites
- •8.3. Problem Description
- •8.4. Setup and Solution
- •8.4.1. Preparation
- •8.4.2. Reading and Checking the Mesh
- •8.4.3. Solver and Analysis Type
- •8.4.4. Models
- •8.4.5. Defining the Materials
- •8.4.6. Operating Conditions
- •8.4.7. Boundary Conditions
- •8.4.8. Obtaining the Solution
- •8.4.9. Postprocessing
- •8.4.10. Comparing the Contour Plots after Varying Radiating Surfaces
- •8.4.11. S2S Definition, Solution, and Postprocessing with Partial Enclosure
- •8.5. Summary
- •8.6. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 9: Using a Single Rotating Reference Frame
- •9.1. Introduction
- •9.2. Prerequisites
- •9.3. Problem Description
- •9.4. Setup and Solution
- •9.4.1. Preparation
- •9.4.2. Mesh
- •9.4.3. General Settings
- •9.4.4. Models
- •9.4.5. Materials
- •9.4.6. Cell Zone Conditions
- •9.4.7. Boundary Conditions
- •9.4.8. Solution Using the Standard k- ε Model
- •9.4.9. Postprocessing for the Standard k- ε Solution
- •9.4.10. Solution Using the RNG k- ε Model
- •9.4.11. Postprocessing for the RNG k- ε Solution
- •9.5. Summary
- •9.6. Further Improvements
- •9.7. References
- •Chapter 10: Using Multiple Reference Frames
- •10.1. Introduction
- •10.2. Prerequisites
- •10.3. Problem Description
- •10.4. Setup and Solution
- •10.4.1. Preparation
- •10.4.2. Mesh
- •10.4.3. Models
- •10.4.4. Materials
- •10.4.5. Cell Zone Conditions
- •10.4.6. Boundary Conditions
- •10.4.7. Solution
- •10.4.8. Postprocessing
- •10.5. Summary
- •10.6. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 11: Using Sliding Meshes
- •11.1. Introduction
- •11.2. Prerequisites
- •11.3. Problem Description
- •11.4. Setup and Solution
- •11.4.1. Preparation
- •11.4.2. Mesh
- •11.4.3. General Settings
- •11.4.4. Models
- •11.4.5. Materials
- •11.4.6. Cell Zone Conditions
- •11.4.7. Boundary Conditions
- •11.4.8. Operating Conditions
- •11.4.9. Mesh Interfaces
- •11.4.10. Solution
- •11.4.11. Postprocessing
- •11.5. Summary
- •11.6. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 12: Using Overset and Dynamic Meshes
- •12.1. Prerequisites
- •12.2. Problem Description
- •12.3. Preparation
- •12.4. Mesh
- •12.5. Overset Interface Creation
- •12.6. Steady-State Case Setup
- •12.6.1. General Settings
- •12.6.2. Models
- •12.6.3. Materials
- •12.6.4. Operating Conditions
- •12.6.5. Boundary Conditions
- •12.6.6. Reference Values
- •12.6.7. Solution
- •12.7. Unsteady Setup
- •12.7.1. General Settings
- •12.7.2. Compile the UDF
- •12.7.3. Dynamic Mesh Settings
- •12.7.4. Report Generation for Unsteady Case
- •12.7.5. Run Calculations for Unsteady Case
- •12.7.6. Overset Solution Checking
- •12.7.7. Postprocessing
- •12.7.8. Diagnosing an Overset Case
- •12.8. Summary
- •Chapter 13: Modeling Species Transport and Gaseous Combustion
- •13.1. Introduction
- •13.2. Prerequisites
- •13.3. Problem Description
- •13.4. Background
- •13.5. Setup and Solution
- •13.5.1. Preparation
- •13.5.2. Mesh
- •13.5.3. General Settings
- •13.5.4. Models
- •13.5.5. Materials
- •13.5.6. Boundary Conditions
- •13.5.7. Initial Reaction Solution
- •13.5.8. Postprocessing
- •13.5.9. NOx Prediction
- •13.6. Summary
- •13.7. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 14: Using the Eddy Dissipation and Steady Diffusion Flamelet Combustion Models
- •14.1. Introduction
- •14.2. Prerequisites
- •14.3. Problem Description
- •14.4. Setup and Solution
- •14.4.1. Preparation
- •14.4.2. Mesh
- •14.4.3. Solver Settings
- •14.4.4. Models
- •14.4.5. Boundary Conditions
- •14.4.6. Solution
- •14.4.7. Postprocessing for the Eddy-Dissipation Solution
- •14.5. Steady Diffusion Flamelet Model Setup and Solution
- •14.5.1. Models
- •14.5.2. Boundary Conditions
- •14.5.3. Solution
- •14.5.4. Postprocessing for the Steady Diffusion Flamelet Solution
- •14.6. Summary
- •Chapter 15: Modeling Surface Chemistry
- •15.1. Introduction
- •15.2. Prerequisites
- •15.3. Problem Description
- •15.4. Setup and Solution
- •15.4.1. Preparation
- •15.4.2. Reading and Checking the Mesh
- •15.4.3. Solver and Analysis Type
- •15.4.4. Specifying the Models
- •15.4.5. Defining Materials and Properties
- •15.4.6. Specifying Boundary Conditions
- •15.4.7. Setting the Operating Conditions
- •15.4.8. Simulating Non-Reacting Flow
- •15.4.9. Simulating Reacting Flow
- •15.4.10. Postprocessing the Solution Results
- •15.5. Summary
- •15.6. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 16: Modeling Evaporating Liquid Spray
- •16.1. Introduction
- •16.2. Prerequisites
- •16.3. Problem Description
- •16.4. Setup and Solution
- •16.4.1. Preparation
- •16.4.2. Mesh
- •16.4.3. Solver
- •16.4.4. Models
- •16.4.5. Materials
- •16.4.6. Boundary Conditions
- •16.4.7. Initial Solution Without Droplets
- •16.4.8. Creating a Spray Injection
- •16.4.9. Solution
- •16.4.10. Postprocessing
- •16.5. Summary
- •16.6. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 17: Using the VOF Model
- •17.1. Introduction
- •17.2. Prerequisites
- •17.3. Problem Description
- •17.4. Setup and Solution
- •17.4.1. Preparation
- •17.4.2. Reading and Manipulating the Mesh
- •17.4.3. General Settings
- •17.4.4. Models
- •17.4.5. Materials
- •17.4.6. Phases
- •17.4.7. Operating Conditions
- •17.4.8. User-Defined Function (UDF)
- •17.4.9. Boundary Conditions
- •17.4.10. Solution
- •17.4.11. Postprocessing
- •17.5. Summary
- •17.6. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 18: Modeling Cavitation
- •18.1. Introduction
- •18.2. Prerequisites
- •18.3. Problem Description
- •18.4. Setup and Solution
- •18.4.1. Preparation
- •18.4.2. Reading and Checking the Mesh
- •18.4.3. Solver Settings
- •18.4.4. Models
- •18.4.5. Materials
- •18.4.6. Phases
- •18.4.7. Boundary Conditions
- •18.4.8. Operating Conditions
- •18.4.9. Solution
- •18.4.10. Postprocessing
- •18.5. Summary
- •18.6. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 19: Using the Multiphase Models
- •19.1. Introduction
- •19.2. Prerequisites
- •19.3. Problem Description
- •19.4. Setup and Solution
- •19.4.1. Preparation
- •19.4.2. Mesh
- •19.4.3. Solver Settings
- •19.4.4. Models
- •19.4.5. Materials
- •19.4.6. Phases
- •19.4.7. Cell Zone Conditions
- •19.4.8. Boundary Conditions
- •19.4.9. Solution
- •19.4.10. Postprocessing
- •19.5. Summary
- •Chapter 20: Modeling Solidification
- •20.1. Introduction
- •20.2. Prerequisites
- •20.3. Problem Description
- •20.4. Setup and Solution
- •20.4.1. Preparation
- •20.4.2. Reading and Checking the Mesh
- •20.4.3. Specifying Solver and Analysis Type
- •20.4.4. Specifying the Models
- •20.4.5. Defining Materials
- •20.4.6. Setting the Cell Zone Conditions
- •20.4.7. Setting the Boundary Conditions
- •20.4.8. Solution: Steady Conduction
- •20.5. Summary
- •20.6. Further Improvements
- •Chapter 21: Using the Eulerian Granular Multiphase Model with Heat Transfer
- •21.1. Introduction
- •21.2. Prerequisites
- •21.3. Problem Description
- •21.4. Setup and Solution
- •21.4.1. Preparation
- •21.4.2. Mesh
- •21.4.3. Solver Settings
- •21.4.4. Models
- •21.4.6. Materials
- •21.4.7. Phases
- •21.4.8. Boundary Conditions
- •21.4.9. Solution
- •21.4.10. Postprocessing
- •21.5. Summary
- •21.6. Further Improvements
- •21.7. References
- •22.1. Introduction
- •22.2. Prerequisites
- •22.3. Problem Description
- •22.4. Setup and Solution
- •22.4.1. Preparation
- •22.4.2. Structural Model
- •22.4.3. Materials
- •22.4.4. Cell Zone Conditions
- •22.4.5. Boundary Conditions
- •22.4.6. Solution
- •22.4.7. Postprocessing
- •22.5. Summary
- •23.1. Introduction
- •23.2. Prerequisites
- •23.3. Problem Description
- •23.4. Setup and Solution
- •23.4.1. Preparation
- •23.4.2. Solver and Analysis Type
- •23.4.3. Structural Model
- •23.4.4. Materials
- •23.4.5. Cell Zone Conditions
- •23.4.6. Boundary Conditions
- •23.4.7. Dynamic Mesh Zones
- •23.4.8. Solution Animations
- •23.4.9. Solution
- •23.4.10. Postprocessing
- •23.5. Summary
- •Chapter 24: Using the Adjoint Solver – 2D Laminar Flow Past a Cylinder
- •24.1. Introduction
- •24.2. Prerequisites
- •24.3. Problem Description
- •24.4. Setup and Solution
- •24.4.1. Step 1: Preparation
- •24.4.2. Step 2: Define Observables
- •24.4.3. Step 3: Compute the Drag Sensitivity
- •24.4.4. Step 4: Postprocess and Export Drag Sensitivity
- •24.4.4.1. Boundary Condition Sensitivity
- •24.4.4.2. Momentum Source Sensitivity
- •24.4.4.3. Shape Sensitivity
- •24.4.4.4. Exporting Drag Sensitivity Data
- •24.4.5. Step 5: Compute Lift Sensitivity
- •24.4.6. Step 6: Modify the Shape
- •24.5. Summary
- •25.1. Introduction
- •25.2. Prerequisites
- •25.3. Problem Description
- •25.4. Setup and Solution
- •25.4.1. Preparation
- •25.4.2. Reading and Scaling the Mesh
- •25.4.3. Loading the MSMD battery Add-on
- •25.4.4. NTGK Battery Model Setup
- •25.4.4.1. Specifying Solver and Models
- •25.4.4.2. Defining New Materials for Cell and Tabs
- •25.4.4.3. Defining Cell Zone Conditions
- •25.4.4.4. Defining Boundary Conditions
- •25.4.4.5. Specifying Solution Settings
- •25.4.4.6. Obtaining Solution
- •25.4.5. Postprocessing
- •25.4.6. Simulating the Battery Pulse Discharge Using the ECM Model
- •25.4.7. Using the Reduced Order Method (ROM)
- •25.4.8. External and Internal Short-Circuit Treatment
- •25.4.8.1. Setting up and Solving a Short-Circuit Problem
- •25.4.8.2. Postprocessing
- •25.5. Summary
- •25.6. Appendix
- •25.7. References
- •26.1. Introduction
- •26.2. Prerequisites
- •26.3. Problem Description
- •26.4. Setup and Solution
- •26.4.1. Preparation
- •26.4.2. Reading and Scaling the Mesh
- •26.4.3. Loading the MSMD battery Add-on
- •26.4.4. Battery Model Setup
- •26.4.4.1. Specifying Solver and Models
- •26.4.4.2. Defining New Materials
- •26.4.4.3. Defining Cell Zone Conditions
- •26.4.4.4. Defining Boundary Conditions
- •26.4.4.5. Specifying Solution Settings
- •26.4.4.6. Obtaining Solution
- •26.4.5. Postprocessing
- •26.5. Summary
- •Chapter 27: In-Flight Icing Tutorial Using Fluent Icing
- •27.1. Fluent Airflow on the NACA0012 Airfoil
- •27.2. Flow Solution on the Rough NACA0012 Airfoil
- •27.3. Droplet Impingement on the NACA0012
- •27.3.1. Monodispersed Calculation
- •27.3.2. Langmuir-D Distribution
- •27.3.3. Post-Processing Using Quick-View
- •27.4. Fluent Icing Ice Accretion on the NACA0012
- •27.5. Postprocessing an Ice Accretion Solution Using CFD-Post Macros
- •27.6. Multi-Shot Ice Accretion with Automatic Mesh Displacement
- •27.7. Multi-Shot Ice Accretion with Automatic Mesh Displacement – Postprocessing Using CFD-Post
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Figure 10.1: Case Geometry
77.5 kg/s
1450 RPM
10.4. Setup and Solution
The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:
10.4.1.Preparation
10.4.2.Mesh
10.4.3.Models
10.4.4.Materials
10.4.5.Cell Zone Conditions
10.4.6.Boundary Conditions
10.4.7.Solution
10.4.8.Postprocessing
10.4.1. Preparation
To prepare for running this tutorial:
1.Download the pump_volute.zip file here.
2.Unzip pump_volute.zip to your working directory.
3.The file, pump_volute.msh, can be found in the folder.
4.Use the Fluent Launcher to enable Double Precision and the 3D version of Fluent. Fluent Launcher displays your Display Options preferences from the previous session.
For more information about the Fluent Launcher, see Starting Fluent using the Fluent Launcher in the Fluent Getting Started Guide.
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5.Ensure that the Display Mesh After Reading option is enabled.
6.Run in parallel by selecting Parallel Solver (Local Machine) under Processing Options. Set the number of Processes depending on the number available to you. 4 is recommended although fewer can be used, with the solve time increasing proportionately.
10.4.2. Mesh
1.Read the mesh file pump_volute.msh.
File → Read → Mesh...
As Fluent reads the mesh file, it will report the progress in the console.
2.Create a mesh interface between the impeller and volute.
a.Open the Mesh Interfaces dialog box.
Domain → Interfaces → Mesh...
b.Select Manual Create... to open the Create/Edit Mesh Interfaces dialog box.
c.Enter interface as the name under Mesh Interface.
d.For Interface Zones Side 1, select interface-impeller-outlet from the list of available zones.
e.For Interface Zones Side 2, select interface-volute-inlet from the list of available zones.
f.Select Create/Edit....
g.Close the Create/Edit Mesh Interfaces and the Mesh Interfaces dialog box.
This meshing interface allows ANSYS Fluent to solve the flow equations across the interface between the adjacent fluid zones.
3.Check the mesh.
Domain → Mesh → Check → Perform Mesh Check
Fluent will perform various checks on the mesh and will report the progress in the console. Make sure that the reported minimum volume is a positive number.
Note that if this step is performed before creating the mesh interface, the check will fail because Fluent will detect that the interface is missing.
10.4.3. Models
1.Enable the 
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SST turbulence model.
Physics → Models → Viscous...
a.Select k-omega from the Model list.
b.Select SST in the k-omega Model group box.
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c. Click OK.
Compared to other two-equation models, the 
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SST turbulence model effectively predicts flow separation in turbomachinery, allowing for accurate evaluation of pump performance.
10.4.4. Materials
1.Add water to the list of materials.
Physics → Materials → Create/Edit...
a.Click Fluent Database... to open the Fluent Database Materials dialog box.
b.Scroll down and select water-liquid (h2o <l>) from the list of materials.
c.Select Copy.
d.Close the Fluent Database Materials dialog box and the Create/Edit Materials dialog box.
water-liquid appears under Materials > Fluid in the tree view.
10.4.5. Cell Zone Conditions
1. Set the cell zone conditions for the impeller.
Setup → Cell Zone Conditions → impeller 
Edit...
a.Set the Material Name to water-liquid.
b.Select Frame Motion.
The impeller will rotate relative to the absolute frame. By default, the correct rotation is set (about the z-axis).
c.For Rotational Velocity > Speed (rpm), specify 1450.
d.Click OK.
2.Set the cell zone conditions for the volute.
Setup → Cell Zone Conditions → volute 
Edit...
a.Set the Material Name to water-liquid.
The volute is stationary in the absolute frame so no motion is required.
b.Click OK.
10.4.6. Boundary Conditions
1. Set the boundary conditions for impeller-hub.
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Setup → Boundary Conditions → impeller-hub 
Edit...
Tab |
Setting |
Value |
Momentum |
Wall Motion |
Moving Wall |
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Motion |
Rotational |
By default, the rotating wall is specified with a velocity of 0 relative to the impeller fluid zone.
2. Set the boundary conditions for impeller-shroud.
Setup → Boundary Conditions → impeller-shroud 
Edit...
Tab |
Setting |
Value |
Momentum |
Wall Motion |
Moving Wall |
|
Motion |
Rotational |
Identical to the hub, the shroud is specified with a velocity of 0 relative to the impeller fluid zone.
3. Set the boundary conditions for inblock-shroud.
Setup → Boundary Conditions → inblock-shroud 
Edit...
Tab |
Setting |
Value |
Momentum |
Wall Motion |
Moving Wall |
|
Motion |
Absolute |
|
Motion |
Rotational |
The inblock shroud wall is stationary (velocity equal to 0) relative to the absolute reference frame.
4.Set the boundary conditions for the outlet.
The outlet has been automatically set as an inlet by Fluent. You must first change this boundary condition to a mass flow outlet.
Setup → Boundary Conditions → mass-flow-inlet-11 
Type → mass-flow-outlet
Setup → Boundary Conditions → mass-flow-outlet-11 
Edit...
Tab |
Setting |
Value |
Momentum |
Mass Flow Rate |
77.5 (kg/s) |
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Direction Specification |
Outward Normals |
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Method |
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