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36.12.SolutionMethodsTaskPage
"#e SolutionMethods tas$ page allo%s you to specify &arious parameters
associated %it# t#e solution met#od to be used in t#e calculation.
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Formulation
pro&ides a drop(do%n list of t#e a&ailable types of sol&er formulations
Implicit and Eplicit.
"#is item appears only %#en t#e density(based sol&er is used.
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FluT!pe
pro&ides a drop(do%n list of t#e con&ecti&e flu* types "oe#F$S, %&SM,
and 'o($i))usion"oe#F$S. +etails about eac# of t#e flu* types can be
found in Con&ecti&e ,lu*es in t#e "#eory Guide.
Pressure#*elocit!Coupling
contains settings for pressure(&elocity coupling sc#emes.
Scheme
pro&ides a drop(do%n list of t#e a&ailable pressure(&elocity coupling
sc#emes SIMP'E, SIMP'EC, PIS+, and Coupled. Fractional
Step is a&ailable in t#e drop(do%n list %#en t#e non(iterati&e time
ad&ancement -NI"A. sc#eme is enabled in t#e SolutionMethods
tas$ page. See Pressure(/elocity Coupling in t#e "#eory Guide and
C#oosing t#e Pressure(/elocity Coupling 0et#od and Setting
Solution Controls for t#e Non(Iterati&e Sol&er for details about t#ese
met#ods.
"#is item appears only %#en t#e pressure(based sol&er is used.
,or multip#ase flo%, PhaseCoupledSIMP'E and Coupled are
a&ailable and are discussed in Selecting t#e Pressure(/elocity
Coupling 0et#od.
Ske(nessCorrection
enables t#e SI0P12C and PIS3 s$e%ness correction for #ig#ly
s$e%ed mes#es if t#e &alue -number of iterations. is greater t#an 4.
"#e default &alue is 4 for SI0P12C and ! for PIS3.
,eigh-orCorrection
enables t#e PIS3 neig#bor correction, %#ic# is recommended for
transient calculations, if t#e &alue -number of iterations. is greater
t#an 4. "#e default &alue is !.
Ske(ness#,eigh-orCoupling
allo%s for a more economical but a less robust &ariation of t#e PIS3
algorit#m.
Coupled(ith*olumeFraction
couples &elocity corrections, s#ared pressure corrections, and t#e
correction for &olume fraction simultaneously. "#is option is a&ailable
in t#e interface after you #a&e selected Coupled from t#e Scheme
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drop(do%n list for Pressure#*elocit!Coupling.
Spatial$iscreti.ation
contains settings t#at control t#e spatial discreti6ation of t#e con&ection
terms in t#e solution e7uations. See C#oosing t#e Spatial +iscreti6ation
Sc#eme for details.
/radient
contains a drop(do%n list of t#e options for setting t#e met#od of
computing t#e gradient in 27uation '48'9 in t#e "#eory Guide
/reen#/aussCell0ased: /reen#/auss,ode#0ased, and
'eastS1uaresCell0ased. See 2&aluation of Gradients and
+eri&ati&es in t#e "#eory Guide for details.
Pressure
-for t#e pressure(based sol&er only. contains a drop(do%n list of t#e
discreti6ation sc#emes a&ailable for t#e pressure e7uation
Standard, P"EST+2, 'inear, Second+rder, and 0od!Force
3eighted.
"#is item appears only %#en t#e pressure(based sol&er is used.
Flo(
-for t#e density(based sol&ers only. contains a drop(do%n list of t#e
discreti6ation sc#emes a&ailable for t#e pressure, momentum, and -if
rele&ant. energy e7uations First+rder&p(ind, Second+rder
&p(ind, and Third#+rderM&SC'.
"#is item appears only %#en one of t#e density(based sol&ers is
used.
Momentum4Energ!4etc.
are t#e names of t#e ot#er con&ection(diffusion e7uations being
sol&ed. In t#e drop(do%n list ne*t to eac# e7uation, you can select
t#e First+rder&p(ind, Second+rder&p(ind, Po(er'a(,
5&IC6, or Third#+rderM&SC' discreti6ation sc#eme for t#at
e7uation.
If t#e 12S turbulence model is enabled, t#en you #a&e a c#oice of
selecting 0oundedCentral$i))erencing or Central
$i))erencingto sol&e t#e con&ection(diffusion e7uations.
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If one of t#e density(based sol&ers is used, Momentum and
Energ! %ill not appear. ,or t#e density(based sol&ers, t#e
discreti6ation sc#eme for t#ese e7uations is selected in t#e Flo(
drop(do%n list -described abo&e..
*olumeFraction
is a&ailable %#en t#e /3, multip#ase model is enabled. "#e
discreti6ation sc#emes t#at are used %#en sol&ing &olume fraction
e7uations for t#e /3, e*plicit sc#eme are /eo#"econstruct,
Compressi7e, CICS%M, Modi)ied8"IC, and 5&IC6. "#e
discreti6ation sc#emes t#at are used %#en sol&ing &olume fraction
e7uations for t#e /3, implicit sc#eme are First+rder&p(ind,
Second+rder&p(ind, Compressi7e, Modi)ied8"IC, 0/M
-steady state only., and 5&IC6. See Interpolation Near t#e
Interface in t#e "#eory Guide for detailed information about t#ese
/3,(specific interpolation sc#emes.
TransientFormulation
contains options for setting different time(dependent solution formulations.
"#is option appears only %#en Transient is enabled under Time in t#e
/eneral tas$ page. A&ailable options include Eplicit -a&ailable only for
t#e $ensit!0ased Eplicit sol&er.: First+rderImplicit: Second
+rderImplicit: and 0oundedSecond+rderImplicit. See Performing
"ime(+ependent Calculations for details.
,on#iterati7eTime%d7ancement
enables non(iterati&e time(ad&ancement -NI"A. sc#eme. See "ime(
Ad&ancement Algorit#m in t#e "#eory Guide for details.
Fro.enFluFormulation
enables an option to discreti6e t#e con&ecti&e part of 27uation '48<' in
t#e "#eory Guide using t#e mass flu* at t#e cell faces from t#e pre&ious
time le&el n. "#is option is a&ailable only for a Transient solution. See
"#e ,ro6en ,lu* ,ormulation in t#e "#eory Guide for details.
PseudoTransient
enables an option to apply t#e pseudo transient under(rela*ation met#od,
%#ic# is a form of implicit under(rela*ation -see Pseudo "ransient Under(
=ela*ation .. "#is option is a&ailable for t#e pressure(based sol&er %#en
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Coupled is selected as t#e Pressure#*elocit!Coupling sc#eme and for
t#e density(based implicit sol&er. Note t#at t#is met#od can only be used
%#en running a steady(state simulation.
Con7ergence%ccelerationForStretchedMeshes
2nable con&ergence acceleration for stretc#ed mes#es to impro&e t#e
con&ergence of t#e implicit density based sol&er on mes#es %it# #ig# cell
stretc#ing -see Con&ergence Acceleration for Stretc#ed 0es#es -CAS0. ..
8igh+rderTerm"elaation
enables t#e rela*ation of #ig# order terms to aid in t#e solution be#a&ior of
flo% simulations %#en #ig#er order spatial discreti6ation is used.
+ptions...
3pens t#e =ela*ation 3ptions +ialog >o*.
Set%llSpecies$iscreti.ationsTogether
enables an option to use t#e same discreti6ation sc#eme for all t#e species
rat#er t#an setting eac# of t#e species indi&idually. Notice t#at you %ill no
longer see your list of indi&idual species, instead a Species field %ill
appear %it# t#e sc#eme of your c#oice. Note t#at t#is option is a&ailable
%#en species transport is enabled.
$e)ault
sets t#e fields to t#eir default &alues, as assigned by ANSYS ,1U2N".
"eportPoor5ualit!Elements
reports statistics on t#e number and type of cells %#ic# ANSYS ,1U2N" #as
identified as #a&ing poor 7uality.
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