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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to the Tutorials
2. Post-processing Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Mixing Elbow

3. Turbo Post-processing

4. Quantitative Post-processing

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Tutorials

Using Help
Help

Contents

F1
Help

Tip

Contents

Chapter 2: Post-processing Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Mixing

Elbow

Problem Description

Note

Figure 2.1 Problem Specification

2.1. Create a Working Directory

Copying the CAS and DAT/CDAT Files

elbow1.cdat.gz elbow3.cas.gz
bow_tracks.xml

<CFXROOT>\examples
.cas
.cdat
elbow3.cdat.gz

<CFXROOT>
elbow1.cas.gz
el-

cfd-post-elbow.zip
Download Software
Download Center Wizard

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Next Step
Current Release and Updates
Next Step
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ANSYS Fluid Dynamics Tutorial Inputs
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ANSYS_Fluid_Dy-

ANSYS Fluid Dynamics Tutorial Inputs

namics_Tutorial_Inputs.zip
.zip

v140\Tutorial_Inputs\Fluid_Dynamics\<product>
elbow1.cas.gz elbow1.dat.gz elbow3.cas.gz
elbow_tracks.xml
cfd-post-elbow.zip

elbow3.dat.gz

2.2. Launch CFD-Post

Start
14.0

All Programs > ANSYS 14.0 > Fluid Dynamics > CFD-Post
Properties
Start in

OK

All Programs > ANSYS 14.0 > Fluid Dynamics > CFD-Post 14.0
cfdpost.exe

Start

All Programs > ANSYS 14.0 > Fluid Dynamics > CFX 14.0

cfx5launch
cfx5launch
cfx5launch

Working Directory
CFD-Post 14.0
ANSYS Workbench

File

Save As

Component Systems
Project Schematic
Results

Results
Edit CFD-Post

FLUENT

3D

Dimension

Processing Option

Serial

Display Mesh After Reading

Double-Precision

Embed Graphics Windows

Tip
Default

cfd-post-elbow.zip
Show More Options
Working Directory
Working Directory
Browse For Folder

OK

File

Read

File

Export to CFD-Post

elbow1.cas.gz

Case & Data

Select Quantities

Write

File
Export to CFD-Post

Read

Case & Data

Open CFD-Post

OK

elbow3.cas.gz
Write

2.3. Display the Solution in CFD-Post

lengthAve

Prepare the Case and Set the Viewer Options

Results

elbow1.cdat.gz
Load Results File
elbow1.cdat.gz

File

Load

Open
OK

User Location and Plots

Wireframe

Viewer Options
Options

CFD-Post

Background

Color Type

Background

Color

Viewer

Color
Color

Text Color
Edge Color

Outline

OK

Note

Viewer Options

Tip
Options

Options
System

Common

Units

SI
System

Custom

Length

OK

Note

Options

Common

Units

2.3.1. Become Familiar with the Viewer Controls

Units

More

Figure 2.2 Orientation Control Cursor Types

Tip

Predefined Camera

View From -X

Predefined Camera

Isometric View (Z Up)

Figure 2.3 Right-click Menus Vary by Cursor Position

Outline

elbow1

Outline

elbow1

fluid

wall

fluid

wall

2.3.2. Create an Instance Reflection

Reflect/Mirror

Tip

2.3.3. Show Velocity on the Symmetry Plane

Insert

Contour

Insert Contour

OK

Tab

Setting

Value

Locations

Apply

Ctrl
Render
Lighting

Apply

Figure 2.4 Velocity on the Symmetry Plane

Render

Show Contour Lines

Constant Coloring
Color Mode User Specified
Line Color
Apply

Line Color

Figure 2.5 Velocity on the Symmetry Plane (Enhanced Contrast)

User Locations and Plots

Outline

Tip
Outline
Hide

2.3.4. Show Flow Distribution in the Elbow

Insert

Vector

OK
Geometry
Apply

Domains

fluid

Locations

symmetry

Contour 1

Symbol

Symbol Size

Apply

Figure 2.6 Vector Plot of Velocity

Color
Mode

Variable

Variable
Temperature

Variable
Apply

Symbol
Symbol

Arrow3D

Apply
Hide
Variable

Geometry
Variable

Color

Insert Streamline

OK

Start From

Location Selector
Location Selector
velocity inlet 6

velocity inlet 5

Ctrl
OK

Preview Seed Points

Geometry

Variable

Velocity

Color
Variable

Mode
Variable
Range

Variable

Turbulence Kinetic Energy

Local

Apply

Figure 2.7 Streamlines of Turbulence Kinetic Energy

Streamline 1

Outline

Delete

Streamline 1
Vector 1
1

Streamline

Outline

2.3.5. Show the Vortex Structure

Outline
Wireframe

User Locations and Plots

Cases

elbow1

wall

fluid

wall
Render

Transparency

0.75

Apply

Insert

Helicity
Render

Color

Level

Location

Vortex Core Region 1

.01
Transparency

0.2

Vortex Core Region

Geometry

Method

Absolute

Apply

Color

Predefined Camera
Outline

OK

Apply

Isometric View (Y up)

Streamline 1

Figure 2.8 Absolute Helicity Vortex

wall Streamline 1

Vortex Core Region 1

Wireframe

2.3.6. Show Volume Rendering

Insert

Volume Rendering

Volume Rendering 1
Color

Mode

Variable

OK

Geometry
Variable

Variable

Temperature

Temperature
Apply
Predefined

Camera

Isometric View (Y up)

Figure 2.9 Volume Rendering of Temperature

2.3.7. Compare a Contour Plot to the Display of a Variable on a Boundary

Predefined Camera

View From -Y

pressure outlet 7

Outline

elbow1

fluid

View 1
Color
Mode
Variable
Range

Variable
Pressure
Local

Apply

View 2
Outline

fluid
Insert

pressure outlet 7

Contour
OK
Locations

Pressure

Variable
Range
Apply

Local

pressure outlet 7

Figure 2.10 Boundary Pressure vs. a Contour Plot of Pressure

Outline

User Locations and Plots

Render

Contour 2

Show Contour Lines

Color Mode
User Specified

Constant Coloring
Apply
Labels

Show Numbers

Apply

View 1

View 1

Outline

fluid

wall

Edit

Show

2.3.8. Review and Modify a Report

Report Viewer

Report Viewer
Outline
Details of Report Title Page
Elbow
Apply

Report Title Page

Title
Content
Analysis of Heat Transfer in a Mixing

Refresh Preview

Outline
View 1
Wireframe
Temperature

Report Viewer
User Location and Plots
Contour 1

Contour 1 Default Legend

Geometry
Variable

Apply
Insert

Figure

Insert Figure

OK
Outline
on the Symmetry Plane

Report Figure 1
Apply

Temperature

Caption

Report Viewer
Report Viewer

Refresh

Publish

Publish Report
Report.htm

OK
Outline

Hide All

Wireframe

Tip

2.3.9. Create a Custom Variable and Animate the Display

Expressions
New
New Expression
OK
Definition
Density * abs(Velocity)^2 / 2

DynamicHeadExp

Expressions

Density
abs

abs

Velocity

Tip
Definition
Apply

Variables

Variables

New
DynamicHeadVar

New Variable
OK

Expression
DynamicHeadExp

Apply

Insert

Color

YZ Plane

Variable

Render

Apply

Animate
Animation

Animation
Close

Lighting

Tip

Ctrl

Animation

Figure 1
1
Wireframe

User Locations and Plots

Default Legend View 1

Hide All

2.3.10. Load and Compare the Results to Those in a Refined Mesh

File

Load Results

Load Results File

Load Results File

elbow3.cdat.gz

View 2

Keep current cases loaded

elbow3.cdat

elbow3

Outline
Cases

Open
View 1
Cases

Case Comparison

Insert

Contour

User Location and Plots

elbow3
OK

Insert

Contour

elbow1
elbow1
elbow3

View

Tab

Setting

Value

Apply

Figure 2.11 Comparing Contour Plots of Temperature on Two Mesh Densities

Outline
Case Comparison

Cases

Case Comparison
Case Comparison Active

Apply

Figure 2.12 Displaying Differences in Contour Plots of Temperature on Two Mesh

Densities

Difference

Case Comparison Active

Outline

2.3.11. Display Particle Tracks

Apply
elbow3

Unload

Note
elbow_tracks.xml

elbow1.cdat
File

Import

elbow_tracks.xml
Import FLUENT Particle Track File

Import FLUENT Particle Track File

Open
OK

examples

elbow_tracks.xml

Outline

User Locations and Plots FLUENT PT for Anthracite

Injections

injection-0
Apply

injection-0,injection-1
Apply
Color
Mode
Variable
Apply

Variable
Anthracite.Injection

Geometry
Reduction Type
Reduction
Apply

Reduction Factor

Reduction

Apply

Animate

Options
Options
Animations

Symbol Size

Symbol

Fish3D

OK

Animation

Insert

Vector

Insert Vector

OK

Geometry
Locations
Reduction
Factor
Variable

Tip

Symbol

Symbol Size

Apply
User locations and Plots

Color
Mode
Variable
Apply

Variable

Anthracite.Particle Time

FLUENT PT for Anthracite

Geometry

Injections

Apply
Symbol

Show Track Numbers

Filter
Track
Track
Apply

54

Apply

injection-0

Insert

Chart
Particle 54

Insert Chart

OK

Chart Viewer
Title

Particle Time vs. Particle Velocity

Data Series

Series 1

Location

X Axis

Variable

Anthracite.Particle Time

Y Axis

Variable

Anthracite.Particle Y Velocity

Apply

FLUENT PT for Anthracite

Y Axis

Variable

Pressure

General

Title

Particle Time vs. Pressure

Apply
lengthAve
Tools
Function Calculator
Location
Variable

Function Calculator

Function

lengthAve

FLUENT PT for Anthracite

Pressure

Show equivalent expression

Calculate

lengthAve(Pressure)@FLUENT PT for Anthracite

2.4. Save Your Work

.cst

File

Save State

.cst
at.gz

.can

.cas.gz

Warning
File

Close

Yes
Ctrl W

File

File

Load State

Quit

Project Schematic

Results

Outline

Contour 1

Save Picture
casename

Save

Tip
Save Picture

Outline

Contour 1

FLUENT PT for Anthracite

Animate

Animation

Plane 1

.cd-

Repeat

Repeat

Save Movie

Close

Animation
File

2.5. Generated Files

elbow1.cst
elbow1.wmv
elbow1.png

elbow1.can

Quit

Report.htm

Chapter 3: Turbo Post-processing

3.1. Problem Description

Figure 3.1 Problem Specification

3.2. Create a Working Directory

Copying the Sample Files

<CFXROOT>/examples
turbo.cdat.gz

<CFXROOT>
turbo.cas.gz

cfd-post-turbo.zip
Download Software
Download Center Wizard

ANSYS

Next Step
Current Release and Updates
Next Step
Next Step
ANSYS Documentation and Examples
ANSYS Fluid Dynamics Tutorial Inputs
Next Step
ANSYS_Fluid_Dy-

ANSYS Fluid Dynamics Tutorial Inputs

namics_Tutorial_Inputs.zip
.zip

v140\Tutorial_Inputs\Fluid_Dynamics\<product>
turbo.cas.gz

turbo.dat.gz

cfd-post-

turbo.zip

3.3. Launching CFD-Post

Dynamics > CFD-Post 14.0

in
OK

Start
All Programs > ANSYS 14.0 > Fluid
Properties
Start
All Programs > ANSYS 14.0 > Fluid Dynamics > CFD-Post 14.0

Start
ics > CFX 14.0

Start

All Programs > ANSYS 14.0 > Fluid Dynam-

cfx5launch
cfx
cfx5launch
Working Directory
CFD-Post 14.0

ANSYS Workbench

File

Save As

Component Systems
Project Schematic
Results

Results
Edit CFD-Post

FLUENT

3D
Serial

Dimension
Processing Options
Display Mesh After Reading

Embed Graphics Windows

Double-Precision

Tip
Default

cfd-post-turbo.zip

Show More Options

Working Directory

Working Directory
Browse For Folder

OK

File

Read

Case & Data

File

Export to CFD-Post

turbo.cas.gz

FLUENT Variables Required by Turbo Reports

Write

3.4. Displaying the Solution in CFD-Post

Prepare the Case and Set the Viewer Options

File

Load Results

Load Results File

turbo.cdat.gz
turbo.cdat.gz

Open
OK
Wireframe
Wireframe

Viewer Options

Tip
Options

Options
System

Note

Common
OK

Units

Outline

Wireframe
Edge Angle

Outline
Apply

Tip
Details of Wireframe
F1
Wireframe

Defaults

Apply

Viewer Options
Options

CFD-Post

Background

Color Type

Background

Color

Viewer

Color
Color

Text Color
Edge Color
OK

3.5. Initializing the Turbomachinery Components

Turbo
Turbo initialization
Turbo

Turbo
No
fluid (fluid)

Initialization

Definition

Turbo Regions

Hub
Ctrl
wall inlet hub

Location Selector

wall diffuser hub wall hub

OK

Hub
wall diffuser shroud wall

Shroud
wall shroud

inlet shroud

wall blade

Blade

inlet

Inlet

outlet

Outlet

periodic.33 periodic.34

Periodic 1
periodic.35

periodic.*shadow

periodic.*

Instancing
# of Copies

Axis Definition from File

Axis
Z
# of Passages

Method

Principal Axis

20

Initialize

Tip

Initialization

Turbo

Initialization

Calculate Velocity Components

Turbo

3.6. Comparing the Blade-to-Blade, Meridional, and 3D Views

Turbo
onal View

Three Views
Turbo Initialization View

Initialization
Blade to Blade View
Meridi-

Blade to Blade View

Pressure
Blade to Blade View

Edit

Blade-to-Blade Plot
Color
Variable

Plot Type

Color

Contour
Contour

Velocity

# of Contours

21

Apply
Meridional View
Meridional View

Edit
Meridional Plot

# of Contours
Apply

21

Plot Type

Color

Contour

3.7. Displaying Contours on Meridional Isosurfaces

Tree

Plots

Single View

3D View
Insert

Tab

Location

Isosurface

Field

Value

(p. 52)

Footnote

Apply
Geometry
.2 .4 .6 .8

.99

Tip
Isosurface 1
Geometry

Tree
Value

Duplicate
Apply

Note
Linear BA Streamwise Location
M Length Normalized

3.8. Displaying a 360-Degree View

Outline

Hide All
Wireframe

User Locations and Plots

Cases

turbo

Instancing

fluid
# of Copies

Axis Definition from File

Z
Apply

20
Method

Principal Axis

Axis

3.9. Calculating and Displaying Values of Variables

Function Calculator
Tools

Function Calculator

Calculators

Calculator
Function Calculator
Function

massFlowAve

Location

inlet

Variable

Pressure
Function Calculator

Show equivalent expression

Calculate

Function Calculator

Table Viewer
Table Viewer
Table Viewer
Inlet and Outlet Values

New Table
OK

Function

Table Viewer

Function

CFD-Post

massFlow

=massFlow()@
Location

inlet

Enter
Location

inlet

Function CFD-Post
Variable Pressure
Enter

outlet

massFlowAve
Location
Location

Shift

Shift

outlet

Report Viewer

Refresh

Report Viewer

Note
Table Viewer
Publish

Report Viewer

3.10. Displaying the Inlet to Outlet Chart

Inlet to Outlet
Turbo

Apply

Turbo Charts

Inlet to Outlet

Report Viewer
Report Viewer
Data

Refresh

Inlet to Outlet Chart

User

Tip
Turbo Charts
Blade Loading
Circumferential
Hub to Shroud

3.11. Generating and Viewing Turbo Reports

Note

Insert Variable
Rotation Velocity

Name

OK

Rotation Ve-

locity
Radius * abs(omega) / 1 [rad]

Expression

Outline

Report

Report Templates

Report Templates

Centrifugal Compressor Report

Centrifugal
Centrifugal Compressor Rotor Report

Compressor Report
Load

Apply

Report Templates

Note

OK
Outline
fluid Instance Transform

User Locations and Plots

20

# of Passages

Apply

Expressions

fluid Components in 360

20

Report Viewer
Report
Viewer

Report

Outline
Refresh

Apply

Refresh
Report
Report Viewer
Publish

Chapter 4: Quantitative Post-processing

Note

Problem Description

Figure 4.1 Problem Specification

4.1. Create a Working Directory

Copying the Sample Files

<CFXROOT>/examples
chip.cdat.gz

<CFXROOT>
chip.cas.gz

ANSYS_Fluid_Dynamics_Tutorial_Inputs.zip
Download Software

ANSYS

Download Center Wizard

Next Step
Current Release and Updates
Next Step
Next Step
ANSYS Documentation and Examples
ANSYS Fluid Dynamics Tutorial Inputs
Next Step

ANSYS_Fluid_Dy-

ANSYS Fluid Dynamics Tutorial Inputs

namics_Tutorial_Inputs.zip
.zip

v140\Tutorial_Inputs\Fluid_Dynamics\<product>
chip.cas.gz

chip.dat.gz

postprocess.zip

4.2. Launch CFD-Post

Dynamics > CFD-Post 14.0

in
OK

Start
All Programs > ANSYS 14.0 > Fluid
Properties
Start
All Programs > ANSYS 14.0 > Fluid Dynamics > CFD-Post 14.0

Start
ics > CFX 14.0

Start

All Programs > ANSYS 14.0 > Fluid Dynam-

cfx5launch
cfx
cfx5launch
Working Directory
CFD-Post 14.0

ANSYS Workbench

File

Save As

Component Systems
Project Schematic
Results

4.3. Prepare the Case and CFD-Post

Results
Edit CFD-Post

Load Results

Load Results File

chip.cdat.gz
chip.cdat.gz

File
Open

Viewer Options

Tip
Options

Options
System

Common

US Customary

Units

OK

Note

Viewer Options
Options

CFD-Post

Background

Color Type

Background

Color

Viewer

Color
Color

Text Color
Edge Color
OK

4.4. View and Check the Mesh

Show surface mesh

Note

Figure 4.2 The Hexahedral Grid for the Simulation

Outline

User Locations and Plots

Wireframe

Tip
Details of Wireframe

Wireframe

Defaults

Outline
wall 4 shadow

Render
Show Mesh Lines
Edge Angle

F1

Apply

Cases

Show Faces

chip

fluid 8

wall 4 shadow

Apply

Render

Show Mesh Lines

Show Faces
Apply

Outline

Cases

chip

fluid 8

wall 4 shadow

Calculators
Mesh Calculator

Mesh Calculator
Maximum Face

Function
Angle

Calculate
Mesh Information

4.5. Create a Line

Insert

Location

Line

topcenterline
Details of topcenterline
Method

Geometry

Two Points

Point 1

2.0 0.4 0.01

Point 2

2.75 0.4 0.01

Line Type

Color
Mode
Variable

Variable
Temperature

Sample

OK

Apply

4.6. Create a Chart

Insert

Chart
Chip Temperatures

OK

Details of Chip Temperatures

General
Title
Caption

Temperature Along the Top of the Chip

Graph of the Temperature Along the Top of the Chip

Data Series
Location

topcenterline
Chip-Top Temperatures

X Axis

Variable

Chart Count

Y Axis

Variable

Temperature

Line Display

Chip-Top Temperatures

Symbol Color

Symbol Color
OK

Apply

4.7. Add a Second Line

Insert

Location

Line

bottomsideline
Details of bottomsideline
Method

Symbols

Geometry

Two Points

Point 1

2.0 0.11 0.31

Point 2

2.75 0.11 0.31

OK

Rectangle

Line Type

Sample

Apply

4.8. Create a Chart

Report

Chip Temperatures

Data Series

Location

bottomsideline
Board-Level Temperatures

Line Display

Board-Level Temperatures

Symbols

Symbol Color

OK

Apply

4.9. View Simulation Values Using the Function Calculator

Function Calculator
Calculators

Rectangle

Function Calculator

Function Calculator

minVal

Function
Location
Variable

wall 4
X

Variable Selector

Clear previous results on calculate

Calculate

4.10. Create a Table to Show Heat Transfer

Show equivalent expression

Location

Plane

Table Plane 1

Insert Plane

OK

Tab

Field

Value

Apply
Table Plane 1

Duplicate

Table Plane 2

Duplicate
Outline
>X

Duplicate

Table Plane 2

Geometry

Apply
Table Plane 2

Definition > X

OK

Apply

Table Plane 3

Definition

Insert

Table

OK

Table

Viewer

Insert

Function
@

CFD-Post

minVal
Table Plane 1

1
=minVal(X)@Table Plane 1 - minVal(X)@wall 4

Insert

=minVal()@
X
Location Table Plane

Note

Cell A2
Cell A3
Cell A4
Cell B2
Cell B3
Cell B4
Cell C2
Cell C3
Cell C4
Cell D2
Cell D3
Cell D4

Shift
Cell Formatting
2

Scientific

Fixed

OK

Precision

4.11. Publish a Report

Report Viewer
Publish

Report Viewer
IC_Cooling_Sim-

Publish Report
ulation.htm

Tip
Publish Report

OK