CFD Ex

Numerical Methods in Aerodynamics
Lecture 3: Exercise CAD, CFD, FEM, Indoor

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Plan for today (two exercises)

1: CAD, CFD, FEM
Fluid-Structure interaction (FSI)

http://www.ansys.com/solutions/fluid-dynamics.asp
http://www-harwell.ansys.com/demoroom/details.php?id=11,112
Create an object in SolidWorks (CAD)

Transfer the object to ANSYS Workbench
Generate a wind tunnel inclosure
Generate a fluid flow mesh
Apply boundary conditions
Apply initial conditions
Solve the flow around the object
Generate flow results
Solve the structural model
mesh, material, supports, pressure load from the fluid solution
Change the system and update the solution
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Plan for today (two exercises)

2: Indoor environmental
Create room with mechanical inlet

Define variables for the inlet properties
Generate a fluid mesh of the room
Apply boundary conditions
Apply initial conditions
Solve the flow in the room
Generate flow results
Change the boundary conditions
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Problem 1: Combining CAD, CFD and FEM
Solve the deformations due to flow pressure

Change the width of the structural element
steel part
Inflow
Fixed support
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Create object in Solidworks
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ANSYS Workbench an overview of the various parts in the

project
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Wind tunnel enclosure in DesignModeler
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Generating the mesh for the fluid flow applying boundary

conditions in CFX Pre
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Solve the fluid flow i CFX Solver
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Illustrate flow results in CFX Post
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Pressure result on boundary
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Transfer pressure from CFX to ANSYS structural solver and

solve for deformations
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Solution of structural analysis
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Change the system
Change the CAD model

Update the geometry in CFX
Update the mesh
Adopt the boundary conditions from previous simulation
Solve for pressure
Update the geometry in the FEM model
Import the updated pressure
Solve the structural system
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2: Indoor environmental problem
Solve the temperature distribution of a buoyant domain in a 5x5x3m3

room, with mass flow inlet, and opening.
Introduce expressions for easy variation of problem and change the
given setup.
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Start of problem 2
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Problem 2: New project
Open ANSYS Workbench empty project

Chose "New Geometry"
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Chose plane for base
Chose XYPlane
Press "Sketching"
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Create base and extrude room
press "draw" tab and chose rectangle

draw from center and out
press "dimensions" tab
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Create the correct dimensions of the base
Chose "general" dimension

click on two sides of the rectangle and drag a dimension line
In the lower left corner the dimension can by set to 5x5 m
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Extrude room
Chose "extrude"=3m
Click generate
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Create new coordinate system do define inlet
Create new coordinate system parallel to XYPlane for a new sketch

(this is done because only one face has an inlet)
Offset the plane 1m in z-direction via transform 1
Click "Generate"
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New sketch in the created coordinatesystem
Chose "sketching" create rectangle in the first quadrant of the new

coordinate system
Chose "Dimension" Length/distance click the coordinate lines and
the box lines one by one
The opening (x;y)
corner1 (0.1;1)
corner2 (0.2;2)
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Extrude new sketch
Extrude the new sketch (Base object [Sketch2], Operation [Imprint

face], Type [to next])
click generate
mark Extrude2 to check
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Create outlet by same procedure
New coordinate system YZPlane. Offset Z 1m, Click "generate"

Sketch rectangle
(Base object [Sketch2], Operation [Imprint face], Type [to next])
"generate"
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Generate mesh
Save and return to project. Save project

click "Generate CFX mesh"
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Setup regions
Right click on regions and insert new name: inlet
mark the inlet and apply
Create new, name:outlet, mark and apply
Create new, name:room, mark all sides, roof and floor (hold ctrl
down) and apply
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Setup mesh controls
mark mesh/spacing/default body spacing = 0.25m
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Refine mesh near inlet and outlet
Right click spacing > insert face spacing

mark inlet and apply
Modify the details to

Right click spacing >ins. face

mark outlet and apply
Modify the details to

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Create inflation layer on room
right click inflation, chose insert inflated boundary

Mark til room and apply, maximum thickness=0.25m
Details
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Create preview group
Right click preview, insert preview group.

mark the new preview group, mark three sides including the inlet
and outlet sides and apply
Right click on the preview group and generate the surface mesh
Finally, generate the volume mesh, save and return to project tab
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Start CFX-Pre
Create CFD-simulation with mesh
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Create Domain
Modify Set the following to this value
General options Basic Settings>location Assembly
Fluid list Air at 25 C
Domain models>pressure>Reference 1 [atm]
Domain models>Buoyancy>option Buoyant
Domain models>Buoyancy>Gravity x Dim 0
Domain models>Buoyancy>Gravity y Dim 0
Domain models>Buoyancy>Gravity z Dim expression>-g
Domain models>Buoyancy>Buoy.Ref.Temp 298 [K]
Fluid Models Heat Transfer Model>Option Thermal Energy
Thermal Radiation Model>option Monte Carlo
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Create new boundary condition
Create a new boundary condition named outlet

Basic settings Boundary type Opening
Location Outlet
Boundary details Mass and Momentum>option Opening pres. and dirn. (0 Pa)
Flow direction>option Normal to boundary condition
Heat transfer>option Opening temperature
Heat transfer>Opening temperature 15[C]
Create a new boundary condition named roomdefault

Basic settings Boundary type wall
Location room
Boundary details Wall influence on flow>option free slip
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Create expressions for the inlet
Click the expressions tab, create new expressions name MassFlow

In definition type: 1.185[kg/m^3]*0.06[m^3/s]
Apply.
Create 3 more with the below indicated name and values
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Create a new boundary condition named inlet

Basic settings Boundary type inlet
Location inlet
Boundary details Mass and Momentum>option Mass flow rate
Mass and Momentum>mass flow rate MassFlow
Flow direction>option Cartesian components
Flow direction>X component XCompInlet
Flow direction>Y component 0
Flow direction>Z component ZCompInlet
Heat transfer>option Static temperature
Heat transfer>Static temperature TIn
Now the created expressions are linked to the boundary and

changes should be made in the expressions if needed.
You can see the inlet vectors by choosing the plot options and check
the boundary vectors
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Initial conditions
Initial values for the solver
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Define the solver criteria
Criteria for the solver to finish and

the numerical schemes can be set
Max 50 iterations will not converge.
But we don't have time to make a
realistic solution.
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Write the solver file and start the solution
The solution of the problem can be started
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Plotting results
Click location, Insert 3 different planes

plane1: xz-plane y=1.5, plane2: xz-plane y=2.5, plane3: yz-plane x=4
Create contour of temperature
Create streamlines: start from inlet
color>mode: variable
variable: temperature
Get familiar with the utility
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Modify the problem, Open CFX-Pre
Increase the mass flow to 0.3 m^3/s and create a new simulation
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Open result in CFX-Post
What is the effect of increasing the mass flow?
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Modify the problem, Open CFX-Pre
Change the domain to non Buoyant
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Open result in CFX-Post
What is the effect of Buoyant flow?
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Thank you for your attention
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Numerical Methods in Aerodynamics

Lecture 3: Exercise CAD, CFD, FEM, Indoor

Plan for today (two exercises)

Fluid-Structure interaction (FSI)

Create an object in SolidWorks (CAD)

Plan for today (two exercises)

Create room with mechanical inlet

Problem 1: Combining CAD, CFD and FEM

Solve the deformations due to flow pressure

Create object in Solidworks

ANSYS Workbench an overview of the various parts in the

Wind tunnel enclosure in DesignModeler

Generating the mesh for the fluid flow applying boundary

Solve the fluid flow i CFX Solver

Illustrate flow results in CFX Post

Pressure result on boundary

Transfer pressure from CFX to ANSYS structural solver and

Solution of structural analysis

Change the system

Change the CAD model

2: Indoor environmental problem

Solve the temperature distribution of a buoyant domain in a 5x5x3m3

Problem 2: New project

Open ANSYS Workbench empty project

Chose plane for base

Create base and extrude room

press "draw" tab and chose rectangle

Create the correct dimensions of the base

Chose "general" dimension

Create new coordinate system do define inlet

Create new coordinate system parallel to XYPlane for a new sketch

New sketch in the created coordinatesystem

Chose "sketching" create rectangle in the first quadrant of the new

Extrude new sketch

Extrude the new sketch (Base object [Sketch2], Operation [Imprint

Create outlet by same procedure

New coordinate system YZPlane. Offset Z 1m, Click "generate"

Save and return to project. Save project

Setup mesh controls

mark mesh/spacing/default body spacing = 0.25m

Refine mesh near inlet and outlet

Right click spacing > insert face spacing

Right click spacing >ins. face

Create inflation layer on room

right click inflation, chose insert inflated boundary

Create preview group

Right click preview, insert preview group.

Create CFD-simulation with mesh

Create new boundary condition

Create a new boundary condition named outlet

Create a new boundary condition named roomdefault

Modify Set the following to this value

Create expressions for the inlet

Click the expressions tab, create new expressions name MassFlow

Create a new boundary condition named inlet

Now the created expressions are linked to the boundary and

Initial values for the solver

Define the solver criteria

Criteria for the solver to finish and

Write the solver file and start the solution

The solution of the problem can be started

Click location, Insert 3 different planes

Modify the problem, Open CFX-Pre