FFC - v5.0 02 GettingStarted

Getting Started
Introduction to FLUENT
for CATIA V5
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Introductory Training, December 2009
Fluent for Catia Support center

http://www.fluentusers.com/ffc
Agenda
Training Manual
Graphic User Interface
GUI overview
Concept of the product tree
Mouse and tree manipulations
Tools Options setup panel
File Management
Overview and description of types of files generated in an FFC session
(folder location and names, and cas, dat, scm, etc.)
Save management (of files)
Program structure of FLUENT for CATIA V5
Fundamental Steps in CFD Analysis

Demo

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FLUENT for CATIA V5s GUI
Specification tree
Training Manual
Current workbench
The compass
FFC commands
Common
toolbars

CATIA commands
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Graphics Manipulation
Training Manual
Selection
Left click
When multiple selections are required, clicking on the same entity the
second time will unselect that selection
Rotation
Middle click and hold down the middle button, then hold down the right
button, and the view can be rotated about the center of a dotted circle
around the geometry
Select Rotate in the View menu, or click the rotate icon, then hold the left
button in the graphics window
Translation (Pan)
Middle click and hold down the middle button and move
Select Pan in the View menu, or click the translate icon, then hold the left
button

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Graphics Manipulation (contd)
Training Manual
Zooming
Middle click and hold down the middle button,
right click, then release the right button:
To zoom in: move the mouse up
To zoom out: move the mouse down
Select Zoom In Out in the View menu, then

hold down the left button and move the mouse
either up or down
Select Zoom Area in the View menu, then drag
a window with the left button to zoom in the
rectangular window
Various view modes are easily selectable:

different shadings, wire frame modes of the
model can be selected and customized

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Graphics Manipulation (contd)
Training Manual
Adjusting the transparency of

the model:
Right click the FluentPart
located under Links Manager
in the specification tree, then
select properties in the
contextual menu. This opens
up the Properties dialog box
Select Graphic tab and move
the sliding pointer to adjust the
transparency, click on Apply,
then OK to change

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The Options Setup Panel
Training Manual
Several important settings of

the FFC installation are
specified in the Tools
Options dialog box
Select General on the left and
click on the Licensing tab,
select MD2 and GPS or ME2;
and FMS and FMD, if available.
EST license is useful for postprocessing.
Consult the FFC Installation

Guide and Users Guide for
important details on other
general settings in this panel

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Fluent Options: General Tab
Training Manual
Select Analysis and Simulation

in the tree and choose the Fluent
Options tab, and then the
General Tab.
Enter folder locations for Fluent
solver, batch computation and
FloWizard/CFD-Post
Hide Fluent Part:
If this button is activated, all
FLUENT parts in the
specification tree will be
hidden from view and only the
original CATIA parts are
shown.
A useful feature for
experienced CATIA users.
Select default options for

Solution:
Maximum CPU Time or
maximum number of iterations
Double precision solver
Batch computation

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Fluent Options: Data Management Tab
Training Manual
During transition from CATIA V5 to

FLUENT for CATIA, the following files
are created:
Analysis1.CATAnalysis
filename_FluentPart.CATPart
filename_FluentProduct.CATProduct
During FLUENT computation, the

following files :
Analysis1.FLUAnalysisResults
Analysis1.FLUAnalysisComputations
Enter directory locations for Temporary

files and the analysis.
Set Automatic clearing of temporary and
computational data on Close or Save.
Set Automatic renaming of Analysis
Results and Computations files.

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Fluent Options: Advanced Parameters Tab
Training Manual
Merging distance and max distance

for confused faces: FLUENT for
CATIA will ignore any gaps or
overlaps between faces, which are
larger than these values.
Useful for flow volume creation
with dirty geometry.
Mesh size multiplication factor: A

Multiplier which reduces or
increases the default Min Mesh
Size and Mesh Size in the Mesh
Definition dialog box.
By adjusting this factor, users can
customize behavior of the resulting
mesh resolution for a particular
slider-bar location.
Advanced mesh settings will be

discussed in the meshing lecture.

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Fluent Options: Customization Tab
Training Manual
The Customization tab is used to set

model settings for the analysis:
Enable Advanced Turbulence models
Enable Advanced Boundary
Conditions
Enable Solution Steering during
computation.
Enable control of solution accuracy
based on mesh slider position.
Set the default option for image
generation during post-processing.
Set the default turbulence model
(realizable k-e usually)
Set convergence criteria for
computation for either residuals or
residuals and net fluxes (mass flow
rate, average values etc.)
Automatically update image in
Flowizard/CFD-Post during
computation.

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Fluent Options: Graphics Tab
Training Manual
Here one can set the color

schemes for showing inlet,
outlet, walls and symmetry
boundary
Default (FfC automatic settings)
Customize them according to
users preferences

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Customization of Toolbars
Training Manual
Toolbars can be customized by

users
The easiest way to uncover the
missing toolbars is to access in
the ToolsCustomize panel,
and click on Toobars tab, then
click the restore position button
(answer yes to the question of
restore all toolbars)
Toolbars can be dragged and
detached from the CATIA GUI
border
All toolbars are detachable and
can be relocated (or locked)

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File Management
Training Manual
Before starting computations, a subdirectory called Analysis1 is

automatically created in the path set for saving FLUENT solver files.
In a subdirectory Fluent_Solution_1, the following files are created:
.cas (Fluent case file),

.dat (Fluent data file),
.jou (Fluent journal file),
.fv (Fieldview file) (some cases)
.output, .res, .scm, and .ip, etc.
The complete path to files are saved for these files. If you move them
manually to another location, FFC will not be able to read them again.
This can be avoided by using File Save Management

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Save Management
Training Manual
File Save Management allows you to identify the files modified after
the previous save (and to store them in a new directory location)
The Save As button can be used to save files at a particular location.

The Propagate Directory button becomes accessible once you have
saved the file(s) to a new directory.
Click this button to save the corresponding linked files to the new
location.

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Additional File Management Features
Training Manual
File Save
This opens the Select File dialog box in which you specify the
directory path for saving the following files :
Analysis1.CATAnalysis
filename_FluentPart.CATPart
filename_FluentProduct.CATProduct
Note that File Save Management is recommended for saving files

The results and computation files are saved in the temporary directory
specified in the Toolsoptions dialog box
File Send To
This allows you to send only the selected files to a location per your
requirement. For example, you can save all files to a single directory of
your choice or send them to another computer

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Program Structure of FfC

Training Manual
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Fundamental Steps in CFD Analysis
Training Manual
Creating/Importing the geometry in CATIA

Defining the geometry: preparing flow volume(s) (and solid, if applicable)
for the analysis
Defining the flow physics
Flow type and associated physical models
Defining the meshing parameters

Providing a suitable mesh of the solution domain
Specifying the material properties of fluid

Physical properties
Defining the boundary conditions

Boundary conditions finalize the computational models specifications
Generating the mesh and iterating the solution until it is converged

Performing post-processing and inspecting the results

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Fluent For Catia Demonstration

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February 17, 2009

FLUENT for CATIA V5 Version 5.0

Fluent for Catia Support center

Graphic User Interface

Fundamental Steps in CFD Analysis

ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

February 17, 2009

FLUENT for CATIA V5 Version 5.0

Fluent for Catia Support center

FLUENT for CATIA V5s GUI

ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

February 17, 2009

FLUENT for CATIA V5 Version 5.0

Fluent for Catia Support center

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Graphics Manipulation (contd)

Select Zoom In Out in the View menu, then

Various view modes are easily selectable:

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Graphics Manipulation (contd)

Adjusting the transparency of

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The Options Setup Panel

Several important settings of

Consult the FFC Installation

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Fluent Options: General Tab

Select Analysis and Simulation

Select default options for

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Fluent Options: Data Management Tab

During transition from CATIA V5 to

During FLUENT computation, the

Enter directory locations for Temporary

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Fluent Options: Advanced Parameters Tab

Merging distance and max distance

Mesh size multiplication factor: A

Advanced mesh settings will be

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FLUENT for CATIA V5 Version 5.0