FLUENT - Guidance for accurately simulating unsteady, compressible flow problems with the coupled solver |
I'm solving the unsteady supersonic jet flow impinging to deflected wall using coupled explicit solver. But the problem is scale of time marching is too big, and that results in unrealistic... |
FLUENT - how to control font size of printed time on plots for unsteady problems |
How to specify annotation location without mouse<br> You can use the following:<br><br>(cx-annotate '(x1 y1 z1) '(x2 y2 z2) alignment... |
FLUENT - Suggestions for tools to animate unsteady results from FLUENT on the Windows platform |
The FLUENT distribution does include some software tools in the contrib directory to animate results on UNIX and LINUX systems. However, these utilities are not available for Windows. Any... |
FLUENT V6 - how to workaround the "invalid window id" error when you have 20 or more monitors defined with your run |
If you define 20 or more monitors in your FLUENT run, you may see a "Invalid Window ID" error when you begin the calculation.<br>The problem lies in a limit of 20 windows that... |
FLUENT - A possible procedure for modeling the soaking condition in automotive underhood simulations |
The soaking condition would be the most challenging phase of the underhood simulation. Natural convection problems in general are highly unstable, because of the non-linearity due to strong... |
FLUENT - Two common errors when using the planar conduction model (floating point exception or MPI error) and tips to address the underlying issues |
Most of the issues with planar conduction in parallel mode are not actually due to parallel.<br>There are two other possible causes:<br><br>I) If one gets floating point... |
GAMBIT - loss of all journal file information when the session is re-started and a save command is issued |
This is not actually a GAMBIT problem but is more related to differences in operating systems. DOS /windows are not case sensitive however, GAMBIT is !<br><br>The problem you have is... |
Icepak FAQ: Mismatch between heat flow reporting on objects and dissipations set |
Conduction Only problem<br><br>When user reported the heat flow on certain objects (walls and blocks with one face set to dissipate in this case) results did not match with the... |
ICEPAK FAQ: Are there any resources available for Icepak users on the web? |
Are there any resources available for Icepak users on the web?<br> I would like to introduce you to some of the user support facilities we have on the web in addition to email and phone... |
FLUENT - a possible approach to model heat exchangers if fin effectiveness or efficiency is known. |
Imagine a fin-to-fin heat exchanger. Imagine two ducts connected to each other by sharing a face wall-1. In the actual model this wall would have fins on both sides. Let assume wall-1 is facing... |
FLUENT V5 - Sample User-defined Function (UDF) to determine flow direction through interior faces in the domain |
The domain has many interiors in order to know where the flow goes (in or out from some region). The objective is to determine flow rate and direction through each of them. Unfortunately, flux... |
ICEPAK FAQ: Post processing crashes Icepak for large models (Dr. Watson error) |
User gets Dr. Watson error that crashes Icepak. This is due to memory overflow.<br>When the model size is so large that the post processing memory requirement exceeds available memory, you... |
FLUENT V5 - Utility to convert a conformal mesh used for a Multiple reference frame (MRF) calculation to a mesh with a non-conformal grid interface for a sliding mesh calculation |
For a multiple reference frames calculation, most usually a mesh without any non-conformal grid interface is used.<br>But for sliding mesh calculations, a non-conformal grid interface... |
FLUENT - Possible cause and available workarounds for the "File #f not found" error when loading an XY plot file into FLUENT on the Windows platform |
This behavior is specific to Windows 2000. Attempting to load and plot a file in the File XY Plot panel (in the GUI select Plot...File) without a .xy extension in its name causes an error dialog... |
FLUENT - Tips for converging a highly compressible case using the segregated solver |
This solution contains a suggested procedure to converge highly compressible flow cases with the segregated solver.<br>-use incompressible (consant density)<br>-use default limits... |
Icepak FAQ: Restarting a Transient Icepak run using interpolated data |
Icepak 3.2.14 nolonger has the feature to allow the user to restart a transient problem using interpolated data.<br>Sometimes in Fluent, if the user tries to restart using the full data an... |
Hot spots in moving solids |
I'm doing a very urgent consulting project for mannesmann-sachs, calculating a clutch for a torque converter<br>using MRF. (6.8 million cells)<br>The Problem is, that I get... |
Icepak FAQ: How to model a Radial outlet blower? |
How to model a Radial outlet (blower)?<br><br>The radial blower can be simulated by placing a fan in front of a plate. The impingement on the plate will cause the flow to... |
Fluent Software - How can I get my middle mouse button to zoom? |
Middle mouse does not zoom.<br><br><br><br>Open up Control Panel, Mouse.<br>Select the Buttons tab. The middle (second) button setting will most likely be... |
Fluent Inc. Software - How do I configure my two-button mouse to zoom? |
How do I configure my two-button mouse to zoom?<br>Open up Control Panel, Mouse.<br>Select the Buttons tab. The middle (second) button setting will most likely be... |
General - How do I put a file on Fluent.Inc's FTP Site for my support engineer? |
<br>See this document:<br><br><a target=_blank... |
General - Instructions to FTP files to Fluent or get files from the FTP Server at Fluent |
See the document below for instructions:<br><a target=_blank... |
Fluent Inc. Software - Can I install a Fluent product in a folder with a space in its name, for example, Program Files? |
Windows platform:<br><br>Can I install a Fluent product in a folder with a space in its name, for example, Program Files?<br>No. Fluent products cannot be installed in a folder... |
FLUENT - Can I save a Case and Data file or UDS's/UDF's in a folder with a space in it name? |
Windows platform:<br>Can I save a Case and Data file or UDS's/UDF's in a folder with a space in it name?<br>No. Case and Data files as well as UDS's, cannot be... |
GAMBIT - Instructions for running GAMBIT in OpenGL mode using Exceed 3D |
You have recently purchased Exceed 3D to be able to run Gambit in OpenGL mode. Gambit does not automatically startup in Opengl mode unless you specify using a command line switch or set an... |