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Visualizing Fluid Dynamics in 3D Models

The document provides instructions for visualizing simulation results using various tools, including coloring models by scalar quantities like pressure and velocity. It details steps for creating section cuts, clipping planes, and displaying velocity vectors and streamlines. The guide emphasizes using the Results Browser to manage display options and settings for effective visualization of fluid dynamics.

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Visualizing Fluid Dynamics in 3D Models

The document provides instructions for visualizing simulation results using various tools, including coloring models by scalar quantities like pressure and velocity. It details steps for creating section cuts, clipping planes, and displaying velocity vectors and streamlines. The guide emphasizes using the Results Browser to manage display options and settings for effective visualization of fluid dynamics.

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• Boundary Surface

• The model is colored by geometry after loading


• To color it by a scalar quantity, Click the Contour panel button on the Result toolbar
• Select Pressure as the Result type and click Apply

1
• Cut Plane
• Right-click within the Results Browser and select Create > Section Cut
• A section cut is automatically applied to the model, and Section Cut panel is displayed
• Verify that Define plane is set to Z Axis. Click Apply
• Verify that Display Options has the Cross section option turned on. You can use the Define
plane slider bar (located under the Z Axis button) to move the position of the section cut.
• Click the Contour panel button on the Result toolbar
• Select Velocity(v) as the Result type and click Apply.

2
• Slice (or) Clipping plane
• Within the Results Browser, expand the Section Cuts folder, right-click on Section 1, and
select Edit.
• Section Cut panel opens. Under Display options select Clipping plane

3
• Velocity vectors
• In the Section Cut panel, under Display options set it back to Cross section
• Click the Vector panel button on the Result toolbar
• Under Selection, from the drop down list select Sections
• Click on Sections to open the Extended Entity Selection. Select Displayed
• Select x & y component and click Apply

4
• Streamlines
• Within the Results Browser, expand the Section Cuts folder, click on the icon before Section 1, to put off the display
• Using the Results Browser, turn off display for all components. Only turn On the display for SBC: fluid tet4 inflow tria3
and SBC: fluid tet4 outflow tria3, so that the inside of the flow domain is displayed in the graphics area.
• Click the Streamlines panel button from Result toolbar to enter the Streamlines panel
• Click Add, to add a new set of streamlines
• Set the Rake type to Line
• Enter the Reference points as (66.96, 79.69, -400) and (28.9, 79.69, -400)
• Enter 35 into the Number of seeds text box.
• Select Downstream from the Integration mode drop-down menu.
• Click the Create Streamlines button (located in the lower right corner of the panel)

5
• Streamlines (continued)
• Under Display options, change the Streamline size to 4 and hit ENTER on the keyboard
• Activate the Draw as tube option

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