ANSYS-Fluent-as-a-Server-Users-Guide

ANSYSFluentasaServerUser'sGuideRelease16.0ANSYS,Inc.January2015Southpointe2600ANSYSDriveCanonsburg,PA15317ANSYS,Inc.iscertifiedtoISO9001:[e-mail](T)724-746-3304(F)724-514-9494CopyrightandTrademarkInformation©2014-2015SASIP,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Unauthorizeduse,distributionorduplicationisprohibited.ANSYS,ANSYSWorkbench,Ansoft,AUTODYN,EKM,EngineeringKnowledgeManager,CFX,FLUENT,HFSS,AIMandanyandallANSYS,Inc.brand,product,serviceandfeaturenames,logosandslogansareregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofANSYS,Inc.oritssubsidiariesintheUnitedStatesorothercountries.ICEMCFDisatrademarkusedbyANSYS,Inc.underlicense.CFXisatrademarkofSonyCorporationinJapan.Allotherbrand,product,serviceandfeaturenamesortrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.DisclaimerNoticeTHISANSYSSOFTWAREPRODUCTANDPROGRAMDOCUMENTATIONINCLUDETRADESECRETSANDARECONFID-ENTIALANDPROPRIETARYPRODUCTSOFANSYS,INC.,ITSSUBSIDIARIES,ORLICENSORS.ThesoftwareproductsanddocumentationarefurnishedbyANSYS,Inc.,itssubsidiaries,oraffiliatesunderasoftwarelicenseagreementthatcontainsprovisionsconcerningnon-disclosure,copying,lengthandnatureofuse,compliancewithexportinglaws,warranties,disclaimers,limitationsofliability,andremedies,andotherprovisions.Thesoftwareproductsanddocumentationmaybeused,disclosed,transferred,orcopiedonlyinaccordancewiththetermsandconditionsofthatsoftwarelicenseagreement.ANSYS,Inc.iscertifiedtoISO9001:2008.U.S.GovernmentRightsForU.S.Governmentusers,exceptasspecificallygrantedbytheANSYS,Inc.softwarelicenseagreement,theuse,duplication,ordisclosurebytheUnitedStatesGovernmentissubjecttorestrictionsstatedintheANSYS,Inc.softwarelicenseagreementandFAR12.212(fornon-DODlicenses).Third-PartySoftwareSeethelegalinformationintheproducthelpfilesforthecompleteLegalNoticeforANSYSproprietarysoftwareandthird-partysoftware.IfyouareunabletoaccesstheLegalNotice,pleasecontactANSYS,Inc.PublishedintheU.S.A.TableofContentsUsingThisManual........................................................................................................................................v1.TheContentsofThisManual................................................................................................................v2.TheContentsoftheFluentManuals.....................................................................................................v3.TypographicalConventions.................................................................................................................vi4.MathematicalConventions.................................................................................................................ix5.TechnicalSupport................................................................................................................................x1.Introduction............................................................................................................................................11.1.Overview..........................................................................................................................................11.2.Limitations.......................................................................................................................................31.3.InstallationRequirements.................................................................................................................31.3.1.ServerMachine........................................................................................................................31.3.2.ClientMachine.........................................................................................................................31.3.2.1.LightweightClientPackageInstallation............................................................................32.FluentasaServerSessionManagement................................................................................................52.1.FluentasaServerSessions................................................................................................................52.1.1.StartingFluentInServerMode.................................................................................................52.1.1.1.StartupOptions...............................................................................................................52.1.1.2.StepsToStartServerModeFromFluentLauncher............................................................62.1.1.3.StepstoStartFluentinServerModeFromtheCommandLine..........................................82.1.2.FluentasaServerKeyfile..........................................................................................................82.2.ConnectingtoFluentInServerMode................................................................................................93.FluentRemoteConsole.........................................................................................................................113.1.UsingtheFluentRemoteConsole.........................................