Lecture 8 - Getting Results (Post processing)

.Lecture8GettingResults(Postprocessing)139.•Resultsmustbeintentionallyloadedinanewsession•FlowAnalysis-Results-Load/UnloadResults•ClickLoad/UnloadResultsontheEFDResultsMaintoolbar•Right-clickonResultsinanalysistreeLoadResults140.•Flavoursofresultpresentations•Mostlyused:CutPlot–Cutplotdisplaysasectionviewofaparameterdistribution.Theparametercanberepresentedasacontourplotandasisolines.–Youcanalsodisplayvectorparametersinthecutplot.–ThephysicalparametersforcontoursandisolinesarespecifiedintheViewSettingsdialogbox.Results141.CutPlots•Illustrateparametervaluesonaplane•4types(canbecombined)–Contour–FilledinIsolines–Isolines–Linesofconstantvalues–Vectors–Arrowsindicatingparameterdirection–Mesh–Showsgridcells•Canbeanimated142.•CutPlots-Insert•SelecttheplaneorientationintheFeaturetree•Selectthedisplaytype()•Don’tforgettoactivatethedetailedpreview•Thecutplotiscreatedinthecenterofthegeometry•Moveitwiththeslider-HowtoCreateCutPlots143.•Definesthevariable(parameter)tobeshowninacutplotetc.•Min/Maxinthe()globaldomain•Min/Maxinthe()currentplaneetc.•ParameterList:addorremovevariablesViewSettings144.3DProfilePlot•3DProfilePlotdisplayshowaparameterisdistributedatthesectionplanebutunlikethecutplotthatgivesyouonlycolorvisualization,3DPlotadditionallydistancestheplotpointsfromthesectionplanetothedistanceproportionaltotheparametervalue.•The–physicalparameter–andproportionalityfactorarespecifiedintheViewSettingsdialogboxunderthe3DProfiletab.145.SurfacePlot•Surfaceplotdisplaystheparameterdistributionontheselectedmodelfaces.•ThephysicalparametersforcontoursandisolinesarespecifiedintheViewSettingsdialogbox.•Youcanalsodisplayvectorparametersinthesurfaceplotbyutilizing“Option-Offset”asvelocityiszeroatthesurface146.Isosurfaces•TocreateIsosurfaces:–OpenViewSettingsdialogboxandontheIsosurfacestabdefineisosurfacesyouwanttodisplay.–ClickFlowAnalysis,Results,Insert,Isosurfaces.147.•Displayflowtrajectoriesasflowstreamlinesorparticles.•Flowstreamlineisalinetangenttotheflowvelocityvectorsatanyofitspoints.•Variousanimationoptions•Selectstartingfaceorlinebyclickongeometry–Severalfacesmaybeselected–Alsosolidfacescanbethestartingarea•CanbeexportedtoExcelorTextFlowTrajectories148.FlowTrajectories-Lighting149With‘lighting‘offWith‘lighting‘on.•Particlestudy()allowsyoutodisplaytrajectoriesofphysicalparticlesandobtainvariousinformationabouttheparticle'sbehaviorincludingtheireffectonthemodelwallssuchaserosionandaccumulation.•Theseparticlesdonotaffecttheflowbuttheflowinfluencestheparticlevelocityandtemperature(resultingindensitychanges).ParticleStudies150.•XYplotallowsustoseehowaparameterchangesalongaspecifieddirection.•Youcanusecurves,andsketches(2Dand3Dsketchesandsketchlines,modeledgesandtrajectories).•ThedataareexportedintoanExcelworkbook,whereparameterchartsandvaluesaredisplayed.ThechartsaredisplayedinseparatesheetsandallvaluesaredisplayedinthePlotDatasheet.•Example:localheattransfercoefficientalongcylinderperimeterXYPlots151.•DisplaysparametervaluesatspecifiedpointsinsidetheComputationalDomain.•Thepointofinterestcanbespecifiedbyitscoordinatesorcanbeselectedonaplaneorsurface.Youcanalsodefineagridsothepointswillbetakenattheintersectionsofthegridlines.•ThepointparametersaredisplayedontheTabletaborcanbeexportedintoanExcelworkbook.PointParameters152.•Displayparametervalues(minimum,maximum,averageandintegral)calculatedoverthespecifiedsurface.–Local,Integral,Tabletabs(theTabletabisonlyfortime-dependentanalysis).•Example:–Surfacefluxofmainchip=3.1W–HeatspecifiedinVolume=4WSurfaceParameters153.VolumeParameters•Displayparametervalues(minimum,maximum,average,bulkaverageandintegral)calculatedwithinthespecifiedvolumes.–Local,Integral,Tabletabs(theTabletabisonlyfortime-dependentanalysis).154.•Studygoalchangesinthecourseofthecalculation.•EFDusesMicrosoftExceltodisplaygoalplotdata(aftercalculation).–Eachgoalplotisdisplayedinseparatesheet.–TheSummarysheetdisplaysgoalvaluesatthemomentoffinishingthecalculation(orattheloadedtimemomentfortimedependentanalyses).GoalPlot155.•id_fullreport.dot–atextreportincludingallavailableinformationinabriefform.•idf_fullreport.dot-atextreportincludingallavailableinformationinafullform(thefullestreport).•id_inputdata.dot–atextreportoftheproject’sinputdatainabriefform.•idf_inputdata.dot-atextreportoftheproject’sinputdatainformationinafullform.•id_results.dot-atextreportofonlytheresultsinformationinabriefform.Report156.•IntheAnalysistree,right-clickthecutplot,3Dprofileplot,surfaceplotorisosurfaceitemandselectSaveAsfortheitemobject.•FlowAnalysis-Results-Image-SaveImage.SaveImage157.AnimationofResults•Animate–CutPlots–Isosurfaces–FlowTrajectories–ParticleStudy•SaveasAVIorBMPfiles–UnderSettingstab•DefineCutPlotsweepstart/endpositionbydoubleclickingnode•ChangeAnimationlengthbymovingnodes158.–Quickaccessortogglesto–ModelGeometry(on/off)–ColorBar(on/off)–3D-Ruler–MapView–TimeInfo–Global(Min,Max)–Plot(Min,Max)–Transparency–LightingAdd-onDisplayModes159.•Rightmouseclickinmenuarea•CommandManager•-Customize•AddandremoveToolbarsCustomize160