
Explore fundamentals of simulation and safety, master the meshing process and design visualization with practical examples, animations, and experimentally validated data across CFD and FEA.
In this video, the following vital concepts are discussed:
- Computer-Aided
- CAD, CAE, and CAM
- Experimental and numerical simulation
In this video, three vital problem-solving methods are discussed: analytical, experimental, and numerical approaches.
This video explains the different numerical methods used in solving problems, such as Finite Difference Method (FDM), Finite Element Method (FEM), and Finite Volume Method (FVM).
This video explains what we mean by a domain, boundary, and boundary condition.
In this video, you will learn the different problems based on the drawn domain in ANSYS (i.e. solid, fluid, or both).
In this video, you will learn how to choose the suitable solver for your problem.
Learn to create drawings in PowerPoint using drawing tools and shapes, sketch lines, arrows, rectangles, ovals, and freeform sketches, edit points and anchor points, and group shapes.
Explore basics of drawing figures and schematics in PowerPoint, including text entry, equation insertion, shape formatting, coloring, alignment, grouping, merging, and duplicating shapes.
Learn to create a PowerPoint template that outlines a problem for CFD and FEA, including adding a problem title, formatting text, and arranging shapes to form a schematic with data.
Learn to create PowerPoint figures and schematics, insert and format text, use backslash commands for symbols, and draw, edit, and align lines and arrows.
Learn the basics of drawing figures and schematics in Adobe Illustrator, including setting up artboards, using pen and selection tools, adjusting curvature, and exporting pixel perfect drawings.
This video discusses the methodology of solving a problem from the beginning to the end.
In this video you'll learn how to submit an assignment to the course and how to check your answer.
Learn to launch DesignModeler, import external geometry, and set up a project schematic. Master the ui tools for selection, view control, and switching between modeling and sketching modes.
Master the draw toolbox in design modeler by creating lines, polylines, polygons, circles, arcs, and splines, applying constraints and extruding separate sketches.
Explore the modify toolbox in design modeler to edit sketches with fillet, chamfer, trim, extend, offset, and split tools, then create patterns and mirrored shapes for CFD and FEA modeling.
Set sketch dimensions in ANSYS design modeler with horizontal, vertical, and general tools; sketch shapes, apply radius and diameter, and manage units.
Explore the constraints toolbox to build sketches with horizontal, vertical, fixed, perpendicular, parallel, midpoint, circle radius, tangent, and symmetry relations, plus auto constraints for efficient computer-aided design.
Explore the three types of bodies in DesignModeler—line, surface, and solid—and learn how sketches convert to bodies for 3D analyses, with options to simplify to 2D to speed solving.
Generate line bodies from points, sketches, and edges to prepare geometry for meshing. Define cross sections and primitives, convert sketches to line bodies, and use extrusion for beams in CFD/FEA.
Explore surface body generation in ANSYS by turning sketches into surfaces, generating surface bodies from faces and edges, and using extrusion and related tools for modular geometry.
Split edges in a design to divide a heated flat plate into equal segments, apply boundary conditions for the heater and flow inlet/outlet, and visualize results in CFD and FEA.
Create and manipulate new planes to generate solid bodies and complex shapes for modular design, using xy plane references, offset origins, rotations, and extrusions.
Learn to draw in space using the space tool to create lines between points on the same plane without building planes, and apply a 3d tool to sketch airfoils.
Explore how to create and modify 3d parts using extrude and revolve, control direction and depth, and manage multiple bodies with freeze and merge to produce hollow or solid forms.
Explore sweep and loft in computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis by using a profile and a path to generate surfaces with thickness along a global axis.
Create sketches on parallel planes and loft them into a skin, replace the circle with a hexagon, split into six equal segments, and generate the loft.
Explore fillet and chamfer tools in ANSYS, using fixed and variable radius blends to smooth edges, apply radii from edge selections, and convert fillets to chamfers on multiple edges.
Learn to use mirror, pattern, and scale tools in ANSYS to create symmetric, repeated features from sketches, extruded bodies, and holes, adjusting planes, offsets, and units for accurate results.
Extend surfaces from an edge by a specified distance to reach box faces. Use the flip tool to reverse the direction of selection and extend to the face or body.
Learn to use patch, delete, and symmetry tools in ANSYS to patch surfaces, delete edges or faces, extend geometry, and exploit symmetry planes to simplify CFD and FEA models.
Learn how to use slice and projection tools to split a geometry into multiple bodies and project features for easy boundary-condition setup.
Use the faces splitting tool to divide a model into two phases by sketching a circle on the xy plane, then apply split phases and extrusion to create new faces.
Use named selections to name geometry boundaries such as faces, edges, and bodies, and transfer them from design mode to Fluent to automatically assign boundary conditions like inlet, outlet, and symmetry.
Discover parametric analysis to optimize pressure vessel and insulation thickness for heat transfer efficiency. Use design points and optimization in ANSYS and SolidWorks to study performance and cost.
Explore parametric analysis in Ansys by modeling rectangle designs with design modular, define length and width as parameters, compute area as the output, and compare results via a parameter chart.
Create a two-body multibody part in design modular by sketching, dimensioning, and extruding geometry. Generate surfaces, apply frozen features, and obtain a conforming mesh between bodies.
Explore ISIS analysis tools in ANSYS to import CAD geometry, measure distances and dimensions, locate centroids, detect faults, and clean geometry for reliable CFD and FEA results.
Clean up and repair geometry for CFD and FEA by filling holes, repairing seams, and using enclosure volume and multi body tools to segment the domain.
Repair and cleanup of geometry by removing hard edges, merging adjacent faces, repairing small angles and spikes, and using edge length limits to identify and merge edges.
Learn how to use boolean, enclosure, and thin surface tools to unite or subtract bodies, preserve results, and prepare geometry for heat transfer in spherical systems.
Learn to create an enclosure around a geometry to define a full domain for aerodynamic analyses using Boolean operations, with cylindrical, spherical, or box shapes and uniform or nonuniform dimensions.
Use the fill and thin surface tools to extract the internal fluid domain by selecting internal faces via cavity or by faces, then create hollow geometry with thickness for CFD/FEA.
Translate, rotate, and move geometry using direction definitions and axis selections. Apply translations (25 cm), rotate about the z axis, and move by points or vertices to position bodies.
Learn to save and export geometry in design modular, including importing, generating, and saving as both editable and non-editable formats.
Explore the meshing overview in ANSYS, converting geometry into discrete elements and generating a mesh with SpaceClaim and meshing tools, including node and element selection.
Introduce ANSYS meshing in 2019 R2, covering importing geometry, setting units, generating a 2D mesh, and using selection, view, and export tools.
Explore ANSYS meshing basics in this intro, covering units setup, selecting nodes, vertices, edges and faces, generating meshes, and using view tools like rotate, pan, zoom, and section planes.
Learn two-dimensional geometry meshing in ANSYS, distinguishing quadrilateral and triangular elements by four and three edges, and preview the meshing methods before drawing in spaceclaim.
Learn to distinguish mappable and unmappable faces in ANSYS by using the map ball faces tool, identify four sided faces, map them during meshing, and save the project.
Learn how to generate 2D meshes in ANSYS with quadrilateral dominant methods, compare quad and tri options, and aim for pure quad elements for accurate results.
Explore ANSYS 2d meshing with triangles: import geometry, generate a triangular mesh, inspect element types, and adjust mesh density to balance accuracy and solve time.
Explore 2d meshing methods using the multi zone quad-tri approach in ANSYS, converting domains to quadrilateral elements as much as possible and handling triangles where needed.
Explore the four 3d element types in ANSYS: hexahedra, prisms with quadrilateral bases, wedges with triangular bases, and pyramids or tetrahedra, plus an intro to 3d meshing methods.
Explore three 3d meshing methods, set up a project, load geometry, and generate a tetrahedral mesh with patch dependent and patch independent options.
Explore 3D meshing methods with hex-dominant strategies in ANSYS, comparing Hicks dominant and all-quad approaches; learn to generate and refine hex and quad elements for CFD and FEA.
Explore 3d meshing with sweep method, generating hex and wedge elements along a path from source to target, and learn how to control element size, source selection, and mesh refinement.
Explore the automatic 3D meshing method in ANSYS to generate and save a mesh for CFD and FEA, comparing default sweep settings and element counts.
Compare structured (mapped) meshes with unstructured meshes, noting quadrilateral and triangular elements in 2D and 3D; structured meshes improve convergence and reduce memory usage, while unstructured meshes enable mesh generation.
Discover how to create a 2d mapped mesh in ANSYS, import geometry, and generate a mapped mesh with quadrilateral elements; view wireframes and save the project.
Learn to create a 3D mapped mesh in ANSYS by importing geometry from a map image overview, generating the mesh, selecting elements, executing the run, and saving the project.
Explore 2D free mesh generation in ANSYS, importing geometry and creating quadrilateral and triangular elements with the quadrilateral dominant method. Future videos explain mapping for complex geometries with all-quad elements.
Explore the 3d free mesh workflow for geometries, including generating the mesh, selecting elements, and saving the project for later reuse.
Generate a hexa (mapped) mesh using the map mesh workflow and the face meshing tool, selecting faces and preferring quadrilateral elements for a clean mapped mesh.
Select a suitable mesh that balances setup time, cost, and accuracy for CFD and FEA, choosing element types by geometry and analysis, with validation against experimental data.
Map the mesh in ANSYS for example 1 by splitting faces, applying symmetry, and setting edge sizing. Generate the mesh using mechanical or CFD, and save the project.
Map the triangular geometry in example 2 to a mapped mesh, set edges to 1 cm and 60-degree angles, generate 74 elements, update the geometry, and save the project.
Explore mapped meshing in an example workflow, manipulating geometry, splitting edges, defining axes and planes, and generating and updating meshes for CFD and FEA visualization.
Generate a pentagon based map mesh in mapped meshing example 4, identify elements and phases, and produce a quadrilateral element mesh for visualization.
Model and meshing steps demonstrate mapped meshing in ANSYS, guiding geometry construction, edge selection, and generating a mapped mesh with five-centimeter elements.
Map the mesh in example 6 by importing geometry, dividing the domain into faces, extruding and slicing to create multiple 3D bodies, and generating a mapped mesh.
Explore conformal and nonconforming mesh techniques in cad workflows, learn to generate and connect multi-part meshes, update geometry from source, and ensure seamless node connectivity.
Evaluate mesh quality to balance inputs and outputs for accurate results while controlling solving time and costs. Optimize mesh size with gradual changes and refine near walls in fluid domains.
Master mesh resolution in ANSYS for CFD and FEA, balancing mesh quality, verification and validation, and element size to validate against experimental data.
Explains how gradual element-size growth in the boundary layer, guided by growth-rate control, yields smooth transition and accurate results. Avoids abrupt changes that cause fast transition and require more elements.
Explore 2d geometries mesh sizing in Ansys, comparing global and local sizing, adaptive options, and edge/face sizing to control element size, divisions, and mesh quality for CFD and FEA.
Master 3d geometry mesh sizing in Ansys by applying global body sizing and edge sizing to generate a uniform, high-quality mesh.
The lecture shows how y plus guides boundary layer mesh in turbulent flows. It explains calculating L1 from y plus and notes laminar flows do not use y plus.
Explore element order in ANSYS Workbench, comparing linear and quadratic elements with corner and mid-side nodes, and learn mesh generation, node selection, and saving projects for 2D and 3D geometries.
Explore gradual change in mesh size for CFD/FEA: set a base factor and growth rate to progressively increase element size away from walls, using structured near walls and inflation options.
Meshing parameters optimization tools enable quick mesh sizing, setting layer thickness, growth rate, y plus, and laminar or turbulent flow for internal and external domains.
Learn to create a gradual structured mesh in ANSYS CFD and FEA by setting edge divisions, applying a bias factor, reversing directions, and generating 2D and 3D meshes.
Learn how to size the unstructured mesh gradually using inflation and first-layer thickness, with local and global inflation and boundary considerations.
Evaluate mesh quality by analyzing aspect ratio, skew, and orthogonal quality; aim for max aspect ratio under 30, skew under 0.8, and orthogonal quality above 0.1 using workbench mesh metrics.
Perform the mesh dependency test and meshing parametric analyses, starting from a coarse mesh and progressively refining it. Identify a suitable mesh size that yields accurate results with less time.
Learn how to export or save a missing file by importing geometry, replacing components, and exporting the mesh as different formats, including saving a mesh asset for downstream use.
Investigate a one-dimensional linear heat conduction problem as a non-structural pure thermal case, comparing brass and stainless steel middle segments across three cases in ANSYS Mechanical.
Create and organize an ANSYS project folder for example 1, save the project in workbench, and prepare for pre processing, processing, and post processing.
Apply pre processing, meshing, and post processing in ansys; define geometry and boundary conditions, and add materials from engineering data and libraries, bronze, stainless steel, and copper with thermal conductivity.
Create geometry in design modular by drawing 25 mm circle, extruding x-direction segments (35, 30, 35 mm) to form a multi-body part, naming left, middle, and right bodies, and export.
Mesh the geometry with a sweep, generate the mesh, and evaluate Q and aspect ratio; assign brass to segments and set left boundary to 100 C, right to 22 C.
Develop a temperature distribution plot along a defined path by selecting start and end coordinates, evaluating results, and exporting the xy plot data for analysis.
Measure axial heat flux with a heat flux probe and visualize it using a color map and vectors to confirm constant x-direction transfer matching the theoretical value.
Insert heat transfer rate probes on the left and right boundaries, set left to 100 °C and right to 2 °C, and evaluate the results.
Visualize the temperature at the interface between segments 1 and 2 using a coordinate system set at 35 mm; the temperature probe reports 72.7°C, aligning with the theoretical value.
Navigate directional heat flux visualization by examining the Y component to assess radial heat transfer versus axial heat transfer, using the color map to quantify maximum, minimum, and average values.
Explore how to display and analyze temperature contours in 3D segments, adjust color maps and probes, and export results as images or text or Excel files.
Explore temperature contours across the interface between segments 1 and 2, using a surface coordinate system and section planes to show constant temperature along cross-sections with no radial heat transfer.
Examine temperature distribution plots for case II and case III by changing the middle-segment material and its thermal conductivity, comparing brass, stainless steel, and cover to observe gradient changes.
Archive the project from workbench to a zip file, preserving associated files and results for easy sharing with colleagues.
Explore parameter analyses of the critical insulation thickness for a hollow cylinder with convection, deriving total thermal resistance and heat losses to identify the critical radius, 50 millimetres.
Set up engineering data by adding insulation with a 0.1 thermal conductivity, convert it to an input parameter via the parameter manager, and enable parametric analyses.
Create geometry in ANSYS by sketching two circles on the XY plane, defining inner and outer radii, and extruding a hollow circle to 300 mm for parametric analysis.
Set up meshing in the workbench by selecting circular edges, applying 50 divisions, then dividing radially by 10, generating the mapped mesh and checking aspect ratio and skew.
Assign insulation material to the solid, apply a convection boundary on outer surface with the convection heat transfer coefficient and kelvin, set the inner surface to 340 kelvin, and solve.
Perform post processing in ANSYS to compute heat flux for each design point. Compare insulation thickness and outer radius to identify the maximum heat flux and the corresponding critical radius.
Plot q versus outer radius to analyze parametric results. Identify the zero design point and the 50 mm outer radius as the critical radius, then export to Excel.
Learn to plot heat transfer resistances and heat flux in Excel using r conduction, r convection, and r total charts with a 0.02 m insulation radius and secondary axis.
Save your project by selecting save project, then note that closing the workbench will delete the folder shown, finalizing the parameter settings.
Examine bending moment and shear force diagrams for a five-meter beam with three point loads, performing analytical calculations and sketching results. Use ANSYS Mechanical for a structural analysis and visualization.
Create a cantilever beam by drawing a horizontal line in design modular in meters, splitting it into three segments, setting dimensions, and applying a triangular cross-section.
Generate the default mesh, apply fixed support at selected points, and define forces in the y direction (-2000 N, -3000 N, +3000 N), then run the solver.
Visualize post-processing results by creating a geometry path and selecting edges to generate total shear force, shear moment, and bending moment diagrams along the x axis, comparing to analytical solution.
Explore directional deformation visualization by selecting an axis, viewing total and bidirectional deformation, and zooming to fit to compare initial and deformed beam positions.
Model a heated flat plate with an air domain under steady-state incompressible flow. Define inlet, outlet, wall, and symmetry boundaries in ANSYS Fluent to resolve velocity and thermal boundary layers.
Construct geometry in ANSYS, build modular geometry, set units to meters, draw a rectangle, generate surfaces, and define named selections for inlet, outlet, and symmetry, then save.
Apply face meshing and mapping in ANSYS to create a mesh; refine near walls with edge sizing and x-factor bias. Check aspect ratio and skewness, adjust divisions, update, and save.
Learn to start ANSYS Fluent, enable double precision and serial processing, view the mesh, and use rotation, pan, and zoom tools in the graphics window and console (text) interface.
Explore fluent general window settings to display all boundaries and surfaces, then select the pressure-based incompressible solver for steady 2D problems, using planar geometry and gravity effects.
Use the scale tool to verify domain dimensions, then check mesh quality, ensuring correct x/y extents and a high minimum orthogonal quality (max aspect ratio ~43.3).
Select models for the problem, switch off unused ones like multiphase and radiation. Activate energy equation to define inlet temperature, and apply laminar flow with mass, momentum, and energy equations.
Select air as the material and edit its default properties for the air domain. Assign the Fullwood volume as the boundary domain with no heat generation, keeping default operating conditions.
Configure boundary conditions in ANSYS, setting inlet velocity and temperature, outlet pressure, wall types (stationary or moving), symmetry, and using dynamic mesh when needed.
Evaluate when to activate the dynamic mesh in ANSYS, considering moving parts or deformations such as a turbine floor or an internal combustion chamber, and decide when static meshing suffices.
Reference values are used only for post-processing to compute drag and friction coefficients, while inlet velocity and inlet temperature serve boundary conditions and the Navier-Stokes and continuity solutions remain unaffected.
Explain how governing equations become algebraic for numerical solution, compare second-order upwind with first-order upwind, and set transient solver options for momentum and energy in ANSYS.
Open the solution controls, adjust relaxation factors to balance convergence and stability in the iterative solver, and review the governing equations: flow, continuity, momentum, and energy.
Use residual monitors to tighten energy convergence by setting criteria to 1e-6 for all equations. See the residuals plot in the graphics window and console output during solving.
Learn how to set up solution initialization in ANSYS, choosing standard or hybrid methods, assigning initial velocity, pressure, and temperature values, and verifying initial fields before proceeding to convergence.
Run the calculation using the default method or the text interface, set iterations, initialize when needed, and observe convergence of the continuity, x and y momentum, and energy equations.
Save the project before starting post processing to ensure easier viewing of results, and select the required quantities (velocity, x and y coordinates) for future calculations.
Export high quality pictures from Fluent using multiple methods; display graphics with white background, use the save tool with quality options, preview, and double quality by adjusting width and height.
export a high quality residuals plot image from the graphics window after solving, save with a white background, and ensure the residuals converge near one to the power minus six.
Examine post-processing of temperature results by creating contours with adjustable colormap, display settings, and zooming; edit, save temperature controls, and compare inlet and wall temperatures, including unit conversions to Celsius.
Explore pressure coefficient contours in ANSYS by selecting pressure data, displaying contours, magnifying the leading edge, and analyzing how the coefficient changes at key points.
Explore velocity contours and vectors in Ansys, using velocity and velocity magnitude controls to visualize boundary layer, inlet uniform flow, and outlet velocity gradients.
Verify area and boundary conditions with reports, and inspect surface fluxes and surface integrals. Confirm mass conservation and compare inlet mass flow to the theoretical 0.1 kg/s value.
Compute the area-weighted average of the Nusselt number, compare it with the theoretical value around 190, and export the results from the console to a file.
Select the area weighted average on the surface to compute the average convection heat transfer coefficient, compare with the theoretical value, and export results for CFD and FEA.
In ANSYS, compute the average friction coefficient by using surface integrals and the area weighted average, select the fluxes, and compare the result to the theoretical value.
Plot and compare the local convection heat transfer coefficient along a flat plate using XY plots in ANSYS, export data for Excel, and overlay experimental or theoretical values.
Analyze the local skin friction coefficient along a flat plate with an xy plot in ANSYS CFD and FEA. Save the plot and adjust axis precision to study variation.
In this video, the velocity plot will be generated and the velocity (momentum) boundary layer thickness will be computed theoretically and numerically in FLUENT.
Refine an Excel plot from Fluent data for a research article by adding axis titles, adjusting colors and tick marks, and preparing the figure for Word.
Create and name points, lines, and isosurfaces to build outlet geometry, visualize constant-X surfaces, and manage display and deletion in ANSYS CFD and FEA workflows.
In this video, the temperature plot will be generated and the thermal boundary layer thickness will be computed theoretically and numerically in FLUENT.
Learn to create and interpret report definitions, files, and plots in ANSYS, tracking outlet velocity across iterations, saving data to the project, and assessing convergence with velocity plots.
Learn how to use expressions as the UDF alternative in ANSYS to compute parameters like density, plate length, and viscosity, and to derive Reynolds number directly in boundary conditions.
Create input and output parameters in Ansys workbench for fluent parametric analysis, setting the inlet velocity as an input and Raynaud's number as an output, then refresh the solution.
Export the full ANSYS project as case and data files with settings and results, including residual plots; import these files later, and create a compressed zip version for smaller size.
Export cdat files for CFD-Post by selecting data such as x and y coordinates, writing the case file, and creating the IT file to enable post-processing of results.
Learn how to save and archive an ANSYS Workbench project, including selecting current and future calculations, saving, archiving, and sharing the archive file to open, edit, or view results.
This example includes an experimental test that has been conducted to find the solar radiation magnitude & direction and other parameters of a box solar cooker. Then, two methods of simulation are run in ANSYS FLUENT which are the experimental inputs-based simulation and the solar calculator-based simulation. Those methods are then validated via comparing with the experimental measurements performed earlier.
Learn to model the cavity of a box with base 52 cm by 25 cm extruded 52 cm, include layered walls, and set gravity and radiation directions for 3d analysis.
Ansys demonstrates rotating geometry by alpha and gamma angles, defining alpha as a parameter, using named selections for surfaces such as glass and walls, then generating and saving the project.
Generate and refine a high quality mesh in ANSYS using edge sizing, wall refinement, and multi zone methods, then assess quality with aspect ratio, skewness, and orthogonal metrics.
Prepare the system geometry and mesh for method one and method two simulations in Ansys, using experimental inputs and calculator-based approaches, then save the project and start the studies.
Start ANSYS Fluent for an experimental inputs-based simulation, set up a 3D domain, apply the solar load model, and run with double precision solver using serial processing.
Learn how to display the mesh and boundaries in Fluent general settings, ensure all boundaries are selected and shown with the display tool so they participate in the study.
Select the pressure-based solver in general settings; there are two solver types—pressure-based and density-based—and the first three options activate the pressure-based segregated solver for better convergence.
Set a single time point, such as twelve thirty, and keep the default time setting for the TDE state analyses.
Enable gravity in fluent general settings to model free convection, setting gravity in the minus y direction to 9.81 m/s^2, with ground on the x plane and downward orientation.
Check the mesh quality using the mesh check and report quality tools, review minimum volume, element count, and aspect ratio to confirm a high-quality mesh for CFD and FEA.
Select the suitable models for method i, enable the energy equation, use the standard k-epsilon turbulence model, and include solar radiation via the Rosiland rotation model with experimental solar loads.
Start a journal recording in ANSYS, save the journal file, and insert it in the second workbench to automate solar calculator settings.
Set material properties for air, aluminium, insulation, glass, and wood, define density and thermal expansion, apply buoyancy terms for natural convection, and specify atmospheric operating conditions and density.
Set up boundary conditions for a shell conduction model in ANSYS, using an observer boundary with aluminum, insulation, wood, copied to sidewalls, and configure glass conduction with 0.8 transmissive radiation.
Activate the dynamic mesh only if solid motion requires deformation; otherwise skip it and the reference values, as drag, skin friction, and Nozette number come from post-processing and do not affect the equations.
Select discretization schemes, including the Cartesian scheme and cell-based gradient evaluation, with a pressure interpolation on a staggered grid and second-order upwind for momentum, k, and epsilon, and transient options.
Adjust the solution controls by setting under-relaxation factors, lowering most by two while keeping energy at 0.95, to improve the stability of the iterative solution, e.g., reduce density to 0.5.
Create a new surface report definition, select the maximum variation by iterations, and choose temperature as the observer; save the report and monitor the plot during solving.
Explore how residual monitors indicate simulation accuracy in ANSYS, and how to manually stop iterations to improve convergence, illustrated with residual plots.
Set initial values in the solution initialization window, such as temperature, using standard or uniform initialization to assign a constant value across the domain (e.g., 420) before calculation.
Configure the calculation to use degrees Celsius, run the solve, and monitor temperature convergence across iterations to obtain a stable result, then review the report definitions.
End the journal file recording after exporting results, and edit the journal in a text editor to capture steps from materials selection, density, and thermal conductivity for reuse.
Save the project after completing the solution, select essential quantities from data file quantities (temperature and heat flux), and save using settings for current and future regulations.
Export a high-quality mesh image from FLUENT for research papers by displaying the mesh, removing the background, increasing the window resolution, and saving to a folder with a copied path.
Visualize temperature contours from experimental testing on the observed plate, adjust color map and format, view in 3D if desired, and export the contour image for future research.
Export solar heat flux contours by selecting flux, adjusting display options and color map, and exporting a high-quality image that reflects shadow regions and solar radiation direction for research.
Display observer plate center temperature by double-clicking the controller, then copy or compare it with the experimental value. Validate that the simulated temperature around 168.9 °C closely matches the experiment.
Export case and data files for an experimental inputs based ANSYS FLUENT simulation, save them to a folder, and verify data transfer from setups to the solution step.
Start the solar calculator-based simulation by applying the experimental-input settings from method one, enable double precision, choose the pressure-based solver, and configure gravity in the minus y direction.
select suitable models and governing equations for method ii, applying the energy equation, Dekay epsilon model, and Rosiland rotation, with solar load using the solar calculator and solar radiation data.
Learn to read and select a journal file in ANSYS Fluent, automate steps, initiate initialization, and run the first iterations to generate results before post processing in the next video.
Automate reading journal files in ANSYS Fluent to extract results from iterations, visualize heat flux and temperature, and save projects and screenshots in ANSYS Workbench for a CFD/FEA workflow.
Learn to open, edit, and view results from case and data files in ANSYS workbench, using import methods and path copying to load and inspect results.
Welcome to our ANSYS professional course!
We are glad to present this comprehensive course that contains at the beginning number of crucial fundamentals and basics related to the big idea of simulation and CFD in a simple and interesting way.
After that, a detailed explanation of DesignModeler is presented with a high quality and organized content and examples with a step by step illustration.
The next section is the ANSYS Meshing that has been divided into several videos with a well-organized flow of ideas in order to simplify the meshing process and generate high-quality structured hexa mesh. Also, the theory related to meshing is summarized in animated presentations. In addition, 3 special tools have been programmed for the purpose of meshing optimization.
After meshing, 5 real-world application examples, with a special experimentally validated example that simulates the solar load, are solved using ANSYS Mechanical Thermal, ANSYS Mechanical Structural, and ANSYS FLUENT. Also, the parametric analysis has been used in one of the examples. Through those examples, you can see the powerful tools of ANSYS Workbench and the different results we can get. The results of the first four examples have been verified by comparing them to analytical calculations and empirical correlations. The last example is validated with the experimentally measured data for a box solar cooker using both solar load methods (i.e. experimental inputs and solar calculator).
Throughout the course, multiple practice activities are continuously added to help the student mastering the key ideas of each section of the course.