AM-Intro 13.0 WS5 Parameterization

Customer Training Material
W k h 5
Workshop
Parameterization
Introduction to ANSYS
Meshing
ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary Release 13.0

© 2011 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. WS5-1 February 2011
Introduction to ANSYS Meshing
Introduction Training Manual
This workshop will take you through the process of

generating a parameterized 3D mixing elbow using workflows

Goals Training Manual
• Create a parameterized geometry in DM

• Create a parameterized mesh in AM
• Optional tasks:
• Solve the problem using FLUENT or CFX
• Create input and output parameters in FLUENT or CFX
• Post-processing
Post processing the results in CFD Post
• Create output parameters in CFD Post
• Change the parameters and update the project
• Create Design
g Points
• Case comparison in CFD Post
For this workshop we assume that the user is familiar with

th terminology
the t i l and
d the
th fundamental
f d t l features
f t off
DM/AM/FLUENT or CFX/CFD Post
Considering this, some steps are intentionally ignored

Problem Description Training Manual
The problem description and the baseline dimensions are

shown in the image
Outlet Length
Baseline
dimensions
and parameters Inner Radius
Outer Radius
0.5” R Small Radius Pipe
p
Inlet Length

Start Workbench Training Manual
• Start Workbench with a Mesh component system

• Go to Tools/Options panel and select Geometry Import.
Check the Named Selection box and delete any entries in the
Filtering Prefixes box so that it is empty. Hit OK. This will
allow Named Selections to transfer to Meshing
• Save As your project in your local directory

DM: Geometry generation Training Manual
1. Geometry generation and parameter definitions

• In Project Schematic click on Geometry cell in order to launch DM. Set the length
unit to Inch
• Create a torus primitive on the XYPlane using the entries shown on the image.
Generate

DM: Geometry generation … Training Manual
• Left click on the small box □ to the left of the dimension for the Inner Radius
(FD13, Inner Radius) and enter the name of the parameter Elbow_Inner_Radius
in the dialog pop-up box
• Repeat the same for the Outer Radius giving the name Elbow_Outer_Radius. A D
character is shown for each defined parameter, as shown in the image. The
parameter values are g
p grayed-out
y as theyy can now only
y be edited from the
Parameter Manager
• Create a From Face plane by selecting the x+ cap face of the segmented torus.
Generate

• Extrude the outline plane created in the previous step (Plane 4) 8 inches in
normal direction. Add a FD1 parameter giving the name
Elbow_Outlet_Length. Accept the defaults. Generate

• Repeat the steps 5 and 6 on the y- cap face of the segmented torus. Add a
FD1 parameter with the name Elbow_Intlet_Length. Generate

• Create the small cylinder inlet using the YZPlane as a Base Plane and enter the
values as shown in the image. Create the parameters for FD3, FD5, FD8 and
FD10 accepting the default parameter names Cylinder1.FD3, Cylinder1.FD5 and
Cylinder1.FD8, accordingly. Use the parameter name Elbow_Small_Pipe_Radius
for FD10. Generate

2. Symmetry tool
• Use the Symmetry tool with XYPlane as Symmetry Plane1 as shown in the
image Generate
image.

3. Named selections
• Define the Inlet1, Inlet2, Outlet and Wall named selections accordingly. Hit
on Generate button for each named selection definition
Inlet2
Inlet1
Wall Outet
No need to define Symmetry named selection
4 Save your project,

4. project but continue working in DM

5. Parameter management
• Click on the Parameters icon in DM
• Click
Cli k on the
th Design
D i P Parameters
t t b
tab
on the bottom menu. Delete the
parameters with default names,
k
keeping
i only
l th
the fifive parameters,
t
shown here
• Go to Parameter/Dimension
Assignments tab in order to edit the
parameters accordingly, as shown
in the image. Create the variables
Elbow_Diameter and temp as
functions of the defined parameters
Parameters and variables are case sensitive!

• Click the Check tab to test the parameterization. Change the parameters in the
Design Parameters tab to modify the parameterized geometry, click the Check
tab, then click on Generate to see the change on the graphics window. Once
you finish checking, restore the baseline dimensions and Generate
6. Save the project and Close DM

The parameters defined in DM are now shown in the Project Schematic when
you enter the Parameters Manager
AM: Mesh generation Training Manual
7. Meshing
• From the Project Schematic click on Mesh
cell in order to launch ANSYS Meshing
Meshing,
accept the CFD Physics preference and
Patch Conforming mesh method from the
global Meshing Options window
• Change the units to millimeters from the
Units menu
• Click on Mesh from the Outline Tree. Go to
the Details of Mesh window, expand the
Sizing group, enable Curvature advanced
size function under Use Advanced Size
Function options, change Smoothing to
High. Keep the rest of the default
parameters

AM: Mesh generation … Training Manual
• Expand the Inflation group, select All Faces in

Chosen Named Selection option under Use
Automatic Inflation and select the Wall named
selection. Keep the default Smooth Transition
inflation option and other default entries
• RMB on Mesh in the Outline and insert a local soft
face sizing of 3 mm attached to wall of the small
pipe as shown in the image

• RMB on the Mesh and generate the mesh

• Expand the Statistics group and select Orthogonal Quality mesh metrics. The
minimum orthogonal
g q
quality
y metrics obtained is around 0.35 which is very
yggood
You may get different

numbers under Statistics
group

8. Parameterization
• Parameterize the number of inflation layers.
Expand the Inflation group,
group left-click
left click on the □
small box on the left of Maximum Layers. A P
character is shown for each defined parameter,
as shown in the image
image. This step will define an
input parameter
• Do the same for Elements, Min and Average
under
d the h SStatistics
i i group. Thi
This step will
ill d
define
fi a
set of output parameters
• These steps and changes are reflected in the
Parameters manager from Workbench
9. Save the project and close

M hi
Meshing

WB: Updating the parameterized project Training Manual
10. Update project

• Enter the Parameter Manager from the
Project Schematic and change some of the
DM/AM parameters. Enter 16 inches for the
outlet pipe length, 5 inches for the inner
radius and 00.25
25 inches for the small pipe
radius (for DM), and 10 inflation layers (for
AM) as shown in the image
• Hit on Update
Hi U d P
Project
j and
d wait.
i WhWhen the
h
geometry and mesh are updated you can get
the new output parameters obtained for the
new inputs. The new geometry and mesh are
shown in the next slide
11. Exit Workbench, no need to save

the database
New mesh Training Manual

Training Manual
OPTIONAL CFD TASKS

Optional tasks for FLUENT Training Manual
The next slides show optional tasks for FLUENT
You can link a Fluent component to the Mesh cell in Project

Schematic, enter the input and output parameters and solver
settings for Fluent according to the Problem Description
slide, run the case, link Results component (CFD Post) to the
S l ti cellll iin P
Solution Project
j tS Schematic,
h ti enter
t th
the output
t t
parameters for CFD Post. Later on you can create a table of
design points in order to perform several simulations in
batch-mode by changing the geometry/meshing/solver
parameters
p

Optional tasks for FLUENT … Training Manual
12. Load the workbench database saved in step 9, Save As it

with a different name
13. Launch FLUENT
Link a Fluent component to Mesh cell. Update the Mesh cell. Double click on
Setup in order to launch FLUENT
FLUENT. Accept the defaults
14. General solver settings

In Fluent:
• No need to rescale the mesh
• Change the length to in (inches) and temperature to c (Celsius) in Define/Units
• E bl the
Enable th energy equation
ti
• Enable the standard k-epsilon turbulence model
• Enter the material properties according to the Problem Description
• Make sure to associate the right material to the fluid in Cell Zone Condition panel

15. Input parameters

• For the velocity inlet inlet1 zone enter the parameter velocity-1 for the velocity
giving the default parameter equal to 0 0.4
4 m/s in the Momentum tab,
tab and the
parameter temperature-1 for the temperature using 20 C as default value in the
Thermal tab as shown in the image and according to the Problem Description
slide
• Repeat the previous step
for the small inlet pipe
applying
l i 11.2
2 m/s/ and d
40C as default values
for velocity-2 and
temperature-2 2
parameters at the
velocity inlet inlet2 zone

16. Output parameters

• You can include surface or volume integrals, fluxes, etc. as output parameters.
Let’s
Let s include the mass flow imbalance.
imbalance Under Boundary Conditions panel click on
Parameters button. Pull down the Create button in the Output Parameters list and
select Fluxes… Follow the sequences shown in the image. Click on Ok. Close all
2 3
4
1
6
5 7
17. Initialize from all

all-zones.
zones. Perform 100 iterations. Save the
project. Close FLUENT
18. CFD Post

• In the Project Schematic window link a Results component to the Solution cell.
Double click on Results to launch CFD Post
• Go to Expressions tab and create a New Expression dpFLU to compute the
pressure drop between the outlet and the inlet1. Under Definition tab enter
massFlowAve(Pressure)@outlet - massFlowAve(Pressure)@inlet1. Apply. A l
RMB on dpFLU expression and select Use as Workbench Output Parameter.
The default expression icon will change to the icon
19 Save the Project and Quit CFD Post

19.

20. Update project
IIn Workbench
W kb hddouble
bl click
li k on th
the
Parameter Set box to see the final list of
parameters from this project
Make sure that all the cells in the Project

Schematic have a green check mark

• You will now make some changes to the

values using the parameters manager
from Workbench. Change the
Elbow_Small_Pipe_Radius to 0.25
inches and number of layers to 10 in the
Outline of All Parameters panel
• Click on Update Project. Wait. The table
below show the new values of the output
pa a e e s
parameters
21. Save As the project The pictures in the next slide show the
results from the two simulations

22. Design points

• You can give the task to Workbench to solve several points sequentially in batch-
mode with some geometry
geometry, mesh and boundary conditions changes
• Load the project file saved in step 19
• Schedule the new conditions in the Table of Design Points as shown in the image
below. Make sure to check the Exported box column if you want to create the
solution files
• Save the project with different name
• Then click on Update All Design Points, and wait …

• You can see the simulation progress by double clicking on Progress button
on the bottom right corner of WB

• The Table below show the final results for all scheduled design points
• If the Exported box has been checked, a directory tree containing the data will be
created for each design
g ppoint
You may get different numbers
23. Save the Project and Exit Workbench
The pictures in the next slide show the results

from all four design points


Optional tasks for CFX Training Manual
The next slides show optional tasks for CFX
You can link a CFX component to the Mesh cell in Project

Schematic, enter the input and output parameters and solver
settings for CFX according to the Problem Description slide,
run the case, enter the output parameters for CFD Post.
L t on you can create
Later t a table
t bl off design
d i points
i t iin order
d tto
perform several simulations in batch-mode by changing the
geometry/meshing/solver parameters

Optional tasks for CFX … Training Manual
24. Load the workbench database saved in step 9, Save As it

with a different name
25. Launch CFX
Link a CFX component to Mesh cell. Update the Mesh cell. Double click on Setup
in order to launch CFX Pre
26. General solver settings

• Expand
p the Materials entryy in the Outline and modify
y the Material Water to reflect
the material properties shown on the Problem Description slide. You’ll need to
expand the Transport Properties field to set the viscosity and thermal conductivity
((note: [ Pa s]] = [kg
[ g m^-1 s^-1])
])
• Edit the Default Domain. On the Basic Settings tab, set the Material to Water for
Fluid 1 in the Fluid and Particles Definition window. On the Fluid Models tab, set
the Heat Transfer Option to Thermal Energy and the Turbulence Option to k-
epsilon. Click OK to complete the changes
27. Input parameters

• Click on the Expressions tab and insert a new expression named velocity1 and
set it equal to 0
0.4
4 [m/s]
[m/s]. Right
Right-click
click on velocity1 in the Expressions list and select
the option to use it as a Workbench input parameter. Similarly create an
expression named temperature1 and set it equal to 20 [C], also defining it as an
input parameter
• Repeat the previous step for velocity2 and temperature2 assigning the values of
1.2 [m/s] and 40 [C], respectively
28 Assigning boundary conditions
28.
• Click Outline. Create a Boundary Condition named Inlet1 and assign it to the
region Inlet1. Set the Mass and Momentum Option to Normal Speed. Click on
the Equation icon next to the entry box for the normal speed and type the
expression velocity1. In the same way, enter the expression temperature1 for the
Static Temperature. Leave the Turbulence Settings at their Default Values and
click
li k OK tto complete
l t th
the b
boundary
d d fi iti
definition

• Create a boundary conditions named Inlet2. Repeat the previous step for the
boundary region Inlet2 and assign the equations velocity2 and temperature2 ,
accordingly
• Create a boundary condition named Outlet. On the Basic Settings tab, set the
type to Outlet and the location to Outlet. On the Boundary Details tab, set Mass
and Momentum to Average Static Pressure and enter
0 [Pa] for the Relative Pressure. Click OK to complete the BC definition
• Create a boundary condition named Sym. On the Basic Settings tab,
set the location to Symmetry XY Plane and the type to Symmetry.
Click OK to complete the boundary definition

29. Output parameters

• You can use CEL to define expressions for surface or volume integrals, fluxes,
etc which can be used for defining monitor points and also to define output
etc.
parameters in CFD Post. Click on the Expressions tab and insert a new
expression for the mass flow rate imbalance. Name the expression flux1 and
define it as:
massFlow()@Inlet1 + massFlow()@Inlet2 + massFlow()@Outlet
Be careful to enter the expression exactly as shown – it is case sensitive

sensitive.
• Click the Outline tab and then double-click Output Control in the Outline. Click
on the Monitor tab and enable the toggle for Monitor Objects. Click on the New
icon next to Monitor Points and Expressions to define a new monitor for the
CFX Solver Manager. Name the monitor point Net Mass Imbalance. Set the
Option to Expression and enter the expression flux1 that you defined in the
above step in the entry box for Expression Value. Click OK to complete the
definition of the Monitor Point and close the Output Control window.
30. Save the project and Quit CFX Pre

31. CFX Solver
• In the Project Schematic right-click on the Solution cell in the CFX component
system and select Edit. When the Define Run form of the Solver Manager
appears, left-click Start Run to initiate the run. The run should converge
g in
approximately 90 iterations
• Quit CFX Solver
32 CFD P
32. Postt
• In the Project Schematic double-click the Results cell to launch CFD Post with
the results file
• In CFD Post, click on the Expressions tab. You should see that the
expressions velocity1, temperature1, velocity2, temperature2 and flux1 that
yyou defined in CFX-Pre also appears
pp as an expression
p in CFD Post

• Create a New Expression named dpCFX . This expression will compute an

average pressure difference between the outlet and the inlets. Define the
expression shown below. You can right-click while typing the expression to
bring up a dropdown which will let you select the massFlowAve function as well
as the Physics Locators (named boundary regions). When you are finished
entering the expression, click Apply
massFlowAve(Pressure)@Outlet - massFlowAve(Pressure)@Inlet1
• p
You can now transfer the defined expressions to Workbench. In the expressions
p tab
Right-click on dpCFX in the Expressions list and select it as a Use as Workbench Output
Parameter as shown in the image

• Repeat the previous step for flux1

• Repeat the previous step for velocity1, temperature1, velocity2 and
temperature2
p using
g Use as Workbench Input p Parameter option
p
• For each parameter transferred to Workbench the default expression icon will
change to reflect the new status of the expression as an input/output parameter
as shown in the image
33 Save the Project and Quit CFD Post

33.

34. Update project
IIn Workbench
W kb hddouble
bl click
li k on th
the
Parameter Set box to see the final list of
parameters from this project
Make sure that all the cells in the Project

Schematic have a green check mark
• You will now make some changes to

the values using the parameters
manager from Workbench. Change the
Elbow_Small_Pipe_Radius to 0.25
inches and number of layers to 10 in
the Outline of All Parameters panel
• Click on Update Project. Wait. The
table below show the new values of the
output
ou pu pa
parameters
a ees
The p
pictures in the next slide show the
results from the two simulations
35. Save As the project

36. Design points

• You can give the task to Workbench to solve several points sequentially in batch-
mode with some geometry
geometry, mesh and boundary conditions changes
• Load the project file saved in step 31
• Schedule the new conditions in the Table of Design Points as shown in the image
below. Make sure to check the Exported box column if you want to create the
solution files
• Save the project with different name
• Then click on Update All Design Points, and wait …

• You can see the simulation progress by double clicking on Progress button
on the bottom right corner of WB

• The Table below show the final results for all scheduled design points.
• If the Exported box has been checked, a directory tree containing the data will be
created for each design
g ppoint
You may get different numbers
37. Save the Project and Exit Workbench
The pictures in the next slide show the results

from all four design points


Optional task Training Manual
38. FLUENT and CFX case comparison

• You can compare the results from Fluent and CFX in CFX together if you have
licenses for both solvers
• Lets compare the results saved in step 19 (from FLUENT) and 33 (from CFX)
• You can perform this task in different ways:
a) Open the database saved in step 19 to start the comparison from Fluent results,
(or step 31 if you want to start from CFX results), or
b) Open
Ope a newe Workbench
o be c sess session
o a and
dddrag
ag a Results
esu s co
component
po e too the
e Project
ojec
Schematic and double click on the Results cell to launch CFD Post, you can then
import sequentially the results from Fluent and CFX in CFD Post, or
c) Open a CFD Post standalone session
• All these options require to import sequentially the results from Fluent and CFX
(or vise versa) in CFD Post, accordingly
• Lets use the option a) starting from Fluent results. Double click on Results cell

Optional task … Training Manual
• In CFD Post with Fluent results, load the CFX results from step 33. For that, go to
the correct directory where you saved the CFX results, select CFX result file,
keep the default options shown on the Load Results File panel and Open the file

• Create a new contour with the Default Domain Defaults (the Wall) location
• Once both results are now shown in CFD Post double click on Case comparison
• Make sure to check the Case Comparison Active box
• Keep the default under options
• Apply
• Click on Fit View icon

• Make sure to activate the synchronization buttons and to have the
Contours checked, accordingly
The pictures in the next slides show the pressure/temperature

differences between Fluent and CFX results

CFX FLUENT
The results didn’t converge necessarily at the same level Δp

CFX FLUENT
The results didn’t converge necessarily at the same level ΔT


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Introduction Training Manual

This workshop will take you through the process of

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Goals Training Manual

• Create a parameterized geometry in DM

For this workshop we assume that the user is familiar with

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Problem Description Training Manual

The problem description and the baseline dimensions are

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Start Workbench Training Manual

• Start Workbench with a Mesh component system

• Save As your project in your local directory

DM: Geometry generation Training Manual

1. Geometry generation and parameter definitions

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DM: Geometry generation … Training Manual

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DM: Geometry generation … Training Manual

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DM: Geometry generation … Training Manual

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DM: Geometry generation … Training Manual

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DM: Geometry generation … Training Manual

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DM: Geometry generation … Training Manual

No need to define Symmetry named selection

4 Save your project,

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Parameters and variables are case sensitive!

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6. Save the project and Close DM

AM: Mesh generation Training Manual

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AM: Mesh generation … Training Manual

• Expand the Inflation group, select All Faces in

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• RMB on the Mesh and generate the mesh

You may get different

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AM: Mesh generation … Training Manual

9. Save the project and close

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WB: Updating the parameterized project Training Manual

10. Update project

11. Exit Workbench, no need to save

New mesh Training Manual

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OPTIONAL CFD TASKS

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Optional tasks for FLUENT Training Manual

The next slides show optional tasks for FLUENT

You can link a Fluent component to the Mesh cell in Project

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Optional tasks for FLUENT … Training Manual

12. Load the workbench database saved in step 9, Save As it

14. General solver settings