Tutorial 1: Simulating Flow in a Static Mixer Using CFX in Standalone Mode: Viewing the Results in ANSYS CFX-Post

Modifying the Animation

To make the plane sweep through the whole geometry, you will set the starting position of
the plane to be at the top of the mixer. You will also modify the Range properties of the
plane so that it shows the temperature variation better. As the animation is played, you can
see the hot and cold water entering the mixer. Near the bottom of the mixer (where the
water flows out) you can see that the temperature is quite uniform. The new temperature
range lets you view the mixing process more accurately than the global range used in the
first animation.

Procedure 1. Apply the following settings to Slice

Tab Setting Value

Geometry Point 0, 0, 1.99
Color Variable Temperature
Range User Specified
Min 295 [K]
Max 305 [K]

2. Click Apply.
The slice plane moves to the top of the static mixer.

Note: Do not double click in the next step.

3. In the Animation dialog box, single click (do not double-click) KeyframeNo1 to select it.
If you had double-clicked KeyFrameNo1, the plane and viewer states would have been
redefined according to the stored settings for KeyFrameNo1. If this happens, click
Undo and try again to select the keyframe.

4. Click Set Keyframe .

The image in the Viewer replaces the one previously associated with KeyframeNo1.
5. Double-click KeyframeNo2.
The object properties for the slice plane are updated according to the settings in
KeyFrameNo2.
6. Apply the following settings to Slice

Tab Setting Value

Color Variable Temperature
Range User Specified
Min 295 [K]
Max 305 [K]

7. Click Apply.
8. In the Animation dialog box, single-click KeyframeNo2.

9. Click Set Keyframe to save the new settings to KeyframeNo2.

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