Students Guide for popular CFD Solver
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1) CFD Solvers without Automatic Meshing
1.2 Commercial CFD Solvers
- There are CFD solvers which are widely used in both academia and industries
- Students can use up to maximum 500,000 cells for CFD simulations using ANSYS FLUENT
- They provide a free version for students
- Refer the user guide for CFD modeling
- Check your system hardware before installing CFD analysis software
- Students can Tecplot for post-processing of CFD results. Tecplot has good control over stream lines and vector.
Application and Modules:
- Geometry Tools: ANSYS Space claim, ANSYS Work Bench
- Meshing platform: ANSYS Mesher, ICEM CFD, FLUENT Mesher
- CFD Solver: FLUENT, CFX
- Post-processing: CFD-Post, ANSYS EnSight
Click here To Download Latest ANSYS Student Version:
- ANSYS FLUENT 2022 R1, valid till 1st March 2023
- ANSYS FLUENT 2021 R2, valid till 31st July 2022
New Update in ANSYS FLUENT 2022 R1
- MPI is integrated with GPU enabled for parallel computing: Example the speed of 4 GPU is same more than 100 CPUs
- Boundary conditions can be given by selecting surfaces in the model rather than GUI from selection panels
- Add or remove options for cells in ANSYS FLUENT Meshing
- Dedicated Aerospace Module for external aerodynamic simulations
- Runtime Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) for the entire domain
- Sponge layer for acoustic damping
- Sound composition
- Two new Efficient Mesh Adaption methods in FLUENT: 1) Hessian error based, 2) Anisotropic adaption
- Advanced Electronic Cooling Module in FLUENT for printed circuit boards (PCBs)
ANSYS User Guide
1.2 Open source CFD Solvers
- OpenFOAM is a popular open-source CFD software for both academia and industries
- This CFD solver has no licensing fee
- Download OpenFOAM CFD tools for Linux or Ubuntu
- For block meshing creates structures meshing. Refer to this for more details: blockMesh for Different Geometries
- Code Saturn is also a free and open-source CFD software
Application and Modules:
- Geometry Tools: OpenFOAM, SALOME, FreeCAD
- Meshing platform: blockMesh, SnapyHexMesh, cfMesh
- CFD Solver: icoFOAM, simpleFOAM, interFOAM etc.
- Post-processing: ParaFoam, gnuPlot, foamtoTecplot
User Guide of Open Foam
2) CFD Solvers with Automatic Meshing
- Star CCM+ and CONVERGE are also used as a popular CFD solver in many automotive industries
- They do not require a separate meshing platform. It directly generate dynamic grid adaptive mesh based on gradients of flow variables.
- Siemens provides free access for universities students and faculty to Simcentre STAR-CCM+
- Students can download Star CCM+ by clicking here: University: Star CCM+
- COMSOL has the Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) in their solver
- Students or faculty can contact to get a trial version
- Students can download tutorials of CONVERGE
Watch YouTube Video for ANSYS
1) Geometry in Space Claim and CFD Flow Engineering
- CFD Modeling of Flow-Through A Porous Medium
- CFD Modeling of a water turbine
- Modeling of coal combustion using ANSYS FLUENT
- Modeling of Battery in ANSYS Platforms
Geometry and Meshing in ANSYS ICEM CFD
- 2D Geometry and meshing in ICEM CFD
- 3D Geometry and Meshing in ICEM CFD, checking the mesh in ANSYS FLUENT
2) Click on the link to get CFD learning videos of ANSYS FLUENT
- Analyzing Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) in Fluent and Structural Mechanical – Part I
- Analyzing FSI with Fluent and Mechanical – Part II
- Fluent Workspace Introduction
- ANSYS Meshing:
- Complete guide to Meshing-to-Postprocessing Workflow
- Complete Meshing-to-Postprocessing Workflow
- Fault-Tolerant Meshing Workflow
- Introduction to Overset Meshing
- Watertight Geometry Meshing Workflow
- Dynamic Mesh Problem for a Piston and Reed Valve – Part I
- Dynamic Mesh Problem for a Piston and Reed Valve Part II
- How to use ANSYS FLUENT for Industrial Applications
- Burning Glass Effect Modeling Using the Monte Carlo Radiation Model
- Describing Non-premixed Combustion using the Steady Flamelet Model
- Diffusion Controlled Reacting Flow in a Can Combustor
- ECM Battery Model
- Efficient Modelling of Spray Breakup using VOF-to-DPM Transition
- Evaluating the Performance of a Centrifugal Pump with a Volute
- Introduction to the GEKO Turbulence Model: Part I
- Introduction to the GEKO Turbulence Model: Part II , Tuning the Model Constants
- Modeling Robotic Arm Airflow Using Relative Motion of Overset Meshes
- Modeling Robotic Arm Airflow Using Relative Motion of Overset Meshes (19.3)
- Nozzle Design Optimization: Part 1
- Nozzle Design Optimization: Part 2
- Overset Meshing and Dynamic Meshes
- PEM Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Model Overview
- Scene and Animation Creation
- Simulating Multiphase Mixing within a Sparging Tank: Part 1
- Using the Adjoint Solver to Optimize the Shape of a Duct in a Bounded Space: Part I
- Using the Adjoint Solver to Optimize the Shape of a Duct in a Bounded Space: Part II
- Overview of the Mapped Interface Technique for CHT Simulations
- Restarting a Coupled Analysis in Fluent and Mechanical
- System Coupling: One-Way Data Transfer
- Diffusion Controlled Reacting Flow in a Can Combustor
- Fluent: Evaluating the Performance of a Centrifugal Pump with a Volute
- Introduction to the GEKO Turbulence Model: Part I
- Introduction to the GEKO Turbulence Model Part II: Tuning the Model Constants
- Lifeboat Launch – Overset & Dynamic Meshes with the Volume of Fluid Model
- Scene and Animation Creation
- Simulating Multiphase Mixing within a Sparging Tank :Part 1
- Simulating Multiphase Mixing within a Sparging Tank: Part 2
- Using the Six Degrees of Freedom (Six DOF) Solver
- Using the Ansys Fluent Turbo Workflow
- Demonstration of the Fluent 2022 R1 Beta Materials Processing Workspace
- Overview of the Fluent 2022 R1 Beta Materials Processing Workspace
- Post Processing
- ANSYS Ensight: Postprocessing a Fluent Case in EnSight
- ANSYS Fluent: Basic Post-processing
- Postprocessing Simulation Results on Irregular Surfaces
- Conducting a Fluent Airflow Simulation on Clean NACA0012 Airfoil by FLUENT Icing
- Post with Fluent Icing: Postprocessing Using Viewmerical and CFD: