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

1. MPI is integrated with GPU enabled for parallel computing: Example the speed of 4 GPU is same more than 100 CPUs
2. Boundary conditions can be given by selecting surfaces in the model rather than GUI from selection panels
3. Add or remove options for cells in ANSYS FLUENT Meshing
4. Dedicated Aerospace Module for external aerodynamic simulations
5. Runtime Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) for the entire domain
6. Sponge layer for acoustic damping
7. Sound composition
8. Two new Efficient Mesh Adaption methods in FLUENT: 1) Hessian error based, 2) Anisotropic adaption
9. Advanced Electronic Cooling Module in FLUENT for printed circuit boards (PCBs)

ANSYS User Guide  

• ANSYS FLUENT 12.0 User  Guide 
• ANSYS FLUENT 12.0 Theory Guide
• ANSYS ICEM CFD Meshing 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:
  1. Complete  guide to Meshing-to-Postprocessing Workflow
  2.  Complete Meshing-to-Postprocessing Workflow
  3. Fault-Tolerant Meshing Workflow
  4. Introduction to Overset Meshing
  5. Watertight Geometry Meshing Workflow
  6.  Dynamic Mesh Problem for a Piston and Reed Valve – Part I
  7. Dynamic Mesh Problem for a Piston and Reed Valve Part II
• How to use ANSYS FLUENT for Industrial Applications
  1.  Burning Glass Effect Modeling Using the Monte Carlo Radiation Model
  2.  Describing Non-premixed Combustion using the Steady Flamelet Model
  3. Diffusion Controlled Reacting Flow in a Can Combustor
  4. ECM Battery Model
  5.  Efficient Modelling of Spray Breakup using VOF-to-DPM Transition
  6.  Evaluating the Performance of a Centrifugal Pump with a Volute
  7. Introduction to the GEKO Turbulence Model: Part I
  8.  Introduction to the GEKO Turbulence Model: Part II , Tuning the Model Constants
  9. Modeling Robotic Arm Airflow Using Relative Motion of Overset Meshes
  10. Modeling Robotic Arm Airflow Using Relative Motion of Overset Meshes (19.3)
  11.  Nozzle Design Optimization: Part 1
  12. Nozzle Design Optimization: Part 2
  13.  Overset Meshing and Dynamic Meshes
  14. PEM Fuel Cell (PEMFC) Model Overview
  15. Scene and Animation Creation
  16. Simulating Multiphase Mixing within a Sparging Tank: Part 1
  17. Using the Adjoint Solver to Optimize the Shape of a Duct in a Bounded Space: Part I
  18. Using the Adjoint Solver to Optimize the Shape of a Duct in a Bounded Space: Part II
  19. Overview of the Mapped Interface Technique for CHT Simulations
  20. Restarting a Coupled Analysis in Fluent and Mechanical
  21. System Coupling: One-Way Data Transfer
  22.  Diffusion Controlled Reacting Flow in a Can Combustor
  23. Fluent: Evaluating the Performance of a Centrifugal Pump with a Volute
  24. Introduction to the GEKO Turbulence Model:  Part I
  25. Introduction to the GEKO Turbulence Model Part II: Tuning the Model Constants
  26. Lifeboat Launch – Overset & Dynamic Meshes with the Volume of Fluid Model
  27.  Scene and Animation Creation
  28. Simulating Multiphase Mixing within a Sparging Tank :Part 1
  29. Simulating Multiphase Mixing within a Sparging Tank: Part 2
  30. Using the Six Degrees of Freedom (Six DOF) Solver
  31. Using the Ansys Fluent Turbo Workflow
  32. Demonstration of the Fluent 2022 R1 Beta Materials Processing Workspace
  33. 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: