J.

J COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY
AMMAPETTAI, TRICHY-62009

AE6613 COMPUTER AIDED SIMULATION

LABORATORY

LABORATORY MANUAL

Prepared by

M.S.PRASATH., M.E (AERO),

DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING,
J.J COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY.
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LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

S.No. Date Name of the experiments Signature

Simulation of flow through a Converging-

1
diverging nozzle

Simulation of flow through an axial flow

2
compressor blade passage

Simulation of supersonic flow over a wing

3
of biconvex cross section

Hot flow simulation through an axial flow

4
turbine blade passage

Simulation of flow through subsonic and

5
supersonic diffusers
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Expt. No.: 01

Date:

Simulation of Flow through a Converging-Diverging Nozzle

AIM:
To conduct the CFD simulation of flow through Converging - Diverging nozzle and
its results.

SOFTWARE REQUIRED:

i. Ansys ICEM CFD (modelling and meshing)

ii. Ansys FLUENT (pre-processing, analysing and post-processing)

PROCEDURE:

MODELLING:

i. Start ANSYS ICEM CFD.

ii. Then select Geometry from the Function Tabs.
Geometry>Create points>Explicit coordinates.
iii. The Explicit Coordinates option allows you to create a point by specifying the XYZ
coordinates, or create multiple points as a function of an equation.
iv. Now you can create points by entering the X, Y, and Z coordinates of the point to be
created.
v. Then select Create/Modify Curve Options from the Geometry Menu.
Create/Modify Curve Options>From Points.
vi. The From Points option allows you to create a Bspline curve by interpolating
through n number of points.
vii. Now you can create curves by selecting any location on the screen to create points
that define a curve.
viii. Then select Create/Modify Surface Options from the Geometry Menu.
Create/Modify Surface Options> From Curves
ix. The From Curves option allows you to create surfaces from curves. The following
options are available for creating surfaces from curves.
x. Now you can create surfaces by selecting From 2-4 Curves on the dropdown box and
select two to four curves to form the boundaries of a surface.
xi. Then select Create Body from the Geometry Menu.
Create Body>By Material Point.

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xii. Bodies can be created from surfaces that make up a volume. Bodies can also be
defined by specifying a Material Point within a closed volume. Material Points can be
created at a specified point or at the centroid of two points.

Now we created our model to be simulated and further move on to the meshing.

MESHING:

i. Select Mesh from the Function Tabs.

Mesh>Global Mesh Setup
ii. The Global Mesh Setup options provide the general and specific meshing algorithm
parameters used for the various meshes. The Global Mesh Size parameters affect
meshes at the surface, volume, and inflation (prism) layer levels.
iii. Enter your Global Element Scale Factor and Global Element Seed Size vales.
iv. Then select Part Mesh Setup from the Mesh Menu.
Mesh>Part Mesh
v. The Part Mesh Setup option opens a dialog where you can specify the mesh
parameters for different. Values defined here at the Part level will override Global
settings.
vi. Enter your Part Mesh Setup vales in the dialog box.
vii. Then select Compute Mesh from the Mesh Menu.
Mesh>Compute Mesh>Volume Mesh>Compute
viii. The Compute Mesh option allows you to generate the mesh specified by us and
various parameters. The Compute Volume Mesh option generates a volume mesh
using the selected volume mesh type and method.
ix. Then select Edit Mesh from the Function Tabs.
x. The Edit Mesh menu contains all of the operations necessary to manipulate, check,
improve the quality of the mesh and fix any problems.
xi. Then select Smooth Mesh Globally from the Edit Mesh Menu.
Edit Mesh> Smooth Mesh Globally> Smooth
xii. The Smooth Mesh Globally option allows you to automatically improve the quality of
the mesh elements. Different smoothing algorithms are available depending on which
mesh type is loaded. Mesh can be smoothed with respect to a particular quality criterion
and with a specified number of iterations to achieve a given quality level.
xiii. Now we meshed our model to be simulated and now we have to write the output file
which has to be analysed on Ansys Fluent later.
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xiv. Then select Output from the Function Tabs.

xv. ANSYS ICEM CFD allows you to write input files for many different Output Solvers.
The Output Menu allows you to choose between different solvers and specify the file
related options and settings.
xvi. Output> Select Solver> ANSYS FLUENT
xvii. The Select Solver option will open a window to select an Output Solver (CFD) or
Common Structural Solver (FEA). The ANSYS FLUENT interface creates a
FLUENT mesh file from an unstructured mesh.
xviii. To create the ANSYS FLUENT file, select ANSYS FLUENT in the Output Solver
list and click Apply. After generating the mesh, boundary conditions can be defined.
xix. Then select Write input from the Output Menu.
Write input>Save project>Yes>open unstructured mesh file ‘.uns’>select
2D or 3D model>Done.
xx. The translator writes the ANSYS FLUENT input file using an unstructured mesh file
and its boundary condition file.

Table.1: Meshing parameters

Global Element Scale Factor

Element Seed Size
Part Mesh Setp

Table.2: Boundary Conditions

Solver
Model
Material Properties
Operating conditions

Boundary conditions

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Scheme
Gradient
Pressure
Momentum
Solution
Initialization Method
Compute From
Reference Frame
No.of Iterations

ANALYSING:

i. Start ANSYS FLUENT.

ii. Then select File from the Menu bar.
File>Case>Select .msh file.
iii. Select General from the Navigation Pane.
Mesh>Check.
iv. Then select solver type in the Task Page.
v. Select Models from the Navigation Pane.
Models>Viscos>Inviscid.
vi. Select Materials from the Navigation Pane.
Materials>air>properties>ideal gas.
vii. Select Boundary Conditions from Navigation Pane.
Boundary Conditions>Type>Edit.
viii. Enter values of Operating Conditions.
ix. Select Reference Values from Navigation Pane.
Reference Values>Compute from.
x. Select Solution Methods from Navigation Pane.
xi. Then select scheme under Pressure-Velocity Coupling from task page.
xii. Then select Gradient, Pressure and Momentum under Spatial Discretization from
task page.
xiii. Select Monitors from Navigation Pane. Then create and edit the parameters that you
need to monitor.

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xiv. Select Solution Initialization from Navigation Pane. Then select Compute from
where you want to compute. Then select Initialize.
xv. Select Run Calculations from navigation Pane. Check Case for any missing
information and if not, proceed to number of Iterations and select Calculate to begin
iteration.

POST PROCESSING:

i. Select Results from Navigation Pane. Under the Graphics and Animations pane,
you can view the Mesh, Contours, Vectors and Pathlines for the simulated model.
ii. Select Plots from Navigation Pane. Under the Plots Pane, you can plot your required
data in their corresponding X and Y axes.

RESULT:

Thus the simulation of flow through a converging-diverging nozzle is studied and its
contours and results are plotted.

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Expt. No.: 02

Date:

Simulation of Flow through an Axial Flow Compressor Blade Passage.

AIM:
To conduct the CFD simulation of flow through Converging - Diverging nozzle and
its results.

SOFTWARE REQUIRED:

i. Ansys ICEM CFD (modelling and meshing)

ii. Ansys FLUENT (pre-processing, analysing and post-processing)

PROCEDURE:

MODELLING:

i. Start ANSYS ICEM CFD.

ii. Then select Geometry from the Function Tabs.
Geometry>Create points>Explicit coordinates.
iii. The Explicit Coordinates option allows you to create a point by specifying the XYZ
coordinates, or create multiple points as a function of an equation.
iv. Now you can create points by entering the X, Y, and Z coordinates of the point to be
created.
v. Then select Create/Modify Curve Options from the Geometry Menu.
Create/Modify Curve Options>From Points.
vi. The From Points option allows you to create a Bspline curve by interpolating
through n number of points.
vii. Now you can create curves by selecting any location on the screen to create points
that define a curve.
viii. Then select Create/Modify Surface Options from the Geometry Menu.
Create/Modify Surface Options> From Curves
ix. The From Curves option allows you to create surfaces from curves. The following
options are available for creating surfaces from curves.
x. Now you can create surfaces by selecting From 2-4 Curves on the dropdown box and
select two to four curves to form the boundaries of a surface.
xi. Then select Create Body from the Geometry Menu.
Create Body>By Material Point.

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xii. Bodies can be created from surfaces that make up a volume. Bodies can also be
defined by specifying a Material Point within a closed volume. Material Points can be
created at a specified point or at the centroid of two points.

Now we created our model to be simulated and further move on to the meshing.

MESHING:

i. Select Mesh from the Function Tabs.

Mesh>Global Mesh Setup
ii. The Global Mesh Setup options provide the general and specific meshing algorithm
parameters used for the various meshes. The Global Mesh Size parameters affect
meshes at the surface, volume, and inflation (prism) layer levels.
iii. Enter your Global Element Scale Factor and Global Element Seed Size vales.
iv. Then select Part Mesh Setup from the Mesh Menu.
Mesh>Part Mesh
v. The Part Mesh Setup option opens a dialog where you can specify the mesh parameters
for different. Values defined here at the Part level will override Global settings.
vi. Enter your Part Mesh Setup vales in the dialog box.
vii. Then select Compute Mesh from the Mesh Menu.
Mesh>Compute Mesh>Volume Mesh>Compute
viii. The Compute Mesh option allows you to generate the mesh specified by us and
various parameters. The Compute Volume Mesh option generates a volume mesh
using the selected volume mesh type and method.
ix. Then select Edit Mesh from the Function Tabs.
x. The Edit Mesh menu contains all of the operations necessary to manipulate, check,
improve the quality of the mesh and fix any problems.
xi. Then select Smooth Mesh Globally from the Edit Mesh Menu.
Edit Mesh> Smooth Mesh Globally> Smooth
xii. The Smooth Mesh Globally option allows you to automatically improve the quality of
the mesh elements. Different smoothing algorithms are available depending on which
mesh type is loaded. Mesh can be smoothed with respect to a particular quality criterion
and with a specified number of iterations to achieve a given quality level.
xiii. Now we meshed our model to be simulated and now we have to write the output file
which has to be analysed on Ansys Fluent later.
xiv. Then select Output from the Function Tabs.
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xv. ANSYS ICEM CFD allows you to write input files for many different Output Solvers.
The Output Menu allows you to choose between different solvers and specify the file
related options and settings.
xvi. Output> Select Solver> ANSYS FLUENT
xvii. The Select Solver option will open a window to select an Output Solver (CFD) or
Common Structural Solver (FEA). The ANSYS FLUENT interface creates a
FLUENT mesh file from an unstructured mesh.
xviii. To create the ANSYS FLUENT file, select ANSYS FLUENT in the Output Solver
list and click Apply. After generating the mesh, boundary conditions can be defined.
xix. Then select Write input from the Output Menu.
Write input>Save project>Yes>open unstructured mesh file ‘.uns’>select
2D or 3D model>Done.
xx. The translator writes the ANSYS FLUENT input file using an unstructured mesh file
and its boundary condition file.

Table.1: Meshing parameters

Global Element Scale Factor

Element Seed Size
Part Mesh Setp

Table.2: Boundary Conditions

Solver
Model
Material Properties
Operating conditions

Boundary conditions

Scheme
Solution
Gradient

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Pressure
Momentum
Initialization Method
Compute From
Reference Frame
No.of Iterations

ANALYSING:

i. Start ANSYS FLUENT.

ii. Then select File from the Menu bar.
File>Case>Select .msh file.
iii. Select General from the Navigation Pane.
Mesh>Check.
iv. Then select solver type in the Task Page.
v. Select Models from the Navigation Pane.
Models>Viscos>Inviscid.
vi. Select Materials from the Navigation Pane.
Materials>air>properties>ideal gas.
vii. Select Boundary Conditions from Navigation Pane.
Boundary Conditions>Type>Edit.
viii. Enter values of Operating Conditions.
ix. Select Reference Values from Navigation Pane.
Reference Values>Compute from.
x. Select Solution Methods from Navigation Pane.
xi. Then select scheme under Pressure-Velocity Coupling from task page.
xii. Then select Gradient, Pressure and Momentum under Spatial Discretization from
task page.
xiii. Select Monitors from Navigation Pane. Then create and edit the parameters that you
need to monitor.
xiv. Select Solution Initialization from Navigation Pane. Then select Compute from
where you want to compute. Then select Initialize.

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xv. Select Run Calculations from navigation Pane. Check Case for any missing
information and if not, proceed to number of Iterations and select Calculate to begin
iteration.

POST PROCESSING:

i. Select Results from Navigation Pane. Under the Graphics and Animations pane,
you can view the Mesh, Contours, Vectors and Pathlines for the simulated model.
ii. Select Plots from Navigation Pane. Under the Plots Pane, you can plot your required
data in their corresponding X and Y axes.

RESULT:

Thus the simulation of flow through a converging-diverging nozzle is studied and its
contours and results are plotted.

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Expt. No.: 03

Date:

Simulation of Supersonic Flow over a Wing of Biconvex Cross Section

AIM:
To conduct the CFD simulation of flow through Converging - Diverging nozzle and
its results.

SOFTWARE REQUIRED:

i. Ansys ICEM CFD (modelling and meshing)

ii. Ansys FLUENT (pre-processing, analysing and post-processing)

PROCEDURE:

MODELLING:

i. Start ANSYS ICEM CFD.

ii. Then select Geometry from the Function Tabs.
Geometry>Create points>Explicit coordinates.
iii. The Explicit Coordinates option allows you to create a point by specifying the XYZ
coordinates, or create multiple points as a function of an equation.
iv. Now you can create points by entering the X, Y, and Z coordinates of the point to be
created.
v. Then select Create/Modify Curve Options from the Geometry Menu.
Create/Modify Curve Options>From Points.
vi. The From Points option allows you to create a Bspline curve by interpolating
through n number of points.
vii. Now you can create curves by selecting any location on the screen to create points
that define a curve.
viii. Then select Create/Modify Surface Options from the Geometry Menu.
Create/Modify Surface Options> From Curves
ix. The From Curves option allows you to create surfaces from curves. The following
options are available for creating surfaces from curves.
x. Now you can create surfaces by selecting From 2-4 Curves on the dropdown box and
select two to four curves to form the boundaries of a surface.
xi. Then select Create Body from the Geometry Menu.
Create Body>By Material Point.

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xii. Bodies can be created from surfaces that make up a volume. Bodies can also be
defined by specifying a Material Point within a closed volume. Material Points can be
created at a specified point or at the centroid of two points.

Now we created our model to be simulated and further move on to the meshing.

MESHING:

i. Select Mesh from the Function Tabs.

Mesh>Global Mesh Setup
ii. The Global Mesh Setup options provide the general and specific meshing algorithm
parameters used for the various meshes. The Global Mesh Size parameters affect
meshes at the surface, volume, and inflation (prism) layer levels.
iii. Enter your Global Element Scale Factor and Global Element Seed Size vales.
iv. Then select Part Mesh Setup from the Mesh Menu.
Mesh>Part Mesh
v. The Part Mesh Setup option opens a dialog where you can specify the mesh parameters
for different. Values defined here at the Part level will override Global settings.
vi. Enter your Part Mesh Setup vales in the dialog box.
vii. Then select Compute Mesh from the Mesh Menu.
Mesh>Compute Mesh>Volume Mesh>Compute
viii. The Compute Mesh option allows you to generate the mesh specified by us and
various parameters. The Compute Volume Mesh option generates a volume mesh
using the selected volume mesh type and method.
ix. Then select Edit Mesh from the Function Tabs.
x. The Edit Mesh menu contains all of the operations necessary to manipulate, check,
improve the quality of the mesh and fix any problems.
xi. Then select Smooth Mesh Globally from the Edit Mesh Menu.
Edit Mesh> Smooth Mesh Globally> Smooth
xii. The Smooth Mesh Globally option allows you to automatically improve the quality of
the mesh elements. Different smoothing algorithms are available depending on which
mesh type is loaded. Mesh can be smoothed with respect to a particular quality criterion
and with a specified number of iterations to achieve a given quality level.
xiii. Now we meshed our model to be simulated and now we have to write the output file
which has to be analysed on Ansys Fluent later.
xiv. Then select Output from the Function Tabs.

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xv. ANSYS ICEM CFD allows you to write input files for many different Output Solvers.
The Output Menu allows you to choose between different solvers and specify the file
related options and settings.
xvi. Output> Select Solver> ANSYS FLUENT
xvii. The Select Solver option will open a window to select an Output Solver (CFD) or
Common Structural Solver (FEA). The ANSYS FLUENT interface creates a
FLUENT mesh file from an unstructured mesh.
xviii. To create the ANSYS FLUENT file, select ANSYS FLUENT in the Output Solver
list and click Apply. After generating the mesh, boundary conditions can be defined.
xix. Then select Write input from the Output Menu.
Write input>Save project>Yes>open unstructured mesh file ‘.uns’>select
2D or 3D model>Done.
xx. The translator writes the ANSYS FLUENT input file using an unstructured mesh file
and its boundary condition file.

Table.1: Meshing parameters

Global Element Scale Factor

Element Seed Size
Part Mesh Setp

Table.2: Boundary Conditions

Solver
Model
Material Properties
Operating conditions

Boundary conditions

Solution Scheme

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Gradient
Pressure
Momentum
Initialization Method
Compute From
Reference Frame
No.of Iterations

ANALYSING:

i. Start ANSYS FLUENT.

ii. Then select File from the Menu bar.
File>Case>Select .msh file.
iii. Select General from the Navigation Pane.
Mesh>Check.
iv. Then select solver type in the Task Page.
v. Select Models from the Navigation Pane.
Models>Viscos>Inviscid.
vi. Select Materials from the Navigation Pane.
Materials>air>properties>ideal gas.
vii. Select Boundary Conditions from Navigation Pane.
Boundary Conditions>Type>Edit.
viii. Enter values of Operating Conditions.
ix. Select Reference Values from Navigation Pane.
Reference Values>Compute from.
x. Select Solution Methods from Navigation Pane.
xi. Then select scheme under Pressure-Velocity Coupling from task page.
xii. Then select Gradient, Pressure and Momentum under Spatial Discretization from
task page.
xiii. Select Monitors from Navigation Pane. Then create and edit the parameters that you
need to monitor.

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xiv. Select Solution Initialization from Navigation Pane. Then select Compute from
where you want to compute. Then select Initialize.
xv. Select Run Calculations from navigation Pane. Check Case for any missing
information and if not, proceed to number of Iterations and select Calculate to begin
iteration.

POST PROCESSING:

i. Select Results from Navigation Pane. Under the Graphics and Animations pane,
you can view the Mesh, Contours, Vectors and Pathlines for the simulated
model.
ii. Select Plots from Navigation Pane. Under the Plots Pane, you can plot your required
data in their corresponding X and Y axes.

RESULT:

Thus the simulation of flow through a converging-diverging nozzle is studied and its
contours and results are plotted.

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Expt. No.: 04

Date:

Hot Flow Simulation through an Axial Flow Turbine Blade Passage

AIM:
To conduct the CFD simulation of flow through Converging - Diverging nozzle and
its results.

SOFTWARE REQUIRED:

i. Ansys ICEM CFD (modelling and meshing)

ii. Ansys FLUENT (pre-processing, analysing and post-processing)

PROCEDURE:

MODELLING:

i. Start ANSYS ICEM CFD.

ii. Then select Geometry from the Function Tabs.
Geometry>Create points>Explicit coordinates.
iii. The Explicit Coordinates option allows you to create a point by specifying the XYZ
coordinates, or create multiple points as a function of an equation.
iv. Now you can create points by entering the X, Y, and Z coordinates of the point to be
created.
v. Then select Create/Modify Curve Options from the Geometry Menu.
Create/Modify Curve Options>From Points.
vi. The From Points option allows you to create a Bspline curve by interpolating
through n number of points.
vii. Now you can create curves by selecting any location on the screen to create points
that define a curve.
viii. Then select Create/Modify Surface Options from the Geometry Menu.
Create/Modify Surface Options> From Curves
ix. The From Curves option allows you to create surfaces from curves. The following
options are available for creating surfaces from curves.
x. Now you can create surfaces by selecting From 2-4 Curves on the dropdown box and
select two to four curves to form the boundaries of a surface.
xi. Then select Create Body from the Geometry Menu.
Create Body>By Material Point.

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xii. Bodies can be created from surfaces that make up a volume. Bodies can also be
defined by specifying a Material Point within a closed volume. Material Points can be
created at a specified point or at the centroid of two points.

Now we created our model to be simulated and further move on to the meshing.

MESHING:
i. Select Mesh from the Function Tabs.
Mesh>Global Mesh Setup
ii. The Global Mesh Setup options provide the general and specific meshing algorithm
parameters used for the various meshes. The Global Mesh Size parameters affect
meshes at the surface, volume, and inflation (prism) layer levels.
iii. Enter your Global Element Scale Factor and Global Element Seed Size vales.
iv. Then select Part Mesh Setup from the Mesh Menu.
Mesh>Part Mesh
v. The Part Mesh Setup option opens a dialog where you can specify the mesh parameters
for different. Values defined here at the Part level will override Global settings.
vi. Enter your Part Mesh Setup vales in the dialog box.
vii. Then select Compute Mesh from the Mesh Menu.
Mesh>Compute Mesh>Volume Mesh>Compute
viii. The Compute Mesh option allows you to generate the mesh specified by us and
various parameters. The Compute Volume Mesh option generates a volume mesh
using the selected volume mesh type and method.
ix. Then select Edit Mesh from the Function Tabs.
x. The Edit Mesh menu contains all of the operations necessary to manipulate, check,
improve the quality of the mesh and fix any problems.
xi. Then select Smooth Mesh Globally from the Edit Mesh Menu.
Edit Mesh> Smooth Mesh Globally> Smooth
xii. The Smooth Mesh Globally option allows you to automatically improve the quality of
the mesh elements. Different smoothing algorithms are available depending on which
mesh type is loaded. Mesh can be smoothed with respect to a particular quality criterion
and with a specified number of iterations to achieve a given quality level.
xiii. Now we meshed our model to be simulated and now we have to write the output file
which has to be analysed on Ansys Fluent later.
xiv. Then select Output from the Function Tabs.

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xv. ANSYS ICEM CFD allows you to write input files for many different Output Solvers.
The Output Menu allows you to choose between different solvers and specify the file
related options and settings.
xvi. Output> Select Solver> ANSYS FLUENT
xvii. The Select Solver option will open a window to select an Output Solver (CFD) or
Common Structural Solver (FEA). The ANSYS FLUENT interface creates a
FLUENT mesh file from an unstructured mesh.
xviii. To create the ANSYS FLUENT file, select ANSYS FLUENT in the Output Solver
list and click Apply. After generating the mesh, boundary conditions can be defined.
xix. Then select Write input from the Output Menu.
Write input>Save project>Yes>open unstructured mesh file ‘.uns’>select
2D or 3D model>Done.
xx. The translator writes the ANSYS FLUENT input file using an unstructured mesh file
and its boundary condition file.

Table.1: Meshing parameters

Global Element Scale Factor

Element Seed Size
Part Mesh Setp

Table.2: Boundary Conditions

Solver
Model
Material Properties
Operating conditions

Boundary conditions

Scheme
Solution
Gradient

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Pressure
Momentum
Initialization Method
Compute From
Reference Frame
No.of Iterations

ANALYSING:

i. Start ANSYS FLUENT.

ii. Then select File from the Menu bar.
File>Case>Select .msh file.
iii. Select General from the Navigation Pane.
Mesh>Check.
iv. Then select solver type in the Task Page.
v. Select Models from the Navigation Pane.
Models>Viscos>Inviscid.
vi. Select Materials from the Navigation Pane.
Materials>air>properties>ideal gas.
vii. Select Boundary Conditions from Navigation Pane.
Boundary Conditions>Type>Edit.
viii. Enter values of Operating Conditions.
ix. Select Reference Values from Navigation Pane.
Reference Values>Compute from.
x. Select Solution Methods from Navigation Pane.
xi. Then select scheme under Pressure-Velocity Coupling from task page.
xii. Then select Gradient, Pressure and Momentum under Spatial Discretization from
task page.
xiii. Select Monitors from Navigation Pane. Then create and edit the parameters that you
need to monitor.
xiv. Select Solution Initialization from Navigation Pane. Then select Compute from
where you want to compute. Then select Initialize.

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xv. Select Run Calculations from navigation Pane. Check Case for any missing
information and if not, proceed to number of Iterations and select Calculate to begin
iteration.

POST PROCESSING:

i. Select Results from Navigation Pane. Under the Graphics and Animations pane,
you can view the Mesh, Contours, Vectors and Pathlines for the simulated model.
ii. Select Plots from Navigation Pane. Under the Plots Pane, you can plot your required
data in their corresponding X and Y axes.

RESULT:

Thus the simulation of flow through a converging-diverging nozzle is studied and its
contours and results are plotted.

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Expt. No.: 05

Date:

Simulation of Flow through Subsonic and Supersonic Diffusers

AIM:
To conduct the CFD simulation of flow through Converging - Diverging nozzle and
its results.

SOFTWARE REQUIRED:

i. Ansys ICEM CFD (modelling and meshing)

ii. Ansys FLUENT (pre-processing, analysing and post-processing)

PROCEDURE:

MODELLING:

i. Start ANSYS ICEM CFD.

ii. Then select Geometry from the Function Tabs.
Geometry>Create points>Explicit coordinates.
iii. The Explicit Coordinates option allows you to create a point by specifying the XYZ
coordinates, or create multiple points as a function of an equation.
iv. Now you can create points by entering the X, Y, and Z coordinates of the point to be
created.
v. Then select Create/Modify Curve Options from the Geometry Menu.
Create/Modify Curve Options>From Points.
vi. The From Points option allows you to create a Bspline curve by interpolating
through n number of points.
vii. Now you can create curves by selecting any location on the screen to create points
that define a curve.
viii. Then select Create/Modify Surface Options from the Geometry Menu.
Create/Modify Surface Options> From Curves
ix. The From Curves option allows you to create surfaces from curves. The following
options are available for creating surfaces from curves.
x. Now you can create surfaces by selecting From 2-4 Curves on the dropdown box and
select two to four curves to form the boundaries of a surface.
xi. Then select Create Body from the Geometry Menu.
Create Body>By Material Point.

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xii. Bodies can be created from surfaces that make up a volume. Bodies can also be
defined by specifying a Material Point within a closed volume. Material Points can be
created at a specified point or at the centroid of two points.

Now we created our model to be simulated and further move on to the meshing.

MESHING:
i. Select Mesh from the Function Tabs.
Mesh>Global Mesh Setup
ii. The Global Mesh Setup options provide the general and specific meshing algorithm
parameters used for the various meshes. The Global Mesh Size parameters affect
meshes at the surface, volume, and inflation (prism) layer levels.
iii. Enter your Global Element Scale Factor and Global Element Seed Size vales.
iv. Then select Part Mesh Setup from the Mesh Menu.
Mesh>Part Mesh
v. The Part Mesh Setup option opens a dialog where you can specify the mesh parameters
for different. Values defined here at the Part level will override Global settings.
vi. Enter your Part Mesh Setup vales in the dialog box.
vii. Then select Compute Mesh from the Mesh Menu.
Mesh>Compute Mesh>Volume Mesh>Compute
viii. The Compute Mesh option allows you to generate the mesh specified by us and
various parameters. The Compute Volume Mesh option generates a volume mesh
using the selected volume mesh type and method.
ix. Then select Edit Mesh from the Function Tabs.
x. The Edit Mesh menu contains all of the operations necessary to manipulate, check,
improve the quality of the mesh and fix any problems.
xi. Then select Smooth Mesh Globally from the Edit Mesh Menu.
Edit Mesh> Smooth Mesh Globally> Smooth
xii. The Smooth Mesh Globally option allows you to automatically improve the quality of
the mesh elements. Different smoothing algorithms are available depending on which
mesh type is loaded. Mesh can be smoothed with respect to a particular quality criterion
and with a specified number of iterations to achieve a given quality level.
xiii. Now we meshed our model to be simulated and now we have to write the output file
which has to be analysed on Ansys Fluent later.
xiv. Then select Output from the Function Tabs.

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xv. ANSYS ICEM CFD allows you to write input files for many different Output Solvers.
The Output Menu allows you to choose between different solvers and specify the file
related options and settings.
xvi. Output> Select Solver> ANSYS FLUENT
xvii. The Select Solver option will open a window to select an Output Solver (CFD) or
Common Structural Solver (FEA). The ANSYS FLUENT interface creates a
FLUENT mesh file from an unstructured mesh.
xviii. To create the ANSYS FLUENT file, select ANSYS FLUENT in the Output Solver
list and click Apply. After generating the mesh, boundary conditions can be defined.
xix. Then select Write input from the Output Menu.
Write input>Save project>Yes>open unstructured mesh file ‘.uns’>select
2D or 3D model>Done.
xx. The translator writes the ANSYS FLUENT input file using an unstructured mesh file
and its boundary condition file.

Table.1: Meshing parameters

Global Element Scale Factor

Element Seed Size
Part Mesh Setp

Table.2: Boundary Conditions

Solver
Model
Material Properties
Operating conditions

Boundary conditions

Scheme
Solution
Gradient

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Pressure
Momentum
Initialization Method
Compute From
Reference Frame
No.of Iterations

ANALYSING:

i. Start ANSYS FLUENT.

ii. Then select File from the Menu bar.
File>Case>Select .msh file.
iii. Select General from the Navigation Pane.
Mesh>Check.
iv. Then select solver type in the Task Page.
v. Select Models from the Navigation Pane.
Models>Viscos>Inviscid.
vi. Select Materials from the Navigation Pane.
Materials>air>properties>ideal gas.
vii. Select Boundary Conditions from Navigation Pane.
Boundary Conditions>Type>Edit.
viii. Enter values of Operating Conditions.
ix. Select Reference Values from Navigation Pane.
Reference Values>Compute from.
x. Select Solution Methods from Navigation Pane.
xi. Then select scheme under Pressure-Velocity Coupling from task page.
xii. Then select Gradient, Pressure and Momentum under Spatial Discretization from
task page.
xiii. Select Monitors from Navigation Pane. Then create and edit the parameters that you
need to monitor.
xiv. Select Solution Initialization from Navigation Pane. Then select Compute from
where you want to compute. Then select Initialize.

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xv. Select Run Calculations from navigation Pane. Check Case for any missing
information and if not, proceed to number of Iterations and select Calculate to begin
iteration.

POST PROCESSING:

i. Select Results from Navigation Pane. Under the Graphics and Animations pane,
you can view the Mesh, Contours, Vectors and Pathlines for the simulated model.
ii. Select Plots from Navigation Pane. Under the Plots Pane, you can plot your required
data in their corresponding X and Y axes.

RESULT:

Thus the simulation of flow through a converging-diverging nozzle is studied and its
contours and results are plotted.

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