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Fluent Overview Starting Fluent From the class web page, go to Fluent Materials. Download the case, data and mesh files posted there. Go to Start-Programs-Fluent.Inc and choose Fluent 6.1. Choose the 2ddp solver. From the File menu, choose Read Case/Data. Read the case and data files elbow.cas and elbow.dat. If you specify the name “elbow” Fluent will read both automatically. Explore Fluent’s menu structure using this presentation as a guide. Solver Basics Solver Execution Solver Execution: Menu is laid out such that order of operation is generally left to right. Import and scale mesh file. Select physical models. Define material properties. Prescribe operating conditions. Prescribe boundary conditions. Provide an initial solution. Set solver controls. Set up convergence monitors. Compute and monitor solution. Post-Processing Feedback into Solver Engineering Analysis Inputs to the Solver GUI commands have a corresponding TUI command. Advanced commands are only available through TUI. ‘Enter’ displays command set at current level. ‘q’ moves up one level. Journal/Transcript write capability. Mouse Functionality Mouse button functionality depends on solver and can be configured in the solver. Display ? Mouse Buttons... Default Settings: 2D Solver Left button translates (dolly) Middle button zooms Right button selects/probes 3D Solver Left button rotates about 2-axes Middle button zooms Middle click on point in screen centers point in window Right button selects/probes Retrieve detailed flow field information at point with Probe enabled. Right click on grid display. Reading Mesh: Mesh Components Components are defined in preprocessor Cell = control volume into which domain is broken up computational domain is defined by mesh that represents the fluid and solid regions of interest. Face = boundary of a cell Edge = boundary of a face Node = grid point Zone = grouping of nodes, faces, and/or cells Boundary data assigned to face zones. Material data and source terms assign