ANSYSPOLYFLOW12.1inWorkbenchUser'sGuideSeptember2009Copyrightc2009byANSYS,Inc.AllRightsReserved.NopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedorotherwiseusedinanyformwithoutexpresswrittenpermissionfromANSYS,Inc.Airpak,MechanicalAPDL,Workbench,AUTODYN,CFX,FIDAP,FloWizard,FLUENT,GAMBIT,Iceboard,Icechip,Icemax,Icepak,Icepro,Icewave,MixSim,POLYFLOW,TGrid,andanyandallANSYS,Inc.brand,product,serviceandfeaturenames,logosandslogansareregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofANSYS,Inc.oritssubsidiarieslocatedintheUnitedStatesorothercountries.Allotherbrand,product,serviceandfeaturenamesortrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.CATIAV5isaregisteredtrademarkofDassaultSystemes.CHEMKINisaregisteredtrademarkofReactionDesignInc.PortionsofthisprogramincludematerialcopyrightedbyPathScaleCorporation2003-2004.ANSYS,Inc.iscertiedtoISO9001:2008Seetheon-linedocumentationforthecompleteLegalNoticesforANSYSproprietarysoftwareandthird-partysoftware.IfyouareunabletoaccesstheLegalNotice,contactANSYS,Inc.ContentsPrefaceUTM-11GettingStartedwithPOLYFLOWinWorkbench1-11.1IntroductiontoWorkbench..........................1-11.1.1Limitations..............................1-21.2TheWorkbenchGraphicalUserInterface..................1-31.3CreatingPOLYFLOW-BasedSystems....................1-41.3.1CreatingPOLYFLOW-BasedAnalysisSystems...........1-41.3.2CreatingPOLYFLOW-BasedComponentSystems.........1-71.4UnderstandingCellStateswithPOLYFLOWinWorkbench........1-81.5StartingPOLYFLOWApplicationsinWorkbench..............1-101.5.1StartingPOLYFUSEfromaPOLYFLOW-BasedSystem......1-101.5.2StartingPOLYMATfromaPOLYFLOW-BasedSystem......1-101.5.3StartingaPreferenceEditorfromaPOLYFLOW-BasedSystem................................1-101.5.4StartingPOLYDATAfromaPOLYFLOW-BasedSystem......1-101.5.5StartingPOLYFLOWfromaPOLYFLOW-BasedSystem.....1-101.5.6StartingPOLYDIAGfromaPOLYFLOW-BasedSystem......1-101.5.7StartingaListingViewerfromaPOLYFLOW-BasedSystem...1-111.5.8StartingPOLYCURVEfromaPOLYFLOW-BasedSystem.....1-111.5.9StartingPOLYSTATfromaPOLYFLOW-BasedSystem......1-111.6SavingYourWorkinPOLYFLOWwithWorkbench............1-111.7ExitingPOLYDATAandWorkbench.....................1-121.8AnExampleofaPOLYFLOWAnalysisinWorkbench...........1-121.9GettingHelpforPOLYFLOWinWorkbench................1-15Release12.1cANSYS,Inc.October1,2009TOC-1CONTENTS2WorkingwithPOLYFLOWinWorkbench2-12.1ImportingMeshandDataFiles.......................2-22.2UsingtheUpdateCommand.........................2-32.3RefreshingPOLYFLOWInputData.....................2-42.4DeletingSolutionandSetupCellDataforPOLYFLOW-BasedSystems..2-42.5ConnectingSystemsinWorkbench.....................2-42.5.1ConnectingSystemsbyDraggingandDroppingaSystemfromtheToolboxontoAnotherSystem..............2-72.5.2ConnectingSystemsByDraggingandDroppingPOLYFLOW-BasedSolutionCellsOntoOtherSystems......2-82.6DuplicatingPOLYFLOW-BasedSystems..................2-102.7Stopping,Restarting,andContinuingaCalculation............2-112.8UsingOutputFilesfromaCompletedSimulation.............2-142.8.1InitializingaNewSimulationUsingOutputFiles.........2-152.8.2ConvertingOutputFiles......................2-152.9WorkingwithInputandOutputParametersinWorkbench........2-192.10ViewingYourPOLYFLOWDataUsingANSYSCFD-Post.........2-202.11UnderstandingtheFileStructureforPOLYFLOWinWorkbench.....2-212.11.1POLYFLOWFileNaminginWorkbench..............2-252.12WorkingwithANSYSLicensing.......................2-262.12.1SharedLicensingMode.......................2-262.13UsingCustomSystems............................2-272.14RecordingSessionJournalswithPOLYFLOWinWorkbench........2-28TOC-2Release12.1cANSYS,Inc.October1,2009UsingThisManualTheContentsofThisManualThisdocumentprovidesinformationaboutusingthePOLYFLOWapplicationwithinWorkbench.Abriefdescriptionofwhatisineachchapterfollows:Chapter1:GettingStartedwithPOLYFLOWinWorkbench,describesanoverviewofPOLYFLOWwithinWorkbench.Chapter2:WorkingwithPOLYFLOWinWorkbench,describesthedetailsofusingPOLYFLOWwithinWorkbench.TypographicalConventionsSeveraltypographicalconventionsareusedinthismanual'stexttofacilitateyourlearningprocess.Aninformationalicon(i)marksanimportantnote.Dierenttypographicalfontsareusedtoindicategraphicaluserinterfacemenuitemsandtextinputsthatyouenter(e.g.,Flowboundaryconditionsmenu,enterthenamefluids).InPOLYDATA,aniteminaboxisusedtoindicateamenuselection.Forexample,NumericalparametersindicatesthattheNumericalparametersmenuitemshouldbeselectedinPOLYDATA.InPOLYDATAandWorkbench,aminiowchartisusedtoindicatethemenuselectionsthatleadyoutoaspecicpanel.Forexample,File !OptionsindicatesthattheOptionsmenuitemcanbeselectedfromtheFilepull-downmenuatthetopofthePOLYDATAconsolewindow.Thewordsbeforethearrowinvokemenus(orsubmenus)andthearrowspointfromaspecicmenutowardtheitemyoushouldselectfromthatmenu.Release12.1cANSYS,Inc.October1,2009UTM-1UsingThisManualTechnicalSupportIfyouencounterdicultieswhileusingPOLYFLOWinWorkbench,pleaserstrefertothesection(s)ofthedocumentationcontaininginformationonthecommandsyouaretryingtouseorthetypeofproblemyo