Icepak-Intro-14.5-L11-Post-Process

©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,20121Release14.514.5ReleaseLecture10:Post-processingwithANSYSIcepakIntroductiontoANSYSIcepak©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,20122Release14.5Contents•Introduction•MenuandToolbarOptions•VariablesforPost-processing•GettingStarted•ExaminingtheResults•ManagingPost-processingObjects•GeneratingReports•ProfilesandZoom-inModeling©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,20123Release14.5Introduction•Therearetwowaystopost-processanANSYSICEPAKCFDanalysis.•UsingICEPAKpost-processingtools•UsingANSYSCFD-POST•State-of-the-artpost-processorforANSYSCFDproducts.•CFD-Postcanberunasastandalonepost-processor,orwithinWorkbench•Bothoptionsincludemanytoolsforanalyzingtheresults,•Isosurfaces•VectorPlots•ContourPlots(shadedandgraded)•Streamlines/ParticleTraces•XYPlotting•Animations(UseCFDPostforKeyFrameAnimations)•ComparisonStudies(CFDPostonly)•CFDViewer(CFDPostonly)•Reportingandmore…NOTE:ANSYSLMrequiredforANSYSCFDPost©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,20124Release14.5MenuandToolbarOptionsObjectFacePlaneCutIsosurfacePointSurfaceProbeVariationPlotHistoryPlotTrialsPlotTransientSettingsLoadSolutionIDSummaryReportPowerandTemperatureValues©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,20125Release14.5•VariableTypes:•Primary:Solveddirectlywhenperformingthesimulation.(e.g.,Temperature)•Derived:Computedfromtheprimaryvariablesduringpost-processing.(e.g.,HeatFlux)•Notallvariables,eitherPrimaryorDerived,areavailableforallsimulations.•Inanisothermalsimulation,forexample,neitherTemperaturenoranyderivedvariablebasedonTemperature(e.g.HeatFlux)willbeavailableforpost-processing.VariablesforPost-Processing©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,20126Release14.5•MainMenu/Edit/Preferences/Display/ColorLegendDataFormat:•MainMenu/Edit/Preferences/Postprocessing:SetPreferences©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,20127Release14.5LoadinganExistingSolution•Ifthereismorethanonesolutionsetavailableforyourmodel,youcanspecifywhichsolutionversionyouwanttoexamine.•ToopentheVersionselectionpanel:ClickontheIDbuttoninthePOST-PROCESSINGtoolbar.•Alternatively,useMainMenu/Post/LoadSolutionIDNOTE:ForasolutionthatisaWIP,thecorrespondingsolutionsetwillbeloadedautomaticallyintoIcepak(uponcompletionofthecomputations)iftheoriginalIcepaksessionremainsactivethroughouttheiterativeprocess.©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,20128Release14.5•Choosetheunitsforpost-processingfordifferentvariablesUnitsforPost-processing©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,20129Release14.5•GraphicalDisplayOptions•Post-processingforTransientSimulations•PowerandTemperatureLimits•XYPlotOptionsEXAMININGTHERESULTS©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,201210Release14.5•SolutionresultscanbeviewedinfourtypesofLocations•InthespecifiedLocation,thedatacanbedisplayedintheformof,GraphicalDisplayOptions©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,201211Release14.5GraphicalDisplayOptions–ObjectFace•Usedtodisplaytheresultsonthesurfaceofoneormore:•Objects•Assemblies•Groups•Object:Selecttheobject(s)fromthedrop-downlist•Objectsides:Choosetherelevant‘objectsides’•SelecttheDisplayType•‘Parameters’discussedlaterinthislecture.©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,201212Release14.5GraphicalDisplayOptions–ObjectFace•ObjectFacecanalsobecreatedusingtheContextMenu.•FromtheGraphicalScreen:Shift+Right-clickontheobject.•FromtheModelTree:Right-clickontheobject.©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,201213Release14.5GraphicalDisplayOptions–PlaneCut•Usedtodisplaytheresultsonaplane.PlaneLocation:Select/inputlocationofplaneSelectthedisplaytype•Specifyinputsfor‘Cliptobox’•Thevisibilityoftheplanecutislimitedtotheextentsoftheclippingbox.•Canusethesnappingtoolstoselecttheclippingbox©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,201214Release14.5GraphicalDisplayOptions–PlaneCutTHEPLANECUTLOCATIONCANBEUPDATEDBY…•Animatingforautomatictraversingthroughthedomain•Animationprogressesfrom‘Start’(minextentofdomaininspecifieddirection)to‘End’(maxextentofdomaininspecifieddirection)inthenumberofspecified‘Steps’.Draggingthroughthedisplayusingthescrollbar•DraggingthroughthedisplayusingShift+MiddleMouseButton•Clickontheextentsoftheplanecuttoselectfromscreen©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,201215Release14.5GraphicalDisplayOptions–Isosurface•Usedtodisplaytheresultsonasurfacedefinedbyaspecificvalueofaparticularvariable.Select/inputVariableandVariableValueSelectthedisplaytype•Specifyinputsfor‘Cliptobox’•Thevisibilityoftheisosurfaceislimitedtotheextentsoftheclippingbox.•Canusethesnappingtoolstoselecttheclippingbox•SpecifyinputsforAnimation•Animationprogressesfrom‘Start’to‘End’isosurfacevalueinnumberofspecified‘Steps’©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,201216Release14.5GraphicalDisplayOptions–Point•Usedtodisplaytheresultsataspecificpointinthemodel.•Position:ProvidethelocationinformationforaNewPointorusethedrop-downmenutoaccessExistingPointlocations.•PointMonitorlocationscanalsobeused.•Options:•AbilitytodisplaythelocalVelocityVectoratthePoint.•DisplayParticleTracesstartingfromcurrentlocationofPoint.•UseShift+LeftMouseButtontodragthepointthroughthemodel.•CheckLeaveTrailoptiontomarkthepointpathbyavisibletrail.•Pointscanbeusedin,•SummaryReports•SetupofPrimaryFunctionsforaParametric/Optimizationstudy©2012ANSYS,Inc.December5,201217Release14.5Surf