Free surface: permits immiscible fluids.Rotation: activates the rotating regions capability including, global, local averaging, and sliding.Gravity: enable natural buoyancy effects.Time dependent: switches from the default steady state to a transient analysis.Radiation: enables the radiation characteristics of the geometry and accounts for the radiative thermal properties.Heat conduction in solids: turns on the thermal solver and allows for conduction and convection to be calculated.Internal analyzes the fluid inside the geometry, external analyzes the fluid outside, and inside the geometry.Ĭhecking the boxes gives you more options for the analysis. Note that you can mix and match units according to your needs.Ĭhoose the analysis region. Name your project and choose the configuration of the model you wish to analyze. With the Wizard open, step through the setup choosing the options for the project as you go. The Setup Wizard guides you through the settings you will need to complete a successful Flow study.
SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation provides a Setup Wizard to start your project. Let us assume that the analysis we want to complete is an internal analysis and that lids have been placed in the model using the C reate Lids tool to enclose the internal volume. The next step to a SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation analysis is to prepare the geometry.
This can be found next to the options at the top of the screen or at the Add-Ins command manager tab.Īdding in Flow Simulation opens a tab on the command manager dedicated to Flow. In this article we are going to focus on getting started in Flow Simulation, and the steps to take to ensure a successful analysis.įirst Step to a flow analysis is to turn on the Flow Simulation Add-In. Flow Simulation contains a conjugate heat transfer solver, parametric optimization, rotating regions with sliding mesh, free surface capabilities and many other options. Flow Simulation provides an understanding of fluid motion around or through your design. How do I create a Flow Simulation analysis project? SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis software.
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