Power Inverter without Heat Transfer: Exercise 7—Analyzing Results
This exercise describes how you analyze the results during and after the simulation. To hide CAD surfaces (not the fluid domain), switch between
CAD Bodies and
Flow Analysis Bodies in the
Show group. Clear any variable display by selecting
No Selection in the
Legend drop-down. Click
XYPlot Panel to view the XY Plot.
| 1. To show/hide selected geometric entities, click Show in View Panel. 2. To change the color scheme, click on More in the Legend and select between Blue Red and Blue Purple. |
Viewing the Pressure Contours on a Boundary
| Pressure Pa |
1. In
Boundary Conditions, under > , select
POWERINVERTER_1_FLUID. In the View panel, click
Show to display the selected boundaries.
2. In the Properties panel, View tab, for Surface, set values for the options as listed below:
◦ Grid—No
◦ Outline—No
◦ Variable—Pressure: [Pa] : Flow
◦ Min—101314
◦ Max—101325
3. Click
in the Graphics toolbar to display the style elements. Select
Shading.
Viewing Vectors on a Section
| Pressure Pa |
1. Create a section.
2. Select Section 01.
3. In the Properties panel, Model tab, set values for the options as listed below:
◦ Type—Plane Y
◦ Position—0.006
4. In the Properties panel, View tab, for Surface, set values for the options as listed below:
◦ Variable—Pressure: [Pa] : Flow
◦ Min—101314.75
◦ Max—101325
5. In the Properties panel, View tab, for Vector, set Variable—Velocity: [m/s] : Flow
6. You can edit vector properties using the Size,Uniform Head, Head Size and Projection options.
Viewing the Streamlines in the Domain
| Velocity Magnitude m/s |
1. Add Streamline01 to the Flow Analysis Tree and select it.
2. In the Properties panel, Model tab, set values for the options as listed below:
◦ Line Thickness—0.0002 m
◦ Animation Time Size—0.005
3. In the Properties panel, View tab, for Surface, set values for the options as listed below:
◦ Variable—Velocity Magnitude: [m/s] : Flow
◦ Min—0
◦ Max—2.321
4. In the Flow Analysis Tree, under General Boundaries select BC_00001.
5. In the Model tab, for Streamline01 set Release Particle to Yes.
Plotting the Mass Flux at the Intlet Boundary
On X-axis:- Iteration
On Y-axis:- Mass Flux
1. In the Flow Analysis Tree, under Boundary Conditions click General Boundaries.
2. Select BC_1.
3. Click
XYPlot. A new entity
xyplot1 is added in the Flow Analysis Tree under > .
4. Select xyplot1.
5. In the Properties panel, Model tab, set the Variable as Mass Flux.
6. Click
Stop and
Run, if required.
Plotting the Pressure at Monitoring Point
1. In the Flow Analysis Tree, under Results click Monitoring Points.
2. Select Point01.
3. Click
XYPlot. A new entity
xyplot2 is added in the Flow Analysis Tree under > .
4. Select xyplot2.
5. In the Properties panel, View tab, set Variable as Pressure.
6. Click
Stop and
Run, if required.