Cyclone Separator Exercise 1—Extracting the Fluid Domain
Fluid domain extraction is the creation of a closed geometric region that surrounds the fluid.
1. Click > and navigate to the FlowAnalysisModels folder. Click OK.
2. Click > 
Open.
Open.3. From the File Open dialog box, browse to the cyclone_assembly folder and select cyclone_4.asm. Click Open.
4. Click 
in the Graphics toolbar to display the style elements. Select Shading, or 
Shading with Edges.
in the Graphics toolbar to display the style elements. Select Shading, or Shading with Edges.5. Click the Applications tab.
6. Click 
Flow Analysis. The Flow Analysis tab opens.
Flow Analysis. The Flow Analysis tab opens.7. Click 
New Project. If the Residual plot opens, close it.
New Project. If the Residual plot opens, close it.8. Click 
Create Fluid Domain. The Fluid Domain Creation tab opens.
Create Fluid Domain. The Fluid Domain Creation tab opens.9. Click the Openings tab.
10. Click the Faces box. The Surface Sets dialog box opens. Two surfaces are selected as shown below.
Adding the Simulation Domain
1. In the Fluid Domain Creation tab select Add to Simulation.
2. Click 
to create the fluid domain. CYCLONE_4_FLUID_1.PRT appears in the Model Tree and CYCLONE_4_FLUID_1:Body 1 is added under Domains.
to create the fluid domain. CYCLONE_4_FLUID_1.PRT appears in the Model Tree and CYCLONE_4_FLUID_1:Body 1 is added under Domains.3. The boundaries for the Boundary ConditionsBC_00001 and BC_00002 and CYCLONE_4_FLUID_1:Body 1 are created automatically and appear in the Flow Analysis Tree under 
Boundary Conditions > 
General Boundaries.
Boundary Conditions > General Boundaries.