ANSYS Tutorials

Outline
Chapter 1: Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Mixing
Elbow
Chapter 2: Parametric Analysis in ANSYS Workbench
Using ANSYS Fluent
Chapter 3: Introduction to Extra Features Available in
ANSYS Fluent
Chapter 4: Using the Non-Premixed Combustion Model
 Chapter 1:Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a
Mixing Elbow

• Introduction
• Problem Definition
• Designing the Geometry
• Meshing the Geometry
• Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS Fluent
• Displaying Results in ANSYS Fluent and CFD-Post
• Obtaining the Solution
Chapter 1: Introduction

This tutorial illustrates using ANSYS Fluent fluid flow systems in ANSYS
Workbench to set up and solve a three-dimensional turbulent fluid-flow and
heat-transfer problem in a mixing elbow. It is designed to introduce you to the
ANSYS Workbench tool set using a simple geometry. Guided by the steps that
follow, you will create the elbow geometry and the corresponding
computational mesh using the geometry and meshing tools within ANSYS
Workbench. You will use ANSYS Fluent to set up and solve the CFD problem,
then visualize the results in both ANSYS Fluent and in the CFD-Post post
processing tool. Some capabilities of ANSYS Workbench (for example,
duplicating fluid flow systems, connecting systems, and comparing multiple
data sets) are also examined in this tutorial.
 Chapter 1: Problem Definition

A cold fluid at 293.15 K flows into the

pipe through a large inlet and mixes with
a warmer fluid at 313.15 K that enters
through a smaller inlet located at the
elbow. The mixing elbow configuration is
encountered in piping systems in power
plants and process industries. It is often
important to predict the flow field and
temperature field in the area of the
mixing region in order to properly design
the junction.
Chapter 1: Designing the Geometry

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Chapter 1: Meshing the Geometry

Size Function Curvature

Relevance
center Fine

Smoothing High
Transition Slow
8.5514e-0.005m
Min. Size
8.5514e-0.003m
Max. Size
Growth Rate 1.2
Nodes 35026
Elements 118635
Chapter 1: Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS
Fluent

Setting Up the Units Setting Up the Solver

 Chapter 1: Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS
Fluent

Enabling the k-epsilon Model Defining the Material

Chapter 1: Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS
Fluent

Specifying the Boundary

Conditions
 Chapter 1: Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS
Fluent

Setting Up the Solution Initialize the Solution

Method
Chapter 1: Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS
Fluent

Setting Up the Convergence Determine the Number of

Criteria Iterations & Start the
Calculations
 Chapter 1: Displaying Results in ANSYS
Fluent and CFD-Post

Insert a New Contour for the Insert a New Contour for the
Velocity Temperature
and Define its Details and Define its Details
Velocity profile at the symmetry plane
Temperature profile at the symmetry plane
 Chapter 1: Duplicating the Fluent-Based Fluid Flow
Analysis System

Create a Copy of the First Fluid Flow Compare The Results at Once
(Fluent)
Comparison between the Velocity Profile of Two
Different Geometries
 Chapter 2: Parametric Analysis in ANSYS
Workbench Using ANSYS Fluent

• Introduction
• Problem Definition
• Designing the Geometry
• Meshing the Geometry
• Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS Fluent
• Displaying Results in ANSYS Fluent and CFD-Post
• Using the Parametric Analysis in ANSYS Workbench
Chapter 2: Introduction

This tutorial illustrates using an ANSYS Fluent fluid flow system in ANSYS
Workbench to set up and solve a three-dimensional turbulent fluid flow and
heat transfer problem in a divergent pipe flow. ANSYS Workbench uses
parameters and design points to allow you to run optimization and what-if
scenarios. You can define both input and output parameters in ANSYS Fluent
that can be used in your ANSYS Workbench project. You can also define
parameters in other applications including ANSYS Design Modeler and
ANSYS CFD-Post. Once you have defined parameters for your system, a
Parameters cell is added to the system and the Parameter Set bus bar is
added to your project. This tutorial is designed to introduce you to the
parametric analysis utility available in ANSYS Workbench.
Chapter 2: Problem Definition

There is heat exchange between hot and cold fluid in a diverging pipe, in
which the hot fluid enters in the diverging pipe and cold fluid enters into the
pipe at 6 locations at different velocity and different temperature. The
velocity for the hot fluid is 0.001 m/s and the temperature is 360K. For the
cold fluid, the velocity and the temperature are as the following:

V1= 0.001 m/s T1= 300K, V2= 0.001 m/s T2= 300K, V3= 0.003 m/s
T3= 290K,

V4= 0.003 m/s T4= 290K, V5= 0.004 m/s T5= 280K, V6= 0.004 m/s
T6= 280K,
Chapter 2: Designing the Geometry
Chapter 2: Meshing the Geometry

Size Function Curvature

Relevance
center Coarse

Smoothing Medium
Transition Slow
5.2958e-0.005m
Min. Size
5.2958e-0.003m
Max. Size
Growth Rate 1.2
Nodes 8556
Elements 40309
Chapter 2: Meshing the Geometry
Chapter 2: Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS
Fluent

Setting Up the Units Setting Up the Solver

 Chapter 2: Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS
Fluent

Enabling the k-epsilon Model Defining the Material

Chapter 2: Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS
Fluent

Specifying the Boundary

Conditions
Chapter 2: Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS
Fluent

Specifying All the Input

Parameters
 Chapter 2: Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS
Fluent

Setting Up the Solution Initialize the Solution

Method
Chapter 2: Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS
Fluent

Decrease the Residuals for a Determine the Number of

Better Accuracy of Results Iterations & Start the
Calculations
 Chapter 2: Displaying Results in ANSYS
Fluent and CFD-Post

Insert a New Plane for the Locate Contour 3 on Plane 2

Temperature
and Define its Details
Temperature profile at Plane 2
Temperature profile at the Walls
Chapter 2: Using the Parametric Analysis in
ANSYS Workbench

Define the Outlet Define the Outlet Velocity as

Temperature as an Output an Output Parameter
Parameter
Chapter 2: Using the Parametric Analysis in
ANSYS Workbench

After defining all the input and output parameters,

start varying the values of the input parameters to
check for the variation in the values of the output
parameters
 Chapter 3: Introduction to Extra Features
Available in ANSYS Fluent
This chapter demonstrates how to do the following:
• Perform the mesh-related activities using the Setting Up Domain
ribbon tab
• Create a surface report definition and use it as a convergence
criterion.
• Check for the mass conservation in post-processing
• Making x-y plot for the preliminary solution
• Define a custom field function in ANSYS Fluent
• Change the solver method to coupled in order to increase the
convergence speed.
• Adapt the mesh based on the temperature gradient to further
improve the prediction of the temperature field.
Chapter 3: Perform the mesh-related activities using
the Setting Up Domain ribbon tab

In this step, you will perform the mesh-related activities using the Setting Up
Domain ribbon tab (Mesh group box).

ANSYS Fluent will report the results of the mesh

check in the console.
Chapter 3: Create a Surface Report Definition and Use it as a
Convergence Criterion.
Chapter 3: Create a Surface Report Definition and Use it as a
Convergence Criterion.
Chapter 3: Check for the Mass Conservation in Post-Processing
Chapter 3: Making x-y plot for the Preliminary Solution
Chapter 3: Define a Custom Field Function in ANSYS Fluent
Chapter 3: Change the Solver Method to Coupled in Order to Increase the Convergence Speed.

The solution will converge in approximately 36

iterations which is faster than the SIMPLE pressure-
velocity coupling
Chapter 3: Adapt the Mesh Based on the Temperature Gradient to Further Improve the Prediction of the Temperature Field.

Cells marked for adaption

When you
Chapter use
3: Run the
the ANSYS parallel
Fluent solver, you
solver in parallel.

need to subdivide (or partition) the

mesh into groups of cells that can be
solved on separate processors.
Contours of the dynamic head using the
parallel solver
 Chapter 4: Using the Non-Premixed
Combustion Model

• Introduction
• Problem Definition
• Checking and Scaling the Mesh
• Specifying Solver and Analysis Type
• Defining Materials and Properties
• Specifying Boundary Conditions
• Obtaining the Solution
• Postprocessing
• Energy Balances Reporting
Chapter 4: Introduction

The goal of this tutorial is to accurately model the combustion processes in a

300 KW BERL combustor. The reaction can be modeled using either the
species transport model or the non-premixed combustion model. In this
tutorial you will set up and solve a natural gas combustion problem using the
non-premixed combustion model for the reaction chemistry. turbulence-
chemistry interaction
is modeled using a β-function for the Probability Density Function (PDF). This
tutorial demonstrates how to do the following:

• Define inputs for modeling non-premixed combustion chemistry.

• Prepare the PDF table in ANSYS Fluent.
• Solve a natural gas combustion simulation problem.
• Use the Discrete Ordinates (DO) radiation model for combustion
applications.
• Use the k-ε turbulence model.
 Chapter 4: Problem Definition

The flow considered is an unstaged natural gas flame in a 300-kW swirl-

stabilized burner. The furnace is vertically-fired and of octagonal cross-section
with a conical furnace hood and a cylindrical exhaust duct. The furnace walls
are capable of being refractory-lined or water-cooled. The burner features 24
radial fuel ports and a bluff center body. Air is introduced through an annular
inlet and movable swirl blocks are used to impart swirl assuming 2D
axisymmetric. The boundary condition profiles, velocity inlet boundary
conditions of the gas, and temperature boundary conditions are based on
experimental data
Chapter 4: Checking and Scaling the Mesh
 Chapter 4: Specifying Solver and Analysis Type

Pressure based solver type with Standard k-epsilon model

axisymmetric swirl
 Chapter 4: Specifying Solver and Analysis Type

Enable the Discrete Ordinates (DO) Enable the Non-Premixed Combustion

radiation model model.
 Chapter 4:
Specifying
Solver and
Analysis Type

Add and define the boundary species

 Chapter 4:
Specifying
Solver and
Analysis Type

Obtain the PDF table

 Chapter 4:
Specifying
Solver and
Analysis Type

Display the non-adiabatic temperature look-up

table on the adiabatic enthalpy slice
 Chapter 4:
Defining
Materials and
Properties

Select PDF mixture form the drop-down

list
 Chapter 4: Specifying Boundary
Conditions

Set the boundary conditions for the Set the boundary conditions for the
pressure outlet velocity inlet
Chapter 4:
Specifying
Boundary
Conditions

Set the boundary conditions for at the fuel

inlet
Chapter 4: Specifying Boundary
Conditions

Set the boundary conditions for at the

walls
Chapter 4: Specifying Boundary
Conditions

Plot the temperature profile for wall 9

Chapter 4: Specifying Boundary
Conditions

Profile plot of axial-velocity for the

swirling air inlet
 Chapter 4:
Obtaining the
Solution

Select coupled for pressure-velocity

coupling and PRESTO for the pressure
 Chapter 4:
Obtaining the
Solution

Setting up the solution control

(convergence criteria)
 Chapter 4:
Obtaining the
Solution

Setting up the residuals (convergence

criteria)
Chapter 4: Obtaining the Solution

Initialize the solution (hybrid initialization) Set up the number of iterations

 Chapter 4:
Postprocessin
g

Display the predicted temperature field

Temperature contours
Velocity contours
Contours of Mass Fraction of O2
Chapter 4:
Energy
Balances
Reporting

Display the predicted temperature field

Chapter 4:
Energy
Balances
Reporting

Compute the mass weighted average of

the temperature at the pressure outlet
Thanks for your Attention