Workbench/Fluent: Automatically Initializing Transient Simulation from Steady-State

axip · June 26, 2013, 08:28

Hello everybody,

I am performing some simulations using Fluent via ANSYS Workbench (ver 14.5).
The process I am modelling is a solidification, that's why I would like to start my transient simulation from a steady-state thermal profile of my furnace (top & bottom temperatures).
Given the fact that I use different meshings & boundary conditions, I would like Fluent/Workbench to automatically perform a steady-state calculation before the transient one.

Any advice is welcomed ! Thanks in advance

axip · June 28, 2013, 05:16

Would it be possible to set this, either in Fluent using "Calculation Activities" maybe or in Workbench, while linking two blocs (a static and a transient one) ?

June 26, 2013, 08:28	Workbench/Fluent: Automatically Initializing Transient Simulation from Steady-State	#1
axip New Member Etienne B. Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Hello everybody, I am performing some simulations using Fluent via ANSYS Workbench (ver 14.5). The process I am modelling is a solidification, that's why I would like to start my transient simulation from a steady-state thermal profile of my furnace (top & bottom temperatures). Given the fact that I use different meshings & boundary conditions, I would like Fluent/Workbench to automatically perform a steady-state calculation before the transient one. Any advice is welcomed ! Thanks in advance

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June 28, 2013, 05:16		#2
axip New Member Etienne B. Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Would it be possible to set this, either in Fluent using "Calculation Activities" maybe or in Workbench, while linking two blocs (a static and a transient one) ?