Difference between Fluent, CFX and ICEM CFD

holyo · July 22, 2009, 17:15

Hello everyone, I´m starting with Ansys, Can anyone tell me the difference between Fluent, CFX and ICEM CFD?? I´m going to make a windturbine simulation, which of them should I choose?

Thank you.

NickFL · July 23, 2009, 10:18

Fluent and CFX are solvers whereas ICEM CFD is a mesher. Fluent and CFX are both highly capable of wind turbine simulations. Fluent and CFX can use ANSYS Meshing as a mesher or use ICEM CFD as a mesher. Fluent used to use GAMBIT as its geometry creation and mesher, but the new version is phasing that out.

July 22, 2009, 17:15	Difference between Fluent, CFX and ICEM CFD	#1
holyo New Member Juan Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 16	Hello everyone, I´m starting with Ansys, Can anyone tell me the difference between Fluent, CFX and ICEM CFD?? I´m going to make a windturbine simulation, which of them should I choose? Thank you.

July 23, 2009, 10:18		#2
NickFL Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Technische Universität Chemnitz Posts: 107 Rep Power: 16	Fluent and CFX are solvers whereas ICEM CFD is a mesher. Fluent and CFX are both highly capable of wind turbine simulations. Fluent and CFX can use ANSYS Meshing as a mesher or use ICEM CFD as a mesher. Fluent used to use GAMBIT as its geometry creation and mesher, but the new version is phasing that out. athonyburk, hikinam and PJTsai like this.

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