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Old   July 9, 2011, 22:34
Default Temperature gradient in CFX
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Hi,

I need to calculate local gradients of temperature in x,y,z direction. I am using CFX version 12.1.
However, it seems that CFX does not provide Temperature. gradient X etc values like it provides for other variables likes velocities and enthalpy.
I have tried using the option `Selected Variables` in Output control along with `All` selected for Output variable operators and ensuring Temperature to be in the `Output Variable list`. This according to the documentation should give be gradient values for temperature. But still CFX post does not show any such variable in the result file.

Is there anything else which I should try?

Otherwise CFX Post shows gradient values for static enthalpy as variables (Static ethalpy. Gradient X and so on). The fluid in my simulations is liquid water. I think I can get approximate values of temperature gradients by dividing the enthalpy gradient values by local value of cp of water ( I am using temperature dependent properties). This will amount to assuming that the water static enthalpy is only a function of temperature which I think is an ok assumption for liquid water. Do you think that this approach is correct?
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