FLUENT: how to record drag force at every time step?
 

Hi all,

I want to record the drag forces at each time step. At first, I use solve/monitors/force to save the drag force data, but the data upstate at each time step and only the newest ones remain. So I use the command "unsteady-monitors-itera? yes". However, only data in the iterations during the newest one time step were recorded. That is, drag force still updated in each time step. Can anybody tell me how I can save the drag forces at each time step? If udf is required, how to write the drag force? I mean use what macro to represent the drag force?

Thank you very much!

Best wishes,

Qiulan

Hi,

you can select "/solve/monitors/force" then select write in options to write force in a file. then you have forces in all time step.

Hi Rasoulb,

Thanks. However, I want to record three force, including the drag force, lift force, and side force at the same time. However, in ansys 13.0, only drag force and lift force are available under "/solve/monitors/force". How can I solve this problem?


Any suggestions are appreciated.


Thank you very much!


Best wishes,


Qiulan