how to produce nice plots

besh · August 9, 2013, 07:02

How can I produce publication quality plots that show a variation of a flow quantity at different cross-sections from CFD result? You know those plots commonly used in papers to show Reynolds stress or velocity variations over a hill, diffuser etc. Is it Fluent that produces such plots or do I have to post-process resulsts with matlab for instance? I tried to use matlab, but my problem is how to draw the hill or other complex surface over the plots.
Thanks for any tips

flotus1 · August 9, 2013, 07:14

The post-processing in Fluent is rather painful.
I prefer ParaView for more sophisticated post-processing operations.

FMDenaro · August 9, 2013, 07:58

Tecplot is a very powerful tool

besh · August 9, 2013, 08:47

Thank you both. I don't have tecplot right now but I have paraview. I know how to do vector plots of velocity but I don't think it is possible to control horizontal spacing, change type of arrow head, or add other data set from experiment for comparison etc. Maybe Tecplot can do it but I would appreciate it very much if someone gives a link to a tutorial of doing that in any software.
Thanks again.

August 9, 2013, 07:02	how to produce nice plots	#1
besh New Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 13	How can I produce publication quality plots that show a variation of a flow quantity at different cross-sections from CFD result? You know those plots commonly used in papers to show Reynolds stress or velocity variations over a hill, diffuser etc. Is it Fluent that produces such plots or do I have to post-process resulsts with matlab for instance? I tried to use matlab, but my problem is how to draw the hill or other complex surface over the plots. Thanks for any tips

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August 9, 2013, 07:14		#2
flotus1 Super Moderator Alex Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 3,399 Rep Power: 46	The post-processing in Fluent is rather painful. I prefer ParaView for more sophisticated post-processing operations.

August 9, 2013, 07:58		#3
FMDenaro Senior Member Filippo Maria Denaro Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 6,768 Rep Power: 71	Tecplot is a very powerful tool

August 9, 2013, 08:47		#4
besh New Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 13	Thank you both. I don't have tecplot right now but I have paraview. I know how to do vector plots of velocity but I don't think it is possible to control horizontal spacing, change type of arrow head, or add other data set from experiment for comparison etc. Maybe Tecplot can do it but I would appreciate it very much if someone gives a link to a tutorial of doing that in any software. Thanks again.