Position Field Function
 

Hi Guys,

I'm relatively new in using Star CCM, and I have a pretty complex task to do. I've used tutorials and gained a pretty decent understanding of how to get most basic thing working (I hope).

My main task is to create a free surface flowing pond, with inlet and outlet, so I can track the residence time distribution of injected particles. Instead of starting out with a irregular pond shape. I've decided to use a simple rectangular "pond" with a simple inlet and outlet.

Now I believe my set-up is correct, and I'm using a implicit unsteady, multi-phase flow, with gravity, and modelling air and water. Now I would like the "pond" to initially be filled halfway with water, so the inflow can generate a steady current.

In the initial conditions, I set the volume fraction as a composite, and used a field function to define the water as I had seen in a previous tutorial. I am using the field function:

But when I make a scalar plot of this field function it does not appear to show anything, and I'm not sure why.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks

Amish

Initialize the solution and then you should see your initial condition setting at the boundaries.

Hey thank you so much for that. I did indeed forget to initialise, however I also forgot to select the fluid as a part to show.

Once doing both. It showed up nicely, and I'm glad the field function worked out well.

Thank you.