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February 15, 2021, 08:16 |
Results from field function integration are different in Fluent and CFD-Post
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I am using ANSYS 2020R1 to simulate a laminar flow around a spherical obstacle. I have chosen an axisymmetric domain, so my sphere is represented as a semi-circle next to the symmetry axis x. Simulations are run using Fluent, and all the files (geometry, mesh, case and post) are managed from the Workbench. My simulations contain a scalar representing solute dissolved in the fluid.
After I run a simulation, I wish to compute the force exerted by the solute on the sphere. This force comes from solute-sphere interactions at a distance, and I calculate it by integrating a volumetric force f over my domain. ####################################### Using Reports Definition in Fluent to calculate the integral Sum(f * 2 * PI,['corps_surfacique'],Weight = 'Volume') I get 6.7558829e-14 N ####################################### ####################################### Using Function Calculator in CFD-Post Function: volumeInt; Location: corps_surfacique; Variable: f I get 6.91156e-14 N ####################################### Now I know these values are quite close. But this small difference affects my end results significantly. The field function f depends on scalar and position, so I have tried doing some things to figure out the exact reason for my issue. 1) Integrating the scalar Results are the same in Fluent and CFD-Post 2) Integrating abs(x) (x is azimuthal coordinate) Results differ by only 0.0084% 3) Integrating abs(y) (y is radial coordinate) Results differ by 0.45% My guess from these outcomes is that mesh elements in Fluent and CFD-Post have slightly different coordinates. Is that correct? In any case, which option should give me the most accurate result: Fluent or CFD-Post? |
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