CFD Online Discussion Forums

CFD Online Discussion Forums (https://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/)
-   CFX (https://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/cfx/)
-   -   Monitor Averaged Value of a Quantity on a Surface (https://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/cfx/130740-monitor-averaged-value-quantity-surface.html)

newbie384 March 3, 2014 16:05

Monitor Averaged Value of a Quantity on a Surface
 
In Fluent, we can define a plane or surface and monitor the convergence of the average value (e.g. mass weighted average, area weighted average, etc) of a quantity during the calculation. Can we do the same thing in CFX? I could only find monitor point in CFX and that is only monitoring the convergence of the value of the quantity at a particular point (not average across a surface).

ghorrocks March 3, 2014 16:38

Yes, you can do this. Assuming the surface object you want to average over is called "Surface", then set a monitor point with the CEL expression:
areaAve(u.residual)@Surface

I think that will work. I might have the wrong variable name for the residual, better check that.


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 16:26.