Make line on curved boundary in CFXPost?

March 19, 2008, 03:49

Dear All,

I have a curved surface within a heat transfer simulation. It is a domain interface boundary between a solid and fluid.

I would like to generate a line which lies on this boundary curved surface so that I can plot a chart of temperature and heat flux against position on the line. I also need to export the data on this line to Excel and interpolate it etc - that is why simple contour plots are no good to me here.

Can anyone tell me how I can generate a line on a curved surface in CFX to do this?

Many thanks for your help.

Andy

March 19, 2008, 18:14

yes, it´s possible!

you have to create a polyline and also create a plane where you wanna make the extraction the points of heat flux and the temperature.

please, go to Tab "Location" on CFX-Post (ANSYS CFX-v11.0). You will use the method "boundary intersection"

March 20, 2008, 03:20

Many thanks - this worked well.

Yours, Andy

March 20, 2008, 10:08

You´re welcome!

March 20, 2008, 12:50

Also have a look at the other Polyline creation options. If you have a contour plot, for instance, you can create a polyline for one of the contour levels.

-CycLone

March 19, 2008, 03:49	Make line on curved boundary in CFXPost?	#1
andy2O Guest Posts: n/a	Dear All, I have a curved surface within a heat transfer simulation. It is a domain interface boundary between a solid and fluid. I would like to generate a line which lies on this boundary curved surface so that I can plot a chart of temperature and heat flux against position on the line. I also need to export the data on this line to Excel and interpolate it etc - that is why simple contour plots are no good to me here. Can anyone tell me how I can generate a line on a curved surface in CFX to do this? Many thanks for your help. Andy

March 19, 2008, 18:14	Re: Make line on curved boundary in CFXPost?	#2
Rogerio Fernandes Brito Guest Posts: n/a	yes, it´s possible! you have to create a polyline and also create a plane where you wanna make the extraction the points of heat flux and the temperature. please, go to Tab "Location" on CFX-Post (ANSYS CFX-v11.0). You will use the method "boundary intersection"

March 20, 2008, 03:20	Re: Make line on curved boundary in CFXPost?	#3
andy2O Guest Posts: n/a	Many thanks - this worked well. Yours, Andy

March 20, 2008, 10:08	Re: Make line on curved boundary in CFXPost?	#4
Rogerio Fernandes Brito Guest Posts: n/a	You´re welcome!

March 20, 2008, 12:50	Re: Make line on curved boundary in CFXPost?	#5
CycLone Guest Posts: n/a	Also have a look at the other Polyline creation options. If you have a contour plot, for instance, you can create a polyline for one of the contour levels. -CycLone

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