What is ANSYS MFS ???

ojha.mayank485 · May 23, 2011, 17:51

Hello all,

I would like to know what is a MFS. This video in youtube (link below) which shows the flow over a cylinder is done using ANSYS MFS. I am trying to do the same thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCqMXiXCrBY

Thank you very much.

stumpy · May 24, 2011, 09:51

MFS = Multifield Solver. It has nothing to do with CFX. MFS is used to couple different elements together in ANSYS. In this case I would guess some structural or rigid body elements for the cylinder were coupled with some fluid elements. It appears that the flow field is solved, so I would assume the fluid elements used are based on the old Flotran CFD solver. Flotran really isn't used anymore, but it's still there inside ANSYS.

May 23, 2011, 17:51	What is ANSYS MFS ???	#1
ojha.mayank485 New Member Mayank Ojha Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 22 Rep Power: 14	Hello all, I would like to know what is a MFS. This video in youtube (link below) which shows the flow over a cylinder is done using ANSYS MFS. I am trying to do the same thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCqMXiXCrBY Thank you very much.

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May 24, 2011, 09:51		#2
stumpy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 531 Rep Power: 21	MFS = Multifield Solver. It has nothing to do with CFX. MFS is used to couple different elements together in ANSYS. In this case I would guess some structural or rigid body elements for the cylinder were coupled with some fluid elements. It appears that the flow field is solved, so I would assume the fluid elements used are based on the old Flotran CFD solver. Flotran really isn't used anymore, but it's still there inside ANSYS.