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Hello,
I am simulating a two-phase flow (water and air) and in order to understand the variable time stepping algorithm better, I try to calculate the next physical time step FLUENT will use following the equation given in the manual (Link) So I found the tui command Code:
/report/fluxes/mass-flow And Code:
/report/volume-integrals/mass So I set up an excel sheet to calculate ![]() For this arbitraty state in the simulation process I get a physical step size of 0.006746321 seconds for the next iteration, but when I start the iteration in FLUENT, it defines 0.0013777 seconds. I defined high values for the maximum time step size and the maximum step change factor and low values for the minimum time step size and minimum step change factor respectively. So none of these boundaries will take effect. Can you please point out, where I am missing something? When the manual says Quote:
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do you specify a courant number as well? Maybe it is just trying to keep to the maximum courant number value you have specified by keeping the time step small
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Thank you for your reply.
In Fluent as well as in my Excel calculation I specify a courant number (CFLglobal) of 2. Quote:
But when I calculate Based on the statement Quote:
So when I use the cell zone values, which are averages of all containing finite volume elements, the fluxes are not as critical and therefore leading to a bigger Is there a way in Fluent to report the element based volume fluxes? Preferably of a preselected set of elements (e.g. VOF = 0.4 ... 0.6) ? . |
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in the vof window there is a courant number option as well which is for the phase and different from the global courant number, check that out as well.
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