[Zhuangz. Zhang]

Hi,
recently, I am attempting to apply a time-spatial variable profile as an inlet condition in fluent simulation. The case is as follows:
1. the profile should be collected from a previous simulation and is a time-spatial variable profile.
2. This collected profile is applied to a simulation as an inlet condition.

I have read some guidance form website and the help menu in ANSYS but I am still unable to make the simulation successfully. I am wondering whether the two demands mentioned above are achievable? and how to make it into reality?

I hope there is someone can give me some suggestions and Thank in advance.

[Siba11]

You can use a UDF to generate a time and space-dependent profile. Just write a DEFINE_PROFILE udf and compile it in Fluent. Once compiled, it will be available for use in the inlet boundary conditions.

You can look into the UDF manual to check how to write one.

Cheers!!

[Zhuangz. Zhang]

Originally Posted by Siba11

You can use a UDF to generate a time and space-dependent profile. Just write a DEFINE_PROFILE udf and compile it in Fluent. Once compiled, it will be available for use in the inlet boundary conditions.

You can look into the UDF manual to check how to write one.

Cheers!!

Thanks for your suggestions. I have considered UDF before, but the profile depends on previous simulation results, i.e., the results of outlet in a previous are conditions of the inlet in a latter simulation, and there is no specific law of how the condition changes.
Also, I want to simulate about 30s and the time step is around 0.001s which means about 30000 profiles should be record form previous simulation and applied into latter simulation.
is UDF still appliable? I have learnt how to write a UDF but still confuse about it and may you please provide a template of this kind of UDF?