How to extract complete iteration file from fluent?

sunagra27 · July 23, 2019, 01:09

Dear All,

I have one question related to fluent. Please help me out with this.

1. During the running of the fluent, we see Residual and other graphs as provided. But, when the fluent is closed and re-opened, how to obtain those graphs again? (I do not need to run the simulation, I just need to see those graphs). Does solution monitoring play a vital role in this context?

Thanks,
Sunag R A.

AlexanderZ · July 23, 2019, 01:42

you have to make monitor and write data you want into file, it should be done before calculation, otherwise you have to rerun

best regards

sunagra27 · July 23, 2019, 01:49

I understood the method you are saying. I will make the monitor and write it down. But, once it is completed, It will in the file. So, we need to make graph out of it or won't it show automatically once fluent is opened again?

I hope you understood the question.

Regards,

Sunag R A.

AlexanderZ · July 23, 2019, 03:06

If simulation is completed, the only thing you can see are residuals
monitors -> residuals -> plot

best regards

sunagra27 · July 24, 2019, 02:31

Thank you. I have re-created the residual plot. But, what about other plots? Say for eg. I had created a monitor of Cl and Cd of a particular airfoil. But, once we close the fluent and re-open after iteration, I could create only residual plot directly. How about the other graphs?

Regards,

Sunag R A.

LuckyTran · July 24, 2019, 09:03

Only the residual history is stored in the .cas/.dat file. Monitors are not saved. If you close and re-open fluent the monitor plots will be reset and you have to generate them again by rerunning.

If you want to have any type of history, you must export the monitor into a file and recreate the plot yourself (using excel, matlab, etc).

sunagra27 · July 26, 2019, 00:47

Understood. Thank you for the reply.

Regards,

Sunag R A.

July 23, 2019, 01:09	How to extract complete iteration file from fluent?	#1
sunagra27 Member Sunag R A Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 82 Rep Power: 6	Dear All, I have one question related to fluent. Please help me out with this. 1. During the running of the fluent, we see Residual and other graphs as provided. But, when the fluent is closed and re-opened, how to obtain those graphs again? (I do not need to run the simulation, I just need to see those graphs). Does solution monitoring play a vital role in this context? Thanks, Sunag R A. Last edited by sunagra27; July 23, 2019 at 01:22. Reason: Answers for other questions posted earlier were self-obtained.

July 23, 2019, 01:42		#2
AlexanderZ Senior Member Alexander Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,363 Rep Power: 34	you have to make monitor and write data you want into file, it should be done before calculation, otherwise you have to rerun best regards sunagra27 likes this.

July 24, 2019, 09:03		#6
LuckyTran Senior Member Lucky Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Orlando, FL USA Posts: 5,672 Rep Power: 65	Only the residual history is stored in the .cas/.dat file. Monitors are not saved. If you close and re-open fluent the monitor plots will be reset and you have to generate them again by rerunning. If you want to have any type of history, you must export the monitor into a file and recreate the plot yourself (using excel, matlab, etc). sunagra27 likes this.

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July 23, 2019, 01:49		#3
sunagra27 Member Sunag R A Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 82 Rep Power: 6	I understood the method you are saying. I will make the monitor and write it down. But, once it is completed, It will in the file. So, we need to make graph out of it or won't it show automatically once fluent is opened again? I hope you understood the question. Regards, Sunag R A.

July 23, 2019, 03:06		#4
AlexanderZ Senior Member Alexander Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,363 Rep Power: 34	If simulation is completed, the only thing you can see are residuals monitors -> residuals -> plot best regards

July 24, 2019, 02:31		#5
sunagra27 Member Sunag R A Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 82 Rep Power: 6	Thank you. I have re-created the residual plot. But, what about other plots? Say for eg. I had created a monitor of Cl and Cd of a particular airfoil. But, once we close the fluent and re-open after iteration, I could create only residual plot directly. How about the other graphs? Regards, Sunag R A.

July 26, 2019, 00:47		#7
sunagra27 Member Sunag R A Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 82 Rep Power: 6	Understood. Thank you for the reply. Regards, Sunag R A.