Floedf Pro Demo Guide

FloEFDTM Pro
Demonstration Version Guide
FEP10
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Contents
Overview
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Limitations of the Demonstration Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Tutorial 1 - Gate Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Opening the Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Creating the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Specifying Boundary Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Specifying Engineering Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Running the Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Viewing the Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Viewing Cut Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Viewing Surface Plots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Viewing Flow Trajectories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Viewing X-Y Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Case 2: Gate Valve in the Half-Closed Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
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Tutorial 2 - Heat Exchanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Creating the Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Specifying Fluid Subdomain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Specifying Solid Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Specifying Engineering Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Cloning the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Running the Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Loading Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Viewing Surface Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Getting Surface Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Viewing the Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Tutorial 3 - T-Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Creating the Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Using Component Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Specifying Engineering Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Cloning the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Running the Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Loading Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Viewing the Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Viewing Cut Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Viewing Isosurfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Viewing Surface Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Getting Surface Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
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Tutorial 4 - Flow over the Roof-Mounted Figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Opening the Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
Creating the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
Specifying the Size of the Computational Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4
Specifying Boundary Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5
Specifying Engineering Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6
Cloning the Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6
Running the Calculation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
Loading Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
Viewing the Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
Viewing Surface Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-9
Viewing Cut Plots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-10
Tutorial 5 - Exhaust Manifold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Opening the Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2
Creating the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2
Specifying Boundary Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4
Specifying Engineering Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6
Running the Calculation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7
Loading Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7
Viewing Goal Plots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-8
Viewing the Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9
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Overview
FloEFD Pro is a fluid flow and heat transfer analysis software that is fully integrated in
Pro/ENGINEER and is based on the proved computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
technology. Unlike other CFD software, FloEFD Pro works directly with native
Pro/ENGINEER geometry in order to keep pace with on-going design changes. It has the
same look and feel as Pro/ENGINEER itself, so you can focus on solving the problem
instead of learning a new software environment. Designed by engineers for engineers,
FloEFD Pro is widely used in many industries, where design optimization and
performance analysis are extremely important, such as valves and regulators, hydraulic
and pneumatic components, heat exchangers, automotive parts, electronics and many
others.
To perform an analysis, you just need to open your model and go through the following
steps:
1 Create a FloEFD Pro project describing most important features and parameters of the
problem. You can use the Wizard to create the project in a simple step-by-step process.
2 Specify all necessary Input Data for the project.
3 Run the calculation. During this process, you can view the calculation progress on the
Solver Monitor.
4 Analyze the obtained Results with powerful results processing tools available in
FloEFD Pro.
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Overview
FloEFD Pro interface consists of the following main elements:

FloEFD Pro Analysis Tree that provides an easy way to define a project, check and
modify its properties at any time, and access the results analysis tools.
FloEFD Pro toolbars that provide quick access to the functions of FloEFD Pro in a
manner familiar for most users;
FloEFD Pro menu, integrated to the Pro/ENGINEER menu bar and providing
access to all functionality of FloEFD Pro, arranged in a hierarchical order;
In the graphic area you can see the visual representation of the specified input data and
obtained results, as well as adjust the results visualization settings.
FloEFD Pro Toolbars
FloEFD Pro Menu
Graphic Area
FloEFD Pro
Analysis Tree
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Limitations of the Demonstration Version
This demonstration version of FloEFD Pro allows you to run five tutorial examples that
are supplied only with this package. The geometry files for these tutorials are located in:
install_dir\FloEFD Pro Demonstration Version 10\examples\Demonstration
Examples1
(e.g. C:\Program Files\MentorGraphics\FloEFD Pro Demonstration Version
10\examples\Demonstration Examples)
When loading the geometry files, it is assumed that you select the instance suggested in
the tutorial description and pass all the steps prior to the actual calculation. To run a
calculation in this demonstration version, you will need to switch to the Instance that has a
name ending with PRE-DEFINED, where the calculation function is unlocked. These
instances already include the FloEFD Pro project defined in accordance with the tutorial
and cannot be further modified. Alternatively, if you select the other Instance Name, you
can still create and modify your own FloEFD Pro project, however the calculation
function for these instances will be locked.
For the model geometry, not relevant to these tutorials, FloEFD Pro is disabled.
1.The geometry files for Pro/ENGINEER Tryout Edition are located in:
install_dir\FloEFD Pro Demonstration Version 10\examples\Demonstration Examples (Tryout),
e.g. C:\Program Files\MentorGraphics\FloEFD Pro Demonstration Version 10\examples\Demonstration Examples (Tryout)
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Limitations of the Demonstration Version
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Tutorial 1 - Gate Valve
In the first demonstration example we

consider the flow of water through a
Gate Valve attached to a pipe. As you
can see on the picture at right, for this
simulation a part of water tract with the
Gate Valve is cut out from a longer tract.
To simulate the water flow, we set the
value of inlet mass flow rate to 20 lb/s
and the outlet pressure to 30 lbf/in2.
Outlet Pressure:
30 lbf/in2
The objective of the simulation is to

determine how the pressure drop
between the inlet and outlet changes as
we move the Gate Valve from the near
open to the half-closed position.
Inlet Mass Flow Rate: 20 lb/s
Opening the Model

1 Copy the Gate Valve folder into your working directory and ensure that the files are
not read-only. Run FloEFD Pro.

2 Click File, Open. In the File Open dialog box, browse to the gatevalve.asm assembly
located in the Gate Valve folder and click Open . The Select Instance dialog box will
appear.
3 Select The generic instance and click Open.
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Tutorial 1- Gate Valve
You may notice that the model inlet and outlet are closed with cylindrical lids. These lids
are necessary to enclose the internal space of the model allowing FloEFD Pro to determine
the fluid region properly. Each time you analyze a flow inside a model, you need to close
all model openings with lids.
When analyzing an external flow around the model or flow both around and through
the model, you do not have to close the model openings with lids.
FloEFD Pro contains a lid creation tool that can relieve you from creating the lids
manually. This tool (available by clicking Flow Analysis, Tools, Create Lids) can
automatically create lids by closing all openings in the selected planar face of the
model.
Creating the Project

1 Click Flow Analysis, Project, Wizard.
The Wizard dialog box appears.

This Wizard will guide you through the
process of defining the fundamental

properties of your FloEFD Pro project
step-by-step. Here you will define such
properties as unit system, analysis type
and fluids.
2 Select Use current to use the current
instance for the FloEFD Pro project.

To advance to the next step, click Next.
3 Under Unit System, select USA. In the
Unit column right to the parameters
names change the units for the Velocity
and Length parameters to Foot/minute
(ft/min) and Inch (in) respectively.
Within FloEFD Pro, there are several pre-
defined unit systems. You can also define

your own unit system to use in the project.
If you want to change the unit system or
specific units later in the project, click
Flow Analysis, Units.
Click Next .
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4 In the Analysis Type dialog box, keep the

default settings: Analysis type is set to
Internal and the Exclude cavities
without flow conditions check box is
selected. For this problem, do not select

any physical features.
The analysis is considered Internal in
FloEFD Pro if it deals with the flow inside

the model. If you want to simulate the flow
over or around the model or, at the same
time, through the model, select the
External analysis type.
FloEFD Pro automatically considers all closed cavities within the model as filled with
the fluid. To remove the fluid regions not relevant for the problem from the analysis,
select the Exclude cavities without flow conditions option. Selecting this option will
save CPU and memory resources when running the calculation.
Optionally, FloEFD Pro can take into account additional physical features, such as
heat conduction in solids and thermal radiation. Transient (time-dependent) analyses

are also possible. Gravitational effects can be accounted for natural convection cases.
Analysis of rotating equipment is one more option available.
Click Next.
5 Under Fluids expand the Liquids item
and double-click Water. Keep default
Flow Characteristics.
FloEFD Pro has an integrated
Engineering Database (available by

clicking Flow Analysis, Tools,
Engineering Database) that contains
pre-defined properties for several liquids,
gases and solids, as well as definitions for
some other entities like fans, porous
media, etc. You can also add your own
(user-defined) items and materials to the Engineering Database.
Click Next.
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6 Accept the default wall conditions and

click Next.
When we do not consider heat conduction
in solids, we have an option to define a

default thermal condition for the walls
contacting with the fluid. The default wall
type, Adiabatic wall, indicates that the
walls are perfectly insulated.
7 Accept the default initial conditions and

click Next.
On this step we may change the initial
values for pressure, temperature and

velocity of the simulated flow. The closer
these values are set to the ones obtained
in the analysis, the quicker the calculation
will finish. When it is not possible to
estimate these parameters, we can leave
here the default values.
Click Next .
8 Keep the default Result resolution level
of 3.
Result Resolution determines the desired
level of accuracy for the calculation

results. It controls not only the resolution
of the geometry, but is also used to define
several parameters for the calculation,
such as convergence criteria. The higher
the value of Result Resolution is set, the
better the geometry will be resolved and
the more accurate results, in general, can
be obtained.
Click Finish . A new FloEFD Pro Analysis tree tab
appears in the Navigator panel. To continue with the
FloEFD Pro project definition, click this tab.
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We will use FloEFD Pro Analysis tree to define our project in the
same way as you use the Model tree to create and manage your
models. The analysis project is defined using features available
under Input Data.
The exact list of the Input Data items depends on the physical
features selected during definition of the project in the Wizard.

However, the Analysis Tree is fully customizable and you can
select which input data features should always be visible.
The results processing tools are available under Results. The
set of results processing tools is independent on the selected

physical features, but it is also fully customizable.
The FloEFD Pro Analysis Tree can be customized by rightclicking at the project name at the top of the tree and selecting
Customize Tree.
Specifying Boundary Conditions

A boundary condition is used to define flows of fluid entering or exiting the model
through the openings by specifying pressure, mass or volume flow rate or velocity on the
faces of corresponding lids closing the model openings.
Boundary conditions are also used to define various conditions on the model walls,
such as thermal conditions, roughness or moving wall conditions.

In a typical internal analysis boundary conditions must be specified at all lids closing the
model openings.
1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, expand the
Input Data item.
2 Right-click the Boundary conditions item
and select Insert Boundary Condition.
3 Select the inner face of INLET_LID.
To access this face, set Filter to Geometry and
in the graphic area right-click INLET_LID

until the inner face is highlighted, then click
this face one more time to add it to the Faces
to Apply the Boundary Condition
list.
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4 Under Type select Flow Openings
and then
select Inlet Mass Flow.
5 Under Flow Parameters specify Mass Flow Rate

Normal to Face
of 20 lb/s.
6 Select the Fully developed flow check box. The
flow at inlet has characteristics of a fully

developed flow in a long tube, because we
simulate a fragment of a longer water tract, not
just in a standalone gate valve.
For circular and rectangular inlet openings the Fully developed flow option specifies
the velocity profile and turbulence parameters corresponding to the fully developed
turbulent flow in a tube.
7 Click OK . The new Inlet Mass Flow 1 item defining the
inlet flow appears in the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree.
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8 To define the outlet flow, right-click the

Boundary conditions item and select Insert
Boundary Condition.
9 Select the inner face of OUTLET_LID in the
same way as you selected the inner face of

INLET_LID.
10 Under Type select Pressure Openings
and then select Static Pressure.
11 Under Thermodynamic Parameters, specify the
value of Static Pressure

30 lbf/in^2.
equal to
12 Click OK to close the dialog box.
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Specifying Engineering Goals

FloEFD Pro uses the concept of Engineering Goals that allows you to specify which
parameters are of interest for you in the analysis. These can be, for example, average
outlet flow velocity, maximum temperature of a wall or force applied to a surface. When
you specify some variable as a goal, you tell FloEFD Pro to focus on it when determining
if the appropriate accuracy of the solution is reached during the calculation. You can run
the calculation without any goals defined in the project, but it usually takes more time and
resources to finish.
Goals can be set throughout the entire domain (Global Goals), within a selected volume
(Volume Goals), on a selected surface area (Surface Goals), or at given point (Point
Goals).
1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, right-click the
Goals item and select Insert Surface Goals.
2 Click the Inlet Mass Flow 1 item in the Analysis
tree. This way we tell FloEFD Pro to add the face

that corresponds to this boundary condition to the
Faces to Apply the Surface Goal
list.
3 Under Parameter select the Av check box in the

Static Pressure row. This means that we choose
average value of the static pressure on the

selected face as a goal.
4 Click OK . We will use the created goal to
determine the pressure drop.

5 In the Analysis tree right-click the Goals item and select Insert Equation Goals.
Equation Goal is a goal defined by an equation using the already specified goals and
input data parameters as variables.

6 In the Analysis tree, under Goals, select the
created SG Av Static Pressure 1 goal. It will
appear in the Expression box.
7 Click the minus "-" button on the calculator
panel.
8 In the Analysis tree select the Static Pressure 1
boundary condition.
9 In the Parameter list select Static Pressure.
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10 Make sure that the Dimensionality is set to Pressure & stress and the Use the goal
for convergence control check box is selected.
The Use the goal for convergence control ( Use for Conv.) check box enables to use
the convergence on this goal as one of the calculation stopping criteria. Usually this
check box should be selected for all goals important for your analysis. You can clear
this check box if you create an equation goal just to monitor the value of some
parameter during calculation.
11 Click OK.
12 Click-pause-click the name of the goal in the analysis tree
(Equation Goal 1) and rename it to Pressure Drop.
At this stage, the FloEFD Pro project is fully defined and ready for calculation. To run the
calculation in this demonstration version, you need to switch to the
VALVE__PRE-DEFINED instance, for which the calculation function is unlocked.
Running the Calculation

1 After activating the VALVE__PRE-DEFINED instance, click Flow Analysis, Solver,
Run.
2 In the Run dialog box you can optionally select the number of CPUs in your PC that
will be used for this calculation.

3 Click Run to start the calculation.
In the opened Solver dialog box you can monitor the status of the calculation.
4 After the calculation has started, click the Suspend
button on the Solver toolbar.
We employ the Suspend option only due to extreme simplicity of the current example,
which otherwise could be calculated too fast, leaving you not enough time to perform
the subsequent steps of results monitoring. Normally you can use the monitoring tools
without suspending the calculation.
5 Click Insert Goal Plot
on the Solver toolbar. The Add/Remove Goals dialog
box appears.
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6 Select Pressure Drop in the Select goals list and

click OK. The goal plot appears.
In the Goal plot box you can see
the current value and the graph

for each of the selected goals as
well as the current estimated
progress towards achieving the
appropriate accuracy, given as a
percentage.
To see how the flow field changes during calculation, you can click Insert Preview
.
The preview parameter and other settings can be changed by right-clicking at the preview
and selecting Settings.
7 Click the Suspend
button again to continue calculation.
When the calculation is finished, close the monitor by clicking File, Close .
Viewing the Goals

1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, under Results, rightclick the Goal Plots icon and select Insert.
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2 In the Goals dialog box, select Pressure Drop.
3 Click OK.
An Excel spreadsheet with the goal results will open. On the first sheet there is a table
summarizing the selected goals.
GATEVALVE.ASM [VALVE__PRE-DEFINED]
Goal Name
Pressure Drop
Unit
[lbf/in^2]
Value
Averaged Value Minimum Value Maximum Value Progress [%] Use In Convergence
0.01111939
0.010311448
0.009947368
0.01111939
100 Yes
A more detailed analysis of the obtained solution can be performed by using various
FloEFD Pro results processing tools.
Viewing Cut Plots

A cut plot displays the distribution of some parameter on the specified plane. It can be
represented as a contour plot, 3D profile plot, isolines, vectors, or as arbitrary combination
of any of these (for example, contours with overlaid vectors)
1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, right-click Cut Plots
and select Insert.
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2 Select ASM_FRONT as the cut plane. To do

this, switch to the Pro/ENGINEER Model Tree
tab, click Settings, Tree Filters and make sure
that Features is selected. Then click OK and
select ASM_FRONT item in the Model Tree.

3 In the Cut Plot dialog, under Display, select
Contours
4 Under Contours make sure that Parameter

is set to Pressure .
Set the Number of Levels

maximum (255).
to
5 Click OK .
In order to see a plot through a non-transparent geometry, you must either: a) change
the model transparency (View, Color and Appearance); b) change the model display
to Wireframe; c) enable the cross section (View, View Manager, Xsec tab).
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The resulting plot will look something like this:
The color bar at the left to the model displays the parameter visualization palette and
serves as a legend for the displayed results plot.
By clicking the parameter name under the color bar, you can select a different
parameter to display.
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1 Under the color bar, click Pressure and select Velocity.
Then click
.
You will see a velocity plot like the one below.
2 Change the contour cut plot to a vector cut
plot. To do this, in the FloEFD Pro Analysis

tree, under Cut Plots , right-click the Cut Plot
1 item and select Edit Definition.
3 Under Display clear Contours
select Vectors
4 Under Vectors set Spacing

Arrow Size to 0.9 in.
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and
to 0.5 in and
5 Click Adjust Minimum and Maximum
and
velocity value to
change the Maximum
50 ft/min, then click OK.
A portion of the resulting vector plot is shown below:
Viewing Surface Plots

1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree right-click the Cut Plot 1 item and select Hide.
2 Right-click Surface Plots and select Insert.
3 Select the Use all faces check box, then click
Apply.
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4 Under Contours set the Parameter

Pressure.
to
5 To adjust the color range of the plot, click Adjust

Minimum and Maximum
and change the
Minimum
and Maximum
values to
29.98 and 30.02 lbf/in^2 respectively.
6 Click OK .
This plot shows the Pressure distribution on all faces that are in contact with the fluid
(including inlet and outlet ones).To view the Surface Plot on a particular surface, clear the
Use all faces check box and then select the surface of interest.
Viewing Flow Trajectories

1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree right-click the Surface Plot 1 item and select Hide.
2 Right-click Flow Trajectories and select Insert.
3 Click the Static Pressure 1 boundary condition to select its face.
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4 Make sure that Pattern
is selected under
Starting Points.
5 Set the Number of Points
to 16, then click
OK.
By default, Flow Trajectories, like any new plot, are colored by parameter selected for
the previous plot. You can select a different parameter or just set a fixed color.
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Viewing X-Y Plot

This feature is used to show how the value of some parameter changes along the specified
sketch. The resulting plot is exported to Microsoft Excel.
1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree right-click the
Flow Trajectories 1 item and select Hide.
2 Right-click XY Plots and select Insert.
3 Under Parameters select X-Component of
Velocity.
4 In the Model tree select Sketch 1.
5 Click OK .
This is the plot you will see:

GATEVALVE.ASM [VALVE__PRE-DEFINED]
200
150
X-velocity (ft/min)
100
50
0
0
-50
-100
Length (in)
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SKETCH_1@Unknown0_1
Case 2: Gate Valve in the Half-Closed Position

With the FloEFD Pro project defined for one Gate Valve position, we can easily define
similar project for the other Gate Valve position by cloning the existing project to the
instance that corresponds to this position.
1 Click Flow Analysis, Project, Clone Project.
2 Select Add to existing .
3 In the Existing configuration list select VALVE_HALFCLOSED.
4 Click OK.
5
6
7 As the selected instance loads, you will get the following message:
This message occurs when you modify the model geometry (or project settings) so that
the maximum or minimum X, Y or Z coordinates of the analyzed region become

different from their values specified in the Computational Domain settings.
Click Yes.
8 As the computational domain is now modified, the second message suggests you to
reset mesh settings for it.
Click Yes.
As you can see, FloEFD Pro tracks geometry changes and suggests you to adjust the
project automatically. Together with the ability to clone projects with all the specified
input data and results plots settings, it makes FloEFD Pro a very flexible and easy-to-use
tool for analyzing multiple design variants. In our case we use these capabilities to analyze
the Gate Valve performance at the various positions of the disk.
Now, the FloEFD Pro project for the half-closed Gate Valve position is ready. To calculate
the project for this Gate Valve position, switch to the
VALVE_HALF-CLOSED__PRE-DEFINED instance and repeat the steps described in the
Running the Calculation section.
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When loading the Goal Plot, you will see a table as shown below:
GATEVALVE.ASM [VALVE_HALF-CLOSED__PRE-DEFINED]
Goal Name
Pressure Drop
Unit
[lbf/in^2]
Value
0.052389454
0.051176481
0.049564228
0.052719498
100 Yes
According to this table, the value of pressure drop increased about 5 times comparing to
the Gate Valve at the near open position. You can use FloEFD Pro results processing tools
to see how the change in Gate Valve position influences the overall flow field.
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Tutorial 2 - Heat Exchanger
Here we demonstrate the capabilities of FloEFD Pro to perform "what-if" analysis by

considering two design options of a counter-flow Heat Exchanger. You can see its
schematic diagram on the picture below.
Air Outlet Pressure:
58.3 lbf/in2
Water Inlet Mass Flow Rate:

1.2 lb/s at 69.08 F
Air Inlet Volume Flow Rate:

90 ft3/min at 1800 F
Water Outlet Pressure:

Atmospheric pressure
The difference between two proposed models lies in the shape of fins placed on the outer
wall of the inner tube: in the first case these fins are flat, while in the second case they are
spiral. The boundary conditions for the fluid flows in both models are the same.
To simulate heat transfer in solids, we consider that the inner tube with fins is made of
copper and the housing is made of stainless steel. In order to make simulation more
realistic, we also take into account heat exchange between the outer walls of the housing
and the external fluid with a known temperature.
The objective of this simulation is to predict the performance of the considered Heat
Exchanger models and compare the obtained results.
It is assumed that you have already passed the Gate Valve tutorial that demonstrates the
basic principles of using FloEFD Pro.
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Opening the Model

1 Copy the Heat Exchanger folder into your working directory and ensure that the files
are not read-only. Run FloEFD Pro.

2 Click File, Open. In the File Open dialog box, browse to the heat_exchanger.asm
assembly located in the Heat Exchanger folder and click Open. The Select Instance
dialog box will appear.

3 Select the FLAT_FINS instance and click Open.

2 In the opened dialog box, select Use
current to use the current instance for the
FloEFD Pro project.

To advance to the next step, click Next.
3 Under Unit System, select USA.
Click Next .
4 In the Analysis Type dialog box keep

Internal as the Analysis type. Under
Physical Features, select the Heat
conduction in solids check box.
By default, FloEFD Pro considers heat
conduction only within the fluid. To

calculate a problem that includes heat
transfer in solid parts, select the Heat
conduction in solids option.
Click Next .
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5 Since there are two fluids (water and air)
in this simulation, add both of them to the

Project Fluids list: Expand the Gases
item and add Air, then expand the Liquids
item and add Water. In the Project Fluids
list, make sure that the Default fluid type
is Gases/Real Gases/Steam.
By default, all fluid regions within the
computational domain are filled with a

fluid of one certain type (gases, liquids,
compressible liquids or non-newtonian
liquids).
If your model has one fluid region, it can be filled either with a single fluid or with a
mixture of fluids of the same type. When there are several fluid regions within a model
that are separated by solid, you can specify a different fluid type for each of these
regions by using the Fluid Subdomain feature after finishing the Wizard.
Click Next.
6 Expand the Glasses and Minerals item
and select Insulator as the default solid
material, then click Next.
Here we assign this material to the lids

that close the model openings as the most
numerous parts in this model. Since there
are no lids in the original model, we have
to exclude them from the heat transfer
analysis by assigning the Insulator
material.
Materials for other model components
will be specified later.
To assign a different material to some particular component, you must create a Solid
Material condition for this component after finishing the Wizard.

7 In the Wall Conditions dialog box select
Heat transfer coefficient in the
Default outer wall thermal condition
list. Change the value of Heat transfer
coefficient to 5.5 W/m^2/K. The
entered value is automatically converted

to the selected system of units.
Click Next.
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8 In the Initial Conditions dialog box,

under Thermodynamic Parameters
specify the values of Pressure and
Temperature equal to 58.3 lbf/in^2
and 1800 F respectively. These values are

taken from the problem statement. Accept
the default values for other conditions and
click Next.

of 3 and click Finish.
Switch to the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree tab.

In the Analysis tree, expand the Input Data item, then right-click the Computational
Domain icon and select Hide .
Specifying Fluid Subdomain

By default, FloEFD Pro considers that all fluid regions in the project have the same
Default fluid type. To specify a different fluid type and the exact set of fluids within a
closed fluid region, you have to use the Fluid Subdomain feature.
Since we selected Gases/Real Gases/Steam as the Default fluid type and Air as the
Default Fluid for this project in the Wizard, we need to specify a separate Fluid
Subdomain for Water (Liquids type).
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1 Click Flow Analysis, Insert, Fluid

Subdomain.
2 Select the inner face of the
INLET_LID_WATER. To access this

face, set Filter to Geometry and in the
graphic area right-click
INLET_LID_WATER until the inner
face is highlighted, and then click this face
one more time to add it to the Faces to
list.
Apply the Fluid Subdomain
After you add this face, you will see a
preview of the detected subdomain that is
shown as a blue body in the graphics area.
To define a fluid subdomain, you need to
select a face contacting the fluid region.

3 Under Fluids, in the Fluid type list, select
Liquids. Make sure that Water (Liquids) is
selected.
4 Under Thermodynamic Parameters specify the
and Temperature
values of Pressure
equal to 14.7 lbf/in^2 and 68 F respectively.
5 Click OK. The new Fluid Subdomain 1 item
appears in the Analysis tree. Click-pause-click its

name and rename it to Water Subdomain.
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Boundary Condition.
2 Select the inner face of INLET_LID_AIR.
3 Under Type, select Flow openings
and then
select Inlet Volume Flow.
4 Under Flow Parameters specify the Volume

Flow Rate Normal to Face
90 ft^3/min.
value of
5 Expand the Thermodynamic Parameters group.

You can see that the values of the Approximate
and Temperature
are taken
pressure
from the initial conditions specified in the Wizard
and are equal to 58.3 lbf/in^2 and 1800 F respectively.
6 Click OK . The new Inlet Volume Flow 1 item appears in the Analysis tree. Rename
this item to Inlet Volume Flow - Air.
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7 Specify the same way inlet water flow

(Inlet Mass Flow - Water) on the
inner face of INLET_LID_WATER.

Under Flow Parameters specify the value
of the Mass Flow Rate Normal to Face
equal to 1.2 lb/s.
8 Specify the boundary conditions for the outlet flows as shown in the table below:
Air
Water
inner face of
OUTLET_LID_AIR
inner face of
OUTLET_LID_WATER
Pressure Openings
Pressure Openings
Type of boundary
condition
Environment Pressure
Static Pressure
Thermodynamic
Parameters
Default, the pressure and

temperature values are taken
from the Initial Conditions
and equal to 58.3 lbf/in^2
Default, the pressure and

temperature values are taken
from the Fluid Subdomain
settings and equal to
and 1800 F respectively
14.7 lbf/in^2 and 68 F

respectively
Faces to apply
Basic set of
boundary conditions
The Environment Pressure is a special boundary condition type that is interpreted as
static pressure for outlet flows and total pressure for inlet flows. Specifying this
condition on a face, where fluid may flow in both directions (i.e. a vortex may occur),
usually can lead to a better solution.
The Temperature value specified in the boundary condition applies only to the
incoming flow, if such flow occurs.
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Specifying Solid Materials

1 Click Flow Analysis, Insert, Solid Material. The Solid Material dialog appears.
2 Switch to the Model Tree and select the
component CENTRAL_PART.PRT and both

SIDE_PART.PRT components. All three
components appear in the Components to
Apply the Solid Material
list.
3 In the Solid group expand the Pre-Defined item

and under Alloys select the Steel Stainless 321
solid material, then click OK.
4 The new Steel Stainless 321 Solid Material 1
item appears in the Analysis tree under Solid

Materials. Rename it to Housing - Steel
Stainless 321.
5 In the same way specify the Copper solid
material (available under Pre-Defined , Metals )
for the CORE.PRT component. Rename the
created item to Core - Copper.
Click anywhere in the graphics area to clear the

selection.

1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, rightclick the Goals item and select Insert
Surface Goals .
2 In the Analysis tree, select the
Environment Pressure 1 item. This
selects the face at which the condition is

specified. The face appears in the Faces to
Apply the Surface Goal
list.
3 In the Parameter table, select Av for

Temperature of Fluid. Make sure that the
Use for Conv. check box for this
parameter is selected.
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4 Change the Name template to:

Av Outlet Temperature of Air.
5 Click OK.
6 Repeat the same steps to create a surface
goal of the average temperature of water at

outlet. Select the Static Pressure 1 boundary condition to specify the face for the
surface goal. When editing the Name template, type: Av Outlet Temperature of
Water.
Cloning the Project

The FloEFD Pro project for the Heat Exchanger model with flat fins is now fully defined.
It is obvious that the project for the second Heat Exchanger modification (with spiral fins)
will be basically the same. Thus, we can simply clone the current project and assign it to
the corresponding instance.
2 Select Add to existing .
3 In the Existing configuration list, select
SPIRAL_FINS.
4 Click OK.
5
6 As the selected instance loads, you will get a message that asks you if you want to reset
mesh settings for the modified geometry. Click Yes.
7 Click Flow Analysis, Project, Rebuild.
At this stage, both FloEFD Pro projects are fully defined and are ready for calculation. To
run the calculation in this demonstration version, you need to switch either to the
FLAT_FINS__PRE-DEFINED or SPIRAL_FINS__PRE-DEFINED instance, for
which the calculation function is unlocked. Then we will run the calculation of both predefined projects in the batch mode.
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1 Click Flow Analysis, Solve, Batch
Run.
2 In the Batch Run dialog box, select
the Solve check box for both
"PRE-DEFINED" projects and clear
all check boxes for two other

projects.
3 Click Run.
Wait while solver calculates both

projects.
In the solver monitor window you can notice the Goal plot and Preview windows with
the messages asking you to select goals and check the plot settings. You can ignore or
close them.
The layout and settings of the solver monitor windows are stored when you close the
solver monitor. The solver monitor layout stored from the previous calculation
automatically applies when you start a new calculation. It is very convenient if you
perform a series of calculations to analyze similar projects having some variations, which
is typical for design optimization. In our case, the goal plot and preview settings from the
previous calculation are not applicable, because the goals and model geometry in the heat
exchanger project are completely different from the first example or any other example in
the tutorial.
After the calculation is finished, close both monitor windows by clicking File, Close.
Loading Results
1 In the active Pro/ENGINEER screen, click Flow Analysis, Results, Load/Unload
Results.
2 In the Load Results dialog box, keep the default project results file name and click
Open.
Once you calculate several FloEFD Pro projects using Batch Run, you have to load the
results manually.
3 Activate the other calculated project and repeat steps 1-2.
Now, both result files are loaded in memory.

When analyzing the obtained results using the FloEFD Pro post-processing tools, we
assume that you are working with a single project, however you can switch to the other
project anytime and repeat the same steps.
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Here we use Surface Plot to get a 3D view of the temperature distribution on the surface
of the housing.
1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, right-click Surface Plots and select Insert.
2 In the analysis tree, select the Housing - Steel Stainless 321 item. All the faces of the
components belonging to this solid material condition will be added to the Surfaces
list.
Temperature.
to Solid
and
and Maximum
change the Minimum
values to 150 and 1800 F respectively.
5 Click OK. You will see a plot that looks
something like the one shown below. Optionally, you can change the Model Display to
Wireframe in order to get a more detailed view of this plot.
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Getting Surface Parameters

This tool is used to determine minimum, maximum and average values of parameters in
fluid and solid as well as calculate some integral parameters, such as mass flow rate or
heat transfer rate, on the selected surfaces. For this problem, we use this tool to summarize
the outlet air flow data and calculate the heat transfer rate from the inner tube walls to the
water
1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, right-click Surface Parameters and select Insert.
2 In the analysis tree, select the Environment
Pressure 1 boundary condition. The face that
corresponds to this condition appears in the

list.
Faces
3 Under Parameters select All.

4 Under Options click Export to Excel. An Excel
spreadsheet with the calculated surface

parameters will be generated. Close the Surface
Parameters dialog by clicking OK.
5 Switch to the other calculated project and repeat
the steps above.

With Excel spreadsheets generated for both
models, it makes sense to compare the calculated Temperature values that are
presented in the Local parameters table. These values are highlighted below.
For flat fins:
Par ameter
Pre s s u re [lbf /in ^2 ]
Dens ity [lb /f t^3]
V e loc ity [f t/s ]
X - Co mpo nen t o f V elo c ity [f t/s ]
Y - Compon ent of V e loc ity [f t/s ]
Z - Co mpo nen t o f V elo c ity [f t/s ]
Ma c h Number [ ]
Flu id Tempe ratur e [F]
Minimum
Max imu m
58 .3
0 .0 859 423 51
30.68 84 821
- 11.66 121 28
30.48 63 126
- 14.66 352 14
0 .0 151 791 46
12 51.86 81
58.3
0 .0 919 207 56
120 .3 812 67
14 .0 901 67
120 .1 042 68
16.43 632 12
0 .0 595 363 31
137 0.878 27
A v er age
58.3
0.08 81 493 94
9 9.38 085 54
1 .7 44 564 55
9 8.86 907 81
0.16 53 814 42
0.04 91 071 78
1 325 .659 97
For spiral fins:

Parameter
Minimum
Maximum
A verage
Pressure [lbf /in^2]
58.3
58.3
58.3
Density [lb/f t^3]
0.087519362 0.093704925 0.090331378
V elocity [f t/s ]
31.1474937
121.279043
94.7471253
X - Component of V elocity [f t/s]
-8.80518301
20.8723541
1.17671203
Y - Component of V elocity [f t/s ]
31.0171032
120.956285
94.1745525
Z - Component of V elocity [f t/s]
-20.8601693
13.2075903 0.462670324
Mach Number [ ]
0.01551359 0.060558943 0.047394012
Fluid Temperature [F]
1219.24741
1337.90424
1282.50346
We conclude that the Heat Exchanger with spiral fins is more efficient, as the
considered spiral fins have a larger contact area between fluid and solid surfaces, so
they are able to absorb more heat comparing to the flat fins.
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To estimate how much heat is taken away by the water flow in both cases, we can
calculate the heat transfer rate from the inner tube walls to the water.
1 Once again, in the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, right-click Surface Parameters and
select Insert.
2 Select the surfaces of the inner tube that are in contact with water.
3 Under Parameters select All, then under Options click Export to Excel.Click OK to
close the Surface Parameters dialog.
4 Repeat the same steps for the other calculated project.
In the generated Excel spreadsheets, the value of Heat Transfer Rate that is of interest
is presented in the Integral parameters table. Comparing these values, we see that
about 15% more heat can be taken away by the water flow when considering the inner
tube with spiral fins (under the given flow conditions).
Viewing the Animation

We will use the Animation tool to view how the fluid temperature changes on the
cross-section plane as this plane moves along the flow axis.
1
In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, right-click Cut Plots and select Insert.
2 In the Cut Plot dialog, make sure that the selected Section Plane or Planar Face
is ASM_RIGHT .
Temperature.
to Fluid
and
and Maximum
change the Minimum
values to 150 and 1800 F respectively.
5 Click OK. This way we created a reference plot.
Set the Model Display to Wireframe and choose
the appropriate model orientation in the graphic area.

6 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, right-click Animations and select Insert.
7 In the Animation dialog box, right-click
the track that corresponds to the created

Cut Plot 1 and select Properties.
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8 Select Move. Change the Start position and

Finish position values to 0.8 ft and -0.8 ft
respectively.
9 Click OK .
10 To play the animation, click the
an AVI file by clicking the

directory
button. Optionally, you can save the animation to
button. The file will be saved in the project results
Feel free to experiment with this and other FloEFD Pro results processing tools on your
own.
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Tutorial 3 - T-Mixer
In this tutorial example we study the flow of water and ethanol as they mix together in the
channel of a T-Mixer. Here, two models of T-Mixer are considered. The first model is a
typical one, while the second model is expected to provide more uniform mixing.
The difference between these two models is highlighted on the picture below.
T-Mixer Model 1 (original)
Outlet Pressure:
1 atm
Ethanol Inlet Mass Flow Rate:

0.02 kg/s
Water Inlet Mass Flow Rate:

0.02 kg/s
T-Mixer Model 2 (modified)
To simulate the flow of water and ethanol entering through the pipes (as shown above), we
set the values of their inlet mass flow rates both equal to 0.02 kg/s. The resulting mixture
exits the T-mixer at the pressure of 1 atm.
5-1
The objective of the simulation is to investigate how the proposed design change
influences the mixing. In order to obtain some quantitative information about the mixing
performance in both models, we will focus our attention on the distribution of Ethanol
mass fraction near the outlet.
Such analysis may help an engineer to make a decision: whether the proposed modification
improves the performance or not.
It is assumed that you have already passed at least the Gate Valve tutorial that demonstrates
the basic principles of using FloEFD Pro.
Opening the Model

1 Copy the Mixing Armature folder into your working directory and ensure that the
files are not read-only. Run FloEFD Pro.

2 Click File, Open. In the File Open dialog box, browse to the t-mixer_main.asm
assembly located in the Mixing Armature folder and click Open. The Select
Instance dialog box will appear.
3 Select the The generic instance and click Open.

2 In the opened dialog box, select
Create new and name the configuration
T-MIXER_ORIGINAL.
With creating a new configuration for the
FloEFD Pro project, we create a new

instance for this project in the Family
Table.
Click Next .
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3 Under Unit System, keep the default

International System (SI).
When specifying parameters in the
FloEFD Pro project, you can use any

appropriate units that can be different
from the default unit system. However the
values you type will be converted to the
units of the default unit system.
Click Next.
4 In the Analysis Type dialog box, keep
Internal as Analysis type.
Do not select any physical features.
Click Next.
5 Expand the Liquids item and add Ethanol

and Water to the Project Fluids list.
Make sure that both are marked as the

Default Fluid.
If there are several fluids of the same type
marked as the Default Fluid, all these

fluids will be considered within the
computational domain. In case the
selected fluid is not marked as default, it
is reserved for a Fluid Subdomain, if
there is one.
Click Next.
click Next .
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under Concentration, change the Mass
fractions of Ethanol and Water to 0 and
1 respectively. This means that initially
the fluid region within the computational

domain is entirely filled with water.
Keep the other values default.
Click Next .
8 Set the Result resolution level to 5.
Select Manual specification of the
minimum wall thickness.
Type the value of Minimum wall
thickness equal to 0.002 m .
Click Finish .
Using Component Control

When examining the list of components in this assembly, you can notice the MEASURE
assembly that consists of four components placed near the outlet lid. They are added here
to be used when estimating the distribution of mass fraction (or more precisely, its average
values) of Ethanol over the outlet. By setting the corresponding goals on the ring-shaped
faces of these additional components, we can get a detailed statistics about the distribution
of Ethanol in different flow regions (from the near-wall to the flow core) in the same
cross-section.
To set goals on the MEASURE components, first we have to configure them so that they
do not influence the fluid flow during the calculation, i.e. we make them "transparent" for
the flow.
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1 Click Flow Analysis, Component Control.

2 In the Component Control dialog box select the
MEASURE assembly and click Disable.
3 Click OK.
In case the disabled component is in contact with the computational domain boundary,
it is recommended to reset the default size of the computational domain.

4 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree right-click Computational Domain and select Edit
Definition.
5 Under Size and Conditions click Reset.
6 Click OK.

Boundary conditions item and select Insert Boundary
Condition.
2 Select the inner face of INLET_LID_WATER.
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3 Under Type select Flow openings
and then
select Inlet Mass Flow.
4 Under Flow Parameters specify the Mass Flow

Rate Normal to Face
value of 0.02 kg/s.
5 Expand the Substance Concentrations group
and make sure that the Mass fractions of

Ethanol and Water are set to 0 and 1
respectively.
The default values of Substance Concentrations
and Thermodynamic Parameters are set using Initial conditions specified in the
Wizard.
6 Click OK . The new Inlet Mass Flow 1 item appears in the Analysis tree. Rename it to
Inlet Mass Flow - Water.
7 Specify the same way the Inlet Mass Flow Ethanol boundary condition on the inner face of the
INLET_LID_ETHANOL with the same Mass Flow
value of 0.02 kg/s.As

opposed to the previous boundary condition, under
Substance Concentrations set the values of Ethanol
and Water mass fractions to 1 and 0 respectively.
Rate Normal to Face
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8 Specify the Environment Pressure boundary condition
with the default values on the inner face of

OUTLET_LID. To make the selection of the face easier,
you can hide the MEASURE assembly.

1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, right-click the Goals item and select Insert Surface
Goals.
2 In the graphic area, select the inner faces of all four
MEASURE components as shown in the picture right.

Unhide the MEASURE assembly if necessary.
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3 In the Parameter table, select Bulk Av

for Mass Fraction of Ethanol.
4 Select Create goal for each surface,
then click OK.
Cloning the Project

The FloEFD Pro project for the first model is now fully defined. It is obvious that the
project for the second T-Mixer model will be basically the same. Thus, we can simply
clone the current project and assign it to the corresponding instance.
2 Select Add to existing.
3 In the Existing configuration list, select TMIXER_MODIFIED.
4 Click OK .
5 When asked to reset the Computational Domain / Mesh
Settings, click Yes.
run the calculation in this demonstration version, you need to switch now either to the
T-MIXER_ORIGINAL__PRE-DEFINED or T-MIXER_MODIFIED__PREDEFINED instance, for which the calculation function is unlocked. Then we will run the
calculation of both pre-defined projects in the batch mode.
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Run.

projects.
3 Click Run.

projects.
After the calculation is finished, close both monitor windows by clicking File, Close.
Loading Results
1 In the active Pro/ENGINEER screen, click Flow Analysis, Results , Load/Unload
Results.
Open.
Now, both result files are loaded in memory.

When analyzing the obtained results by using the FloEFD Pro post-processing tools, we
Viewing the Goals

1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, under Results, right-click Goal Plots and select
Insert.
2 In the Goal Plot dialog box, under Goals, select
All.
3 Click OK.
An Excel spreadsheet with the goal results will

open. On the first sheet there is a table summarizing
the selected goals.
Switch to the second calculated project and repeat the steps 1-3 to obtain the goal plot for
the second modification of T-mixer.
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Now you can compare goal values for both modifications.
T -MIXER_MAIN .ASM [T -MIXER _O RIGIN AL__PR E-DEFIN ED ]

Goa l Na m e
S G Bulk A v M ass
S G Bulk A v M ass
S G Bulk A v M ass
S G Bulk A v M ass
Fraction
Fraction
Fraction
Fraction
Unit
o[ ]
o[ ]
o[ ]
o[ ]
V alue
Avera ge d Va lue M inim um Va lue Ma x im um Va lue Progress [%] Use In Conve rge nce
0.577270289
0.578437516
0.575982605
0.590244805
100 Y es
0.697821956
0.694577738
0.686885016
0.697821956
100 Y es
0.554801684
0.555324334
0.550736932
0.55631653
100 Y es
0.430518859
0.430163037
0.423873927
0.431178217
100 Y es
T -MIXER_MAIN .ASM [T -MIXER _MODIFIED__PR E-D EFIN ED]

Goa l Na m e
S G Bulk A v M ass
S G Bulk A v M ass
S G Bulk A v M ass
S G Bulk A v M ass
Fraction
Fraction
Fraction
Fraction
Unit
o[ ]
o[ ]
o[ ]
o[ ]
V alue
Avera ge d Va lue M inim um Va lue Ma x im um Va lue Progress [%] Use In Conve rge nce
0.620198184
0.618760605
0.606470822
0.622509132
100 Y es
0.599272867
0.598822894
0.59065005
0.601679561
100 Y es
0.504158025
0.503899204
0.500254987
0.504738873
100 Y es
0.420736219
0.421703065
0.419430729
0.42483048
100 Y es
Judging by these values, we can say that both modifications demonstrate similar mixing
performance. To get the exact answer, which modification is better, let us analyze the
calculated flow fields in more detail.
Viewing Cut Plots

Let us see how Ethanol mixes with Water in the plane of symmetry.
1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, right-click Cut Plots and select Insert.
this, first go to the Pro/ENGINEER Model Tree
select the ASM_FRONT item in the Model Tree.

3 In the Cut Plot dialog, under Display, select both
Contours
and Vectors
4 Under Contours we need to select Ethanol Mass Fraction as the Parameter.
However, this parameter is not available for selection by default. To make it selectable,
in the Parameter
list select Add Parameter.
5 In the opened Display Parameters dialog, expand

the Local item and enable Mass Fraction of
Ethanol, then click OK .
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6 In the Cut Plot dialog, under Contours, now

select Ethanol Mass Fraction as the
Parameter
, then click Adjust Minimum
and Maximum
and Maximum
respectively.
and change the Minimum

values to 0 and 1
7 Set the Number of Levels

and click OK.
to maximum (255)
Repeat the steps 1-7 for the second calculated project. The resulting plots will look
something like this:
Judging by these plots, we can say that the modified T-Mixer provides better penetration
of Ethanol to the bottom side of the Water flow.
Viewing Isosurfaces
Using this feature, you can plot a 3D surface at which the selected parameter has some
constant value. We will use it to view a mixing surface (i.e. the surface, where the
Ethanol Mass Fraction takes a value of 0.5).
1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, right-click the Cut Plot 1 item and select Hide .
2 Right-click Isosurfaces 1 and select Show. By default, FloEFD Pro draws isosurface,
where the pressure takes a value of 1 atm. We need to change this.
5-11
3 Right-click Isosurfaces 1 again and select Edit

Definition.
4 Change the Parameter
Ethanol .
to Mass Fraction of
5 Under Value 1 set the Value
to 0.5.
6 Under Appearance , in the Color by

Parameter
list, select Velocity.
set the Number of Levels

then click OK.
You can select Grid
and
to maximum (255),
under Appearance to show grid lines at the isosurface.
Repeat the steps 1-7 for the second calculated project. Set the same Maximum
for the Velocity parameter as in the first project.
value
Now we can see, how a certain parameter (Velocity, in our case) changes along the mixing
surface.
Velocity plot on the mixing surface of T-Mixer (Original model)
5-12
Velocity plot on the mixing surface of T-Mixer (Modified model)

Here we use this feature to view the distribution of Ethanol at the outlet.
1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree right-click the Isosurfaces 1 item and select Hide.
2 Right-click Surface Plots and select Insert.
3 Click the Environment Pressure 1 boundary condition to add the corresponding face
to the Surfaces
list.
4 Under Contours change the Parameter

OK.
to Mass Fraction of Ethanol, then click
Repeat the steps 1-4 for the second calculated project.
5-13
These are the plots you will see:

(a)
(b)
Distribution of Ethanol at the outlet: (a) - Original model, (b) - Modified model
Feel free to experiment with this and other results processing tools on your own.
Getting Surface Parameters

To make a final conclusion regarding the mixing performance of these two T-Mixer
models, we will calculate a dispersion of Ethanol Mass Fraction at the outlet. The model
with lesser dispersion will indicate more uniform mixing of Ethanol and Water.
From theory, we can derive the equation of Mass Fraction dispersion in the form presented
below:
=
2
u ( Ethanol Mass Fraction 0 .5)

S
dS
,
udS
S
where , u, dS are, respectively, density, velocity and the differential of area.

1 Click Flow Analysis, Tools, Engineering Databse.
2 Expand the Custom
Visualization Parameters
item and select User
Defined.
3 Click New Item
in the
toolbar. The blank Item
Properties tab appears. To
set a property value,
double-click the
corresponding empty cell .
5-14
4 Fill the table as shown below:
Name
Dispersion
Type formula
Scalar
Formula
({Mass Fraction 1}-0.5)^2
Unit
Non-dimensional
In this FloEFD Pro project, Mass Fraction 1 corresponds to the Mass Fraction of
Ethanol
5 Click Save
in the toolbar and click File, Exit.
6 Right-click the Results icon and select Parameter List.

7 In the opened Display Parameters window,
expand the Local item and enable the newly
created Dispersion parameter, then click OK.
8 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree right-click Surface Parameters and select Insert.
9 In the analysis tree, select the Environment Pressure 1 boundary condition. The face
that corresponds to this condition appears in the Faces
list.
10 Under Parameters select All.

11 Under Options click Export to Excel. An Excel spreadsheet with the calculated
surface parameters will be generated. Close the Surface Parameters dialog by
clicking OK.
Switch to the other calculated project and repeat the steps 6-10.
With Excel spreadsheets generated for both models, we have to compare the
bulk average values of the calculated Dispersion that are presented in the Local
parameters table.
Original model:
Parameter
Dispersion [ ]
Minimum
Maximum
Average
Bulk Average
0.001564181 0.248678497 0.145777072
0.14928345
Modified model:
Par ameter
Minimum
Max imum
A v erage
Bulk A v erage
Dis pers ion [ ]
1.4365E-06 0.249748268 0.099661165 0.093751073
Comparing these values, we can conclude that the Original model actually provides more
uniform mixing.
5-15
5-16
Tutorial 4 - Flow over the Roof-Mounted Figure
This tutorial illustrates how to simulate an external flow over a solid body. As an example,
we consider a roof-mounted exhaust pipe with its flange end masked by a
bird-looking figure. When the wind flows over this figure, it applies certain force and
torque on it. The objective of this simulation is to calculate both these parameters in the
hurricane-like conditions with the known wind velocity of 45 m/s and examine how a
minor change in the wind direction influences the resulting values. Here we consider two
cases as shown on the picture below.
Wind direction 1
(Vx =-20 m/s,
Vy =40 m/s)
Wind direction 2
(Vy=45 m/s)
Exhaust pipe
In this simulation, we also take into account the outlet flow from the exhaust pipe by
specifying a fixed value of pressure on the corresponding faces (marked with yellow on the
pictures above) .
It is assumed that you have already passed at least the Gate Valve tutorial that
demonstrates the basic principles of using FloEFD Pro.
6-1
Opening the Model

1 Copy the Roof-Mounted Figure folder into your working directory and ensure that the
files are not read-only. Run FloEFD Pro.

2 Click File, Open. In the File Open dialog box, browse to the
bird_shaped-exhaust.asm assembly located in the Roof-Mounted Figure folder and

click Open. The Select Instance dialog box will appear.

WIND_DIRECTION1.
Click Next .
3 Under Unit System, keep the default

Click Next .
4 In the Analysis Type dialog box, select

External as the Analysis type .
Do not select any physical features.
Click Next .
6-2
5 Expand the Gases item and add Air to the

Project Fluids list.
Click Next.

click Next .
7 In the Initial and Ambient Conditions

dialog box, under Velocity Parameters,
change the Velocity in X direction and
Velocity in Y direction to -20 m/s and
40 m/s respectively.
Keep the other values default.

The specified Initial and Ambient
conditions for the External type of

analysis are treated both as Initial
conditions within the computational
domain and as Boundary conditions on its
bounding faces that make up a parallelepiped. The specified velocity and temperature
values are maintained on the computational domain boundaries where the fluid flows
into the computational domain , while the pressure values are maintained on the
boundaries where the fluids flows out of the computational domain. Once you finish the
Wizard, you can preview this domain in the graphic area and modify it to the
appropriate size.
Click Next.
6-3
of 3.
Select Manual specification of the
minimum wall thickness.
Type the value of Minimum wall
thickness equal to 0.05 m.
Click Finish .
In the graphic area, you will see a preview of the automatically generated computational
domain.
Specifying the Size of the Computational Domain

In most cases, the computational domain automatically generated for an external problem
will be appropriate. However, in this simulation, we can noticeably decrease its size to
reduce the total CPU time for the analysis.
First, it is convenient to cut down the fluid space located below the considered figure,
since we do not take into account any possible impact on the flow from the actual
building, where this figure is mounted on. For this tutorial, we also decrease the size of the
computational domain in two other directions.
1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree right-click the Computational Domain item and
select Edit Definition.
2 Under Size and Conditions, set the following
values:
6-4
X max
: 10 m,
X min
: -20 m,
Y max
: 25 m,
Y min
: -10 m,
Z max
and Z min
: 15 m,
: 0 m.
You can also adjust the computational domain size by dragging the colored arrows at
its faces. If you need, you can switch back to the size of the automatically generated
computational domain by clicking Reset.
3 Click OK.
It is a common practice (in an External analysis) to specify the boundaries of the

computational domain far from the analysed solid body. This way these boundaries have a
minor influence on the flow near the body, resulting in an accurate flow prediction. When
the position of the boundaries has a negligible influence on the flow field near the body,
we can decrease the overall size of the computational domain keeping the acceptable
degree of accuracy with less CPU time spent for the calculation.

Boundary Condition.
2 Select two faces of the WING-L and WING-R
components as shown on the picture at right.
6-5
3 Under Type select Pressure Openings
and
then select Environment Pressure.

4 Click OK . The default values for this boundary
condition are appropriate here, so we do not have

to change them.

1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, rightclick the Goals item and select Insert
Global Goals.
2 In the Parameter table, select Force,
X-Component of Force,
Y-Component of Force
and Z-Component of Torque.
3 Make sure that the Global Coordinate
System is selected, so that the goals
will be calculated with respect to this

system.
4 Click OK .
Cloning the Project

The FloEFD Pro project for the first case is now fully defined. For the second case, the
model geometry remains the same. The only difference is that we have to change the wind
direction.
6-6

2 Select Create new.
3 Edit the Configuration name to WIND_DIRECTION2.
4 Click OK. This will create a new Instance for the second
project.
5 In the new instance window, in the FloEFD Pro Analysis
tree right-click Input Data and select General Settings.
6 Use the Navigator at the right side of the
dialog box to switch to Initial and ambient
conditions and change the Velocity in X
direction and Velocity in Y direction to
0 m/s and 45 m/s respectively.
7 Click OK.
8 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree right-click

Computational Domain and select Edit
Definition.
9 Under Size and Conditions, change the
following values:
X max
to 15 m and
X min
to -15 m.
10 Click OK.
11 Since the specified wind direction produces

virtually zero values of X-Component of Force
and Z-Component of Torque on the analyzed
figure (it has a symmetry in the Z-Y plane), we

can exclude these parameters from the
convergence control in the current project and so
reduce the total calculation time.
To do this, in the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree,
under Goals, double-click GG X - Component
of Force 1.
In the opened dialog box clear the Use for
convergence control check box and then click OK.
6-7
12 Repeat the same step for the GG Z - Component of Torque 1.
Notice that we do not totally exlude these goals from the project in order to keep an eye
on their values during the calculation.
run the calculation in this demonstration version, you need to switch now either to the
WIND_DIRECTION1__PRE-DEFINED or
WIND_DIRECTION2__PRE-DEFINED instance, for which the calculation function is
unlocked. Then we will run the calculation of both pre-defined projects in the batch mode.

Run.

projects.
3 Click Run.

projects.
After the calculation is finished, close
both monitor dialog boxes by clicking File, Close .
Loading Results
1 In the activated Pro/ENGINEER screen, click Flow Analysis, Results, Load/Unload
Results.
Open.
Viewing the Goals

1 In the active Pro/ENGINEER screen, click Flow Analysis, Results, Load/Unload
Results.
Insert.
6-8
3 In the Goal Plot dialog, under Goals , select All.

4 Click OK.
An Excel spreadsheet with the goal results will

open. On the first sheet there is a table summarizing
the selected goals.
Switch to the second calculated project and repeat
the steps 1-4 to obtain the goal plot for the second
wind direction.
For the first case, we get:
BIRD_SHAPED-EXHAUST.ASM [WIND_DIRECTION1__PRE-DEFINED]
Goa l Name
GG Force 1
GG X - Component of Force 1
GG Y - Component of Force 1
GG Z - Component of Torque 1
Unit
[N]
[N]
[N]
[N*m]
Value
Ave ra ged Va lue Minimum Value Max imum Value Progress [%] Use In Convergence
22391.62041
22334.70375
22176.62309
22448.13796
100 Yes
-18983.95826
-18932.1487
-19070.95573
-18716.20037
100 Yes
11642.18393
11616.52881
11533.11792
11830.97839
100 Yes
-18712.6334
-18690.85468
-18716.86086
-18648.04338
100 Yes
And for the second case:
BIRD_SHAPED-EXHAUST.ASM [WIND_DIRECTION2__PRE-DEFINED]
Goal Name
GG Force 1
GG X - Component of Force 1
GG Y - Component of Force 1
GG Z - Component of Torque 1
Unit
[N]
[N]
[N]
[N*m]
Value
10863.42838
10901.26188
10859.45604
11000.77219
100 Yes
-116.9423958
-28.19217596
-116.9423958
44.88277087
0 No
10022.46629
10030.70112
10002.14079
10085.49871
100 Yes
-20.69706805
-10.08273773
-30.51409657
13.00198838
0 No
Analyzing these results, we can say that for the first case, when the wind has X-Velocity
component two times smaller than Y-Velocity component, we get the X-Component of
Force that is about twice as bigger as Y-Component of Force obtained on both cases. So,
when designing such figure, it is obligatory to consider the wind blowing in several
directions.

Here we use this feature to see how the pressure changes on the surface of the figure.
1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, right-click Surface Plots and select Insert.
2 In the Selection group, select the Use all faces check box.
to Pressure
and
Maximum
values to 99000 Pa and 102000 Pa respectively. Set the Number of
Levels to maximum (255) and then click OK.
6-9
The resulting plots for both cases will look like these:
Wind direction 1
Wind direction 2
Viewing Cut Plots

1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree right-click the Surface Plot 1 item and select Hide.
2 Right-click Cut Plots and select Insert.
this, first go to the Pro/ENGINEER Model Tree
select the ASM_FRONT item in the Model

Tree.
4 Under Selection set Offset
to 4.5 m.
5 Under Display select both Contours and

Vectors.
You do not have to create individual planes in
Pro/ENGINEER for each Cut Plot if you want to

plot a parameter on several planes that are
parallel to each other. Instead, you can move the
Offset slider (or type a specific value in the box)
to change the distance between the selected plane and the created Cut Plot.
Maximum
6-10
to Velocity.
and
values to 0 m/s and 45 m/s respectively.
8 Expand Options and set Plot Transparency to

0.25.
9 Click OK.
You will see a velocity plot like the one below
Wind direction 1
6-11
Wind direction 2
Feel free to experiment with this and other results processing tools on your own.
6-12
Tutorial 5 - Exhaust Manifold
This tutorial demonstrates the capability of FloEFD Pro to solve unsteady (timedependent) problems. As an example, we study a flow of exhaust gas in the Exhaust
Manifold of a 2 liter 4-cylinder engine.
In order to evacuate the combustion
products from a cylinder during the
exhaust stroke, each cylinder is
equipped by a valve that operates in a
periodic mode. During a quarter of
one time period (a cycle), each valve
is kept in the opened position and then
moves to the closed position. The
duration of this time period depends
on the engine speed, so in order to
define its value for the simulation, let
us consider two typical engine
regimes: 3000 RPM (nominal) and
1000 RPM (idle). The corresponding
values of the time period will be:
20 ms for the nominal speed and
60 ms for the idle speed.
Exhaust Gases
Case 1 (engine speed of 3000 RPM):

Inlet Volume Flow Rate = 100 l/s, T = 1500 K
Case 2 (engine speed of 1000 RPM):
Inlet Volume Flow Rate = 33.3 l/s, T = 1000 K
7-1
To consider the operation cycle of valves in the simulation, we specify a time-dependent

volume flow rate at the inlet of each tube in the exhaust manifold. For example, when the
valve is closed, the volume flow rate must turn to zero. Once the valve gets opened, the
volume flow rate becomes equal to the given value that depends on the engine volume and
speed. For the specified 2-liter engine, we set these values as shown on the picture.
The objective of the simulation is to investigate how the flow field in the Exhaust Manifold
changes in time. It is assumed that you have already passed at least the Gate Valve tutorial
that demonstrates the basic principles of using FloEFD Pro.
Opening the Model

1 Copy the Exaust Manifold folder into your working directory and ensure that the files
are not read-only. Run FloEFD Pro.

2 Click File, Open. In the File Open dialog box, browse to the
exhaust_4-cylinder-engine.asm assembly located in the Exhaust Manifold folder

and click Open. The Select Instance dialog box will appear.

EXHAUST_AT_3000RPM.
Click Next .
3 Under Unit System, select the

In the Parameter table, under Main,
change the Unit for Physical time to
Millisecond (ms), and under
Loads&Motion change the Unit for
Volume flow rate to Liter/second (l/s).
Click Next .
7-2
4 In the Analysis Type dialog box, select

Internal as the Analysis type. Under
Physical Features, select the Timedependent check box.
Change the Total analysis time to 20 ms
and Output time step to 0.5 ms.
The latter means that FloEFD Pro will

store the data obtained at each half of the
millisecond of the specified total analysis
time.
Click Next.
5 Expand the Gases item and add Air to the
Project Fluids list. Here, we will use the
properties of air to simulate the exhaust

gas.
Click Next.

click Next .
7-3

under Thermodynamic Parameters,
change the Temperature to 1500 K, then
click Next.
of 3.
Click Finish .

Boundary Condition.
2 Select the inner face of INLET_LID1.
3 Under Type select Flow openings
and then
select Inlet Volume Flow.

4 Expand the Thermodynamic Parameters group
and make sure that the value of Temperature

is equal to 1500 K.
7-4
5 Under Flow Parameters click Dependency

to the right of the Volume flow rate normal to
face
field.
6 In the Dependency dialog box, in the

Dependency type list select F(time) - table. Fill
the table as shown at the picture below. You can

preview the resulting dependency by selecting
Preview Chart.
7 After finishing, click OK, then click OK in the Boundary Condition dialog.
8 Repeat the steps 1-7 for the second inlet, where the volume flow rate is non-zero
during the second time interval (5 ms - 10 ms). Specify it on the inner face of
INLET_LID2 in the same way and fill the table as shown on the picture below.
7-5
9 Repeat the same steps for the INLET_LID3 and INLET_LID4 and fill the tables for
volume flow rate dependency as shown below. Notice that the non-zero volume flow
rate on the third time interval (10 ms - 15 ms) is set on the INLET_LID4.
INLET_LID3:
INLET_LID4:
10 Specify the Environment Pressure boundary condition with the default values on the
inner face of both OUTLED-LID1 and OUTLED-LID2.

1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree, right-click the Goals item and select Insert Surface
Goals.
7-6
2 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree select the

Environment Pressure 1 condition to select the
inner faces of the OUTLED-LID1 and

OUTLED-LID2 components.
3 In the Parameter table, select Volume Flow
Rate.
4 Select Create goal for each surface , then click
OK
The first FloEFD Pro project is now fully defined.

The second project will differ in the values of the
inlet volume flow rate and temperature. Also, with a
different period length (60 ms), all the time intervals
specified at each inlet are three times longer. To save
your time, we will not ask you to pass all these steps.
To run the calculation in this demonstration version,
you need to switch now either to the
EXHAUST_AT_3000RPM_PRE-DEFINED or EXHAUST_AT_1000RPM_PREDEFINED instance, for which the calculation function is unlocked.

Run.
all check boxes for the project

defined by you.
3 Click Run.

projects.
After the calculation is finished, close
both monitor dialog boxes by clicking File, Close.
Loading Results
1 In the active Pro/ENGINEER screen, click Flow Analysis, Results , Load/Unload
Results.
Open.
7-7
Viewing Goal Plots

Let us see how the volume flow rate at the outlet changes in time.
Insert.
2 In the Goal Plot dialog box, under Goals, select
All.
3 Change the Abscissa
to Physical time.
4 Click OK .
An Excel spreadsheet with the goal results will open.

Switch to the second Excel
sheet(Volume Flow Rate).
This is the plot you will see.

EXHAUST_4-CYLINDER-ENGINE.ASM [EXHAUST_AT_3000RPM_PRE-DEFINED]
20
0
0
10
15
20
25
Volume Flow Rate [l/s]
-20
-40
SG Volume Flow Rate 1
SG Volume Flow Rate 2
-60
-80
-100
-120
Physical time (ms)
7-8
Viewing the Animation

We will use the Animation tool to view how the pressure in cylinders changes in time.
1 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree right-click Surface Plots and select Insert.
2 In the Surface Plot dialog, select Use all faces
Pressure.
to
and
and Maximum
change the Minimum
values to 101325 Pa and 105000 Pa
respectively
5 Set the Number of Levels
to maximum (255).
6 Click OK.
This way we created a reference plot for the animation.

7 In the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree right-click Animations and select Insert.
8 In the Animation dialog, click the Wizard
button.
9 In the Animation Wizard dialog box, select Delete all

existing tracks.
Click Next twice, skipping the Rotate Model step.
10 Select Scenario as the type of animation.
Click Next.
7-9
11 Keep the Uniform distribution and click Finish.
12 Double-click the track that corresponds to the created

Surface Plot 1 and move the rhomb to the 00:10
position.
13 To play the resulting animation, click the
animation to AVI file by clicking the

results directory.
7-10
button. Optionally, you can save the
button. The file will be saved in the projects
In case of the engine speed of 3000 RPM, we have the pressure distribution as shown in
the pictures below.
2 ms
7 ms
12 ms
17 ms
Feel free to experiment with this tool to see how other parameters change in time.
7-11
7-12
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Limitations of the Demonstration Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Tutorial 1 - Gate Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

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Tutorial 2 - Heat Exchanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Tutorial 3 - T-Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

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Tutorial 4 - Flow over the Roof-Mounted Figure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Tutorial 5 - Exhaust Manifold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

FloEFD Pro FEP10 Demonstration Version Guide

FloEFD Pro FEP10 Demonstration Version Guide

FloEFD Pro FEP10 Demonstration Version Guide

FloEFD Pro interface consists of the following main elements:

FloEFD Pro Menu

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Limitations of the Demonstration Version

Limitations of the Demonstration Version

FloEFD Pro FEP10 Demonstration Version Guide

Tutorial 1 - Gate Valve

In the first demonstration example we

The objective of the simulation is to

Opening the Model

not read-only. Run FloEFD Pro.

FloEFD Pro FEP10 Demonstration Version Guide

Tutorial 1- Gate Valve

Creating the Project

The Wizard dialog box appears.

process of defining the fundamental

instance for the FloEFD Pro project.

defined unit systems. You can also define

FloEFD Pro FEP10 Demonstration Version Guide

4 In the Analysis Type dialog box, keep the

selected. For this problem, do not select

FloEFD Pro if it deals with the flow inside

heat conduction in solids and thermal radiation. Transient (time-dependent) analyses

Engineering Database (available by

FloEFD Pro FEP10 Demonstration Version Guide

Tutorial 1- Gate Valve

6 Accept the default wall conditions and

in solids, we have an option to define a

7 Accept the default initial conditions and

values for pressure, temperature and

level of accuracy for the calculation

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features selected during definition of the project in the Wizard.

set of results processing tools is independent on the selected

Specifying Boundary Conditions

such as thermal conditions, roughness or moving wall conditions.

in the graphic area right-click INLET_LID

FloEFD Pro FEP10 Demonstration Version Guide

Tutorial 1- Gate Valve

4 Under Type select Flow Openings

select Inlet Mass Flow.

5 Under Flow Parameters specify Mass Flow Rate

6 Select the Fully developed flow check box. The

flow at inlet has characteristics of a fully

inlet flow appears in the FloEFD Pro Analysis tree.

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8 To define the outlet flow, right-click the

same way as you selected the inner face of

10 Under Type select Pressure Openings

and then select Static Pressure.