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Streamlines TJunction StepByStep Abaqus612
Streamlines TJunction StepByStep Abaqus612
Streamlines TJunction StepByStep Abaqus612
A streamline traces the path tangent to a nodal vector field, and a stream is a set of streamlines
that enable you to visualize data emanating from a particular location in a vector field.
Streamlines are most commonly used to display velocity data in a fluid flow analysis. In this
case, streamlines show the direction the fluid will travel in at any point in time. The curvature of
a streamline is related to the pressure gradient acting perpendicular to the streamline.
In this exercise you will create streamlines for the T-junction flow analysis shown below.
Exercise Workflow Try following the high level instructions below. If you get stuck,
click on the step to navigate to the appropriate location in the detailed instructions that follow.
Detailed instructions
1. Run the provided Abaqus/CFD T-junction analysis (TJunctionCFD-Abaqu612.inp)
Start Abaqus/CAE
Access the Create Stream dialog box in one of the following ways:
From the main menu bar, select Tools Stream Create
Or in the Results Tree, double click Streams
Or in the toolbox, click
In the viewport, select two nodes near the locations indicated in the following image:
Click OK.
The streams are created, but they cannot be seen through the opaque flow region.
If the Color Code toolbar is not visible, select ViewToolbarsColor Code from the
main menu bar.
Alternately, translucency can be activated using the common plot options (click and
use the Translucency options located under the Other tab).
By default the stream lies are only generated downstream of the rake.
From the main menu bar, select ToolsStreamManager, or click the stream manager tool in
the toolbox:
In the Streams Manger, toggle on the option to view Upstream streamlines for Stream-1.
First create the two perpendicular node list paths across the top of the small pipe:
From the main menu bar, select ToolsPathCreate.
In the Create Path dialog box, accept Node list as the type and click Continue.
In the Edit Node List Path dialog box, click Add Before.
In the viewport, select nodes to define a line similar to Path-1 shown below.
In the prompt area, click Done.
In the Edit Node List Path dialog box, click OK.
Repeat this procedure to define Path-2.
Deactivate the display of the mesh and make the pipe transparent using the Common Plot
Options (click and choose Feature edges under the Basic tab and activate Translucency
under the Other tab).
The model definition is now complete. If you had any difficulty following these instructions,
watch the video demonstration provided in post https://swym.3ds.com/#post:17089 of the
SIMULIA Learning Community.