Simulation CFD Essential

Simulation CFD Essential

Essentials Course Overview

Course Description

This course will introduce you to the concepts and setups involved in a successful Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation. Stages involved in setting up simulation will be explored, including 3D geometry preparation, material assignments, boundary condition settings, mesh sizing and choosing the appropriate solver physics. Results display and presentation will also be covered.

Course Duration

3 Days.

Objective

To impart essential skills and thought process in setting up and running simulations using Autodesk Simulation CFD.

What Will You Learn?

  • General concepts and workflow to an efficient simulation.
  • Setting up simulations and the considerations involved in each setup stage.
  • Simulation convergence assessments and results reliability.
  • Obtaining results and understanding them.

Who Should Attend?

New user of Autodesk Simulation CFD

Course Outline

Simulation Strategies/Workflow
  • Setting goals and objectives of simulation
  • Simplifications and accepted assumptions
  • Choosing suitable solver physics
Geometry Preparation & Import
  • Efficient CAD models
  • Modeling tips • “cleaning” neglectable features
  • Importing CAD models for simulation
  • Geometry tools in Autodesk Simulation CFD
  • Grouping 3D geometry parts
Design Study, Design & Scenario
  • Differentiate designs and scenarios
  • Case study folder management
User Interface & Navigation
  • Layout and buttons
  • Navigation and interaction with model
  • Selection tools
Material Setting
  • Material library
  • Generating custom user library
  • Setting and assigning materials
  • Editing and removing assigned materials
Boundary Conditions (B.C.)
  • Selection of surface/volume B.C.
  • B.C. assignment by groups
  • Assigning/editing B.C.
Mesh Sizing
  • Concept of meshing
  • Surface/volume mesh density tweak
  • Diagnostics and refinements
Simulation Solver
  • Controls for saving results
  • Setting solution steps
  • Transient vs steady-state
  • Compressibility and heat analysis
  • Laminar and turbulence model selection
  • Convergence assessments
Results Display
  • Global and plane results
  • Iso-surfaces and point results
  • Plotting graphs and results summary
Cloning Designs & Setup Automation
  • Cloning designs and scenarios
  • Results comparison with decision center
  • Creating and applying rules