Solving the World’s Toughest CFD Problems

The ability to visualize and present clear, meaningful analysis of simulation data is a crucial part of the CFD simulation process. FLOW-3D POST provides all the necessary tools to effectively communicate your simulation findings. In this blog, we’ll explore some powerful features of FLOW-3D POST so that you can communicate your CFD results with confidence.

Here is an example of an aluminum wheel casting, simulated using the low pressure die casting workspace in FLOW-3D CAST. The objective of this simulation is to find the steady state thermal condition within the mold. Thermal die cycling is used to visualize mold performance and ensure that there is a proper thermal gradient in the mold before beginning the filling simulation. This image shows a few easily accessible features in FLOW-3D POST.

Using multiple viewports allows the user to get a complete visualization to examine areas and features of interest. This is also useful when wanting to compare multiple designs. Notice that the top left viewport is using a 3-dimensional slice; 2D and 3D slicing options allow the user to visualize the internal features of geometries and flow systems.

The bottom viewports show a graphical output of history data based on the thermal energy transferred to the mold components.

FLOW-3D POST features
Aluminum wheel casting, simulated using the low pressure die casting workspace in FLOW-3D CAST.

The legend and annotation properties are fully customizable, allowing you to label and display your data clearly and effectively. Additional features shown here include a customized color scale and opacity setting for the mold visualization.

FLOW-3D POST CFD results

As we go deeper into the functionality of FLOW-3D POST we see some powerful ways to extrapolate information. In this tailings breach example, we can see the use of a spreadsheet data view on the right. Here, data from individual cells can be highlighted and isolated, helping the user illustrate flow features at a mesh cell-level of precision. In the panel on the left, we can see the calculator function, which can be used to manipulate history data on the fly. If quick decision-making is important to the project, built-in capabilities such as exporting data for statistical analysis can provide macro- and micro-level viewpoints of the results efficiently. 

Stay tuned! We will be diving into some of the new features including ray tracing, cell-level data extrapolation, and key framing. In the meantime, go to our FLOW-3D POST product page to see some of examples of how powerful of a tool FLOW-3D POST is.

 

At Flow Science we develop innovative solutions that help our customers conceptualize, create, and analyze their simulations with confidence. If you would like more information or a personal demonstration of any of our FLOW-3D products and FLOW-3D POST, please contact us at webdemo@flow3d.com.

FLOW-3D POST ray tracing CFD results
As a teaser for our next post, here is a simulation image of a hydraulic jump produced with the ray tracing feature.
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