CFD application tutorials

Internal flow analysis

tutorial

Problem description and analysis purpose

Obstacle in the tube of

cylindrical shape

25 water inlet at 1m/s

Problem Explanation

Analysis Purpose

Important Points

Tubular shape

Understand the flow characteristics

Setting of CFD Analysis options in NFX

Flow of 1m/s velocity of Water at 25

inside a mechanical system.

Define material and properties

Existence of obstacle inside the cylindrical

Analyze the displacements and

Mesh refinement method for obstacle part

tube

stresses on the obstacle using

Definition of Boundary Conditions for internal flow

structural analysis

Creation of Analysis Case (Transient CFD)

Methods to check and monitor results
Structural Semi-Coupled Analysis

Change the interface to the Analyst Mode

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Open midas NFX

Select Application>Analyst Mode

CFD Analysis is
always performed in
Analyst Mode

Solver

Results

Check the Units

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Go in the tools>options
Go in the
General>units section
and select
: N-m-J-sec

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

These are the best

units to work in CFD
as it is the basic
unit of the material
DB in NFX

Enter 9.8 m/sec for the

acceleration of gravity

Click on Apply

Verify that the value

defined is correct

Check the Fluid Materials(Incompressible)

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Options>General>Material(C
FD)

Compressibility Solver Type :

Incompressible.

Compressibility Type :
Incompressible

Click on apply

Incompressible solver is almost

always used, except when the
material definition imposes to
use compressive solver (natural
convection and compressible
flow).
Even when using compressible
solver, the flow stays
incompressible for flows with a
Mach number inferior to 0.3

Geometry and Mesh options setup

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Geometry/Mesh/Connections
> Mesh Set>Common > Seed
Control>Use Adaptive Seed
: True

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

When a small edge exists or when an edge is smaller

than the meshing seed, this feature able the mesher
to mesh a second time using an automatic linear
grading size control.

Use Geometry Proximity

: True
Off

Curve Sensitivity: Normal

Higher Order Elements: False

Tetra Mesh Control

Avoid Tetra with all boundary
nodes: True

Apply
When a small edge exists and is close from
another small edge the relative distance
between the two edges is calculated and the
first edge is divided by two.

Off

On

On

Sensibility increased

NFX-CFD is optimized for

low order elements

This condition divides

automatically the elements
which have all their nodes
on the boundary surface

Select the number of processors and the element formulation

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Analysis/Results Tab
> Analysis Control Tree

Number of cores:
Enter the number of CPU
cores in your computer

Element Formulation:
Standard (Stability)

In CFD Analysis, the

Standard element
formulation is used to
get more stability in the
solution

Results

New Project
Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Click on New

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Select 3D
Unit System: N-m-J-sec
Click OK

N-m-J-sec is the best unit system

for CFD analysis.

Results

Import Geometry
Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Geometry > Import

Select Parasolid CAD file
type

In NFX 2014 R2, the tutorial

models can be found in the
installation folder of the
software on your computer
C:\Program Files\midas NFX
2014\Manual

Open the folder of the CAD

models
Import the model
application tutorial 1.x_t

*If CFD Tutorial Models are not

available, please send an
Email to
cyprien@midasit.com

Solver

Results

Import the Geometry

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Check the Geometry

Inspect the geometry shape
by rotating the model with the
mouse
Right-click > Hide the Guiders

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Create the fluid domain from the structural part

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Click on Make Face

Select the edges at the
inlet of the tube.

The planes created will be used to

delimit the fluid volume that will be
generated.

Click on Apply

Do the same for the outlet

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Create the fluid domain from the structural part

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Others button > Make

CFD Volume Extraction

Choose the target solid

Enter 0.5 for the Width X,

the Width Y and the
Height

Select the Closing Faces

Uncheck Delete Target

Click on OK

If this option is checked, the

original structural part will be
deleted

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In order to create the

CFD volume around
the part, the part
should be entirely
contained in a box
with the dimensions
defined by the X,Y
Width and the Height.
Measurement Tool can
be used to verify the
dimension of the
model

Create the fluid domain from the structural part

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Model > Geometry >

Geometry Set-1

Face> Hide the 2 faces

Solid> Hide the pipe & Hide
the CFD Volume Extraction
(External)

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

[Important] During boundary

conditions creation, edges and
faces of the fluid solid part only
should be selected, so it is better
to hide all other faces/parts to
avoid wrong assignment of
Boundary conditions

Inactivate all the parts except the

internal flow part that is studied
in this tutorial

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Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Define Fluid Material

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

CFD > Material

Add/ Modify Material >
Create (click on the button
on the right)> Fluid (CFD)

This is the window in which materials used in the present

analysis are defined. All constants of material that are
required in CFD analysis (density, viscosity, conductivity,
specific heat) are defined here.

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Results

Define Fluid Material

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Material Database > Select

FRESH_WATER_25C

Click on Apply
Click on Close

Verify that the material

have been added in the
Tree Menu

By choosing the
material in the
material database,
the density and
viscosity will be
defined automatically

By clicking on the material in the

work tree, material properties
assigned can be viewed in the
property window

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Define Properties
Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Click on Properties
Add/Modify properties
> Create (Arrow button)
> Click on 3D...

During the Mesh creation phase, the properties assigned to the

mesh will have to be defined as well. This property will bring to
the mesh the assigned material information.
Properties gather together material information, porous material
usage and properties, MRF (Multi-reference Frame) application
Area definition, etc..

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Results

Define properties
Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

CFD 3D Tab

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Material : Select 1:
FRESH_WATER_25C
Click on OK

Contacts

Click on Close
Check the property in the
tree menu

Material attached to
each property can be
viewed in the
property window

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Results

Boundary conditions and referential

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Activate the GCS (General

Coordinate System)

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Solver

Results

Define inflow boundary conditions: Inlet

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Click Inlet button

Object > Type > Select Face

In NFX-CFD, boundary conditions

can be assigned to the mesh
surface or to the geometry
directly.

Select the inflow face

Velocity > V : Enter 1
CFD boundary conditions
> Enter Inlet
Click OK
Check that the Inlet have
been defined correctly in
LBC > Inlet
Verify the Inlet properties in
the properties Window

The velocity of the fluid is set as

1 m/s at the inlet of the pipe

All the properties of the

boundary conditions can be
viewed in the tree menu

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The name of the CFD

boundary set is not
important but it is
useful to define it if
several cases are
considered in the
analysis.
The name will also
permit to identify more
easily the corresponding
boundary condition.

Results

Define outflow boundary condition: outlet

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Click Outlet button

Object > Type > Select Face

Select the outflow face

Pressure > P : Enter 0
CFD boundary conditions
> Enter Outlet
Click OK
Check that the Outlet have
been defined correctly in
LBC > outlet
Window Verify the Inlet
properties in the properties

Outflow is at atmospheric pressure so

0 Pa is defined.

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Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Define wall boundary conditions

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Geometry
> right-click
> Display mode > Select line
only

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Select icon menu CFD->Wall

Select all face of fluid model

besides inlet and outlet face

Click on Wall

Target Geometry> Type

> Select Face

Select all the faces of the fluid

in contact with the geometry

Wall > Wall Type

: Select No Slip
CFD boundary Set: Enter
Wall
Click OK

Solver

Select wall as boundary

condition , means near
the wall velocity is 0 m/s

Click right bottom of mouse to display the

menu then you can change display mode to
Line only

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Results

Contact Condition definition: None

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Because this tutorial only focus in single

fluid model analysis, it doesnt require to

setup contacts

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Results

Mesh Generation Size control definition

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Mesh Menu> Size Control

Select the edges of the
obstacle
Interval Length:
: 0.003

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

The fluid model includes some small faces around the

cylinder so we must define small mesh size on it.
NFX provide Size Ctrl. to define the small faces to let the
user define small mesh size quickly

Click on Preview

Click OK

You can select to preview the

mesh size (node distribution on
the edges of the cylinder)

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In this area, the fluid momentum

will change drastically, this is why
we need to define finer mesh in
this area.

Mesh Generation Size control definition

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Click on 3D button

Select the fluid geometry

You can select 3D to

create fluid mesh model.

Size Method > Size

: Enter 0.0122

Property: Select 1:3D

Property
Click >>
No select Higher-Order
Element
Click ok
Click ok

The property
defined previously
is assigned to the
mesh set

G represents the number of

geometric parts, N represents the
number of nodes and E represents
the number of elements.

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Mesh Generation Verify the Quality

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Check> Check Mesh Quality

Analysis Case

Aspect ratio represent the

ratio of the longest mesh
edge over the smallest mesh
edge in the model. When
this ratio is too large, it can
cause convergence problems
during the analysis.

Dialogue box> Skew Angle:

Off> Warpage : Off
Click on Apply

Check the highest value in

the Output window

Element aspect ratio checking

threshold value can be chosen
default aspect ratio is 8 ; if < 8 ,
the analysis convergence will be
better so it is always better to
check element quality before
going further

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Solver

Results

Create the Analysis Case

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

CFD Menu Tab

> Transient CFD

Add/Modify Analysis Case

>Analysis Case Settings >
Title: Enter Analysis Case 1
Click on >> Button

Click on Analysis Control

In the All sets work tree on the left appear all the mesh
sets, CFD boundary conditions and contacts that have
been defined in the analysis model. By pressing the >>
button, all these mesh sets, BCs and contacts will be
assigned to the current analysis case and activated. The
active mesh sets appear in the Active Part Sets tree
menu and the active boundary conditions and contacts
appear in the CFD Analysis Settings Tree Menu. These
conditions and mesh sets can be activated or inactivated
by simple mouse drag and drop.

Drag by mouse

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The Analysis Case

regroups all the
conditions of the
analysis defined
previously.
The Transient CFD
Analysis is used when
results in function of
time are required.
Steady State
Analysis is used when
only the last result at
the steady state is
important. Another
difference is that it is
required to define the
time increment for
the transient analysis,
whereas for
steady state analysis,
the increment input
can be automatically
changed by the solver.

Define the Analysis Case Analysis Control

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

In the Analysis Control Window are defined all the

general parameters of the analysis.

Time : 0.0002
Time increment
: Enter 100

Ex) Module used, Time information, Symmetry

conditions, Initial conditions, turbulence, etc.

Intermediate Output
Request > Enter: 5

It defines the time duration of one analysis step. If

the time increment is too high, the convergence rate
will decrease and if the time increment is too short,
the analysis will take too much time.

Click Field Definition

Recommended value for the time increment =

0.01 representative model length velocity

Intermediate Output request >

Start Step represents the first
step for which the results will be
registered, while Interval Step
represents the interval on which
results will be output.

In the present analysis, the representative

model length can be chosen as 0.02m, the
length of the obstacle

The number of steps with a time duration equal to the

previously defined time increment.

Total Analysis Duration = time increment

Number of steps
After defining a sufficient number of time steps and
ran the analysis (see the following page), the analysis
can be stopped and the results can be checked. If the
Convergence criteria is not met during the analysis,
the analysis can be started again from the last
increment using the restart function.

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Define Analysis Case Analysis Control: Field Definition

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Field Definition> Turbulence

> Eddy Kinetic Energy: Enter
0.00375

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

In CFD Analysis, the result of the previous step is

used to calculate the next step. This is why the initial
value is very important. This initial value can be
defined in this field definition window.

Field Definition> Turbulence>

Eddy Length Scale
: Enter 0.0084
Click OK

To calculate accurate values of the turbulence, the eddy kinetic

energy and eddy length scale need to be defined according to
the equation below:

Eddy Kinetic Energy = 1.5*(Velocity*Turbulence Intensity

Level)^2

<turbulence intensity level>

Planes,Cars, Submarine : 0.003 (Under 0.01)
Atmosphere : 0.3
Internal flow, Heat exchanger, Rotative machinery : 0.05~0.15
Pipe,exhast chimney, low reynolds (Simple model) : 0.01~0.05

Pipe eddy length scale= representative model length 0.07

External flow length scale = 10viscosity(density[eddy kinetic
energy]1/2)

the representative length of the pipe can

be chosen as its diameter

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Define Analysis Case Analysis Control: Turbulence definition

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Click the Module Data Tab

Turbulence model: Select 2
equation k-
Click OK
Click OK
Check that the analysis case 1
has been added in the Analysis
& Results Work tree)

NFX-CFD is optimized
for the 2-Equation k-
turbulence Model .

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Perform Calculation Define Monitoring nodes to assess the convergence

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Pressure Checkbox: On

Solver

Click on Result Monitoring

Select a node on the inlet
face

Analysis Case

The velocity is fixed at

1 m/s at the inlet so
lets investigate and
monitor the pressure
instead

Click Apply

This monitoring options gives the possibility to check the value at

some specific node during the analysis. The purpose of this
monitoring is to verify that the 2 following conditions are verified:
1. Check the value at some specific node when the
convergence norm is greater than 0.001
2. Verify that there is no abrupt change in the area of interest
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Results

Perform Calculation Define Monitoring nodes to assess the convergence

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Select a node on the outlet

face

Pressure checkbox: Off

Total Velocity checkbox: On
Click Apply

At the outlet, the

pressure is fixed at 0, so
the Total velocity can be
monitored instead.

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Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Perform Calculation Define Monitoring nodes to assess the convergence

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Select a point on the wall

boundary condition

Total Velocity checkbox: Off

Pressure checkbox: On
Click Apply

The flow is changing

suddenly its direction
at this position, so it
is useful to monitor
the Pressure at this
point.

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Results

Perform calculation Save the file

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Main Menu> Save As

File Name: CFD application
tutorial1.nfx
Click Save

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Solver

Results

Perform calculation Perform Analysis Case

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Analysis & Results

> Analysis Case>

Analysis Case1
: Mouse right-click> Solve

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If several Analysis are present,

keep [Ctrl] pressed while
selecting will allow to select
several subcases at the same
time.

Solver

Results

Perform Calculation Calculation process and convergence assessment

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Select CFD Graph

Select CFD Norm Graph
Velocity and nom graph 0.001
(Norm =VEL(3.715E-004)

If the value reach 0.001 will be

a CONVERGED solution

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

The norm to evaluate that the analysis is converging and the results are correct is:
1. When the norm graph is decreasing under the value 0.001 and stays below this
value (can be checked through the norm graph)
2. When the monitored value in the area of interest stays stable and doesnt
undergo very large variation (can be checked using monitoring or by stopping the
analysis and verifying the results).
The Norm graph is
displaying the last value of
the norm which is
calculated numerically at
each step. The default value
of the norm defining the
convergence is 0.001, so if
the curve goes below, it
means that the analysis is
converging and that the
results can be displayed.

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Observation Monitoring nodes velocity curve result

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Check Monitoring nodes to

access stable value

Velocity keep at about 1.18

m/sec

This graph helps to monitor the value at a specific position of the model during the
analysis to check if the value in the area of interest stays stable and doesnt undergo very
large variation (2e condition of convergence)

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Check the model results during the analysis

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Right click on the analysis

case
Select Open result file
Select CFD Result Files
(*.rst) as the file type to be
opened
Select the result file of your
current analysis
Click on OK

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

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Solver

When the analysis cannot be

stopped, there is a method to
check the results without
stopping the analysis by
opening the result file on the
current analysis

Analysis Case

Results

 Restart previous .rst file to restart

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Analysis Case1 : Transient

CFD

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Mouse right-click ,select

Edit
Select Analysis Control
Check Restart

Select the path of the

restart file of your analysis
(same folder as the nfx file)
Select ok

. When the analysis is restarted, it will

continue to run for the number of
steps defined

Restart is generally used when some

supplementary steps are required to
obtain the convergence of the
analysis. Analysis which is restarted
starts back from the last step where
it was stopped.

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Observe the flow path result of the fluid model

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Select Result

Select Fluid->Flow Path

Select Transient
CFD(Required) CFD

Select random node(you can

select several nodes to view
the flow path)

Select Apply

If the first time

step which didnt
converge is
selected here,
the flow line will
not be visible

By clicking on the nodes, the

flow line will be calculated
starting from these flow lines

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Observe Flow Quantity on section plane

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Select Transient
CFD(Required) CFD(the last
step)

At the beginning, all the 5 geometrical parts

present in the analysis are selected, whereas we
need to select only the fluid volume part which is
actually studied. For that, we can double click on
the button to reset the selection and select again
the correct fluid volume part.

Select 1 part(s)

The Flux unit is

m3/s.

Select <<
Input z text box 0.3 m

Click Close
Show Plane1 in Plane List
Click Plot

Click Close

Results

Select Fluid->Flow Quantity

Click Add

Solver

Appropriate step
should be
defined

The position of the cutting

plan can be defined on
the screen by a drag of
the mouse

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Preview flow force data on wall

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Select Fluid->Flow Force on

wall and Conform Wall

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

Click Apply
Click Cancel

P F x

Click x to close

1) 2)

3)

1)

P-Force caused by the pressure, SP-Force caused by

Hydrostatic pressure, V-Force caused by viscosity, TTotal force caused by these 3 force together

2)

F-Force, M-Moment

3)

x, y, z : Coordinate Axis

The Element called Wall here is the name of the CFD boundary
Set defined previously in the analysis. If the force on a specific
surface have to be retrieved, the wall condition defined on this
surface have to be defined separately from the other model wall
surfaces by defining it as a new CFD Boundary Set with a
different name. The new boundary set will then be listed
separately in the Fluid force on wall Window and it will become
possible to investigate the force value on this surface.

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Use previous CFD pressure result to import structure pressure (FSI analysis)
Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

The pressure on the

obstacle is selected to
be extracted and
applying on the
structural model later on.

Select Result->Extract
Select Result PRESSURE
Click Unselect All
Select last step Transient
CFD(Required):CFD:INCR=00
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Select Node
Use Face to filter Nodes on
cylinder face of hole

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

As it is difficult to selected all the

nodes one by one, the selection
can be done easily by switching the
selection mode to surface and
selecting the geometrical faces
around the obstacle (fluid
geometric part should be activated).

Show nodes on screen

Click Table to show
pressure values on table

Click Close

The output results are

consisting of the node
number, the coordinates X,Y,Z
of the nodes, along with the
value of pressure at this node.

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Results

Open previous fsi.nfx file to preview boundary condition of structure

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Click Open file

Select file name CFD
application tutorial1-FSI
Show the boundary
condition (fix top and
bottom face)

Analysis Case

Solver

Results

The model file CFD

application tutorial1-FSI.nfx
has been created and defined
already as a the structural
simulation of the pipe model.
Material, property, Mesh, BCs
and analysis case have been
already defined to simplify the
explanation process and show
directly how to import the
pressure load from CFD results
on the structural model.
NFX structural analysis
knowledge is required

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Use previous CFD pressure result to import structure pressure (FSI analysis)
Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Select Static/Heat Analysis

Select Interpolation

Type select 3D Element Face

Use Face to filter Nodes

Results

Click From Results

Select Result Type Normal

Pressure(Scalar)

Solver

Select arc face of cylinder

(total is 4 faces)
Use pressure values on table
in page 42, only select
column of X and Y and Z
and Transient
CFD(Required):CFD:INCR=00
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Enter Pressure in the Load
set name
Click on OK

Copy-paste

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Data of the previous CFD Analysis (p 42)

Add linear static analysis and include CFD pressure

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Click Linear Static-1 :Linear

Static

Click right bottom of mouse

and select Edit

Click >>
Click OK

All the boundary

conditions created after
the generation of the
analysis case have to be
activated in the analysis
case

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Results

Use CFD result get stress and deformation contour plot

Analysis
Settings

Geometry

Materials/
Properties

Boundary
Conditions

Contacts

Meshing

Analysis Case

Solver

Select Linear Static-1:

Linear staticand right-click
to select Solve
Select TOTAL TRANSLATION
to observe deformation
results

Select SOLID STRS VON

MISES to observe stress
results

The analysis of the

structural results is
not detailed in this
tutorial

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Results