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IntroductiontoANSYS CFX
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Welcome!
Welcome to the ANSYS CFX introductory training course!

This training course covers the basics of using ANSYS CFX for performing a range of Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analyses.

It is intended for all new or occasional ANSYS CFX users

Course Contents:
General understanding of the CFD process, and use of the CFX interface Setting up a CFD simulation (materials, boundary conditions etc.) Ensuring flow accuracy Accounting for Turbulence and Heat Transfer Postprocessing

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Introductions:
Introducing your trainer Class introductions Please share:
Your past experience (if any) of using CFD The types of simulation you wish to perform (aerodynamics, combustion, free surface flows etc).

Local l Information f Fire evacuation Location of Toilets / Restrooms Refreshments / Lunch Smoking policy Visitors Badge Visitor parking

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Agenda:IntroductiontoANSYSCFX(Day1)
8:30 8:45 8:45 9:30 9:30 10:30 10:30 10:45 10 45 11:30 10:45 11 30 11:30 12:00 12:00 1:00 1:00 1:15 1:15 2:15 2:15 2:30 2:30 3:30 3:30 4:45 4:45 5:00
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Lecture1:IntroductionandWelcome Lecture2:IntroductiontoCFDMethodology gy/Demo Workshop1:MixingTee Break L t 3 Lecture 3:D Domains, i B Boundary d C Conditions diti and d S Sources Workshop2:DiscretePhaseModel Lunch Lecture4:Postprocessing Workshop3:Postprocessing Break Lecture 5:SolverSettings&.OUTfile Workshop4:Airfoil Lecture6:Summary/ReviewofDay
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Agenda:IntroductiontoANSYSCFX(Day2)
8:30 9:15 9:15 10:00 10:00 10:15 10:15 11:15 11 15 12:00 11:15 12 00 12:00 1:00 1:00 1:45 1:45 2:15 2:15 2:45 2:45 3:00 3:00 4:15 4:15 4:45 4:45 5:00
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Lecture7:TurbulenceModeling Lecture8:HeatTransfer Break Workshop5:ElectronicsCooling L t 9 Lecture 9:I Interfaces t f and d M Moving i Zones Z Lunch Workshop5:CentrifugalPump Lecture10:BestPracticesforCFD Lecture11:TransientSimulations Break Workshop7:TankFlushorWorkshop8:VortexShedding Lecture12:CEL,CCLandAdditionalVariables Lecture13:SummaryandClose
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CFXisanANSYSProduct
ANSYS,Inc. GlobalHeadquartersinCanonsburg Canonsburg,PA(southofPittsburgh)
DevelopmentandsalesofficesinU.S.andaroundtheworld PubliclytradedonNASDAQstockexchangeunderANSS

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SimulationDrivenProductDevelopment
Structural Mechanics Fluid Dynamics Thermal Analysis Comprehensive Multiphysics Complete System Modeling Workflow Management Automated Tools Knowledge Management

Bi-Directional Electromagnetics CAD Associativity Meshing High Performance Computing Access Management Data Management Design Exploration
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Process Management
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ANSYSSimulationTechnology
Technical Breadth

Meshing
Tet/Prism Hex/Hex Core Structured Unstructured Multi-zone Body-fitted Cartesian Patch Independent More

Structural
Large Displacements Finite Strain Contact Multibody Dynamics Random Vibration Implicit & Explicit

Fluids
Compressible Incompressible Laminar Flow

Thermal
Conduction Convection Radiation Phase Change Mass Transport

Electromagnetics
Quasi static (Low Freq) Full Wave (High Freq)

chnical De epth Tec

More

Turbulence Multiphase Flow Non-Newtonian Fluids More

More

Eddy current Transient with motion Circuit Coupling More

Steady-State, Transient, Harmonic & Modal Linear & Nonlinear

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Multiphysics directedbyANSYSWorkbench
Reduce engineering assumptions by coupling multiple physics
Meshing Workflow

Fluids Structural Emag Thermal

Design Points

Increase productivity b including by i l di all ll physics h i in unified environment

CAD Import

Rely more on high fidelity virtual prototypes

Postprocess

Depend less on costly physical testing

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UnifiedSimulationEnvironment

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ANSYSEKM EngineeringKnowledgeManager
What is ANSYS EKM?
ANSYS Engineering Knowledge Manager (EKM) is a web-based multi-user collaborative product that is aimed at meeting the simulation data and process management challenges faced by our customers. EKM is tightly integrated with other ANSYS simulation offerings and it can also be very easily integrated with other simulation codes including legacy and competitors software.

What is ANSYS EKM Desktop?

ANSYS EKM Desktop is a single user, local environment version of EKM. It is available as part of ANSYS R13 release and it can be accessed via Workbench. EKM Desktop is focused at meeting the challenge of re-using existing simulations i l ti and d thereby th b increasing i i simulation i l ti productivity d ti it and d efficiency. ffi i

EKM Desktop can be started under the File menu in the Project window

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ANSYSCustomerPortal
ThisdocumentprovidesquicktouroftheANSYSCustomerPortal, including:

UsingtheSoftwareDownloadarea Productinformation CustomerSupport&Trainingtools

KnowledgeResources/FAQs TrainingMaterial&AnimatedTutorials OnlineSupportRequest Phonenumber Othertools

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1. Visithttp://www.ansys.com/customerportal/ 2. Forfirsttimeusers,clickRegisternow 3. Forreturningusers,clickoneofthefollowing: ANSYSCustomerPortal for Mechanical/Fluent/CFX/Ansoft Support FluentUserServicesCenterforlegacyFluent d downloads l d

http://www.ansys.com/customerportal/

Notes: Ifyouareencountering t i difficulties diffi lti with ithth theANSYS CustomerPortalpleaseclickontheANSYSPortalHelp SupportRequestForm ontheloginpage OnlineTechnicalSupportforallANSYSproducts, / / / ,isavailablethrough g Mechanical/Fluent/CFX/Ansoft, theANSYSCustomerPortal

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Consider filling out the Survey on the Customer Portal. We appreciate your feedback, which will help us continue to improve the services we offer!

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Documentation[1]
CFXissuppliedwithcomprehensivedocumentation: Introduction Thebasics Tutorials Containsmanymoreworkshopsinadditiontothosecoveredinthiscourse

includingadvancedandspecialistapplications(combustion,dynamicmesh,multiphaseetc.) Accompanyinginputfilescanbedownloadedfromthecustomerportal CFXPreUsers User sGuide Providinginstructiononhowtosetupsimulationsandwhatoptions areavailable Modeling Guide ProvidingdetailofthemodelsavailableintheCFXsolver TheoryGuide ProvidingdetailoftheformulaeusedbytheCFXsolver CFXSolverManagerUsersGuide Providinginstructiononhowtousethesolvermanager ReferenceGuide Providinginformationaboutthebestpracticeguidelinesondifferent physics

AccessHelpbyeither:

PressinghelporF1withtheCFXGUI StartMenu. LookingonlineintheUserServicesCentre

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Within CFX,everypanelhasa Helpoption,orformoregeneral helpclickonthetoptoolbar. Alternatively,thedocumentation canbeaccessedeither: OntheCustomerPortal, Or O following f ll i
StartMenu>AllPrograms> ANSYS13.0>Help

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SpecifictopicscanbequicklylocatedandaccessedusingtheANSYS Help contentstreeor byusingtheSearch/Indextabs.

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AdvancedTrainingCourses
Andfinally: We hope you havefound this week tobe useful.Please contactTechnical supportwith any queries.Inaddition, q ,we hope p tosee y you inthenext fewmonths insome ofour advanced trainingsessions.

ForCFXusers,we haveadvanced coursesin:

FSI User U Fortran F t Multiphase TurbulenceModelling Turbomachinery +many more.

We also offer ApplicationDays,which aredays of1:1coachingonyour specific problem with

oneofour engineers g

Formoreinformation,checkthewebhttp://www.ansys.com/Support/Training+Center ,
gadmin@ansys.com @ y orask y your trainer contacttrng

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Evaluation E l ti f formsand dcertificates tifi t will illbe b handed h d dout tduring d i the th week k Yourfeedbackhelpsusimproveourtrainingmaterialsandmethods Pleaseturninyourevaluationsformsbeforeyouleave

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