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The tutorials in this set illustrate two different methods of modeling fluid flow systems containing moving parts. Both tutorials describe simulations of the same rotating fan case, but the first one uses Moving Reference Frames to do so whilst the second one uses Rigid Body Motion. The problem involves an idealized fan assembly whose axis and 12 equally-spaced blades are rotating at 2,000 r.p.m. while the external body remains stationary. Air enters through the inlet, shown in red below, at 5 m/s and exits through a pressure boundary, shown in orange.
Note that it is necessary to complete the Moving Reference Frames Tutorial first since the Rigid Body Motion Tutorial restarts from it.
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Click Open to start the import. The Import Mesh Options dialog will appear. Select the following options:
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Run mesh diagnostics after import Open geometry scene after import
Ensure that the Dont show this dialog during import option is not selected and then click OK STAR-CCM+ will provide feedback on the import process, which will take a few seconds, in the Output window. Two mesh regions named Fluid and Rotating will be created in the Regions node representing the grid domain. A geometry scene showing the fan will be created in the Graphics window. Finally, save the new simulation to disk under file name fan_mrf.sim.
In the Properties window, change the Opacity property to 0.5 Rather than use the mouse facilities to adjust the view approximately, click on the button at the top of the Geometry Scene 1 window and
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(Save) button
The default material properties for air are suitable for this case so we can proceed to Setting Initial Conditions.
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Similarly, change the turbulent kinetic energy to 1.5 J/kg Save the simulation
Creating Interfaces
All regions in a STAR-CCM+ simulation require an interface to be present between them that will transfer the appropriate mass and energy quantities during the calculation. In this example, we need to create two interfaces between the Fluid and Rotating regions. This involves creating so-called In-place interfaces between the default wall boundaries enclosing each region. The first interface will be created between the inlet and rotating section. Open the two Boundaries nodes inside the Fluid and Rotating nodes Select the two nodes named Interface1 from each boundary grouping (use the <Ctrl><Click> method to select non-contiguous items)
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In the Properties window, click the property customizer button ( ) of the Rotation Rate property to open the Moving Reference Frame - Rotation Rate dialog. Change the Units to rpm and enter a Value of 2000
Click OK
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Change the Maximum Steps property to 600 in the Properties window Save the simulation
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This will create a new node called Area Averaged 1 within the Reports node. Right-click on this node and rename it Area Averaged Inlet
Pressure
In the Properties window for the Area Averaged Inlet Pressure node, add Fluid: Inlet to the Parts list and change the Scalar Field Function property
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The Area Averaged Inlet Pressure Plot at the end of the calculation should look as shown below.
Note that the pressure at the inlet has almost converged to a steady value. However, it is unlikely to do so completely as the solution to this problem is not truly steady-state. Save the simulation
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Click Browse... and locate the fan_mrf.sim file created in the Moving Reference Frames Tutorial Select this file and then click Open in the file browser
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The Physics Model Selection dialog should look as shown below when you are done.
All material properties plus initial and boundary conditions are to be kept the same so we can proceed to Setting Solver Parameters and Stopping Criteria.
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In the Properties window, change the Trigger property to Time-Step Similarly, for the vector scene:
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During the run, it is possible to stop the calculation by clicking the (Stop) button in the toolbar. If you do halt the simulation, it can be continued again by clicking the (Run) button. If left alone, the simulation will continue until all 288 time-steps are complete. After the run is finished, save the simulation
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Summary
This tutorial introduced the following STAR-CCM+ features: Loading an existing simulation Defining a rigid body motion model Setting solver parameters and stopping criteria for an unsteady analysis Monitoring the solution progress using plots and vector scenes Running the solver for a set time Analyzing the results using STAR-CCM+s visualization and XY-plot facilities
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