SOLIDWORKS FLOW SIMULATION TRAINING
Learn fluid flow analysis, meshing, modeling, and post-processing concerns
OVERVIEW
- CLASSROOM LENGTH: 2 days
- INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE LENGTH: 4 days
PREREQUISITES: Knowledge of SOLIDWORKS and basic mechanical engineering concepts is recommended.
DESCRIPTION: This course discusses the basics of turbulent fluid flow analysis, in addition to covering meshing concerns, modeling concerns, analysis, post‐processing, available options, and preferences.
LESSON PLAN
Lesson 1:
Creating a SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation Project
- Case Study: Manifold Assembly
- Problem Description
- Model Preparation
- Post-processing
- Exercise 1
Lesson 2:
MESHING
- Case Study: Chemistry Hood
- Computational Mesh
- Basic Mesh
- Initial Mesh
- Geometry Resolution
- Result Resolution/Level of Initial Mesh
- Control Planes
- Exercises 2-5
Lesson 3:
Thermal Analysis
- Case Study: Electronics Enclosure
- Fans
- Perforated Plates
- Exercise 6-7
Lesson 4:
External Transient Analysis
- Case Study: Flow Around a Cylinder
- Reynolds Number
- External Flow
- Transient Analysis
- Turbulence Intensity
- Solution Adaptive Mesh Refinement
- Two Dimensional Flow
- Computational Domain
- Calculation Control Options
- Time Animation
- Exercise 8
Lesson 5:
Conjugate Heat Transfer
- Case Study: Heated Cold Plate
- Conjugate Heat Transfer
- Real Gases
- Exercise 9
Lesson 6:
EFD ZOOMING
- Case Study: Electronics Enclosure
- EFD Zooming
Lesson 7:
POROUS MEDIA
- Case Study: Catalytic Converter
- Porous Media
- Design Modification
- Exercise 10
Lesson 8:
ROTATING REFERENCE FRAMES
- Part 1: Averaging
- Case Study: Table Fan
- Noise Prediction
- Part 2: Sliding Mesh
- Case Study: Blower Fan
- Tangential Faces of Rotors
- Time Step
- Part 3: Axial Periodicity
- Exercise 11
Lesson 9:
Parametric Study
- Case Study: Piston Valve
- Parametric Analysis
- Steady State Analysis
- Part 1: Goal Optimization
- Part 2: Design Scenario
- Part 3: Multi-Parameter Optimization
- Exercise 12
Lesson 10:
Free Surface
- Case Study: Water Tank
- Free Surface
- Experimental Data
- Exercise 13 & 14
Lesson 11:
CAVITATION
- Case Study: Cone Valve
Lesson 12:
Relative Humidity
- Case Study: Cook House
Lesson 13:
Particle Trajectory
- Case Study: Hurricane Generator
- Exercise 15
Lesson 14:
Supersonic Flow
- Case Study: Conical Body
Lesson 15:
FEA Load Transfer
- Case Study: Billboard
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