Introduction to CONVERGE

TrainingSlides

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WhatisCONVERGE?
WhatmakesCONVERGEbetter?
WhatcanCONVERGEdo?
HowdoIuseCONVERGE?
Overviewoftheentire3daytrainingcourse.

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WhatisCONVERGE?
CFDModelingProgram
WhatisCFD,anyway?
Usingnumericalmethodsandalgorithmstosolveandanalyze
problemsinvolvingfluidflow.

Inotherwords
CFDisusingthese:

toturnthis:

Pre-Processor

Solver

Post-Convert Script

Visualization Program (Line Plot or 3D)

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intothis:

WhatisCONVERGE?
KeyStrengthsofCONVERGE:
Automated/RuntimeMeshing
Nousermeshing!

AccuratePhysicalModels
Combustion,Turbulence,etc.

EasytousePreProcessor
Usetosetupgeometry+inputfiles

AdvancedUtilities/Tools
CHT,VOF,GeometrySealing,etc.

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WhatmakesCONVERGEbetter?
AbsolutelyNOusermeshing time
Automaticallyaddmoremesh
resolutioninkeyareas(adaptive
meshrefinement &embedding)
Detailedchemistry withlarge
mechanisms
Stateoftheartspray models

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WhatmakesCONVERGEbetter?
Stateoftheartturbulence
models(LES)
Highperformance
computing(HPC)
Optimization(letthe
computerdothework
wheneverpossible)
Runmorecyclesandmore
cylinders whenever
possible

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WhatcanCONVERGEdo?
SteadyState orTransient
singlephasesimulations
Simulationswithlarge,
moving/changing,and/or
complexsurfacegeometry
Customize,repair,or
editsurfacegeometry
Multiphase flowsimulations
(VOF,Cavitation,incompressible/compressibleflows)

ConjugateHeatTransfer(CHT)

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WhatcanCONVERGEdo?
Complexmixingsimulations
(Realisticturbulence)
Combustion
(Dualfuel,premixed,fuel
injection)
Chemistrymechanismreduction
Spray andsource modeling
Automatedgeometryor
parameteroptimization
(GeneticAlgorithmsGAs)
UserDefined Functions(UDFs)
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WhatcanCONVERGEdo?
2Stroke &Rotary Engines
(Sealtool)
Detailedchemistry
(SAGE)
GTPower Coupling
EngineKnockAnalysis
Simplifiedchemistry/combustion
(RIF,GEquation)

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HowdoIuseCONVERGE?
Workflow:
CONVERGE Studio

CONVERGE Solver

Prepare Geometry
Set up Input Files
Export Surface and
Input Files

CONVERGE Studio
w/ EnSight

Execute Simulation
(Serial or Parallel)

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Run post_convert Utility

Visualize Results

HowdoIuseCONVERGE?
CONVERGEStudioWorkflow

amr.in
boundary.in
combust.in
engine.in
events.in
embedded.in
gas.dat

Repair/Prepare
Geometry

Import *.dat or *.STL

Geometry File

Import *.in & *.dat Input

& Data Files (if available)
amr.in
boundary.in
combust.in
events.in
embedded.in
gas.dat

initialize.in
inputs.in
liquid.dat
post.in
species.in
turbulence.in

Configure
Input Files in
Case Setup

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Export Input
& Data Files
initialize.in
inputs.in
liquid.dat
post.in
species.in
surface.dat
turbulence.in

HowdoIuseCONVERGE?
Solver:RuntheCONVERGEExecutablein1of3ways:

Serial / Local machine:

Small/simple simulations

Parallel Processing
(MPI/HP-MPI, etc.):

Very efficient when properly

configured

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Cloud Processing

(Remotely Hosted Servers

ideal when local computing
resources are limited)

HowdoIuseCONVERGE?
Plotting&PostProcessinginCONVERGEStudio:

View spatially-averaged output

data in the Line Plotting module
(Alternative to Gnuplot)
Features: Auto-update, change
base directory, FFT, et al.

Convert 3D output data to

visualize it in EnSight
(Run post_convert utility;

then launch EnSight within

CONVERGE Studio)

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HowdoIuseCONVERGE?
Alternatively,youcanrunpost_convert in
Terminal/CommandLine,thenuseavisualization
programofyourchoicetoviewyour3DOutput:

EnSight (stand-alone version)

GMV General Mesh Viewer
FieldView
Tecplot
Paraview
Or you can export the
information to column format

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OverviewofEntire3DayTrainingCourse
Day1:

Sessions1+2 Introduction+CONVERGEStudioOverview
Demo1:ImportGeometryandFlagBoundaries
Sessions3+4:CaseSetup/InputFileOverview+Boundary Conditions
Activity1:ImportInput Files&SpecifyB.C.sforInflow &Outflow
Boundaries
Session5+6:Regions andInitialization /Mapping
Demo2:AssignBoundariestoRegionsandDefineInitialConditions
Session7:MeshingGrid Control
Activity2:SetupSparkPlugEmbedding &Velocity,TempAMR

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Day2:
Sessions8+9 Reqmts ofaCleanSurface+SurfacePreparation
Demo3:PrepareaValveforMotion
Sessions10+11+12:Turbulence +Combustion +Spray
Activity3:SetupPortFuelInjector
Sessions13:Source Modeling
Demo4:SetupaSparkPlugEnergySource
Session14:Execution andPostProcessing
Activity4:ExecuteSectorSampleCase &VisualizeResults inLinePlotting
moduleandPostProcessing3D module
or
SetupaClientCaseandStartRunningtheSimulation

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Day3:
VisualizeResults ofClientCaseorSectorCaseinLinePlotting moduleand
PostProcessing3D module

andasmanyofthefollowingAdvancedtopicsastimeallows:

Sealing: 2-Stroke or Wankel

Prepare Valves for Motion
LES vs RANS
CHT / Heat Transfer Mapping,
VOF
Combustion Models: RIF,
G-Equation, SAGE

Mechanism Reduction
UDFs
GA Optimization
GT-POWER Coupling
Matching CFD results to
Engine Data
Cut-Cell Process
Engine Knock Analysis

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