FFC v5.0 05 Physical Properties

Physical Properties
Introduction to FLUENT
for CATIA V5
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Introductory Training, December 2009
Fluent for Catia Support center

http://www.fluentusers.com/ffc
Agenda
Training Manual
Introduction
Applying Materials
Working with User Materials
Assigning Materials to Flow/Solid Zones
Porous Media Zones
Setting Common Material for Multiple Fluid/Solid Zones
Creating New Materials

Setting Temperature-Dependent Properties

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Introduction
Training Manual
FLUENT for CATIA has a standard

library of fluid and mixture materials
available for use.
The Apply Material icon can be used
to access the materials library, and
assign materials to flow/solid
volumes.
The library is part of the FLUENT for
CATIA installation and can be
accessed at:
<path>/intel_a/startup/materials/Fluids
and Mixture.CATMaterial (Windows 32)
<path>/win_b64/startup/materials/Flui
ds and Mixture.CATMaterial (Windows
64)
where <path> is the installation
directory.
Solid materials can be applied from

the CATIA materials database.
The user can create and modify
materials as necessary.
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Applying Materials
Training Manual
Fluid and mixture materials can be applied from the library in two
ways:
Method 1:
Drag-and-drop the icon material from the material library window on the
appropriate flow (or solid) volume in the graphics window.
Method 2:
Click on Part1_FluentPart under Links.Manager

Select the material icon in the library.
Click on Apply and OK to validate.
A new material entry will appear under Part1_FluentPart
When fluid/solid zones are hanging (completely surrounded by

another fluid or solid zone), the first method cannot be used.

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Working with User Materials
Training Manual
For complicated geometries, the dragand-drop method may not work.

In this case, the User Material icon can
be employed to set materials.
To create User Materials:
Click on the User Material icon
Select the material in the library panel
that opens up.
Click Apply Material, then OK to
confirm.
The newly added user-created material
will become available under Materials.1
in the tree, as User Material.1.
Then assign the User Material using the

Flow Property Icon for the
corresponding flow/solid volume.

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Assigning Materials to Flow/Solid Zones
Training Manual
To assign materials to flow or solid

volumes, the Flow or Solid Property
icons have to be used.
Each flow or solid volume has a
corresponding Property icon under
Properties.x.
To assign materials:
Double click on the Flow or Solid
property icon.
In the Flow Property Definition
dialog box:
Enable User-defined material
Select the User Material created
earlier.

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Porous Media Zones
Training Manual
A separate flow volume should be

created for each porous zone
The Flow Property Icon for the flow
volume corresponding to the porous
zone is used to assign porous media
properties:
Select Yes next to Porous Property.

Click on the
icon to set the definitions
of porous properties such as:
Porosity or Open area
Viscous and inertial resistance
coefficients in three directions.
Percentage Open area
If temperature effects are also included,

thermal material properties need to be
specified for the porous region.
Multiple methods are available for

porous properties.
See the Users Guide (section 12.6.2) for

more details.

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Setting Common Material for Multiple Fluid/Solid Zones
Training Manual
Select Multiple fluid or solid

properties using Ctrl or shift keys
and right click
Select Definition in the options to
bring up the Definitions panel.
Click on Set key next to Material.
Set the common material by
clicking on User Material.
User Material should be available in
the tree.
Similarly, you can set other options,

such as:
Laminar Zone
Heat Generation Rate
Expose Coupled walls.

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Creating New Materials
Training Manual
Creating new materials:

Start Infrastructure Material Library
to open a new material family window
Right click on the new material icon and
open the Properties dialog box
Click on More button, and 4 new tabs,
including Fluent Characteristics for fluid
properties, are added.
Name the new material in the Feature
Name entry field in the Feature Properties
tab
Set the value of different properties.
Click on Apply, then on OK to finish.
Double click on this material icon to edit
the properties
File Save to save it in the .CATMaterial
format

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Setting Temperature-Dependent Properties
Training Manual
FLUENT for CATIA V5 has added

capabilities temperaturedependent material properties
which are useful for:
modeling heat transfer in solids,
where the temperature varies
widely and conductivity or
density is varying.
Natural convection due to
density changes in fluids.
In addition, when the

Boussinesq model is enabled
for natural convection, the
Thermal expansion coefficient
for the fluid can be specified in
Material Properties.
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FLUENT for CATIA V5 Version 5.0

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Creating New Materials

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FLUENT for CATIA has a standard

Solid materials can be applied from

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Click on Part1_FluentPart under Links.Manager

When fluid/solid zones are hanging (completely surrounded by

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Working with User Materials

For complicated geometries, the dragand-drop method may not work.

Then assign the User Material using the

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Assigning Materials to Flow/Solid Zones

To assign materials to flow or solid

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Porous Media Zones

A separate flow volume should be

Select Yes next to Porous Property.

If temperature effects are also included,

Multiple methods are available for

See the Users Guide (section 12.6.2) for

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Setting Common Material for Multiple Fluid/Solid Zones

Select Multiple fluid or solid

Similarly, you can set other options,

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Creating New Materials

Creating new materials:

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Setting Temperature-Dependent Properties

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In addition, when the

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