[ICEM] Setting up boundary conditions in ICEM for CFX-Pre

mgu · February 6, 2012, 15:37

I have spent a great deal of time trying to set up bounday conditions in ICEM for my flow domain. I have a hex mesh ready to be exported to CFX-Pre. However, I do not seem to be able to set up boundary conditions in the Family boundary conditions window. Whenever I try to "select a BC type", I get an error message telling me that I have not selected a valid type. Are there types specific to CFX-Pre? The ones I am assigning are inlet, outlet, wall, and sub-domain.

I would appreciate it if anyone could shed some light on the subject. This seems rudimentary, but I could not find anything useful in the ICEm user manual.

Many thanks!

rsyc · October 28, 2013, 23:06

Hi
I have the same problem, I get the same error message. Could anyone help please?
Thanks

cbaraj · October 30, 2013, 21:08

I also have the same problem. how did you guys do it?

rsyc · October 31, 2013, 01:00

Hi cbaraj

I could not do it with ICEM. I just determined my walls, outlets, inlet,... and for the boundary condition I opened the mesh in the CFX-Pre and fixed the boundary condition over there. Sadly I have no idea why family B.C in ICEM did not work.

Hope it helps

February 6, 2012, 15:37	Setting up boundary conditions in ICEM for CFX-Pre	#1
mgu New Member Mingyao Gu Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 14	I have spent a great deal of time trying to set up bounday conditions in ICEM for my flow domain. I have a hex mesh ready to be exported to CFX-Pre. However, I do not seem to be able to set up boundary conditions in the Family boundary conditions window. Whenever I try to "select a BC type", I get an error message telling me that I have not selected a valid type. Are there types specific to CFX-Pre? The ones I am assigning are inlet, outlet, wall, and sub-domain. I would appreciate it if anyone could shed some light on the subject. This seems rudimentary, but I could not find anything useful in the ICEm user manual. Many thanks!

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October 28, 2013, 23:06		#2
rsyc New Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 13	Hi I have the same problem, I get the same error message. Could anyone help please? Thanks

October 30, 2013, 21:08		#3
cbaraj New Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 13	I also have the same problem. how did you guys do it?

October 31, 2013, 01:00		#4
rsyc New Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 13	Hi cbaraj I could not do it with ICEM. I just determined my walls, outlets, inlet,... and for the boundary condition I opened the mesh in the CFX-Pre and fixed the boundary condition over there. Sadly I have no idea why family B.C in ICEM did not work. Hope it helps