How to visualize/ calculate applied heat source during post processing

lavoz · May 31, 2012, 09:55

Dear CFD Online users!

Although it appears to be a simple task I'm struggeling with the calculation of the applied heat source specified in cfx5pre during post processing. I'd go with an approach like

volumeInt(<heatSource_variable>)@subdomain

but I can't find a suitable variable for the heat source. I do not want to go with the heat flux over the connecting interfaces since I have not named them specifically and I have hundreds of subdomains resulting in even more interfaces.

Any suggestions?

ghorrocks · May 31, 2012, 19:59

I have found this also. The way I got round it was to write the heat source variable to an additional variable, then it is available in the post processor.

lavoz · June 1, 2012, 05:35

First of all thanks for your response. That's the way I got around that yesterday, but I still hoped there'd be a less tiring approach offering a plausibility check. Anyway, thank you again.

May 31, 2012, 09:55	How to visualize/ calculate applied heat source during post processing	#1
lavoz New Member Nicolas Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 16	Dear CFD Online users! Although it appears to be a simple task I'm struggeling with the calculation of the applied heat source specified in cfx5pre during post processing. I'd go with an approach like volumeInt(<heatSource_variable>)@subdomain but I can't find a suitable variable for the heat source. I do not want to go with the heat flux over the connecting interfaces since I have not named them specifically and I have hundreds of subdomains resulting in even more interfaces. Any suggestions?

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May 31, 2012, 19:59		#2
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,854 Rep Power: 144	I have found this also. The way I got round it was to write the heat source variable to an additional variable, then it is available in the post processor.

June 1, 2012, 05:35		#3
lavoz New Member Nicolas Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 16	First of all thanks for your response. That's the way I got around that yesterday, but I still hoped there'd be a less tiring approach offering a plausibility check. Anyway, thank you again.