[Fany]

Hello, I'm trying to solve probleme with connection of two diferent programs (in my case Matlab and Ansys Fluent) and make them to cooperate. The way of cooperation should be to change the boundary conditions in fluent by some other numbers computed from Matlab, and also to send informations back to matlab (e.g. by some txt). And this action just to repeat every timestep. I want to couple 1D calculation (Matlab) and 2D (Fluent). Please, have anybody any experience with this?.

Thanks for replies.

[LuckyTran]

You're gonna have to be a lot more specific!

What exactly do you want to export from Fluent? You can export solution data using the transient data export. Is that sufficient for what you are trying to do?

To read the boundary condition at every time-step. you can take advantage of the "calculation activities" option in Fluent to read a profile every time-step. You can also do this to export a profile every time-step. Is that what you're trying to do?

The big question is, are you able to run matlab from inside Fluent, i.e. via the command line?

[Fany]

I would like to connect the 1D calculation in matlab and 2D - 3D calculation in fluent. It means to divide model (1 meter long pipe) into two connected pieces, one to 2D (Fluent) and the second one to 1D (matlab). And i would like to start the calculation at Fluent and then the data from fluent (from end of domain) to export into the matlab and there i want to calculate the rest of domain in curent timestep. When both of calculations will be done in curent timestep i would like to import data from matlab back to Fluent. And after this actualization of boundary conditions i would like to start the next timestep the same way. maybe its possible by some rewriteble txt file..

[LuckyTran]

No one can help you if you are vague! If you are vague enough then maybe everything is possible! But maybe is not an answer.

What data do you need to export? And how much? You can export all solution data at the exit by using the solution data export option. Okay done.

So I assume you can now read this into matlab and do whatever you want to do. And you do something in matlab, I have no idea what.

What do you want to import? For example, do you want to save a a .jpg of a bananna and import it as the boundary condition? It makes no sense. What are you importing, where are you importing it to. Which boundary condition is it? The inlet? the outlet? Some other magical place? What type of boundary condition? Pressure? Velocity? Something else?

[Fany]

Yes, u are right, i should think first about my problem more deeply to specify it better. But, thank you for answers. I'll be back . Everything is possible!

[Fany]

Hello, so I'm bacback with new question. Is possible to make a Fluent to read new journal File by Matlab, when the Fluent is allready opened?

[LuckyTran]

Originally Posted by Fany

Hello, so I'm bacback with new question. Is possible to make a Fluent to read new journal File by Matlab, when the Fluent is allready opened?

Never ask if it is possible, it almost always is or you simply don't know how to do it yet. You need to be asking how to do it, and if it is too complicated for you.

See the blog. Ordinarily, once Fluent is running you cannot give it new commands. However, if you give yourself a "backdoor" into the cortex, you can make Fluent do almost anything. It's not a backdoor per se because it's an officially supported function.

http://www.ansys-blog.com/how-to-mak...ps-for-fluent/