Particle tracks - exported file size

Mudblood · July 20, 2010, 13:32

I'm tracking some particles from the inlet of my system to the outlet of the system. After I run the simulation, I "Export-->Particle History Data" and save a file of particle tracks.

My question is, how can I reduce this file size? Preferably by increasing the time step... I've played around with it in the DPM settings, but after I change the time step and re-run the simulation, the file size is the same. Any thoughts?

Chris D · July 21, 2010, 10:25

You might be able to compress the files to reduce their size. See 4.1.5 in the fluent 6.3 user guide.

Mudblood · July 21, 2010, 17:01

Compressing the files is not what my issue is... I process the data in another program after. When I open the particle track data in the second program, if there is too much data the program wont work.

I need to reduce the file size, not by compressing the output file, but by making it smaller by increasing the time step/reducing the number of points

July 20, 2010, 13:32	Particle tracks - exported file size	#1
Mudblood New Member Patrick Young Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 16	I'm tracking some particles from the inlet of my system to the outlet of the system. After I run the simulation, I "Export-->Particle History Data" and save a file of particle tracks. My question is, how can I reduce this file size? Preferably by increasing the time step... I've played around with it in the DPM settings, but after I change the time step and re-run the simulation, the file size is the same. Any thoughts?

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July 21, 2010, 10:25		#2
Chris D Senior Member Chris Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 169 Rep Power: 17	You might be able to compress the files to reduce their size. See 4.1.5 in the fluent 6.3 user guide.

July 21, 2010, 17:01		#3
Mudblood New Member Patrick Young Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 16	Compressing the files is not what my issue is... I process the data in another program after. When I open the particle track data in the second program, if there is too much data the program wont work. I need to reduce the file size, not by compressing the output file, but by making it smaller by increasing the time step/reducing the number of points