[cdf_user]

num_planes = 90 #number of planes
start_surf_num = 3 #index number of plane in list of surfaces in write profile
length_domain = 0.99

sh = 0.015 #position of first plane in z-direction
thickness = (length_domain - sh)/num_planes #distance between each plane
end_surf_num = start_surf_num + num_planes #to get last surface index


plot_surfnum = 4 + num_planes
JOURNAL_FILE = open('python_journal.jou','w')
POINT_FILE = open('plane_loc.dat','w')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"MenuBar*ReadSubMenu*Case & Data...\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-text-entry \"Select File*FilterText\" \"./directory/*.cas*\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Select File*Apply\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-text-entry \"Select File*Text\" \"filename.cas\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Select File*OK\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"MenuBar*WriteSubMenu*Stop Journal\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')

temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"MenuBar*SurfaceMenu*Plane...\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-toggle-button \"Plane Surface*Frame1*Frame1(Options)*ToggleBox1(Options) *CheckButton1(Aligned with Surface)\" #f)'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Plane Surface*Frame1*Frame1(Options)*ToggleBox1(Options) *CheckButton1(Aligned with Surface)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-list-selections \"Plane Surface*Frame1*Frame3*List3(Surfaces)\" \'( 0))'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Plane Surface*Frame1*Frame3*List3(Surfaces)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')

for i in range(0,num_planes):
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-real-entry-list \"Plane Surface*Frame2(Points)*Frame1*Table1*RealEntry3(z0 )\" \'(' + str(sh) + '))'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
if i <= 4:
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-text-entry \"Plane Surface*TextEntry4(New Surface Name)\" \"plane-0' + str(i+5) + '\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Plane Surface*PanelButtons*PushButton1(OK)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
POINT_FILE.write(str(sh))
POINT_FILE.write('\n')
sh += thickness

POINT_FILE.close()
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Plane Surface*PanelButtons*PushButton1(Cancel)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"MenuBar*WriteSubMenu*Profile...\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')

temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-list-selections \"Write Profile*Frame3*List3(Values)\" \'( 6))'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Write Profile*Frame3*List3(Values)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-list-selections \"Write Profile*Frame3*List3(Values)\" \'( 6 11))'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Write Profile*Frame3*List3(Values)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-list-selections \"Write Profile*Frame3*List3(Values)\" \'( 6 11 31))'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Write Profile*Frame3*List3(Values)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-list-selections \"Write Profile*Frame3*List3(Values)\" \'( 6 11 31 63))'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Write Profile*Frame3*List3(Values)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')


temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-list-selections \"Write Profile*Frame2*List2(Surfaces)\" \'(' + str(start_surf_num) + '))' #initial surface index
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Write Profile*Frame2*List2(Surfaces)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Write Profile*PanelButtons*PushButton1(OK)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-text-entry \"Select File*FilterText\" \"*.prof\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Select File*Apply\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-text-entry \"Select File*Text\" \"plan1.prof\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Select File*OK\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')

cnt = 2 #filename differential
for j in range(start_surf_num + 1,end_surf_num):
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-list-selections \"Write Profile*Frame2*List2(Surfaces)\" \'())'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Write Profile*Frame2*List2(Surfaces)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-list-selections \"Write Profile*Frame2*List2(Surfaces)\" \'(' + str(j) + '))' #j is the kth surface index
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Write Profile*Frame2*List2(Surfaces)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Write Profile*PanelButtons*PushButton1(OK)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-text-entry \"Select File*FilterText\" \"*.prof\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Select File*Apply\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-text-entry \"Select File*Text\" \"plan' + str(cnt) + '.prof\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Select File*OK\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
cnt += 1

temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Write Profile*PanelButtons*PushButton1(Cancel)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')

temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"NavigationPane*Frame1*PushButton20(Plots)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Plots*Frame1*Table1*PushButton2(Set Up)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-toggle-button \"Solution XY Plot*Frame1(Options)*ToggleBox1(Options)*CheckButt on4(Write to File)\" #f)'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Solution XY Plot*Frame1(Options)*ToggleBox1(Options)*CheckButt on4(Write to File)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-toggle-button \"Solution XY Plot*Frame1(Options)*ToggleBox1(Options)*CheckButt on5(Order Points)\" #f)'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Solution XY Plot*Frame1(Options)*ToggleBox1(Options)*CheckButt on5(Order Points)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-real-entry-list \"Solution XY Plot*Frame2(Plot Direction)*ToggleBox2(Plot Direction)*RealEntry1(X)\" \'( 0))'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-real-entry-list \"Solution XY Plot*Frame2(Plot Direction)*ToggleBox2(Plot Direction)*RealEntry3(Z)\" \'( 1))'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-list-selections \"Solution XY Plot*Frame7*Table7*DropDownList1(Y Axis Function)\" \'(3))'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Solution XY Plot*Frame7*Table7*DropDownList1(Y Axis Function)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-list-selections \"Solution XY Plot*Frame7*Table7*DropDownList2\" \'(0))'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Solution XY Plot*Frame7*Table7*DropDownList2\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-list-selections \"Solution XY Plot*Frame9*Frame1*List1(Surfaces)\" \'( ' + str(plot_surfnum) + '))'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
#temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-list-selections \"Solution XY Plot*Frame9*Frame1*List1(Surfaces)\" \'( 1))'
#JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
#JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Solution XY Plot*Frame9*Frame1*List1(Surfaces)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Solution XY Plot*PanelButtons*PushButton1(OK)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-text-entry \"Select File*FilterText\" \"*.xy\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Select File*Apply\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-set-text-entry \"Select File*Text\" \"temperatures.xy\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Select File*OK\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')
temp_command = '(cx-gui-do cx-activate-item \"Solution XY Plot*PanelButtons*PushButton1(Cancel)\")'
JOURNAL_FILE.write(temp_command)
JOURNAL_FILE.write('\n')


JOURNAL_FILE.close()



****************python program****************

import math
import os

def avgtemp(temperts):

clsp_temp = []

for i in range(0,len(temperts)):
temp_temp = 0
for j in range(0,len(temperts[i])):
temp_temp += temperts[i][j]
average = temp_temp/len(temperts[i])
clsp_temp.append(average)

return clsp_temp



#Get T(z) at each z position

zpoints = []
inpoint = open('plane_loc.dat','r')
line1 = inpoint.readlines()
for line in line1:
zval = float(line)
zval = "%0.3f" %zval
zpoints.append(zval)

num_plane = len(zpoints)


temp = []
intemp = open('temperatures.xy','r')
templine = intemp.readlines()
for pnt in zpoints:
tempset = []
for line in templine:
if line[0:5] == pnt:
vals = line.split()
tempset.append(float(vals[1]))
temp.append(tempset)

average_nodetemp = avgtemp(temp)


#Get Tbulk at each zposition

Tbulks = []
for k in range(1,num_plane+1):

density = []
velocity = []
temperature = []
sp_heat =[]

infile = open('plan' + str(k) + '.prof','r')
lines = infile.readlines()


tempref = 0
for line in lines:
if line[0:5] == '(dens':
tempref = 1
continue

if tempref ==1:
density.append(line[:-1])

if line[0:5] == '(z-ve':
tempref = 2
continue

if tempref == 2:
velocity.append(line[:-1])

if line[0:5] == '(temp':
tempref = 3
continue

if tempref == 3:
temperature.append(line[:-1])

if line[0:5] == '(spec':
tempref = 4
continue

if tempref == 4:
sp_heat.append(line[:-1])



del density[-2:]
del velocity[-2:]
del temperature[-2:]
del sp_heat[-2:]



for i in range(0,len(density)):
density[i] = float(density[i])

for i in range(0,len(velocity)):
velocity[i] = float(velocity[i])

for i in range(0,len(temperature)):
temperature[i] = float(temperature[i])

for i in range(0,len(sp_heat)):
sp_heat[i] = float(sp_heat[i])

num = 0
den = 0

if len(density) == len(velocity) == len(temperature) == len(sp_heat):
for j in range(0,len(density)):
tempnum = density[j]*velocity[j]*temperature[j]*sp_heat[j]
tempden = density[j]*velocity[j]*sp_heat[j]
num += tempnum
den += tempden

Tbulk = num/den
Tbulks.append(Tbulk)
os.system('rm \'' + 'plan' + str(k) + '.prof\'')


outfile = open('Nu_dpm_dia50_re3000_1percent.dat','w')
tempfileout = open('Temps_dpm_dia50_re3000_1percent.dat','w')
tempfileout2 = open('H_dpm_dia50_re3000_1percent.dat','w')


diameter = 0.01
k_cond = 0.6

if len(Tbulks) == len(average_nodetemp) == len(zpoints):
for s in range(0,len(Tbulks)):
h = 500000 / (average_nodetemp[s] - Tbulks[s])
print h
Nu = h*diameter / 0.6
outtemp = str(zpoints[s]) + '\t' + str(Nu)
outtemp10 = str(zpoints[s]) + '\t' + str(Tbulks[s]) + '\t' + str(average_nodetemp[s])
outtemp20 = str(zpoints[s]) + '\t' + str(h)
outfile.write(outtemp)
outfile.write('\n')
tempfileout.write(outtemp10)
tempfileout.write('\n')
tempfileout2.write(outtemp20)
tempfileout2.write('\n')

os.system('rm ' + 'temperatures.xy')

outfile.close()
tempfileout.close()

[mshedid]

Thank you for your posting heat transfer coefficient. But is this UDF function??? and is that tru that it is for CONSTANT HEAT FLUX???What is Python? and how can I do it in fluent???

[cdf_user]

I gave you the solution. Now you should try and figure it out yourself. I am very busy this week so I will give a detailed reply next weekend. The fact that you are asking me what is python tells me you are not trying for yourself. Also what geometry are you trying to find heat transfer coefficient for?

[mshedid]

I figured out what you have post in details, it is like .trn file, not a udf file.
As I am asking about python, as an evidnce for you that I did not try myself, because I did not know what is python as I am not an expert in Fluent.
Anyway, thank you for your concern and your reply.
Take your time for your exams, hope success for you.

[mshedid]

I forgot, I am silmulating heat transfer in both circular and annular duct with constant wall temperature. I will again re simulate with constant heat flux boudary condition.