Hi, i'm simulating the flow arouand an axisymmetric body and i have to compare CFD results with experimental ones. I need to know how Fluent calculates the drag coefficient, on what does it bases Cd, on the length of the axis or what? thank you Franceso

you can simply use report/forces, and set the drag force direction to get the drag coefficient. also you can get it from solve/monitor,... the reference values, as reference area,... are defined in report/reference values, and you can set the desired value.

[alessios123]

Hi guys, i'm tring to calculate the drag force coefficient in a 3-d case and the fluid is behind a cylinder.
the fluid is:
density = 800 kg/m^3
dinamic viscosity = 0.005 kg/ms
velocity = 8 m/s

the cylinder is:
diameter = 13 mm
length = 300 mm
stiffness modulus = 200000 MPa
poisson coefficient = 0.3

to calculate the drag coefficient i push: solve/monitors/force/drag coefficient.....
the direction of the vector of force is in parallel to the flow flowing

i set the reference value:
Area = 0.013*0.3 that is the product for diameter and the length of the cylinder,
Length = 0.013 that is the diameter
then i set other values: viscosity, velocity, density of fluid as i wrote upforward.

i put 90 nodes around the circonference of the cylinder, and 25 along to the length of the cylinder.

the algorytm used is LES, because this is a 3d case
I used PISO
and second order upwind for momentum...

the Cd value is incresing but after 0.02 seconds it is still to 0.7.

How can i do, please help me.
Alessio
Thank to all