[sheth]

Originally Posted by Andrew.Coughtrie

These links explain it.

http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/cfx...efficient.html

http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/cfx...efficient.html

Thanks for all your help. I will be updating my results here. Rep added to u.

Do one need a licence copy of the ansys cfx to publish the paper of analysis?

[Andrew.Coughtrie]

You always need either a Research License or a Commercial license if you're going to be doing anything that will be published. An academic teaching license should only be used for learning the software.

[sheth]

Ok. So I have done one experiment but it has about 25% error than the data i have to validate.

I have attached pic of mesh and analysis. I have question that how do I refine mesh? As you can see in image there is no vortex seen behind the truck so I think I need to do refinement near that region.

[Andrew.Coughtrie]

Can you post a pic of your mesh as well? Also what setting are you using in CFX, what turbulence model, boundary conditions etc?

[sheth]

Boundary conditions
At Inlet:
Velo x dir = 23.55 m/s
Velo y & z dir = 0 m/s
Turbulance: Intensity and length scale ; fractional int 0.05 m & eddy length scale 0.1 m
Temp : Static temp. (288 K)
At outlet:
Static pr. = Relative pr. : 0 pa
At the walls of domain (Including ground): Free slip wall
At the surface of truck & support: No slip wall

First two image show the meshing over the enclosure. Second shows meshing over truck body (Enclosure suppressed)

[Andrew.Coughtrie]

I sugest you try to produce a structured mesh with more refinement behind the truck where the features you're interested in are. you'll also need to do a mesh independence study. You should look up wake turbulence modelling and find out which turbulence models are most popular, you'll probably need to do a comparison between a few and your validation data.

[Martin Hegedus]

Originally Posted by sheth

Ok. So I have done one experiment but it has about 25% error than the data i have to validate.

I have attached pic of mesh and analysis. I have question that how do I refine mesh? As you can see in image there is no vortex seen behind the truck so I think I need to do refinement near that region.

But there must be something there, regardless of the mesh sizing. It can not be a vacuum and I doubt the flow would wrap around the corner at the back. Did you place stream lines at the back?

Or do you mean there is no unsteady vortex shedding?

[sheth]

Originally Posted by Andrew.Coughtrie

I sugest you try to produce a structured mesh with more refinement behind the truck where the features you're interested in are. you'll also need to do a mesh independence study. You should look up wake turbulence modelling and find out which turbulence models are most popular, you'll probably need to do a comparison between a few and your validation data.

So how exactly do I do structured meshing.

Here is how I do analysis.

1. In ansys workbench select CFX in analysis system table..
2. Import my truck design. & Made enclosure around it.
3. Did auto meshing.. (I think this is where I have to do something to make results accurate)

So in ansys meshing how do I create a proper structured grid? All I do is just do auto meshing.

4. Then i give input values.

I want to know which turbulence model did u chose?

5. Post processing.

Originally Posted by Martin Hegedus

But there must be something there, regardless of the mesh sizing. It can not be a vacuum and I doubt the flow would wrap around the corner at the back. Did you place stream lines at the back?

Or do you mean there is no unsteady vortex shedding?

I wanted to mean that flow doesnt curl around the rear bottom part.

[Martin Hegedus]

Originally Posted by sheth

I wanted to mean that flow doesnt curl around the rear bottom part.

Not sure that I understand. Since there are sharp edges around the parameter of the base, the flow will separate there. Depending on the turbulence model, you may get steady results. And this seems to be what you are getting. If the results are steady a ring vortex will exists at the back end. Are you seeing the ring vortex?

Or, are you expecting unsteady vortex shedding? Of course in real life that is what you will get. But, a turbulence model might not give you that. For example, in general, an ogive-cylinder body will give you a steady base flow using SA or SST turbulence model.

[sheth]

Can anyone please tell me how do I do structured meshing?