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Old   January 20, 2015, 02:02
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Hello,

I am modeling ESP. The model of my ESP is symmetric about vertical mid-plane.

Can you suggest me ideas to reduce the computational domain so as to save computational efforts and time ?

One idea is as the ESP is symmetric about vertical plane. . .can I divide it along that plane and solve the case? If YES then how to split the geom in STAR-CCM+ along a plane.

Do I need to give periodic BC across the symmetry plane?

Please respond to the query...hoping that I can save the computational time, efforts and memory...
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If your model is symmetric you can create a simple block part and use a subtraction operation to get the part of the domain that's symmetric.

You don't need to give a periodic condition for a symmetry plane - you use a symmetry condition.
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