Cannot Figure Out How to Transform Part Surface to Derived Part

gkhokhar · December 1, 2018, 23:05

Hello,

I've created a specifically contoured plane CAD. I'm aiming to transform it to a derived part in StarCCM from which I can then extract mass flow data from.

I can't figure out how to tell StarCCM to do this:

Any help is appreciated

me3840 · December 2, 2018, 22:32

You can export the surface as an STL and use an arbitrary surface to compute the mass flow.

However I would not recommend this, as using a section that is not in the mesh will not be conservative. If you want to measure mass flow you should put the interface in the mesh.

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December 2, 2018, 22:32		#2
me3840 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,232 Rep Power: 25	You can export the surface as an STL and use an arbitrary surface to compute the mass flow. However I would not recommend this, as using a section that is not in the mesh will not be conservative. If you want to measure mass flow you should put the interface in the mesh.