Create Volume Goals

Allows you to specify volume goals of your project.

Procedure

  1. Open the Volume Goals  dialog:

    • On the ribbon, click Flow Simulation > Insert > Goals > Volume Goals.

    • On the toolbars, click Volume Goals on the Flow Simulation Features toolbar.

    • In the menu, select Tools > Flow Simulation > Insert > Volume Goals.

    • In the Flow Simulation Analysis tree, right-click the Goals item and select Insert Volume Goals.

  2. Under Selection, click a face to select a component for which you want to specify the volume goal in the graphics area (see “Selection List” for details).

    You can also select a component or a solid body in the flyout FeatureManager design tree.

    These components appear in the Components to Apply the Volume Goal  list.

    Tip

    To quickly select components on which you have specified an initial condition, or volume source, select the corresponding feature in the Flow Simulation Analysis tree. All components belonging to the feature will be automatically selected.

    • If you have selected several components and intend to specify several individual goals, one for each component, rather than to treat the selected components on the whole as one body, select the Create goal for each component check box.

  3. Under Parameters, select parameters of interest in the Parameter table.

    • For non-integral parameters (e.g. “Static Pressure”, or “Total Pressure”, etc.) you can also select which parameter values, namely, minimum (Min), average (Av), maximum (Max) or bulk average (Bulk av.) will be used as volume goals.

      All values are calculated within the selected components.

    • For the components of vector parameters (“Velocity X”, “Velocity Y”, “Velocity Z”, etc.), select the Coordinate System  in which these goals are calculated.

      By default, the Global Coordinate System is selected.

      Tip

      You can replace the default coordinate system by selecting your coordinate system in the flyout FeatureManager design tree.

      To create a coordinate system, click Insert > Reference Geometry > Coordinate System.

    Select the Use for Conv. (Use for Convergence Control) check box if you want the goal’s convergence to be included as a condition of finishing the calculation. If you clear this check box, the goal’s convergence is used for information only so the calculation may be stopped before the goal is converged. See “Finishing the Calculation” for details.

  4. In the Name Template box you can specify a template for names of goals that will be created for selected parameters.

    The default template is an abbreviated name of goal’s type (“VG” for Volume Goals) followed by <Parameter> and <Number>, where <Parameter> is the goal parameter and <Number> is a sequential number of the goal. When goals are created, <Parameter> is replaced by the goal parameter’s name (e.g. “Max Temperature (Fluid)”) and <Number> is replaced by a sequential number of the goal (for example, if the goal named “VG Maximum Temperature (Fluid) 1” already exists, the new goal will be named “VG Maximum Temperature (Fluid) 2” and so on). You can combine these standard elements in any order and add any appropriate characters to the template.

    To add a new standard element to the template, click the Parameter  or Number  button.

  5. Click OK .

    -or-

    Click Keep Visible  before clicking OK  to keep the dialog open and define more volume goals.

Results

The new Volume Goal items (VG) appear in the Flow Simulation Analysis tree.

To edit the definition of a Volume Goal, in the Flow Simulation Analysis tree, double-click the Volume Goal item, or right-click the item and select Edit Definition.

Parent Topic: Volume Goals