34.1.66 File/FSI Mapping/Surface...

The File/FSI Mapping/Surface... menu item opens the Surface FSI Mapping dialog box.

Surface FSI Mapping Dialog Box

The Surface FSI Mapping dialog box allows you to map face data for a given geometry from a ANSYS FLUENT file to a file with a different mesh and format. See Section  4.20 for a complete description of how to use the dialog box.

Controls

Input File   contains parameters related to the input file.

Type   contains the options for the format of the input mesh file.

ABAQUS   specifies that an ABAQUS file will be used as the input mesh file (extension .inp).

I-deas   specifies that an I-deas file will be used as the input mesh file (extension .unv).

Mechanical APDL   specifies that a Mechanical APDL file will be used as the input mesh file (extension .cdb).

NASTRAN   specifies that a NASTRAN file will be used as the input mesh file (extension .bdf).

PATRAN   specifies that a PATRAN file will be used as the input mesh file (extension .out).

FEA File   specifies the name of the input mesh file (see the Input File Type descriptions for associated file extensions). If the file is not in the current working folder, include the full path to the folder where it is located.

Browse...   opens the Select File dialog box (see Section  2.1.6), which you can use to specify the input mesh file instead of entering it in the Input File text-entry box.

Length Units   specifies the unit of length used in the input file.

Display Options   allows you to choose either the FEA Mesh or the FLUENT Mesh (or both).

Analysis   contains the options for the kind of data to be mapped.

Structural   specifies that data fields relevant for a structural analysis will be mapped.

Thermal   specifies that data fields relevant for a thermal analysis will be mapped.

Structural Loads   consists of a list of available loads, including Force, Pressure, and Temperature.

FLUENT Zones   contains a list of available face zones from the current ANSYS FLUENT file from which cell data will be mapped.

Output File   contains the options for the format of the file that will be created from the input mesh file and the mapped data.

Type   contains the options for the format of the ouput mesh file.

ABAQUS   specifies that an ABAQUS file will be used as the output mesh file (extension .inp).

I-deas   specifies that an I-deas file will be used as the output mesh file (extension .unv).

Mechanical APDL   specifies that a Mechanical APDL file will be used as the output mesh file (extension .cdb).

NASTRAN   specifies that a NASTRAN file will be used as the output mesh file (extension .bdf).

PATRAN   specifies that a PATRAN file will be used as the output mesh file (extension .out).

File Name   specifies the name of the input mesh file (see the Output File descriptions for associated file extensions). If the file is not in the current working folder, include the full path to the folder where it is located.

Browse...   opens the Select File dialog box (see Section  2.1.6), which you can use to specify the input mesh file instead of entering it in the Input File text-entry box.

Include FEA Mesh   includes additional FEA information like node/element information in the exported output file.

Temperature Units   specifies the unit of temperature when mapping temperature for a structural analysis or any variable for a thermal analysis,

HTC Type   specifies the means of calculating the heat transfer coefficient.

ref-temp   uses a temperature equal to the reference temperature to calculate the heat transfer coefficient.

cell-temp   uses a temperature equal to the temperature of the cell adjacent to the face to calculate the heat transfer coefficient.

wall-func-htc   calculates $h_{\rm eff}$ using Equation  31.4-51. Note that this option has the same definition as the field variable Wall Func. Heat Tran. Coef., as described in Section  31.4.

Read   reads the input file into memory.

Display   displays the selected mesh in the graphics window.

Write   writes an output file in which the ANSYS FLUENT data has been mapped to the mesh of the input file.