25.4 Postprocessing

For solidification/melting calculations, you can generate graphical plots or alphanumeric reports of the following items, which are all available in the Solidification/Melting... category of the variable selection drop-down list that appears in postprocessing dialog boxes:

• Liquid Fraction

• Contact Resistivity

• X, Y, Z, Axial, Radial, or Swirl Pull Velocity

The first two items are available for all solidification/melting simulations, and the others will appear only if you are including pull velocities (either computed or specified) in the simulation. See Chapter  31 for a complete list of field functions and their definitions. Chapters  29 and 30 explain how to generate graphics displays and reports of data.

Figure  25.4.1 shows filled contours of liquid fraction for a continuous crystal growth simulation.

Figure 25.4.1: Liquid Fraction Contours for Continuous Crystal Growth