2.11 Viewing Your FLUENT Data Using ANSYS CFD-Post

ANSYS CFD-Post is a post-processing application that helps you visualize the results of your ANSYS FLUENT CFD simulations. For FLUENT-based analysis systems, the Results cell provides access to the ANSYS CFD-Post application. In addition, the Toolbox contains a separate Results component system (i.e., ANSYS CFD-Post) that you can add to the Project Schematic and connect to FLUENT-based systems.

When a Results cell is connected to a FLUENT-based system's Solution cell and the Results cell's state is either Refresh Required or Update Changes Pending, you can view the results of your FLUENT calculation in ANSYS CFD-Post by double-clicking the Results cell. This will load the FLUENT results into ANSYS CFD-Post.

Figure 2.11.1: Multiple FLUENT Results Loaded Into ANSYS CFD-Post

In addition to analyzing your results in ANSYS CFD-Post, you can also view the results of your simulation using the standard FLUENT postprocessing tools. For more information, see the separate FLUENT User's Guide.

There are two options for exporting FLUENT files for ANSYS CFD-Post: 1.   Standard FLUENT case and data files do not contain all variables, however, you can add additional quantities to your regular FLUENT data file using the Data File Options dialog box in FLUENT. 2.   Lightweight data files are created by exporting ANSYS CFD-Post compatible files. These files can be used to save just the variables of interest. When you edit a Results cell that is connected to the Solution cell in a FLUENT-based system, ANSYS CFD-Post always loads the standard FLUENT case and data files. For more information on exporting FLUENT files for ANSYS CFD-Post, see the separate FLUENT User's Guide.