Creating a Profile Average Plot

For any surface of revolution you can view the average solution of any scalar value along this surface.

The Average Profile derived part takes the surface of revolution assigned and averages out the 3D data for this surface in the theta direction. This results in the 1D variation of the specified scalar value over the whole surface.
To edit the isosurface:
  1. Select the Derived Parts > Isosurface node and set Scalar Field to Axisymmetric 1 M Normalized.
  2. Select the Isosurface > Value node and set Value to 0.9.
    This isosurface produces a meridional surface of revolution at the trailing edge of the first blade and allows you to visualize the average profile of any scalar value along the meridional direction.
Create the average profile:
  1. Click the Scalar: Blade To Blade tab in the Graphics window.
  2. Right-click the Derived Parts node and select New > Average Profile.
  3. Within the Edit dialog, set the following properties:
    PropertySetting
    Input PartsDerived Parts > Isosurface
    ParameterizationAxisymmetric 1
    DisplayNew Surface Displayer
  4. Click Create then Close.
  5. Right-click the Scalar: Blade to Blade > Outline 1 node and select Toggle Visibility.
  6. In the Vis toolbar, click (Save-Restore-Select Views) and select Views > -Z > Up +Y.
    The velocity domain used for the profile average is shown below:

Create the XY plot:
  1. Right-click the Plots node and select New Plot > XY Plot.
  2. Rename the Plots > XY Plot 1 node to Average Velocity.
  3. Expand the Plots > Average Velocity node and set the following X Type properties:
    NodePropertySetting
    Average VelocityPartsDerived Parts > Average Profile and Isosurface
    X TypeData TypeScalar
    Scalar FunctionField FunctionAxisymmetric 1 S Normalized
  4. Right-click the Average Velocity node and select Reorder Data Series.
  5. Within the Average Velocity - Data Series Order dialog, drag and drop Isosurface above Average Profile and click OK.
  6. Expand the Average Velocity > Y Types node and set the following properties:
    NodePropertySetting
    Y Type 1Smooth ValuesActive
    Scalar FunctionField FunctionAxial Velocity
    Isosurface
    Symbol StyleShapeFilled Square
    Size2
    Average Profile
    Line StyleStyleSolid
    Symbol StyleShapeFilled Circle
    Size2
    The Smooth Values property, when activated, aligns the raw data to the vertices of the cell instead of the cell center and should always be activated when comparing the raw data to the average profile.
    The final plot is as shown below: