Creating an X-Y Plot of Fluid Film Thickness

Create an X-Y plot of the fluid film thickness along a plane section through the center of the wetted wall.

To create an X-Y plot of the fluid film thickness:

Create the plane section.
  1. Activate the Mesh Scene 1 in the Graphics window.
  2. Right-click the Derived Parts node and select New > Section > Plane Section.
  3. In the Create Section window, do the following:
    1. In the Input Parts box, click the drop-down menu. In the dialog that appears, use (Column Selection) to clear selections, then expand the Regions > Wetted Wall shell node and select Wetted Wall.


    2. Click OK.
    3. Set Normal to [0.0, 0.0, 1.0] m.
    4. Under Display, select the No Displayer radio button.
    5. Click Create and then Close.
    A new derived part is created called plane section.
  4. To view this part in the Graphics window, open the Derived Parts node and select plane section.


    The location of the line running down the surface is highlighted in the Graphics window.

  5. Rename the Derived Parts > plane section node to Wall Profile.
Create an X-Y plot for the fluid film thickness using the plane section.
  1. Right-click the Plots node and select New Plot > X-Y.
  2. Rename the Plots > XY Plot 1 node to Film Thickness Profile.
  3. With the Film Thickness Profile node selected, in the Parts property, click (Custom Editor).
  4. In the dialog that appears, expand the Derived Parts node and select Wall Profile.


  5. Click OK.
  6. Select the Film Thickness Profile > X Type node and set the Data Type property it to Scalar.


  7. Select the Film Thickness Profile > X Type > Scalar Function node and in the Field Function property, click (Custom Editor).
  8. In the Scalar Function - Field Function dialog, select Centroid > Laboratory > X.


  9. Select the Film Thickness Profile > Y Types > Y Type 1 > Scalar Function node and in the Field Function property, click (Custom Editor).
  10. In the Scalar Function - Field Function dialog, select Fluid Film Thickness.