Visualizing the Phase Interface

You visualize the position of the interface between the inner and outer phase in two different ways:
  • You display the phase field of the inner phase as a contour plot in a scalar scene.
  • You display the phase interface as an a isosurface of the inner phase field with a value of 0.5. You color the isosurface with the radial postion of the interface.

To visualize the phase interface:

  1. Prepare the scalar scene to visualize the inner phase field:
    1. Open the Scenes > Phase Field scene.
    2. Click Scene/Plot.
    3. Select the Scalar 1 > Scalar Field node and set Function to Phase Field > Inner Phase.
    4. Set Auto Range to Off.
  2. Create the isosurface of the inner phase field:
    1. Click Simulation.
    2. Right-click the Derived Parts node and select New > Isosurface.
    3. In the Create Isosurface panel, select the following properties:
      Property Setting
      Input Parts Die
      Scalar Phase Field > Inner Phase
      Isovalue 0.5
    4. Select No Displayer.
    5. Click Create, then Close.
    This isosurface is useful to visualize the swelling of the outer phase when the inner and the outer phases meet as they leave the die
  3. Edit the Swelling scene to display the radial position of the isosurface from the central axis through the die:
    1. Open the Scenes > Swelling scene.
    2. Click Scene/Plot.
    3. Edit the Scalar 1 node and set the following properties:
      Node Property Setting
      Parts Parts Derived Parts > Isosurface
      Scalar Field Function Position > Laboratory > Cylindrical 1 > r
  4. Save the simulation.