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Tutorials show you how to use Simcenter STAR-CCM+ for various applications in a step-by-step format with recommendations for setup, initialization and steps of the solution process specific to the application. Macro and simulation files are available for download for a large proportion of cases.
Electromagnetism
The following tutorials illustrate features for solving problems that involve electromagnetic fields.
Electric Circuits: Full-Wave Rectifier
In power electronics, a full-wave rectifier provides rectification from an AC (Alternating Current) wave to a DC supply. Simcenter STAR-CCM+ provides simulation capabilities that allow you to investigate the effect of circuit component choices on the electromagnetic performance of such devices.
Setting Solver Parameters and Monitoring
Before you run the simulation you must define the time-step and stopping criteria. Additional reports are also necessary for monitoring core voltage waveforms within the circuit.

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Tutorials
Tutorials show you how to use Simcenter STAR-CCM+ for various applications in a step-by-step format with recommendations for setup, initialization and steps of the solution process specific to the application. Macro and simulation files are available for download for a large proportion of cases.
- Using Tutorial Macros and Files
  Macros, input files, and final simulation files for a range of tutorials are provided as an optional download package on the Support Center website. These macros and final simulation files are provided as an aid to the written tutorials, so that you can check your final results against the downloaded files, or against a simulation that is built and run using the macros.
- Introduction
  Welcome to the Simcenter STAR-CCM+ introductory tutorial. In this tutorial, you explore the important concepts and workflow. Complete this tutorial before attempting any others.
- Foundation Tutorials
  The foundation tutorials showcase the major features of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ in a series of short tutorials.
- Geometry
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ features for creating and working with parts and 3D-CAD.
- Mesh
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various STAR-CCM+ features for building CFD meshes.
- Incompressible Flow
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ features for incompressible fluid flows as well as porosity and solution recording
- Compressible Flow
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ features for compressible fluid flows as well as harmonic balance.
- Heat Transfer and Radiation
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ features for heat transfer, radiation, and thermal comfort.
- Multiphase Flow
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ features for simulating multiphase fluid flow problems
- Discrete Element Method
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ features for simulating Discrete Element Method problems
- Motion
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various STAR-CCM+ features for simulating problems with moving geometries and meshes, dynamic fluid body interaction, and rigid body motion:
- Reacting Flow
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ features for simulating reacting flows such as combustion.
- Solid Stress
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ features for computing deformation, strain, and stresses in solid regions. They also show how such computations can be coupled to the fluid behavior in an analysis of fluid-structure interaction.
- Aeroacoustics
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ features for solving aeroacoustic simulations.
- Electromagnetism
  The following tutorials illustrate features for solving problems that involve electromagnetic fields.
  - Ohmic Heating: Domestic Fuse
    This tutorial demonstrates some of the capabilities of the Ohmic Heating model available in Simcenter STAR-CCM+.
  - Magnetic Vector Potential: Axial Flux Motor
    This tutorial demonstrates how to use the Finite Element Magnetic Potential Vector model to solve for the magnetic flux produced by the magnets of an axial-flux motor.
  - Magnetohydrodynamics: Stirring Induced by Excitation Coils
    In this tutorial, you simulate the electromagnetic stirring of molten metal induced by excitation coils.
  - Airgap Remeshing: Electronic Speedometer
    Electric machine simulations require a conformal mesh at the interfaces between different components. Airgap remeshing is a meshing technique that allows you to generate and maintain conformal meshes between regions that are in relative motion.
  - Higher Order Magnetic Vector Potential: Axial Flux Motor
    Axial flux motors have, over recent years, become increasingly more popular for aerospace and automotive applications. One of the main advantages of axial flux motors is their high power density, which allows for high efficiency in compact designs.
  - Electric Circuits: Full-Wave Rectifier
    In power electronics, a full-wave rectifier provides rectification from an AC (Alternating Current) wave to a DC supply. Simcenter STAR-CCM+ provides simulation capabilities that allow you to investigate the effect of circuit component choices on the electromagnetic performance of such devices.
    - Importing the Rectifier Geometry
      Although the electromagnetic simulation for this tutorial is modeled as a two-dimensional axisymmetric case, the initial CAD geometry is three-dimensional.
    - Preparing the Rectifier Mesh
      As the geometry is axisymmetric, you can prepare a two-dimensional mesh for this simulation. Also, because fluid effects are ignored in this simulation, you can assign the air and core parts to the same region.
    - Setting Up Physics for Air and Core
      In the simulation that this tutorial presents, only the electromagnetic behavior in response to the induced current is of interest. No fluid or thermal effects are considered. For this reason, a simplified approach is possible when defining the physics for the air and core regions.
    - Setting Up Coil Physics
      For the two coils (primary and secondary), you define a single physics continuum that includes the excitation model and the electric circuit model. Regions that are assigned to this continuum expose a parameter for defining the number of turns in the excitation coil.
    - Sketching the Rectifier Circuit
      When you activated the circuit model for the Coil Physics continuum, Simcenter STAR-CCM+ added the Circuits node within the simulation tree. Here you use the circuit editor to create the rectifier circuit with its primary and secondary loops.
    - Completing the Circuit Setup
      Parameters for circuit elements must be set using their nodes in the simulation tree. You also create the inductance connection between the primary and secondary coils using the node tree.
    - Setting Solver Parameters and Monitoring
      Before you run the simulation you must define the time-step and stopping criteria. Additional reports are also necessary for monitoring core voltage waveforms within the circuit.
    - Running the Simulation
      As only the transverse magnetic potential is solved for in this axisymmetric simulation, the simulation runs quickly.
- Electrochemistry
  The following tutorial demonstrates chemical reactions induced by an electrical current.
- Battery
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ features for setting up a battery model:
- Automation
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ automation and macro features.
- Design Exploration
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various features for running design exploration studies in Design Manager.
- Coupling with CAE Codes
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ features for coupling with CAE codes:
- Analysis Methods
  The tutorials in this set illustrate various Simcenter STAR-CCM+ features for analysing and visualizing simulation data.
- Simcenter STAR-CCM+ In-cylinder
  The tutorials in this set illustrate features for simulating internal combustion engines in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ using the dedicated add-on Simcenter STAR-CCM+ In-cylinder.

Setting Solver Parameters and Monitoring

Before you run the simulation you must define the time-step and stopping criteria. Additional reports are also necessary for monitoring core voltage waveforms within the circuit.

To set the solver parameters:

Select the Solvers > Implicit Unsteady node and set Time-Step to 1/50/27.
This form of entry indicates that you want to have 27 discrete solution points for each current cycle (50 Hz).
Select the Solvers > Transverse Magnetic Potential > AMG Linear Solver node and set Acceleration Method to Bi Conjugate Gradient Stabilized.
Select the Stopping Criteria > Maximum Physical Time node and set Maximum Physical Time to 0.07 s.

By default, Simcenter STAR-CCM+ monitors the Transverse Magnetic Potential residual. Normalization is not necessary when monitoring this residual.

To deactivate residual normalization, select the Monitors > Transverse Magnetic Potential node and set Normalization Option to Off.

For monitoring the solution, you define three reports: one each for the current waveform through the primary and secondary coils, and one for the load in the secondary circuit.

To define the current reports:

Right-click the Reports node and select New > Circuit Model > Circuit Element Current.
Rename the Circuit Element Current 1 node to I Primary Coil.
Select the I Primary Coil node and set Circuit Element to Primary.

Using the same steps, create two further reports with the following properties:

Report Name	Circuit Element
I Secondary Coil	Secondary
I Secondary Load	Secondary Load

Multi-select the three current report nodes, right-click, and select Create Monitor and Plot from Report. In the dialog, select Single Plot.
Within the Plots node, rename Reports Plot to Rectifier Currents.
Select the Plots > Rectifier Currents node and set Title to Rectifier Currents.
Save the simulation.