Visualizing the Solution

View the velocity vector field as the solution develops on a plane bisecting the fluid and porous regions.

Start by creating a vector scene:

  1. Right-click the Scenes node and then select New > Vector.
    The Vector Scene 1 display appears.

There are currently no parts in Vector Scene 1. You therefore need to create a plane section to display the vectors on.

  1. Right-click the Derived Parts node and select New > Section > Plane.
    The Create Section dialog appears in the edit tab of the simulation window.

  2. Click Select... to open the plane section dialog. Make sure that the Fluid and Porous regions (without their boundaries) are selected.
  3. Click OK.
  4. In the Plane Parameters box, make sure that the normal vector is set to [1, 0, 0].
  5. In the Display box, select New Vector Displayer.
  6. Click Create and then Close.
  7. Click the button at the top of the Vector Scene 1 window and select Views > -X > Up +Z.
    The section is now clearly visible as part of the display.

There are currently two vector displayers included in the plot. To remove the unnecessary one:

  1. Open the Vector Scene 1 node, right-click the Vector 1 node and select Delete.
  2. Click Yes in the Confirm Object Deletion dialog.
  3. Select the Outline 1 > Parts node and click the right half of the Parts property.
  4. In the dialog that appears, click the column selection button twice to clear all selections.
  5. Select the Derived Parts > plane section node.
  6. Click OK.
    The vector scene is now ready.
  7. Save the simulation.