Preparing to Visualize Viscous Flow

Create cross sections and vector and scalar scenes for fluid velocity and residence time.

  1. Create the plane sections:
    1. Right-click Derived Parts and select New > Section > Plane Section
    2. In the dialog, enter the following properties:
      Property Value
      Origin [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
      Normal [1.0, 0.0, 0.0]
      Display No Displayer
    3. Click Create.
      Simcenter STAR-CCM+ adds the first cross-section.
    4. In the dialog, enter the following properties:
      Property Value
      Origin [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
      Normal [0.0, 1.0, 0.0]
      Display No Displayer
    5. Click Create and then Close.
  2. Create the velocity vector scene:
    1. Create a vector scene.
    2. Open Scenes and rename Vector Scene 1 to Velocity.
    3. In the Scene/Plot panel, select Vector 1 > Parts and set Parts to Derived Parts > Plane Section and Plane Section 2.
    4. Select Vector 1 > Color Bar and set Color Map to purple-red.
  3. Create the residence time scalar scene:
    1. Create a scalar scene.
    2. Rename Scalar Scene 1 to Residence Time.
    3. In the Scene/Plot panel, select Scalar 1 > Scalar Field, and set Function to Residence Time.
    4. Select Scalar 1 > Parts and set Parts to Derived Parts > Plane Section and Plane Section 2.
    5. Select Scalar 1 > Color Bar and set Color Map to gray-darkred.
  4. Select the Scalar 1 node and set Contour Style to Smooth Filled.

Save the simulation.