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Getting heat flux
« on: October 22, 2012, 11:30:48 AM »
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I have just started to use CFX. I am trying a few test cases as part of an assignment. One of them involves a cylinder inside a rectangular duct. The cylinder is heated while the duct is cooled. I have done simulations and it all works out. But what I cannot find out is how to find the heat flux as from one of the walls. I though you could use functions as I found out the mass flow rate for another example before. But the variable heat flux does not appear. Any help on how to finish this will be appreciated.

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Re: Getting heat flux
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2012, 02:02:03 PM »
How do you access that function from within CFX?

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Re: Getting heat flux
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2012, 02:14:11 PM »
Got it, thanks

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Re: Getting heat flux
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2012, 02:28:06 PM »
Anyone know how to plot heat flux on the wall? So I assume heat flux vs position on y axis?

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Re: Getting heat flux
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2012, 04:03:46 PM »
You can select your coordinates of line that correspond to the surface of the wall. For details of how to plot see the CFX post manual.