Hi
I'm a beginner in CFD simulations. I have a complex geometry and I want to approximately visualize the airflow passing through this geometry.
I don't need the simulation to be fully accurate, I just want to get some idea on how the geometry is working and I prefer to work with a software which is user friendly and easy to use to get such rough results.
Which software do you suggest me to use?
Hi Kiana Mousavi,
COMSOL Multiphysics is very user-friendly software, but it is based on the FEM and this makes modelling of fluid flows more difficult although there are already some new approaches implemented to improve it. Ansys-fluent is not so easy to start with, it will take you much longer for that. I would recommend Flow3D for your task.
Best regards,
Antoni Artinov
Thank you Amir Reza Ansari Dezfoli , Janga Venkata Somireddy , Antoni Artinov !
I had a quick look at COMSOL and Ansys, both are fine but I'm looking for more of a simpler simulation, e.g. Autodesk FlowDesign, which is super easy to use and gives an idea about the design.
My mentor told me Autodesk used to have such software for very rough initial simulations a few years ago but I couldn't find anything.
For now, I will look more into Flow3D as Antoni Artinov said.
If you have any more options in mind, I appreciate it if you let me know.
Thanks!
Unfortunately, I cannot access academic Flow3D because my university is not in the US or Canada.
Do you have any other suggestions?
I always use Ansys Fluent to simulate fluid dynamics and heat transfer problems. If you like, I can help you to simulate your problems. Just send me the geometry drawing.
I suggest Matlab : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnnXl7ryBMI
https://www.mathworks.com/products/connections/product_detail/quickersim-cfd-toolbox.html
Nazaruddin Sinaga Thanks, I prefer to do it myself. If no other option works, I have to go to Ansys. But it seems too much for an intuitive simulation.
Muhammad Ali Thanks, but as far as I know, I cannot import my geometry into Matlab.
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