ansys polyflow tutorial guide

ANSYS Polyflow Tutorial Guide

Release 16.0ANSYS, Inc.January 2015Southpointe

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Table of Contents

Using This Manual ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix1. The Contents of This Manual ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix2. The Contents of the ANSYS Polyflow Manuals ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix3. Contacting Technical Support ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

I. Introduction to using Polyflow in Workbench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. ANSYS Polyflow in ANSYS Workbench Tutorial: 3D Extrusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.1. Introduction .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.2. Prerequisites .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.3. Problem Description .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.4. Setup and Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.4.1. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.4.2. Creating a Fluid Flow Analysis System in ANSYS Workbench .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.4.3. Preparing the Geometry in ANSYS DesignModeler ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.4.4. Meshing the Geometry in the ANSYS Meshing Application .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.4.5. Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241.4.6. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281.4.7. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291.4.8. Exploring Additional Solutions .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

1.5. Summary .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49II. Extrusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

1. 2.5D Axisymmetric Extrusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531.1. Introduction .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531.2. Prerequisites .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531.3. Problem Description .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531.4. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561.5. Setup and Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

1.5.1. Project and Mesh .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571.5.2. Define a Task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591.5.3. Material Data .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611.5.4. Boundary Conditions .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631.5.5. Remeshing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 681.5.6. Stream Function .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711.5.7. Outputs .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731.5.8. Save and Exit Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 731.5.9. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 751.5.10. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

1.6. Summary .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 882. Fluid Flow and Conjugate Heat Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

2.1. Introduction .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892.2. Prerequisites .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892.3. Problem Description .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892.4. Setup and Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

2.4.1. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 912.4.2. Project and Mesh .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922.4.3. Create a Task for the Model ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 922.4.4. Fluid Sub-Task 1 .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 932.4.5. Die Sub-Task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1012.4.6. Save and Exit Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1042.4.7. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1052.4.8. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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2.5. Summary .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1143. Non-Isothermal Flow Through a Cooled Die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

3.1. Introduction .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1153.2. Prerequisites .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1153.3. Problem Description .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1153.4. Setup and Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

3.4.1. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1183.4.2. Project and Mesh .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1183.4.3. Create a Task for the Model ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1193.4.4. Fluid Sub-Task 1 .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1193.4.5. Die Sub-Task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1313.4.6. Numerical Parameters ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1343.4.7. Outputs .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1343.4.8. Save and Exit Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1353.4.9. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1353.4.10. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

3.5. Summary .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1473.6. Appendix: Nonlinearity and Evolution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

4. 3D Extrusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1494.1. Introduction .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1494.2. Prerequisites .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1494.3. Problem Description .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1494.4. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1514.5. Setup and Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

4.5.1. Project and Mesh .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1524.5.2. Define a Task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1524.5.3. Material Data .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1544.5.4. Boundary Conditions .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1564.5.5. Remeshing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1584.5.6. Save and Exit Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1614.5.7. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1624.5.8. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

4.6. Summary .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1765. Direct Extrusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177


5.4.1. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1795.4.2. Project and Mesh .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1805.4.3. Create a Task for the Model ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1805.4.4. Material Data .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1815.4.5. Boundary Conditions .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1825.4.6. Remeshing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1845.4.7. Numerical Parameters ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1865.4.8. Outputs .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1875.4.9. Save and Exit Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1875.4.10. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1875.4.11. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

5.5. Summary .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985.6. Appendix .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

5.6.1. Power Law .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

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Tutorial Guide

5.6.2. Optimesh Remeshing Technique .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995.6.3. Evolution Scheme .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995.6.4. IGES Output .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

6. Inverse Extrusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016.1. Introduction .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016.2. Prerequisites .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016.3. Problem Description .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016.4. Setup and Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

6.4.1. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2036.4.2. Project and Mesh .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2046.4.3. Create a Task for the Model ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2046.4.4. Material Data .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2056.4.5. Boundary Conditions .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2066.4.6. Remeshing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2096.4.7. Numerical Parameters ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2116.4.8. Outputs .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2126.4.9. Save and Exit Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2126.4.10. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2136.4.11. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213


6.6.1. Power Law .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2256.6.2. Evolution Scheme .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2256.6.3. Remeshing Technique .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2266.6.4. Optimesh Remeshing Technique .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2266.6.5. IGES Output .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

7. Flow of Two Immiscible Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2277.1. Introduction .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2277.2. Prerequisites .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2277.3. Problem Description .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2277.4. Setup and Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

7.4.1. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2307.4.2. Project and Mesh .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2307.4.3. Create a Task for the Model ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2317.4.4. Fluid 1 Sub-Task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2317.4.5. Fluid 2 Sub-Task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2387.4.6. Save and Exit Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2427.4.7. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2437.4.8. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

7.5. Summary .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2498. Flow of Two Immiscible Fluids by Species Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251


8.4.1. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2548.4.2. Project and Mesh .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2558.4.3. Create a Task for the Model ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2558.4.4. Species and Species Transport Sub-task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2558.4.5. Fluids Sub-task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2608.4.6. Save and Exit Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2658.4.7. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

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8.4.8. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2668.5. Summary .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

III. Blow Molding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2751. 3D Thermoforming of a Blister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

1.1. Prerequisites .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2771.2. Problem Description .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2771.3. Setup and Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

1.3.1. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2801.3.2. Project and Mesh .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2811.3.3. Mold Sub-Task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2811.3.4. Film Sub-Task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2861.3.5. Postprocessing Sub-Tasks .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2911.3.6. Numerical Parameters ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2931.3.7. Outputs .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2941.3.8. Save and Exit Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2941.3.9. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2951.3.10. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

1.4. Summary .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3071.5. Further Improvements .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3081.6. Appendix .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

1.6.1. Contact Boundary Conditions .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3091.6.2. Remark on the Penalty Coefficient .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3101.6.3. Remeshing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

2. 2D Axisymmetric Blow Molding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3112.1. Introduction .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3112.2. Prerequisites .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3112.3. Problem Description .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3122.4. Setup and Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

2.4.1. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3142.4.2. Project and Mesh .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3142.4.3. Create a Task for the Model ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3142.4.4. Material Data .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3172.4.5. Boundary Conditions .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3192.4.6. Remeshing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3222.4.7. Numerical Parameters ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3232.4.8. Outputs .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3252.4.9. Thickness Postprocessor .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3262.4.10. Save and Exit Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3272.4.11. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3272.4.12. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327


2.6.1. Remeshing Technique .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3402.6.2. Time Marching Scheme .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

3. Plug-Assisted Thermoforming of a Blister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3413.1. Prerequisites .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3413.2. Problem Description .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3413.3. Setup and Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

3.3.1. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3443.3.2. Project and Mesh .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3453.3.3. Mold Sub-Task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3453.3.4. Plug Sub-Task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

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3.3.5. Blister Sub-Task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3543.3.6. Numerical Parameters ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3613.3.7. Outputs .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3623.3.8. Save and Exit Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3623.3.9. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3623.3.10. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363


3.5.1. Contact Boundary Conditions .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3753.5.2. Remark on the Penalty Coefficient .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3753.5.3. Remeshing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

4. 3D Blow Molding of a Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3774.1. Prerequisites .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3774.2. Description .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3774.3. Setup and Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

4.3.1. Preparation .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3794.3.2. Project and Mesh .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3804.3.3. Right Mold .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3804.3.4. Left Mold .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3854.3.5. Parison Sub-Task .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3884.3.6. Numerical Parameters ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3964.3.7. Outputs .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3974.3.8. Save and Exit Polydata .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3974.3.9. Solution .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3974.3.10. Postprocessing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398

4.4. Summary .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4074.5. Further Improvements .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4084.6. Appendix .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409

4.6.1. Contact Boundary Conditions .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4094.6.2. Remark on the Penalty Coefficient .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4104.6.3. Remeshing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4104.6.4. Evolutions .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

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Using This Manual1. The Contents of This Manual

The Polyflow Tutorial Guide contains a number of example problems with complete detailed instructions,commentary, and postprocessing of results.

2. The Contents of the ANSYS Polyflow Manuals

The manuals listed below form the ANSYS Polyflow product documentation set. They include descriptionsof the procedures, commands, and theoretical details needed to use ANSYS Polyflow products.

• The Polyflow User's Guide explains how to use ANSYS Polydata and ANSYS Polyflow to set up and solvea problem.

• The Polyflow Tutorial Guide contains a number of example problems with complete detailed instructions,commentary, and postprocessing of results.

• The Polyflow in Workbench User's Guide explains how to use the ANSYS Polyflow application withinANSYS Workbench.

• The Polymat User's Guide explains how to use the ANSYS Polymat module for material property evalu-ation.

• The Polystat User's Guide explains how to set up a MIXING task in ANSYS Polydata and how touse the ANSYS Polystat module for statistical postprocessing of results.

• The ANSYS Polyflow Examples Manual provides overviews of solutions to a variety of problem typesand is available on the ANSYS Customer Portal by searching for Polyflow Examples Manual.

• The GAMBIT manuals teach you how to use the GAMBIT preprocessor for geometry creation and meshgeneration.

• The CFD-Post User's Guide explains how to use CFD-Post to examine your results.

For details on how to access the ANSYS Polyflow manuals, see ANSYS Polyflow Documentation in theseparate Polyflow User's Guide.

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If your support is provided by ANSYS, Inc. directly, Technical Support can be accessed quickly and effi-ciently from the ANSYS Customer Portal, which is available from the ANSYS Website (www.ansys.com)under Support > Customer Portal. The direct URL is: support.ansys.com.

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Part I: Introduction to using Polyflow in Workbench

The following Workbench tutorial is available:

1. ANSYS Polyflow in ANSYS Workbench Tutorial: 3D Extrusion

Chapter 1: ANSYS Polyflow in ANSYS Workbench Tutorial: 3DExtrusion

1.1. Introduction

This tutorial illustrates how to use ANSYS Polyflow fluid flow systems in ANSYS Workbench to set upand solve a 3D extrusion problem with a variety of inlet flow rates. This tutorial is designed to introduceyou to the ANSYS Workbench tool set using a similar geometry to that used in 3D Extrusion (p. 149). Inthis tutorial, you will import the geometry and generate a computational mesh using the geometry andmeshing tools within ANSYS Workbench. Then you will use ANSYS Polydata to modify an imported datafile, solve the CFD problem using ANSYS Polyflow, and view the results in the CFD-Post postprocessingtool. Finally, you will use the Parameter and Design Points view in ANSYS Workbench to calculateresults for multiple design points that represent different inlet flow rates.

This tutorial demonstrates how to do the following:

• Launch ANSYS Workbench.

• Create an ANSYS Polyflow fluid flow analysis system in ANSYS Workbench.

• Import and edit geometry using ANSYS DesignModeler.

• Create a computational mesh for the geometry using the ANSYS Meshing application.

• Import a data file, and modify it using ANSYS Polydata to include a user-defined template for the die inletflow rate.

• Calculate a solution using ANSYS Polyflow.

• View the initial results and create an output parameter for the maximum velocity of the extrudate in CFD-Post.

• Generate results for multiple design points using the Parameter and Design Points view, and chart howthe outflow velocity varies with the inlet flow rate.

1.2. Prerequisites

This tutorial assumes that you have little to no experience with ANSYS DesignModeler, ANSYS Meshing,ANSYS Polyflow, CFD-Post, or the Parameter and Design Points view of ANSYS Workbench, and soeach step will be explicitly described.

1.3. Problem Description

This problem deals with the flow of a Newtonian fluid through a three-dimensional die. Due to thesymmetry of the problem (the cross-section of the die is a square), the computational domain is definedfor a quarter of the geometry and two planes of symmetry are defined.

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The melt enters the die as shown in Figure 1.1: Problem Description (p. 4) at an initial flow rate of

cm3/s (this flow rate is a quarter of that for the complete physical system) and the extrudate isobtained at the exit. It is assumed that the extrudate is fully deformed at the end of the computationaldomain, and that it will not deform any further (that is, subdomain 2 is long enough to account for allthe deformation of the extrudate).

Figure 1.1: Problem Description

The incompressibility and momentum equations are solved over the computational domain. The domainfor the problem is divided into two subdomains (as shown in Figure 1.1: Problem Description (p. 4))so that a remeshing algorithm can be applied only to the portion of the mesh that will be deformed.Subdomain 1 represents the die where the fluid is confined. Subdomain 2 corresponds to the extrudatethat is in contact with the air and can deform freely. The calculation will determine the location of thefree surface (the skin of the extrudate), as well as the velocity of the extrudate at the exit.

The boundary set for the problem is shown in Figure 1.2: The Boundary Set for the Problem (p. 5), andthe conditions at the boundaries of the domains are:

• inlet: flow inlet, initial volumetric flow rate cm3/s

• die wall: zero velocity

• free surface: free surface

• symmetry 1: symmetry plane

• symmetry 2: symmetry plane

• outlet: flow exit

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Figure 1.2: The Boundary Set for the Problem

1.4. Setup and Solution

The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:1.4.1. Preparation1.4.2. Creating a Fluid Flow Analysis System in ANSYS Workbench1.4.3. Preparing the Geometry in ANSYS DesignModeler1.4.4. Meshing the Geometry in the ANSYS Meshing Application1.4.5. Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS Polydata1.4.6. Solution1.4.7. Postprocessing1.4.8. Exploring Additional Solutions

1.4.1. Preparation

1. Copy the file ext3d-workbench.zip to your working directory. To access this file, begin by pointingyour web browser to

• For Windows:

path\ANSYS Inc\v160\polyflow\polyflow16.0. \help\index.htm

• For Linux:

path/ansys_inc/v160/polyflow/polyflow16.0. /help/index.htm

where path is the directory in which ANSYS Polyflow has been installed and represents the ap-propriate number for the release (for example, 0 for polyflow16.0.0).



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If, for example, you are using Internet Explorer as your browser, select the File > Open... menuitem and click the Browse button to browse through your directories to find the file.

When opened, the file displays the ANSYS Polyflow documentation “home" page. Click the Downloadlink under the ANSYS Polyflow in ANSYS Workbench Tutorial heading, and then copy the ext3d-workbench.zip file that is saved to your computer to your working directory.

Note

This zipped file can also be downloaded from the ANSYS Customer Portal, https://sup-port.ansys.com/training.

2. Unzip ext3d-workbench.zip.

The extracted files include the geometry file ext3d.x_t, the data file polyflow.dat, and asolution_files folder that contains the solution files created during the preparation of the tutorial.

Note

This tutorial is prepared using ANSYS Polyflow on a Windows system. The screen shots andgraphic images that follow may be slightly different than the appearance on your system,depending on the operating system or graphics card.

1.4.2. Creating a Fluid Flow Analysis System in ANSYS Workbench

1. From the Windows Start menu, select Start > All Programs > ANSYS 16.0 > Workbench 16.0 to startANSYS Workbench.

The ANSYS Workbench application window will open, containing the Toolbox on the left and theProject Schematic on the right. The Toolbox lists the various supported analyses and applications,and the Project Schematic provides a space to display the components of the analysis systems youselect.

Note

When you first start ANSYS Workbench, the Getting Started message window is dis-played, offering assistance through the online help for using the application. You cankeep the window open, or close it by clicking the red ‘X’ icon in the upper right corner.If you need to access the online help at any time, use the Help menu, or press the F1key.

2. Create a new fluid flow analysis system by double-clicking the Fluid Flow (Polyflow) option under Ana-lysis Systems in the Toolbox.



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Figure 1.3: Selecting the Fluid Flow (Polyflow) Analysis System in ANSYS Workbench

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You can also create a new fluid flow analysis system by dragging-and-dropping theanalysis system into the Project Schematic: a green dotted outline will indicate a potentiallocation in the Project Schematic for the new system, which will turn into a red boxwhen you attempt to drop it.

A new ANSYS Polyflow-based fluid flow analysis system will be displayed in the Project Schematic.



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Figure 1.4: ANSYS Workbench with a New ANSYS Polyflow-Based Fluid Flow Analysis System

Note

The ANSYS Polyflow-based fluid flow analysis system is composed of various cells(Geometry, Mesh, and so on) that represent the work flow for performing the analysis.ANSYS Workbench is composed of multiple data-integrated (for example, ANSYS Polyflow)and native applications into a single, seamless project flow, where individual cells canobtain data from and provide data to other cells. ANSYS Workbench provides visual in-dications of a cell’s state at any given time via icons on the right side of each cell. Becauseof the constant flow of data, a cell’s state can quickly change. Brief descriptions of thevarious states are provided below. For more information about cell states, see the ANSYSWorkbench online help.

• Unfulfilled ( ) indicates that required upstream data does not exist. For example, when you firstcreate a new Fluid Flow (Polyflow) analysis system, all cells downstream of the Geometry cell appearas Unfulfilled because you have not yet specified a geometry for the system.

• Refresh Required ( ) indicates that upstream data has changed since the last refresh or update. Forexample, after you assign a geometry to the Geometry cell in your new Fluid Flow (Polyflow) analysissystem, the Mesh cell appears as Refresh Required since the geometry data has not yet been passedfrom the Geometry cell to the Mesh cell.



• Attention Required ( ) indicates that the current upstream data has been passed to the cell, however,you must take some action to proceed. For example, after you launch ANSYS Polydata from the Setupcell in a Fluid Flow (Polyflow) analysis system that has a valid mesh, the Setup cell appears as AttentionRequired because additional data must be entered in ANSYS Polydata before you can calculate asolution.

• Update Required ( ) indicates that local data has changed and the output of the cell must be regen-erated. For example, after you launch ANSYS Meshing from the Mesh cell in a Fluid Flow (Polyflow)analysis system that has a valid geometry, the Mesh cell appears as Update Required because theMesh cell has all the data it requires to generate an ANSYS Polyflow mesh file, but the ANSYS Poly-flow mesh file has not yet been generated.

• Up-to-Date ( ) indicates that an update has been performed on the cell and no failures have occurred(or an interactive calculation has been completed successfully). For example, after ANSYS Polyflow finishesperforming the number of necessary solver iterations, the Solution cell appears as Up-to-Date.

• Interrupted ( ) indicates that you have interrupted an update (or stopped an interactive calculation

that is in progress). For example, if you select the stop button ( ) in the Progress Monitor of ANSYSWorkbench at a point where ANSYS Polyflow has generated results but has not yet completed the cal-culation (such as during a transient simulation), then verify the action in the dialog box that opens,ANSYS Polyflow is immediately stopped and the Solution cell appears as Interrupted.

• Input Changes Pending ( ) indicates that the cell is locally up-to-date, but may change when nextupdated as a result of changes made to upstream cells. For example, if you change the Mesh in an Up-to-Date Fluid Flow (Polyflow) analysis system, the Setup cell appears as Refresh Required, and theSolution and Results cells appear as Input Changes Pending.

• Pending ( ) indicates that a batch or asynchronous solution is in progress. This icon will only appearwhen the Solution cell is in background mode.

• Refresh Failed, Refresh Required ( ) indicates that the last attempt to refresh cell input data failed,and so the cell must be refreshed.

• Update Failed, Update Required ( ) indicates that the last attempt to update the cell and calculateoutput data failed, and so the cell must be updated. For example, if you update the Solution cell andthe solver diverges during the calculation, the Solution cell appears as Update Failed, Update Required.

• Update Failed, Attention Required ( ) indicates that the last attempt to update the cell and calculateoutput data failed, and so the cell requires attention.

3. Name the analysis.

a. Double-click the Fluid Flow (Polyflow) label underneath the analysis system.

b. Enter ext3d for the name of the analysis system.

4. Save the project.

a. Select the Save option under the File menu in ANSYS Workbench.



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File → Save

The Save As dialog will open, where you can browse to a specific directory and enter a specificname for the ANSYS Workbench project.

b. In your working directory, enter ext3d-wb as the project File name and click the Save button tosave the project. ANSYS Workbench saves the project with a .wbpj extension, as well as supportingfiles for the project.

5. View the files generated by ANSYS Workbench, by enabling the Files option under the View menu.

View → Files

The Files view is displayed in the Project Schematic.

Figure 1.5: Displaying the Files View after Adding an ANSYS Polyflow-Based Fluid FlowAnalysis System

ANSYS Workbench allows you to easily view the files associated with your project using the Files view.You can see the name and type of file, the ID of the cell the file is associated with, the size of the file,the location of the file, and other information. For more information about the Files view, see the sep-arate Polyflow in Workbench User's Guide and the ANSYS Workbench online help.



1.4.3. Preparing the Geometry in ANSYS DesignModeler

In the following steps you will import a previously created geometry file, modify the geometry withANSYS DesignModeler, then review the list of files generated by ANSYS Workbench.

Note

ANSYS DesignModeler is licensed separately from ANSYS Polyflow. If you do not have accessto ANSYS DesignModeler, you can instead import a geometry file that does not need to bemodified, as noted in step 1.c.

1. Import the geometry file.

a. Right-click the Geometry cell in the ext3d fluid flow analysis system (cell A2 in the ANSYS Workbench Project Schematic).

b. Move your pointer over Import Geometry in the context menu that opens, and click Browse....

c. Use the Open dialog box to browse to the folder you unzipped in a previous step, select ext3d.x_t,and click Open.

Note

If you do not have access to ANSYS DesignModeler, select PFL.agdb in the Opendialog box instead, then skip to Meshing the Geometry in the ANSYS Meshing Ap-plication (p. 13).

The state of the Geometry cell becomes Up-to-Date, indicating that there is a geometry now associatedwith the fluid flow analysis system.

2. Start ANSYS DesignModeler.

Double-click the Geometry cell in the ext3d fluid flow analysis system to launch the ANSYSDesignModeler application.

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You can also launch ANSYS DesignModeler by right-clicking the Geometry cell to displaythe context menu then selecting the Edit Geometry... option.

3. Finish importing the geometry file by clicking Generate in the ANSYS DesignModeler toolbar. The geometrywill be displayed in the Graphics window.



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Figure 1.6: The Imported Geometry in the ANSYS DesignModeler Application

Note that the scale at the bottom of the Graphics window can be used to confirm that the overalllength of the domain is 0.6 m.

4. Modify the geometry so that the separate domains ("bodies") are treated as a single entity (a "part"), byperforming the following actions in the Tree Outline.

By uniting the multiple bodies of the geometry into a single part, you will create a conformal meshbetween the separate domains of the bodies.

a. Expand the 2 Parts, 2 Bodies node.

b. Click 1 so that it is highlighted.

c. Hold the Ctrl key and click 2 so that it is highlighted as well.

d. Right-click the highlighted objects and click Form New Part in the menu that opens.



The Tree Outline will list the geometry as 1 Part, 2 Bodies.

5. Close ANSYS DesignModeler.

You can simply close the ANSYS DesignModeler application. ANSYS Workbench automatically savesthe geometry and updates the Project Schematic accordingly.

6. View the files generated by ANSYS Workbench, as displayed in the Project Schematic.

Note the addition of the geometry file (PFL.agdb, where PFL indicates a Polyflow-based fluid flowsystem) to the list of files.

1.4.4. Meshing the Geometry in the ANSYS Meshing Application

Now that you have prepared the extrusion geometry, you need to generate a computational meshthroughout the flow volume. In the following steps you will use the ANSYS Meshing application tocreate a mesh for your CFD analysis, then review the list of files generated by ANSYS Workbench.

1. Open the ANSYS Meshing application.

Double-click the Mesh cell in the ext3d fluid flow analysis system (cell A3) to launch the ANSYSMeshing application with the extrusion geometry already loaded.

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You can also right-click the Mesh cell to display the context menu where you can selectthe Edit... option.



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Figure 1.7: The ANSYS Meshing Application with the Extrusion Geometry Loaded

2. Group the faces and create named selections to match the boundary set shown in Figure 1.2: TheBoundary Set for the Problem (p. 5).

a. Rotate the view to get your display similar to that shown in Figure 1.8: Rotated View (p. 15), byholding the center mouse button and moving your pointer in the geometry window. (You can also

manipulate the view by clicking in the ANSYS Meshing toolbar and dragging the model).

Tip

Look at the orientation of the axis triad, , to assist when rotating theview.



Figure 1.8: Rotated View

b. Click Mesh under Project/Model in the Outline tree.

Information will be displayed about the mesh in the Details view below the Outline tree view.

Note

Note that since the ANSYS Meshing application automatically detects that you aregoing to perform a CFD fluid flow analysis, CFD is selected from the Physics Pref-erence drop-down list.

c. Select the face that will represent the inlet, as shown highlighted in green in Figure 1.9: Selectingthe Inlet Face (p. 16).

Ensure is enabled in the ANSYS Meshing toolbar, for face selection.

d. Right-click and select the Create Named Selection option (from the menu that opens) to open theSelection Name dialog box.



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Figure 1.9: Selecting the Inlet Face

e. Enter inlet for the name in the Selection Name dialog box, and click OK.

f. Hold down the Ctrl key, select the 2 faces that will represent the zero velocity boundary (as highlightedin green in Figure 1.10: The Zero Velocity Faces Selected (p. 17)), then create a selection named diewall in a manner similar to the previous steps.



Figure 1.10: The Zero Velocity Faces Selected

g. Hold down the Ctrl key, select the 2 faces that will represent the free surface boundary (as highlightedin green in Figure 1.11: The Free Surface Faces Selected (p. 18)), and create a selection named freesurface in a manner similar to the previous steps.



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Figure 1.11: The Free Surface Faces Selected

h. Rotate the view to get your display to be similar to that shown in Figure 1.12: Rotated View (p. 18),by holding the center mouse button and moving your pointer in the geometry window.

Figure 1.12: Rotated View



i. Hold down the Ctrl key, select the 2 faces that will represent one of the symmetry boundaries (ashighlighted in green in Figure 1.13: The First Pair of Symmetry Faces Selected (p. 19)), and create aselection named symmetry 1 in a manner similar to the previous steps.

Figure 1.13: The First Pair of Symmetry Faces Selected

j. Hold down the Ctrl key, select the 2 faces that will represent the other of the symmetry boundaries(as highlighted in green in Figure 1.14: The Second Pair of Symmetry Faces Selected (p. 20)), andcreate a selection named symmetry 2 in a manner similar to the previous steps.



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Figure 1.14: The Second Pair of Symmetry Faces Selected

k. Select the face that will represent the flow exit boundary (as highlighted in green in Figure 1.15: TheFlow Exit Face Selected (p. 21)), and create a selection named outlet in a manner similar to theprevious steps.



Figure 1.15: The Flow Exit Face Selected

3. Set the appropriate meshing parameters for the ANSYS Meshing application in the Details view.

a. Confirm that Polyflow is selected from the Solver Preference drop-down list under Defaults.

b. Expand the Sizing node to reveal additional sizing parameters.



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c. Select Off from the Use Advanced Size Function drop-down list.

4. Generate the mesh.

a. Right-click Mesh in the Outline tree view, and select Update in the context menu.

The geometry window will display the generated mesh.

Note

Using the Generate Mesh option from the Mesh context menu creates the mesh,but does not actually create the relevant mesh files for the project and is optionalif you already know that the mesh is acceptable. Using the Update option automat-ically generates the mesh and creates the relevant mesh files for your project andupdates the ANSYS Workbench cell that references this mesh.

b. Refine the mesh.

i. Enter 80 for Relevance under Defaults in the Details view.

ii. Right-click Mesh in the Outline tree view, and select Update in the context menu.

The geometry window will display the refined mesh.

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After the mesh is generated, you can view the mesh statistics by expanding the Statisticsnode in the Details view to reveal information about the number of nodes, the numberof elements, and other details.



Figure 1.16: The Computational Mesh for the Extrusion Geometry

5. Close the ANSYS Meshing application.

When you close the ANSYS Meshing application, ANSYS Workbench automatically saves the meshand updates the Project Schematic accordingly (the state of the Mesh cell changes from RefreshRequired to Up-to-Date, indicating that there is a mesh now associated with the fluid flow analysissystem).


Note the addition of the mesh files (PFL.1.poly and PFL.mshdb) to the list of files. ThePFL.1.poly file was created when you updated the mesh, and the PFL.mshdb file was generatedwhen you closed the ANSYS Meshing application.



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1.4.5. Setting Up the CFD Simulation in ANSYS Polydata

1. Import the data file (polyflow.dat).

The data file you will import has already been set up for a 3D extrusion simulation with a single inletflow rate. For details on how to set up a similar data file in ANSYS Polydata, see 3D Extrusion (p. 149).

a. Right-click the Setup cell in the ext3d fluid flow analysis system, and click Import Polyflow Dat ...in the context menu that opens.

b. Use the Open dialog box to browse to the folder you unzipped in a previous step, select poly-flow.dat, and click Open.

The state of the Setup cell remains Refresh Required, indicating that even though there is adata file now associated with the fluid flow analysis system, you still must perform an update forthe cell.

c. Right-click the Setup cell and click Update in the context menu that opens.

After ANSYS Polydata checks for coherence between the mesh and data files, the state for theSetup cell becomes Up-to-Date. At this point it would be possible to run the ANSYS Polyflow solverfor your simulation; however, for this tutorial you will first modify the data file.


Note the addition of the data file (polyflow.dat) to the list of files.

3. Start ANSYS Polydata.

Double-click the Setup cell in the ext3d fluid flow analysis system.

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You can also launch ANSYS Polydata by right-clicking the Setup cell and clicking Edit...in the context menu that opens.

Note

The mesh is automatically loaded and displayed in the Graphics Display window bydefault.



Figure 1.17: The ANSYS Polydata Application

4. View the mesh information, in order to verify the unit that should be used for length when definingyour inputs for the simulation.

It is a good practice to always perform this step with new meshes. Polydata and Polyflow do not considerunits when calculating a solution, so it is your responsibility to ensure that you enter values for the ve-locity, material data, and other settings that are consistent with each other and with the mesh.

a. Click the Mesh tab at the bottom of the Polydata window.

b. Click the Info button to open a panel that displays the mesh information.

c. Verify that the Length Unit used to create the mesh was meters and that the dimensions of theBounding Box (which surrounds the mesh) are 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.6.

It is therefore recommended that you use meters for the length unit when specifying the inputs forthe simulation. Note that if you decided that you would rather work with a different length unit,you could scale the mesh using Polyfuse, as described in the Polyflow User's Guide.



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d. Close the panel and click the Menus tab at the bottom of the Polydata window.

5. Modify the data file so that the inlet flow rate is flagged as modifiable in a user-defined template (UDT).

Note

UDTs are considered input parameters by ANSYS Workbench.

a. Select the task that must be modified.

F.E.M. Task 1

b. Select the sub-task of F.E.M. Task 1 to modify.

3D die swell

3D die swell is the name that was given to the sub-task for the flow problem when the data filewas created.

c. Modify the boundary conditions.

Flow boundary conditions

d. Select Inflow along INLET in the Flow boundary conditions menu and click Modify.

e. Click the UPDT button at the top of the ANSYS Polydata application window, to enable templateinputs.



f. Click Inflow in the Flow boundary condition along INLET menu.

g. Retain the selections of Automatic and Volumetric flow rate in the Inflow calculation on

INLET menu, and note that the flow rate is already set to 1 x 10-5 (which, since you are using

meters for your length unit, is equal to 10 cm3/s—that is, the initial flow rate proposed inProblem Description (p. 3)). Then click Upper level menu.

h. Click Create a new template entry in the Create template entry menu.

i. Click the UPDT button again at the top of the ANSYS Polydata application window, to disable templateinputs.

j. Click Upper level menu four times to return to the main Polydata menu.

6. Verify the system of units that will be passed to CFD-Post for postprocessing.

It is a good practice to always perform this step before running a new simulation, to ensure consistencywith the mesh and the units you used when defining the velocity, material data, and other settings.

Outputs

a. Note that the Current output(s) in the Outputs menu indicate that CFD-Post is currently selectedas the intended postprocessor.

b. Click Set units for CFD-Post, Ansys Mapper or Iges.

c. Note that meter, kilogram, and second are currently selected for Length, Mass, and Time, respect-ively (which is consistent with the values used in setting up the data file).

d. Click Upper level menu twice to return to the main Polydata menu.

7. Save the data file and close ANSYS Polydata.

Save and exit

a. Click Accept in the Field Management menu.

b. Click Continue in the File Management menu.

A Parameters cell will be added to the ext3d fluid flow analysis system in the ANSYS Workbench Project Schematic (cell A7). Also, a Parameter Set bar will be added below the system with an inboundarrow, indicating that an input parameter has been created.




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Note the addition of the template file (templates.upd) to the list of files.

1.4.6. Solution

1. Start ANSYS Polyflow.

In the ANSYS Workbench Project Schematic, right-click the Solution cell in the ext3d fluid flowanalysis system (cell A5), and click Update in the context menu that opens.

The ANSYS Polyflow solver will begin running. When the calculation is complete, the state for theSolution cell becomes Up-to-Date.


Note the addition of the listing file (polyflow.lst), the ANSYS Polyflow results file (res), the outputmesh file (res.msh), the CFD-Post file (cfx.res), and the automatically generated probe files (.prb)to the list of files. For more information about ANSYS Polyflow (and the files associated with it), see FilesWritten and Read by ANSYS Polydata and ANSYS Polyflow in the Polyflow User's Guide.



1.4.7. Postprocessing

In the following steps you will use ANSYS CFD-Post to view the results of your initial simulation, createan expression that can be used as an output parameter for ANSYS Workbench, then review the list offiles generated by ANSYS Workbench.

1. Start ANSYS CFD-Post.

In the ANSYS Workbench Project Schematic, double-click the Results cell in the ext3d fluid flowanalysis system (cell A6).

Extra

You can also start ANSYS CFD-Post by right-clicking the Results cell and selecting theEdit... option in the context menu that opens.

The ANSYS CFD-Post application will launch with the extrusion geometry already loaded (displayed inoutline mode). Note that ANSYS Polyflow results are also automatically loaded into ANSYS CFD-Post.

Figure 1.18: The Extrusion Geometry Loaded into ANSYS CFD-Post



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2. Obtain the view shown in Figure 1.19: Rotating the View (p. 30).

a. Rotate the view, by holding the center mouse button and moving your pointer in the viewer area.

b. Reduce the magnification of the view by clicking the Zoom icon at the top of the viewer area ( ),holding the left mouse button, and moving your pointer in the viewer area.

Figure 1.19: Rotating the View

3. Display contours of velocity magnitude on the boundaries (Figure 1.20: Contours of Velocity Mag-nitude (p. 33)).

a. Open the Insert Contour dialog box.

Insert → Contour



b. Retain the default entry of Contour 1 for Name and click OK to close the dialog box.

Information about Contour 1 will be displayed in the Details view below the Tree view in ANSYSCFD-Post. The Details view contains all of the settings for a contour object.

c. Open the Location Selector dialog box by clicking the location editor button ( ) next to theLocations drop-down list in the Geometry tab.



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i. Select all of the boundaries listed under ext3d by clicking the first one in the list(PART_1_1_SOL_DIE_WALL), holding the Shift key, and clicking the last one in the list(PART_1_2_SOL_SYMMETRY_2).

ii. Click OK to close the Location Selector dialog box.

d. Select VELOCITIES from the Variable drop-down list.

e. Click Apply.

The velocity is 0 along the die wall (as expected) and there is a fully developed profile at the inlet of thedie. At the die outlet, the velocity profile changes to become constant throughout the extrudate cross-section. The transition between these two states can be seen in the first third of the extrudate.



Figure 1.20: Contours of Velocity Magnitude

4. Display contours of velocity in cross-sections (Figure 1.21: Velocity Profiles at cross-sections (p. 38)).

a. Disable Contour 1 under User Locations and Plots in the Outline tab of the Tree view.



Setup and Solution

b. Create a cross-section plane at =0.0 m.

i. Select Plane from the Location drop-down menu, located in the toolbar.

ii. Retain the default entry of Plane 1 for Name in the Insert Plane dialog box that opens, andclick OK.



Information about Plane 1 will be displayed in the Details view.

iii. Retain the default selection of XY Plane for Method in the Geometry tab of the Details viewfor Plane 1.

iv. Retain the default entry of 0.0 m for Z.

v. Click Apply

c. In a similar manner, create cross-section planes at =0.08 m, 0.15 m, and 0.45 m named Plane 2,Plane 3, and Plane 4 respectively. Note that you will retain the default selection of XY Plane forMethod and enter appropriate values for Z in the Details view.

d. Disable Plane 1, Plane 2, Plane 3, and Plane 4 under User Locations and Plots in the Outline tabof the Tree view, so that the planes are no longer colored gray in the viewer area.

e. Open the Insert Contour dialog box.

Insert → Contour



Setup and Solution

f. Retain the default entry of Contour 2 for Name and click OK to close the dialog box.

Information about Contour 2 will be displayed in the Details view below the Tree view.

g. Open the Location Selector dialog box by clicking the location editor button ( ) next to theLocations drop-down list in the Geometry tab.



i. Select all of the planes listed under User Locations and Plots by clicking Plane 1, holding theShift key, and clicking Plane 4.

ii. Click OK to close the Location Selector dialog box.

h. Select VELOCITIES from the Variable drop-down list.

i. Click Apply.

Velocity profiles at the flow inlet, the flow outlet, and planes just before and just after the die exit aredisplayed. Compare the velocity profile within the die to the velocity profile just after the die exit at theend of the computational domain. In the die the flow is fully developed. The velocity profile is flat (thatis, all the particles in the cross-section are at the same velocity) in the extrudate, far away from the dieexit. In the transitional zone just beyond the die exit, the velocity profile is reorganized. The velocityprofile on the plane =0.15 m is no longer fully developed, but it is not yet flat either. The velocity re-arrangement is the source of the deformation of the extrudate.



Setup and Solution

Figure 1.21: Velocity Profiles at cross-sections

5. Create an expression for the maximum velocity at the flow exit, which can be used as an output parameterin ANSYS Workbench.

a. Click the Expressions tab in the Tree view.

b. Right-click anywhere in the Expressions tab and click New in the menu that opens to create a newexpression.

The New Expression dialog box will open.



i. Enter maxvelocity for Name.

ii. Click OK to close the New Expression dialog box.

c. Right-click in the Definition tab of the Details view, move your pointer over Functions, move yourpointer over CFD-Post, and click maxVal, to specify that the function in the expression obtains themaximum value.

d. Make sure that the cursor is between the parentheses of maxVal()@, right-click in the Details viewagain, move your pointer over Variables, and click VELOCITIES, to specify that the variables obtainedin the expression are velocities.



Setup and Solution

e. Move the cursor so that it is after the @ symbol of maxVal (VELOCITIES)@, right-click in the Detailsview again, move your pointer over Locations, and click PART_1_2_SOL_OUTLET, to specify thatthe variables are obtained for the expression at the flow exit.



f. Click Apply.

The expression in the Definition tab of the Details view will be defined as maxVal (VELOCITIES)@

PART_1_2_SOL_OUTLET with a Value of approximately 7.8 x 10-4 m/s, and maxvelocity willbe added to the list in the Expressions tab of the Tree view, as shown in Figure 1.22: Creating anExpression for an Output Parameter (p. 42).



Setup and Solution

Figure 1.22: Creating an Expression for an Output Parameter

g. Right-click maxvelocity in the Expressions tab of the Tree view and select Use as WorkbenchOutput Parameter in the context menu that opens.



An outbound arrow will be added from the Parameters cell to the Parameter Set bar in theProject Schematic, indicating that an output parameter has been created.

6. Close the ANSYS CFD-Post application.

Note

Note that the ANSYS CFD-Post state files are automatically saved when you exit ANSYSCFD-Post and return to ANSYS Workbench.

7. Save the ext3d-wb project in ANSYS Workbench.

File → Save




Setup and Solution

Figure 1.23: Displaying the Files View after Viewing Results in ANSYS CFD-Post

Note the addition of the ANSYS CFD-Post state file (ext3d.cst) to the list of files. For more informationabout ANSYS CFD-Post (and the files associated with it), see the ANSYS CFD-Post documentation.

1.4.8. Exploring Additional Solutions

At this point you have run the simulation with an initial inlet flow rate. In the following steps you willcreate multiple design points for various inlet flow rates, solve them with a single action, then reviewthe list of files generated by ANSYS Workbench.

Note

ANSYS DesignXplorer is licensed separately from ANSYS Polyflow. If you do not have accessto ANSYS DesignXplorer, you will not be able to perform some of the steps that follow, suchas computing multiple design points or plotting results in a chart.

1. Open the Parameters Set tab, which contains the Parameters and Design Points view (Figure 1.24: TheParameters and Design Points View (p. 45)).

In the ANSYS Workbench Project Schematic, double-click the Parameter Set bar below the ext3dfluid flow analysis system.

Extra

You can also open the Parameters and Design Points view by right-clicking the Para-meter Set bar and selecting the Edit... option in the context menu that opens.



Figure 1.24: The Parameters and Design Points View

If you do not see the panes shown in the previous figure, make them visible by enabling Outline,Properties, Table, and Chart from the View menu.

2. Run the calculation again with a new inlet flow rate for the current design point.

a. Enter 8E-6 under P1 - flow rate for the DP0 (Current) design point (cell B3) in the Table ofDesign Points.

An Update Required icon will be added to the cell under P2- maxvelocity for the DP0 (Current)design point (cell C3).

b. Right-click the cell under P2 - maxvelocity for the DP0 (Current) design point and select UpdateSelected Design Points in the context menu that opens, to generate the maximum velocity at theflow exit with the revised inlet flow rate.

Extra

You can also update the design point by clicking Update All Design Points in theANSYS Workbench toolbar.



Setup and Solution

A dialog box may open to inform you that some open editors may close during this process. ClickOK to proceed.

ANSYS Polydata will update the data file based on the revised inlet flow rate and ANSYS Polyflow willrun again. When the calculation is complete, the Table of Design Points will display a new value of

approximately 6.2 x 10-4 m/s under P2 - maxvelocity for the DP0 (Current) design point.

3. Create a chart for the updated current design point.

a. Click P1 under Input Parameters (cell A4) in the Outline of All Parameters.

The ANSYS Workbench Toolbox will display options for Parameter Charts.

b. Double-click Parameters Chart P1 vs ? in the Toolbox to open the Properties of Outline A11:0window at the bottom of the Parameters Set tab.

The Properties of Outline A11:0 window will display an initial setup for Parameter Chart 0,in which P1 - flow rate is selected from the X-Axis (Bottom) drop-down list.



c. Select P2 - maxvelocity from the Y-Axis (Left) drop-down list in the Properties of Outline A11:0window.

The current design point will be plotted in Parameter Chart 0 (Figure 1.25: The Chart of the CurrentDesign Point (p. 47)).

Figure 1.25: The Chart of the Current Design Point

4. Create more design points for a range of inlet flow rates.

a. Enter 1E-5 for P1 - flow rate in the row beneath the DP0 (Current) design point (cell B*) inthe Table of Design Points, so that a new row is added (4) with DP 1 as the Name.



Setup and Solution

b. In a similar manner, create additional design points DP 2 and DP 3 with a P1 - flow rate of1.1E-5 and 1.2E-5, respectively.

Extra

By default, Workbench only saves the calculated data for the design point in therow labeled Current. You can specify that the data generated for any other designpoints is saved within the project by enabling the Retain option in column D. Afterthe design points are updated, you can then right-click a design point in the Tableof Design Points and select Set as Current to access the data.

5. Generate the values for the maximum velocity at the flow exit for all of the new design points.

Click Update All Design Points in the ANSYS Workbench toolbar.

ANSYS Polydata will update and ANSYS Polyflow will run repeatedly to solve for each of the designpoints. As each calculation completes, the Table of Design Points (Figure 1.26: Displaying Values forAll of the Design Points (p. 48)) and Parameter Chart 0 (Figure 1.27: The Chart of All of the DesignPoints (p. 49)) will be updated.

Figure 1.26: Displaying Values for All of the Design Points



Figure 1.27: The Chart of All of the Design Points

6. Save the ext3d-wb project in ANSYS Workbench.

File → Save

7. Return to the Project Schematic view by clicking the Project tab above the ANSYS Workbench toolbar.


Figure 1.28: Displaying the Files View after Exploring Solutions

Note that the list of files shows that the design point file (designPoint.wbdp) was updated. Formore information about the files associated with ANSYS Workbench, see the ANSYS Workbench docu-mentation.

1.5. Summary

In this tutorial, portions of ANSYS Workbench were used to simulate a 3D extrusion and to comparethe flow exit velocities associated with a range of inlet flow rates.

ANSYS DesignModeler was used to prepare the geometry, ANSYS Meshing was used to create a compu-tational mesh, ANSYS Polydata was used to set up the simulation, ANSYS Polyflow was used to calculatethe fluid flow throughout the geometry using the computational mesh, and CFD-Post was used to



Summary

analyze the results. In addition, the Parameters and Design Points view of ANSYS Workbench wasused to add additional design points and compare their associated flow exit velocities on a chart.



Part II: Extrusion

The following extrusion tutorials are available:

1. 2.5D Axisymmetric Extrusion2. Fluid Flow and Conjugate Heat Transfer3. Non-Isothermal Flow Through a Cooled Die4. 3D Extrusion5. Direct Extrusion6. Inverse Extrusion7. Flow of Two Immiscible Fluids8. Flow of Two Immiscible Fluids by Species Method

Chapter 1: 2.5D Axisymmetric Extrusion

This tutorial is divided into the following sections:1.1. Introduction1.2. Prerequisites1.3. Problem Description1.4. Preparation1.5. Setup and Solution1.6. Summary

1.1. Introduction

This tutorial illustrates the setup and solution of a 2.5D axisymmetric extrusion problem. The problemcorresponds to a simplified 2D simulation of a swirling flow that occurs around the head of an extrusionscrew. The fluid is forced through the die and exits the extruder after a short die land. The model involvesa free surface, the position of which is unknown.

In this tutorial you will learn how to:

• Create a project in ANSYS Workbench.

• Start Polydata from ANSYS Workbench.

• Create a new task.

• Create a sub-task.

• Set material properties and boundary conditions for a 2.5D axisymmetric extrusion problem.

• Select a remeshing method.

• Specify output for CFD-Post.

1.2. Prerequisites

This tutorial assumes that you have little experience with Polyflow and its associated modules.


The problem to be considered is shown schematically in Figure 1.1: Problem Schematic (p. 54). The

fluid enters the domain at a flow rate of 10 cm3/s. The screw rotates at an angular velocity of 2 rad/s.In the upper part of the domain, a free surface is used to model the extrudate going out of the extrusiondie. The position of the free surface is unknown. A portion of the mesh is affected by this unknownboundary. A remeshing technique will be applied on this part of the mesh.



Figure 1.1: Problem Schematic

Since the problem involves a free surface, the domain is divided into two subdomains: one for the regionnear the free surface and the other for the rest of the domain, as shown in Figure 1.2: Subdomains andBoundary Sets for the Problem (p. 55)


2.5D Axisymmetric Extrusion

Figure 1.2: Subdomains and Boundary Sets for the Problem

The boundary sets for the problem are also shown in Figure 1.2: Subdomains and Boundary Sets for theProblem (p. 55), and the conditions at the boundaries of the domains are:

• BS1: flow inlet

• BS2: outer wall

• BS3: free surface

• BS4: flow exit

• BS5: symmetry axis



Problem Description

• BS6: rotating screw

1.4. Preparation

To prepare for running this tutorial:

1. Prepare a working folder for your simulation.

2. Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal, https://support.ansys.com/training.

Note

If you do not have a User Name and Password, you can register by clicking CustomerRegistration on the Log In page.

3. Enter the name of this tutorial into the search bar.

4. Narrow the results by using the filter on the left side of the page.

a. Click ANSYS Polyflow under Product.

b. Click 16.0 under Version.

5. Select this tutorial from the list.

6. Click Files to download the input and solution files.

7. Unzip the 25-Axi-Extrusion_R160.zip file you have downloaded to your working folder.

The mesh file ext2d.msh can be found in the unzipped folder.

8. Start Workbench from Start > All Programs > ANSYS 16.0 > Workbench 16.0.


The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:1.5.1. Project and Mesh1.5.2. Define a Task1.5.3. Material Data1.5.4. Boundary Conditions1.5.5. Remeshing1.5.6. Stream Function1.5.7. Outputs1.5.8. Save and Exit Polydata1.5.9. Solution1.5.10. Postprocessing




1.5.1. Project and Mesh

Note

If you create the mesh in GAMBIT or a third-party CAD package, you need to convert it beforeyou read it into Polydata. In this tutorial, the mesh file has already been converted. So youcan read the mesh file directly into Polydata.

1. Create a Fluid Flow (Polyflow) analysis system by drag and drop in ANSYS Workbench.

a. Rename the project name to Tutorial 1 by double-clicking and editing the text Fluid Flow (Poly-flow).

b. Save the ANSYS Workbench project using File → Save.

c. Enter 2.5-axi-extrusion as the name of the ANSYS Workbench project.

This will create a 2.5-axi-extrusion.wbpj file and a folder named 2.5-axi-extru-sion_files in the working directory. To reopen this project in a later ANSYS Workbench session,use File → Open.

2. Import the mesh file for the Polydata session.

Right-click the Mesh cell, hover over Import Mesh File… and click Browse....



Setup and Solution

a. Select ext2d.msh.

b. Click Open.

3. Double-click the Setup cell to start Polydata and read in the mesh. When Polydata starts, the Create a newtask menu item appears in bold text, and the geometry for the problem is displayed in the Graphics Displaywindow.

Note

At this point (when Create a new task appears in bold text) if you realize that you haveread the wrong mesh file, click STOP at the top of the Polydata menu and repeat theprocess to access the correct mesh file.



1.5.2. Define a Task

In the following steps you will first define a new task representing the 2.5D axisymmetric steady-state model.Then you will define a sub-task for the isothermal flow calculation.

1. Create a task for the model.

Create a new task

a. Select the following options:

• F.E.M. task

• Steady-state problem(s)

• 2D 1/2 axisymmetric geometry

The Current setup (above the selected options) will be updated to reflect the selection. In anyproblem solved using Polyflow, first an F.E.M. task is defined to calculate the flow field. If inform-ation regarding the trajectories is necessary, specify a MIXING task after solving the problemwith the F.E.M. task specification and obtaining the results file. Then solve the problem onceagain. 3D velocity components (u,v,w) are prescribed in a 2D cylindrical reference frame (r,z), so2D 1/2 axisymmetric geometry has been chosen. A steady-state condition is assumed for thisproblem.

b. Click Accept the current setup.



Setup and Solution

The Create a sub-task menu item appears in bold text.

Note

At this point (when Create a sub-task appears in bold text) if you realize that youhave made a mistake in the creation of the task and you need to return to that menu,do the following:

i. Click Upper level menu to return to the top-level Polydata menu.

ii. Select Redefine global parameters of a task and make the necessary changes.

iii. Click Accept the current setup when you are satisfied with the corrected settings.

iv. Select F.E.M. Task 1.

2. Create a sub-task for the isothermal flow.

Create a sub-task

a. Select Generalized Newtonian isothermal flow problem.

A small dialog box appears asking for the title of the problem.

b. Enter die swell as the New value and click OK.

The Domain of the sub-task menu item appears in bold text.

Note

At this point (when Domain of the sub-task appears in bold text) if you realize thatyou have made a mistake in the creation of the sub-task and you need to return tothat menu, do the following:

i. Click Upper level menu.

ii. Select Redefine global parameters of a sub-task and make the necessary changes.

iii. Click Upper level menu.



iv. Select die swell at the bottom of the existing menu.

The Domain of the sub-task menu item appears in bold text.

3. Define the domain where the sub-task applies.

Since this flow involves a free surface, the domain is divided into two subdomains: one for the regionnear the free surface and the other for the rest of the domain. Here, the sub-task applies to bothsubdomains (the default condition).

Domain of the sub-task

Accept the default selection of both subdomains by clicking Upper level menu.

The Material data menu item appears in bold text.

1.5.3. Material Data

Polydata indicates the material properties that are relevant for your sub-task by dimming the irrelevantproperties. In this case, viscosity, density, inertia terms, and gravity are available for specification. For thismodel, define only the viscosity of the material. Inertia effects are neglected and density is specified onlywhen inertia, gravity, heat convection, or natural convection is taken into account. Since gravitational effectsare not included in the model, the default value of zero is retained for gravity.

Material data



Setup and Solution

1. Click Shear-rate dependence of viscosity.

2. Click Cross law.

The viscosity is given by the Cross law:

(1.1)

where:

= zero-shear-rate viscosity = 85000

= natural time = 0.2

= Cross law index = 0.3

= shear rate

3. Specify the value , referred to as “fac” in the graphical user interface (compare the equation at the top

of the Cross law menu to Equation 1.1 (p. 62)).

Modify fac

Enter 85000 [units: poise] as the New value and click OK.

4. Specify the value for , referred to as “tnat” in the graphical user interface.

Modify tnat



Enter 0.2 [units: s] as the New value and click OK.

5. Specify the value for , referred to as “expom” in the graphical user interface.

Modify expom

Enter 0.3 as the New value and click OK.

6. Check whether the values of the constants are correct, and repeat the previous steps if you need tomodify the constants again.

7. Click Upper level menu three times to leave the Material Data specification.

The Flow boundary conditions menu item appears in bold text.

1.5.4. Boundary Conditions

The following steps will show you how to set the conditions at each of the boundaries of the domain.When a boundary set is selected, its location appears in bold text in red in the graphics window.




Setup and Solution

1. Set the conditions at the flow inlet (BS_1).

a. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BS_1 and click Modify.

b. Click Inflow.

c. Click Modify volumetric flow rate.

Polydata prompts you for the volumetric flow rate.

d. Enter 10 [units: cm3/s] as the New value and click OK.

e. Select Automatic and click Upper level menu.

When the Automatic option is selected, Polydata chooses the most appropriate method to computethe inflow. In this case, Polydata will use a 1D finite-element technique to compute a 1D fully-developed



velocity profile, based on the specified material properties and flow rate. Moreover, the inflowboundary condition requires that the computational domain be built in such a way that the basicassumptions of fully-developed flow are satisfied. In axisymmetric geometries, the inflow section mustbe perpendicular to the axial direction.

2. Set the conditions at the outer wall (BS_2).

The fluid is assumed to stick to the wall, since at a solid-liquid interface the velocity of the liquid is thatof the solid surface. This is commonly known as the no-slip assumption because the liquid is assumedto adhere to the wall, and therefore has no velocity relative to the wall.

Retain the default condition Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BS_2.

3. Set the conditions at the free surface (BS_3).

In a steady-state problem, the velocity field must be tangential to a free surface, since no fluidparticles go out of the domain through the free surface. This constraint is called the kinematiccondition, = 0. This equation requires an initial condition at the starting point of the free surface,which in this case is located at the intersection of BS_2 and BS_3.


b. Click Free surface.

c. Click Boundary conditions on the moving surface.

Note

Do not select the Outlet option. It is only applicable for die design problems.

d. Select No condition along BS_2 and click Modify.

As mentioned above, the starting point of the free surface is at the intersection of BS_2 and BS_3.

e. Click Position imposed.

f. Click Upper level menu.

g. Click Upper level menu to return to the Kinematic condition menu.

h. Retain the default settings for the Normal force and Direction of motion.

i. Click Upwinding in the kinematic equation.

j. Click Upper level menu to return to the Flow boundary conditions menu.

4. Set the conditions at the flow exit (BS_4).

It is reasonable to consider that a uniform velocity profile is obtained at the exit. In most cases, a bulkflow is obtained and thus no force is acting, so the selection of zero normal and tangential forces is ap-propriate. In situations involving pulling velocity or force or gravity, the corresponding boundary conditionshould be selected.




Setup and Solution

b. Click Normal and tangential forces imposed (fn, fs).

c. Accept the default value of 0 for the normal force by clicking Upper level menu.

d. Accept the default value of 0 for the tangential force by clicking Upper level menu.

e. Click No when prompted to confirm that the rotational velocity ( ) is 0.

The rotational force is 0, not the rotational velocity.

f. Click 'w' force imposed.

g. Select 'w' force = constant.

h. Accept the default value of 0 by clicking OK.

i. Click Yes to confirm that the rotational force is 0.

5. Retain the default condition at the symmetry axis (Axis of symmetry along BS_5).

For axisymmetric models, the axis of symmetry is always the y axis. Polydata determines the axis ofsymmetry from the mesh file, and automatically imposes the symmetry condition along the line r=0(x=0).

6. Set the conditions at the boundary of the rotating screw (BS_6).



Since the screw is rotating with angular velocity = 2 = 6.2832 rad/s, the rotational velocity alongthis boundary is prescribed to increase linearly with ( = 6.2832 ). In the equation for , X denotesthe direction and Y denotes the direction. Since the fluid sticks to the wall, = 0 = .


b. Click Normal and tangential velocities imposed (vn,vs).

c. Accept the default value of 0 for the normal velocity ( ) and tangential velocity ( ) by selecting Upperlevel menu twice.

d. Click No when prompted to confirm that the rotational velocity ( ) is 0.

e. Click Velocity w imposed and select 'w' velocity = linear function of coordinates.

f. Accept the default value of 0 [units: cm/s] for the constant A by clicking OK.



Setup and Solution

g. Enter 6.2832 [units: rad/s] as the New value for the constant B and click OK.

h. Accept the default value of 0 [units: rad/s] for the constant C by clicking OK.

i. Click Yes to confirm the "w" velocity equation.

j. Click Upper level menu at the top of the Flow boundary conditions menu.

The Global remeshing menu item appears in bold text.

1.5.5. Remeshing

This model involves a free surface for which the position is unknown. A portion of the mesh is affected bythis unknown boundary. Hence a remeshing technique is applied on this part of the mesh. The free surfaceis entirely contained within subdomain 2, and hence only subdomain 2 will be affected by the relocation ofthe free surface.

Global remeshing

1. Specify the region where the remeshing is to be performed (SD_2).

In some cases, when the mesh is geometrically complex, it may be necessary to split it into additionalsubdomains in order to define a specific remeshing method on each of them. For this purpose, Polydataallows you to create several local remeshings. For the current problem, a single local remeshing is sufficient.

1-st local remeshing



a. Select SD_1 and click Remove.

SD_1 is moved from the top list to the bottom list, indicating that only SD_2 will be remeshed.

If you accidentally remove the wrong subdomain, select it and click Add to restore it. Then, followthe instructions to remove the correct subdomain.



Setup and Solution

b. Click Upper level menu.

The Method of Spines menu item appears in bold text.

2. Define the parameters for the system of spines.

The purpose of the remeshing technique is to relocate internal nodes according to the displacement ofboundary nodes due to the motion of the free surface. Mesh nodes are organized along lines ofremeshing (spines), which are collections of nodes logically arranged in a one-dimensional manner. Thistechnique is most suited for 2D extrusion problems. Polydata requires the specification of the first andlast spines that the fluid encounters (inlet of spines and outlet of spines, respectively).

In this case, the inlet of spines is the intersection of subdomain 2 with subdomain 1, and the outlet ofspines is the intersection of subdomain 2 with the flow exit (boundary 4).

Method of Spines

a. Specify the inlet for the system of spines.

Select Intersection with SD_1 and click Confirm.



b. Specify the outlet for the system of spines.

Select Intersection with BS_4 and click Confirm.

c. Click Upper level menu twice.

At this point, if you realize that you have made a mistake in global remeshing, click die swell at thebottom of the menu and perform this Step again.

1.5.6. Stream Function

Once the velocity field is known, Polyflow calculates the stream function automatically. This calculation requiresyou to specify the point where the stream function vanishes. Polydata imposes a vanishing value at thenodal point closest to the specified position.

Assign the stream function

1. Select Condition on the stream function for field 1. Click No in the window that pops up.



Setup and Solution

2. Enter 5 [units: cm] as the New value of X.

3. Retain the default value of 0 [units: cm] for Y.

4. Click Upper level menu twice.

If you have made a mistake in assigning the stream function, click F.E.M. Task 1 to get into that menuand then repeat this Step.



1.5.7. Outputs

After Polyflow calculates a solution, it can save the results in several different formats. Choose the formatthat is appropriate for your postprocessor. In this case, save the outputs in the default format for ANSYSCFD-Post.

Outputs

1. Select Listing: max.

2. Accept the default output option for CFD-Post by clicking Upper level menu.

When exiting the menu, Polydata asks you to confirm the current system units and fields that are to besaved to the results file for postprocessing.

3. Specify the system of units for the simulation.

a. Click Modify system of units.

b. Select Set to metric_cm/g/s/A+Celsius.


If you do not enter the menu Outputs, Polydata will ask you to confirm the current system units atthe end of the session, if it is a new session.

1.5.8. Save and Exit Polydata

Save and exit.

If this was not yet done before (see above), Polydata asks you to confirm the current system units. It willalso ask to confirm fields that are to be saved to the results file for postprocessing.



Setup and Solution

1. Click Accept.

This confirms that the default Current field(s) are correct.

2. Click Continue.

This accepts the default names for graphical output files (cfx.res) that are to be saved for postpro-cessing, and for the Polyflow format results file (res).



1.5.9. Solution

Run Polyflow to calculate a solution for the model you just defined using Polydata.

1. Run Polyflow by right-clicking the Solution cell of the simulation and selecting Update from the shortcutmenu.

This executes Polyflow using the data file as standard input, and writes information about the problemdescription, calculations, and convergence to a listing file (polyflow.lst).

2. Check for convergence in the listing file.

a. Right-click the Solution cell and select Listing Viewer….

ANSYS Workbench opens the View listing file dialog box, which displays the listing file.

b. In the View listing file dialog box, disable the Show only last 200 lines option and click the Manualrefresh button. Then find the SOLVER section that relates to F.E.M. Task 1; at the end of thissection, a message Convergence assumed is displayed. This indicates that the solution has con-verged. See the Polyflow User's Guide for more information on convergence.


ANSYS CFD-Post has similar interfaces for UNIX and Windows, the postprocessing steps are illustrated forWindows.

1. Double-click the Results cell in the ANSYS Workbench analysis and read the results files saved by Polyflow.



Setup and Solution

ANSYS CFD-Post reads the solution fields that were saved to the results file.

2. Align the view.

a. Right-click a blank area anywhere in the graphical window, hover over Predefined Camera in thecontext menu, and select View From +Z.

The central mouse button allows you to zoom in and zoom out. The left mouse button allows rotatingthe image. The right mouse button allows you zoom to an area.

b. Also, right-click a blank area anywhere in the graphical window and deselect Ruler, if needed.

3. Display contours of pressure.

a. Click the Insert menu and select Contour or click the Contour button ( ).

b. Click OK to accept the default name (Contour 1) and open the details view below the Outline tab.



c. In the details view for Contour 1, specify the following settings under Geometry:

i. Next to Locations, click the ellipsis button ( ) on the right and select SD_1_surf and SD_2_surf(use Ctrl to select multiple items).

Click OK to close the Location Selector dialog box.

ii. Select PRESSURE from the Variable drop-down list, or click the ellipsis button ( ) on the rightand select PRESSURE.

iii. Click Apply.



Setup and Solution

Figure 1.3: Contours of Static Pressure

d. Rotate about the Y axis to view a true cross-section of the results.

i. Double-click Default Transform in the Outline tab.



The details view of Default Transform will open below the Outline tab.

ii. In the details view of Default Transform, disable Instancing Info From Domain.

iii. Increase Number of Graphical Instances to 2.

iv. Select Y from the Axis drop-down list in the Axis Definition group box.

v. Decrease the Number of Passages to 2 in the Instance Definition group box.

vi. Retain the rest of the default settings.

vii. Click Apply.



Setup and Solution

e. Annotate the display.

i. Click the Insert menu and select Text or click the button.

ii. Click OK to accept the default name (Text 1) and open the details view below the Outline tab.



iii. Enter Polyflow Results for Text String in the Definition tab of the details view.

iv. In the Location tab, select Top for Y Justification.

v. Possibly check the Appearance tab.

vi. Click Apply.



Setup and Solution

Figure 1.4: Contours of Static Pressure after Applying Rotation

4. Display velocity vectors.

a. Deselect Contour 1.

b. Click the Insert menu and select Vector or click the Vector button ( ).

c. Click OK to accept the default name (Vector 1) and open the details view below the Outline tab.



d. Perform the following steps in the details view of Vector 1:

i. In the Geometry tab, click the ellipsis button ( ) next to Locations, select SD_1_surf andSD_2_surf (use Ctrl to select multiple items), and click OK.

ii. Select VELOCITIES from the Variable drop-down list, or click the ellipsis button ( ) on the rightand select VELOCITIES.

iii. Click Apply.

iv. Define the attributes of vectors: in the Symbol tab, set Symbol to Arrow3D and Symbol Size to3.

v. Click Apply.

e. Remove the annotation.

i. Deselect Text 1 in the Outline tab, under User locations and plots.



Setup and Solution

Figure 1.5: Velocity Vectors

f. Modify the view to better visualize the velocity vectors.

i. Rotate to the isometric view by clicking the cyan-blue dot in the axis triad (bottom right of thegraphics window).

This allows you to better visualize the magnitude of the velocity vectors.



ii. Enable Normalize Symbols in the Symbol tab of the details view for Vector 1.

This allows you to better visualize the direction of the velocity vectors.



Setup and Solution

The velocity vectors take all components of the velocity into account. Along the screw tip, therotational component is important, leading to long vectors that are not in the xy plane. After thedie exit, a rearrangement of the velocity field takes place. The flow slows down along the axis ofsymmetry and accelerates on the outside. This makes the particles go toward the free surface,creating the swelling.

g. Display the mesh.

i. In the Outline tab, select SD_1_surf and double-click.



ii. Under Render tab, deselect Show Faces and select Show Mesh Lines.

iii. Under Color tab, click the ellipsis ( ), select the color white and click OK.

iv. Click Apply.

v. Repeat operations (i) to (iii) for SD_2_surf.

h. Make the mesh lines more visible.

i. Double-click Vector 1 under User Locations and Plots in the Outline tab.

ii. Under the Symbol tab, deselect Normalize Symbols.

iii. Click Apply.

i. Right-click a blank area in the graphics window, hover over Predefined Camera in the context menu,and select View from +Z.



Setup and Solution

Figure 1.6: Velocity Vectors with Mesh

j. Rotate the whole figure.

i. Move the mouse to the left-hand border of the graphic window until the cursor suggests a rotationalong a vertical line.

ii. Click and move the mouse slowly to the right-hand side.

1.6. Summary

This tutorial demonstrated how to set up and solve a 2.5D axisymmetric extrusion problem. It showedhow to set up a free surface problem and the associated remeshing, and demonstrated the use of CFD-Post to examine the flow behavior associated with the problem.



Chapter 2: Fluid Flow and Conjugate Heat Transfer

This tutorial is divided into the following sections:2.1. Introduction2.2. Prerequisites2.3. Problem Description2.4. Setup and Solution2.5. Summary

2.1. Introduction

This tutorial illustrates the setup and solution of a problem involving heat transfer between a Newtonianfluid and a cooled circular die. Along with a good die design, rheological and thermo physical propertiesof the melt and the thermal settings in the die are very important in obtaining a geometrically well-defined polymer product. The heat transfer calculation is important when temperature-sensitive polymersare shaped and when product surface qualities are of critical importance. The temperature field at thedie exit influences the swelling and drawing behavior of the product.

In this tutorial, you will solve the non-isothermal flow problem for the fluid and the heat conductionin the die, making some assumptions regarding the rheological and thermo physical properties of themelt.


• Start Polydata from Workbench.

• Create a new task.

• Create multiple sub-tasks.

• Define a Newtonian non-isothermal flow problem.

• Define a Heat conduction problem.

• Set material properties and boundary conditions for a fluid-solid heat conduction and flow problem.

2.2. Prerequisites

This tutorial assumes that you are familiar with the menu structure in Polydata and Workbench andthat you have solved or read 2.5D Axisymmetric Extrusion (p. 53). Some steps in the set up procedurewill not be shown explicitly.


This tutorial examines the coupled problem of non-isothermal flow of a Newtonian fluid and heatconduction in an axisymmetric steel die. As shown in Figure 2.1: A Schematic Diagram of the Fluid andthe Circular Die (p. 90), the melt enters the domain at a fixed temperature and a given flow rate of



= 180˚C and =0.6e−06 m3/s, respectively. The problem involves flow, heat transfer by conductionand convection, and heat generation by viscous dissipation. Energy, momentum, and incompressibilityequations are solved in the fluid domain. The energy equation for heat conduction is solved in thesolid domain.

To solve the coupled problem, two sub-tasks are defined: one for the fluid (sub-task 1) and the otherfor the solid (sub-task 2). Each sub-task will contain a particular model, domain of definition, materialproperties, and boundary conditions, including interface conditions with the other sub-task. The sub-tasks are coupled, because the global solution of the problem depends on the values of the solutionvariables at the intersection of the fluid and solid domains.

Figure 2.1: A Schematic Diagram of the Fluid and the Circular Die

The material properties for the fluid are as follows:

• = density (950 kg/m3)

• = Newtonian viscosity (2500 Pa•s)

• = heat capacity per unit mass (2300 J/kg-˚C)

• = thermal conductivity (0.5 W/m-˚C)

Viscous heating is taken into account. For the solid region, the thermal conductivity is 35 W/m-˚C.

The boundary sets for the problem are shown in Figure 2.2: Boundaries and Sub-domains (p. 91), andthe conditions at the boundaries of the domains are as follows:

• boundary 1: flow inlet, = 180°C, = 0.6 × 10−6 m3/s


Fluid Flow and Conjugate Heat Transfer

• intersection of subdomain 1 and subdomain 2: interface

• boundary 2: insulated

• boundary 3: = 100°C

• boundary 4: insulated

• boundary 5: flow exit

• boundary 6: symmetry axis

Figure 2.2: Boundaries and Sub-domains


The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:2.4.1. Preparation2.4.2. Project and Mesh2.4.3. Create a Task for the Model2.4.4. Fluid Sub-Task 12.4.5. Die Sub-Task2.4.6. Save and Exit Polydata2.4.7. Solution2.4.8. Postprocessing

2.4.1. Preparation





Setup and Solution


Note








7. Unzip the Fluid-Solid_R160.zip file you have downloaded to your working folder.

The mesh file flusol.msh can be found in the unzipped folder.



1. Create a Fluid Flow (Polyflow) analysis system by drag and drop in Workbench.

2. Save the ANSYS Workbench project using File → Save, entering fluid_solid as the name of the project.

3. Import the mesh file (flusol.msh).

4. Double-click the Setup cell to start Polydata.

When Polydata starts, the Create a new task menu item is highlighted, and the geometry for theproblem is displayed in the Graphics Display window.

2.4.3. Create a Task for the Model

The flow problem for the fluid and the heat conduction in the solid is solved in two different sub-tasks.However, the task attributes are the same for both the sub-tasks, so define a single task for the coupledproblem.


Create a new task

2. Select the following options:

• F.E.M. task





• 2D axisymmetric geometry

Since the problem involves an axisymmetric steel die, the computational domain for the problem ischosen to be a 2D cylindrical reference frame (r,z) with r=0 as the axis of symmetry, and involves twovelocity components (u,v); hence 2D axisymmetric geometry has been chosen. A Steady-state conditionis assumed for the problem.

3. Click Accept the current setup.

The Create a sub-task menu item is highlighted.

2.4.4. Fluid Sub-Task 1

In the following steps you will define the flow problem, identify the domain of definition, set the relevantmaterial properties for the Newtonian fluid, and define boundary conditions along its boundaries.

1. Create the sub-task for the fluid flow.

Create a sub-task

a. Select Generalized Newtonian non-isothermal flow problem.

Note

Be sure you are selecting the non-isothermal flow problem.

A dialog box appears asking for the title of the problem.

b. Enter fluid as the New value and click OK.

The Domain of the sub-task menu item is highlighted.


To solve the coupled problem, the computational domain is divided into two sub-domains with acommon intersection. A sub-task with its own model, material properties, and boundary conditionsis defined on each of the non-overlapping subdomains. Sub-task 1 is defined for SUBDOMAIN_1,



Setup and Solution

since SUBDOMAIN_1 represents the fluid (as shown in Figure 2.2: Boundaries and Sub-do-mains (p. 91)).


a. Select SUBDOMAIN_2 and click Remove.

SUBDOMAIN_2 is moved from the top list to the bottom list, indicating that subtask 1 is definedon SUBDOMAIN_1.

b. Click Upper level menu at the top of the panel.

The Material data menu item is highlighted.

3. Specify the material properties for the fluid.

Polydata indicates which material properties are relevant for your sub-task by graying out the irrelevantproperties. In this sub-task, Polyflow solves energy, incompressibility and momentum equations, so youhave to define viscosity, density, thermal conductivity, heat capacity per unit mass, and viscous heating.For a non-isothermal flow problem, the viscosity can depend on both shear rate and temperature. Inthis case, the viscosity is constant, so it depends on neither of them.

Material Data

a. Click Shear-rate dependence of viscosity.

Since the fluid flow is Newtonian, specify a constant value for the viscosity.



i. Click Constant viscosity.

ii. Specify the value for , referred to as “fac” in the graphical user interface.

Modify fac

Polydata prompts for the new value of .

iii. Enter 2500 [units: Pa•s] as the New value and click OK.

iv. Click Upper level menu two times to continue the Material Data specification.

b. Select Temperature dependence of viscosity.

i. Select No temperature dependence.

Polydata displays the following message, confirming that there is no temperature dependencefor the viscosity.



Setup and Solution

ii. Click OK.

iii. Click Upper level menu to continue the Material Data specification.

c. Click Density.

In this problem, specify a constant value for the density.

Modification of density

i. Enter 950 [units: kg/m3] as the New value and click OK.

ii. Click Upper level menu to continue the Material Data specification.

d. Click Thermal conductivity.

As shown at the top of the menu, the thermal conductivity is defined as a nonlinear function ofthe temperature:

(2.1)

where is the temperature and is a reference temperature.

In this problem, the thermal conductivity is assumed to be a constant for the fluid so only theconstant coefficient is modified.

Modify a



i. Enter 0.5 [units: W/m-˚C] as the New value and click OK.

ii. Click Upper level menu to continue with the Material Data specification.

e. Click Heat capacity per unit mass.

As shown at the top of the menu, the heat capacity per unit mass is defined as a nonlinear functionof temperature:

(2.2)

where is the temperature and is a reference temperature.

The temperature variation of differs with the nature of the polymer melts. In this problem, isassumed to be constant, so only the constant coefficient is modified.

Modify a

i. Enter 2300 [units: J/kg-˚C] as the New value and click OK.


f. Click Viscous heating.

When shearing occurs in a flow, the friction of the different fluid layers generates heat. When thefluid is highly viscous and/or the shear rate is high, the heating of the fluid caused due to thisphenomenon must be taken into account.

i. Select Viscous heating will be taken into account.

ii. Click Upper level menu to return to the Material Data specification.

g. Click Upper level menu to return to the fluid menu.

The Flow boundary conditions menu item is highlighted.

4. Specify the flow boundary conditions for SUBDOMAIN_1.




Setup and Solution

a. Set the conditions along the intersection of SUBDOMAIN_1 and SUBDOMAIN_2.

The intersection acts as a wall for the fluid, and since the fluid is assumed to stick to the wall, zeronormal and tangential velocities is imposed along this boundary.

i. Retain the default condition Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along SUBDOMAIN_2.

b. Set the conditions at the flow inlet (BOUNDARY_1).

i. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY_1 and click Modify.

ii. Click Inflow.

iii. Retain the default settings, Automatic and Volumetric flow rate.

iv. Click Modify volumetric flow rate.



v. Enter 0.6e-06 [units: m3/s] as the New value in the dialog box that appears, and click OK.

The flow rate of the melt is very low due to the highly viscous nature of the melt.

When the Automatic option is selected, Polydata automatically chooses the most appropriatemethod to compute the inflow condition.

vi. Click Upper level menu.

c. Set the conditions at the flow exit (BOUNDARY_5).

It is assumed that a fully developed velocity profile is reached at the exit, so the outflow conditionis appropriate. This condition imposes a zero normal force, (which includes a pressure term),

and zero tangential velocity, .


ii. Click Outflow.

d. Retain the default, Axis of symmetry along BOUNDARY_6.

For axisymmetric models, Polydata recognizes the axis of symmetry from the mesh file, and auto-matically imposes the symmetry condition along the line r=0. This condition imposes a zero normalvelocity and zero tangential force along this boundary.

e. Click Upper level menu at the top of the Flow boundary conditions menu to return to the fluidmenu.

The Thermal boundary conditions menu item is highlighted.

5. Specify the thermal boundary conditions for SUBDOMAIN_1.

For non-isothermal problems, specify either the temperature or the heat flux on each boundary segment.The temperature along a given boundary can be a constant or a prescribed function of coordinates.

Thermal boundary conditions



Setup and Solution

a. Set the conditions at the intersection of SUBDOMAIN_1 and SUBDOMAIN_2.

An interface condition is set at the intersection of subdomain 1 and subdomain 2. This conditionensures continuity of the temperature field and of the heat flux along the interface. Since you aresolving a coupled problem, this condition of continuity is essential for the global solution of thetemperature and heat flux variables.

i. Select Temperature imposed along SUBDOMAIN_2 and click Modify.

ii. Click Interface.

iii. Click Upper level menu to accept the default setting (continuous heat flux along the interface).

In the case of an interface condition, both the heat flux and temperature are usually continuousalong the interface. It is possible to specify a nonzero value for the heat flux jump ( ), butthis is mainly used in problems where internal radiation is simulated. Here, accept the defaultvalue for the definition of heat flux discontinuity, = 0.


A constant value for the temperature is imposed along this boundary.

i. Select Temperature imposed along BOUNDARY_1 and click Modify.

ii. Click Temperature imposed.

iii. Select Constant.



Polydata prompts you for the new value of the constant temperature.

iv. Enter 180 [units: ˚C] as the New value and click OK.

v. Click Upper level menu to return to the Thermal boundary conditions menu.

c. Set the conditions at the flow outlet (BOUNDARY_5).

A zero conductive heat flux is imposed along this boundary.


ii. Click Outflow.

d. Retain the default, Axis of symmetry along BOUNDARY_6.

e. Click Upper level menu twice to return to the F.E.M. Task 1 menu.

2.4.5. Die Sub-Task

In the following steps you will define the heat conduction problem, identify the domain of definition, set therelevant material properties for the solid, and define the boundary conditions along its boundaries.

1. Create a sub-task for the solid.

Create a sub-task

a. Polydata asks if you want to copy data from an existing sub-task.



Setup and Solution

b. Click No, since this sub-task has different parameters associated with it.

c. Click Heat conduction problem.


d. Enter solid as the New value and click OK.


2. Define the domain where the sub-task applies (SUBDOMAIN_2).





3. Specify the material properties for the solid.

Material Data

In this problem, specify a constant value for the thermal conductivity .



a. Click Thermal conductivity.

In this problem, thermal conductivity is assumed to be a constant, so only the constant coefficient is modified.

i. Select Modify a.

ii. Enter 35 [units: W/m-˚C] as the New value and click OK.

b. Click Upper level menu two times to return to the solid menu.

4. Specify the thermal boundary conditions for SUBDOMAIN_2.

In this step, set the conditions at each of the boundaries of the domain. When a boundary set isselected, it is highlighted in red in the graphics window.



An interface condition is set at the intersection of the sub-domains.



iii. Click Upper level menu to accept the default option for continuity of temperature and heatflux.

b. Set the conditions at the bottom boundary of the solid (BOUNDARY_2).



ii. Click Insulated boundary / symmetry.

c. Set the conditions at the outer boundary of the solid (BOUNDARY_3).



Setup and Solution

A constant value for the temperature is imposed along this boundary.




Polydata prompts you for the new value of the constant temperature.

iv. Enter 100 [units: ˚C] as the New value and click OK.


d. Set the conditions at the top boundary of the solid (BOUNDARY_4).



ii. Click Insulated boundary / symmetry.

e. Click Upper level menu three times to return to the top-level Polydata menu.


After defining your model in Polydata, save the data file.

Save and exit

Polydata asks you to confirm the current system units and fields that are to be saved to the results filefor postprocessing.

1. Click Modify system of Units.

2. Select Set to metric_MKSA+Celsius.


A dialog box appears, asking if you want to activate convergence strategy.



4. Click No.

In this instance, the convergence strategy will not assist Polyflow in reaching a solution as the problemis quasi-linear.

5. Click Accept.


6. Click Continue.


2.4.7. Solution


1. Run Polyflow by right-clicking the Solution cell of the simulation and selecting Update.



a. Right-click the Solution cell and select Listing Viewer....

Workbench opens the View listing file dialog box, which displays the listing file.

b. It is a common practice to confirm that the solution proceeded as expected by looking for the followingprinted at the bottom of the listing file:

The computation succeeded.


Use CFD-Post to view the results of the Polyflow simulation.

1. Double-click the Results cell in the Workbench analysis and read the results files saved by Polyflow.

CFD-Post reads the solution fields that were saved to the results file.

2. Align the view.

Right-click the Graphics window and select View from +Z under Predefined Camera.

(Or you can click +Z on the axis triad in the graphic window.)

3. Display contours of pressure.


b. Click OK to accept the default name (Contour 1) and display the details view below the Outline tab.



Setup and Solution


i. Next to Locations, click the ellipsis button ( ) on the right and select SUBDOMAIN_1_surfand SUBDOMAIN_2_surf (use Ctrl to select multiple items).


ii. Select PRESSURE from the Variable drop-down list, or click the ellipsis button ( ) on theright and select PRESSURE.

iii. Click Apply.

Most of the pressure drop occurs in the upper part of the die where the cross-section is smallest (Fig-ure 2.3: Pressure Contours (p. 107)). The pressure is linear except in the contraction zone. The isobars areperpendicular to the flow direction, as expected for the fully developed flow that occurs in the secondpart of the die.



Figure 2.3: Pressure Contours

4. Display contours of velocity.

a. In the details of Contour 1, select VELOCITIES from the Variable drop-down list.

b. Click Apply.

The velocity is higher in the second part of the die where the cross-section is smaller (Figure 2.4: VelocityDistribution (p. 108)). It reaches a maximum value in the center of the thin tube.



Setup and Solution

Figure 2.4: Velocity Distribution

5. Display velocity vectors.

a. In the Outline tab, under User Locations and Plots, deselect Contour 1.

b. Define the vectors.

i. Click the Insert menu and select Vector or click the button.

ii. Click OK to accept the default name, Vector 1.

iii. In the Geometry tab of the details view of Vector 1, click the button next to Locations.

iv. Select the location SUBDOMAIN_1 and click OK to close the Location Selector dialog box.

v. In the Symbol tab, select Arrow 3D and increase the Symbol Size to 3.

vi. Click Apply.




The flow is fully developed in the downstream part of the die (Figure 2.5: Velocity Vectors (p. 109)). Observethe classical parabolic velocity profile. The Poiseuille flow is rapidly reached after the contraction becauseinertia is not taken into account here.

6. Display of the temperature distribution in the solid and the fluid regions.

a. Deselect Vector 1 in the Outline tab under User Locations and plots.

b. Double-click Contour 1 (in the Outline tab under User Locations and plots.


i. Ensure SUBDOMAIN_1_surf and SUBDOMAIN_2_surf are selected for Locations, (click the

ellipsis button on the right to confirm).




Setup and Solution

ii. Select Temperature from the Variable drop-down list, or click the ellipsis button ( ) on theright and select Temperature.

iii. Click Apply.

Figure 2.6: Temperature Distribution (Celsius)



Figure 2.7: Temperature Distribution (Kelvin)

As expected, the temperature gradients are larger in the fluid than in the die, (the isolines are closertogether in the fluid than in the die—see Figure 2.6: Temperature Distribution (Celsius) (p. 110)). This isbecause the conductivity of the fluid is much lower than the conductivity of the solid. The temperatureisolines are perpendicular to the boundaries where the (normal) flux becomes zero. The heating of thefluid due to viscous dissipation can be clearly seen. In order to visualize contours in Kelvin, select theEdit/Options... menu item, click Units under Common, select K from the Temperature drop-downmenu, and click OK.

7. Plot the temperature along a line at y = 0.006 m.

a. Define the stating and ending points of the line.

i. Select Line from the Location drop-down menu ( ).

ii. Click OK to accept the default name (Line 1) and display the details view below the Outlinetab.



Setup and Solution

iii. Retain the default of Two Points for Method.

iv. Enter 0,0.006, and 0 for Point 1 and enter 0.008,0.006, and 0 for Point 2.

Note

You will need to ensure that your unit of length is set to meter in CFD-Post.

v. Click Apply.

b. Create a plot.

i. Click the Insert menu and select Chart or click the Chart button ( ).

ii. Click OK to accept the default name (Chart 1) and display the details view below the Outlinetab tree.



iii. In the General tab, ensure XY is selected for the Chart Type and enter Temperature Profilefor the Title.

iv. In the Data Series tab, select Line 1 from the Location drop-down list.

v. In the X Axis tab, select X from the Variable drop-down list.

vi. In the Y Axis tab, select Temperature from the Variable drop-down list.

vii. Click Apply.



Setup and Solution

Figure 2.8: Temperature Profile Along the Line Y = 0.006 m

The thermal boundary layer located along the die wall is clearly visible. This boundary layer is the resultof the low thermal conductivity and high heat capacity of the fluid. The temperature of the fluid at thecenter is not affected by the low temperature of the solid. The heat does not diffuse quickly enoughthrough the fluid layer to reach the axis of symmetry, before the fluid exits the die.

2.5. Summary

This tutorial introduced the coupling of sub-tasks of different types: a non-isothermal flow problem anda heat conduction problem in a solid. Coupled calculations like this are very useful in polymer processingapplications where thermal effects are critical (for example: extrusion, coating, fiber spinning). Couplingcan also be applied through fields other than temperature (for example: electrical potential and pressurein porous media).



Chapter 3: Non-Isothermal Flow Through a Cooled Die

This tutorial is divided into the following sections:3.1. Introduction3.2. Prerequisites3.3. Problem Description3.4. Setup and Solution3.5. Summary3.6. Appendix: Nonlinearity and Evolution

3.1. Introduction

This tutorial examines the flow of a polymer melt through a die. The temperature of the melt increasesdue to viscous dissipation caused by the shearing taking place in the die. The temperature of the fluidis critical for the process. The viscosity of the fluid changes with temperature, which leads to themodification of the shape of the extrudate. The polymer might degrade if the temperature is too high,so a numerical simulation is of great interest to optimize the operating conditions.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Define an evolution problem.

• Create multiple sub-tasks to define a 2D axisymmetric contraction flow problem.

• Set material properties and boundary conditions for the contraction flow problem.

3.2. Prerequisites



This tutorial examines the coupled problem of non-isothermal flow of a fluid and heat conduction inan axisymmetric steel die. As shown in Figure 3.1: Problem Description (p. 116), the melt enters the domain

at a fixed temperature, = 200°C and at a given flow rate, = 5 10−6m3/s. The problem involves flow,heat transfer by conduction and convection, and heat generation by viscous dissipation. Energy, mo-mentum, and incompressibility equations are solved in the fluid domain. The energy equation for heattransport problems is solved in the solid (die) domain.

In solving for the free surface location, the position variables are also coupled to the temperature, velocity,and pressure fields. To solve the coupled problem, you will define two sub-tasks: one each for the fluid(sub-task 1) and the solid (sub-task 2). Each sub-task contains a particular model, domain of definition,material properties, and boundary conditions, including interface conditions with the other sub-task.The sub-tasks are coupled because the global solution of the problem depends on the values of thesolution variables at the intersection of the fluid and solid domains.




The high flow rate introduces strong nonlinearity in the problem, which can lead to a loss of convergencein the iterative scheme. In Polyflow an evolution scheme is available to solve such highly nonlinearproblems. In this problem, the evolution scheme is applied to the flow rate, which is increased from alow value to the desired value. This leads to a simultaneous increase of viscous dissipation and inertiaeffects.

The material properties of the generalized Newtonian fluid are:

= density (950 kg/m3)

= heat capacity per unit mass (2300 J/kg-°C)

= thermal conductivity (0.5 W/m-°C)

Viscous heating is taken into account and the shear-rate dependence of viscosity obeys the Bird-Carreaulaw. For the solid region, the thermal conductivity ( ) is 30 W/m-°C.


Non-Isothermal Flow Through a Cooled Die

The boundary sets for the problem are shown in Figure 3.2: Boundaries and Subdomains (p. 117), andthe flow and thermal conditions for the fluid and the die at the boundaries of the domains are:

• intersection of SUBDOMAIN_1 and SUBDOMAIN_3: interface

• boundary 1: flow inlet ( =200°C, = 5 × 10-6 m3/s)


• boundary 3: insulated, zero force

• boundary 4: free surface with convective heat transfer to surroundings ( = 20 W/m2-°C, α= 20°C)

• boundary 5: convective heat transfer to surroundings ( = 20 W/m2-°C, α= 20°C)

• boundary 6: convective heat transfer to surroundings ( = 20 W/m2-°C, α= 20°C)

Figure 3.2: Boundaries and Subdomains



Problem Description


The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:3.4.1. Preparation3.4.2. Project and Mesh3.4.3. Create a Task for the Model3.4.4. Fluid Sub-Task 13.4.5. Die Sub-Task3.4.6. Numerical Parameters3.4.7. Outputs3.4.8. Save and Exit Polydata3.4.9. Solution3.4.10. Postprocessing

3.4.1. Preparation




Note








7. Unzip the Non-Iso-Flow_R160.zip file you have downloaded to your working folder.

The mesh file die.msh can be found in the unzipped folder.




2. Save the ANSYS Workbench project using File → Save, entering non-iso-flow as the name of theproject.




3. Import the mesh file (die.msh).




The flow problem for the generalized Newtonian fluid and the heat conduction problem in the solid aresolved in two different sub-tasks. However, the task attributes are the same for both sub-tasks, so define asingle task for the coupled problem.


Create a new task

Select the following options:

• F.E.M. task

• Evolution problem(s)


The Current setup (above the selected options) is updated to reflect your selections. Since theproblem involves an axisymmetric die, Polyflow uses a 2D cylindrical reference frame (r,z) with r=0as the axis of symmetry. The use of evolution inputs allows the flow rate to be slowly ramped up toensure that the solution converges.



3.4.4. Fluid Sub-Task 1

In the following steps you will define the flow problem, identify the domain of definition, set the relevantmaterial properties for the fluid, and define boundary conditions along its boundaries.

1. Create a sub-task for the fluid.

Create a sub-task

a. Click Generalized Newtonian non-isothermal flow problem.

Note

Be sure you are selecting the non-isothermal flow problem.

A panel appears, asking for the title of the problem.



Setup and Solution

b. Enter fluid as the New value and click OK.



To solve the coupled problem, the computational domain is divided into three subdomains. There aretwo sub-tasks in this problem. Define a sub-task with its own model, material properties, and boundaryconditions for the fluid region. Since this problem involves a free surface, the domain for sub-task 1 isdivided into two subdomains: one for the region near the free surface (SUBDOMAIN_2) and the otherfor the rest of the fluid domain (SUBDOMAIN_1). In this problem, sub-task 1 applies to SUBDOMAIN_1and SUBDOMAIN_2.





SUBDOMAIN_3 is moved from the top list to the bottom list, indicating that subtask 1 is definedon SUBDOMAIN_1 and SUBDOMAIN_2.

b. Click Upper level menu at the top of the Domain of the sub-task menu.


3. Specify the material properties for the fluid.

Polydata indicates the material properties that are relevant for your sub-task by graying out the irrelevantproperties. In this sub-task, Polyflow solves energy, incompressibility, and momentum equations. Hence,define viscosity, density, thermal conductivity, and heat capacity per unit mass. For a non-isothermalgeneralized Newtonian fluid, the viscosity depends on the shear rate and the temperature. Hence, definethe shear-rate dependence of viscosity and the temperature dependence of viscosity.

Material data

a. Specify the shear-rate dependence of viscosity.

Shear-rate dependence of viscosity

i. Select Bird-Carreau law.

Viscosity is defined by the Bird-Carreau law as



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(3.1)

where is the viscosity at zero shear rate, is the shear rate, is the Bird-Carreau law

index, and is the natural time.

ii. Specify the value , referred to as “fac” in the graphical user interface (compare the equation

at the top of the Bird-Carreau law menu to Equation 3.1 (p. 122)).

Modify fac

Enter 5000 [units: Pa•s] as the New value and click OK.

iii. Specify the value , referred to as “tnat” in the graphical user interface.

Modify tnat

Enter 0.4 [units: s] as the New Value and click OK.

iv. Specify the value for , referred to as “expo” in the graphical user interface.

Modify expo

Enter 0.41 as the New Value and click OK.

v. Click Upper level menu.

When you click Upper level menu, Polydata displays the following warning message:



For this tutorial, you will use an evolution function for the flow rate (the third recommendedmethod).

vi. Click OK to continue.

vii. Click Upper level menu again to continue with the Material Data specification.

b. Specify the temperature dependence of viscosity.

Temperature dependence of viscosity

For this problem, assume that the dependence of viscosity on temperature follows the Arrheniuslaw.

i. Click Arrhenius law.

The Arrhenius law is given as

(3.2)

where is the ratio of the activation energy to the thermodynamic constant and is a ref-erence temperature for which = 1. The parameter denotes the absolute 0 temperaturein your selected temperature scale. It is set to 0, when and are absolute temperatures.In this example, specify the temperatures in Celsius, so enter a value of -273 for .

ii. Specify the value for , referred to as “alfa” in the graphical user interface (compare the equationat the top of the Temperature dependence of viscosity menu to Equation 3.2 (p. 123)).

Modify alfa



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Enter 2300 [units: 1/°C] as the New Value and click OK.

iii. Specify the value for , referred to as “talfa” by the graphical user interface.

Modify talfa

Enter 200 [units: °C] as the New Value and click OK.

iv. Specify the value for , referred to as “t0” by the graphical user interface.

Modify t0

Enter -273 [units: °C] as the New Value and click OK.

v. Click Upper level menu two times to continue with the Material Data specification.

c. Click Density.

Specify a constant value for density.

Modification of density

i. Enter 950 [units: kg/m3] as the New value and click OK.


d. Click Thermal conductivity.

Thermal conductivity is defined as a nonlinear function of the temperature:(3.3)

For this problem, the thermal conductivity of the fluid is assumed to be a constant. So only theconstant coefficient is modified.

Modify a

i. Enter 0.5 [units: W/m-°C] as the New Value and click OK.


e. Click Heat capacity per unit mass.

The heat capacity per unit mass is defined as a nonlinear function of temperature:

(3.4)

The temperature variation of depends on the nature of the polymer melt. For this problem,is assumed to be constant, so only the constant coefficient is modified.

Modify a



i. Enter 2300 [units: J/kg-°C] as the New value and click OK.


f. Click Viscous heating.

When shearing occurs in a flow, the friction of the different fluid layers generates heat. When thefluid is highly viscous and/or the shear rate is high, the heating of the fluid caused by this phe-nomenon must be taken into account.

i. Select Viscous heating will be taken into account.

ii. Click Upper level menu to return to the Material Data specification.

g. Click Upper level menu to return to the fluid menu.


4. Specify the flow boundary conditions for the fluid.


a. Retain the default condition Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along SUBDOMAIN_3 at the intersectionof SUBDOMAIN_1 and SUBDOMAIN_3.

The liquid is assumed to stick to the wall, since at a solid-liquid interface the velocity of the liquidis that of the solid surface. This is known as the no-slip assumption because the liquid is assumedto adhere to the wall, and hence, has no velocity relative to the wall.

By default, Polydata imposes = = 0 along all boundaries. No action is required to accept thedefault condition.



ii. Click EVOL at the top of the Polydata menu to enable the evolution inputs for the flow rate.

For information on nonlinearity and evolution, see Appendix: Nonlinearity and Evolution (p. 147).

iii. Click Inflow.

iv. Select Volumetric flow rate.

v. Select Modify volumetric flow rate.

Polydata prompts for the new value of the volumetric /mass flow rate.

Enter 5e-06 [units: m3/s] as the New Value and click OK.

vi. Select Automatic option.



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vii. Click Upper level menu. Polydata prompts for the evolution function .

viii. Select f(S)=S.

The Current choice (at the top of the menu) is updated to reflect your selection.

ix. Click EVOL at the top of the Polydata menu to disable the evolution inputs.

x. Click Upper level menu to return to the Flow boundary conditions menu.

c. Retain the default condition, Axis of symmetry along BOUNDARY_2.

For axisymmetric models, Polydata recognizes the axis of symmetry from the mesh file, and auto-matically imposes the symmetry condition along the line = 0. This condition imposes a zerosurface normal velocity ( ) and zero tangential force ( ) along this boundary.

d. Set the conditions at the flow exit (BOUNDARY_3).

It is assumed that a uniform velocity profile is reached at the exit. The melt is not subjected to anyexternally applied stress at the exit, so the condition of zero normal and tangential forces is selected.


ii. Click Normal and tangential forces imposed (fn, fs).

iii. Click Upper level menu to accept the default value of 0 [units: Pa] for .

iv. Click Upper level menu to accept the default value of 0 [units: Pa] for .

e. Set the conditions at the free surface (BOUNDARY_4).

In a steady-state problem, the velocity field must be tangential to a free surface, since no fluidparticles leave the domain through the free surface. This constraint is called the kinematic condition,

= 0. This equation requires an initial condition, which is the starting line of the free surface. Inthis problem, the starting line of the free surface is the intersection of BOUNDARY_4 and SUBDO-MAIN_3 (see Figure 3.2: Boundaries and Subdomains (p. 117)).


ii. Click Free surface.

iii. Click Boundary conditions on the moving surface.

iv. Select No condition along SUBDOMAIN_3 and click Modify.

v. Click Position imposed.

vi. Click Upper level menu.

vii. Click Upper level menu to return to the Kinematic condition menu.



viii. Click Upwinding in the kinematic equation.

ix. Click Direction of motion.

x. Click No condition along whole surface and click Modify.

xi. Select Modify the constraint on the Y-component.

Polydata prompts for the new value of the Y-component of the direction-of-displacementvector.

xii. Retain the default value of 0 and click OK.

xiii. Click Accept the current condition.

xiv. Click Upper level menu to return to the Kinematic condition menu.

xv. Click Upper level menu to return to the Flow boundary condition menu.

f. Click Upper level menu to return to the fluid menu.

5. Specify the thermal boundary conditions for the fluid.

For non-isothermal problems, specify either the temperature or the heat flux on each boundary set.




Setup and Solution


Set an interface condition at the intersection of SUBDOMAIN_1 and SUBDOMAIN_3. This conditionensures the continuity of the temperature field and the heat flux along the interface. Since theproblem is coupled, the condition of continuity is essential for the global solution of the temperatureand heat flux variables.



iii. Click Upper level menu to accept the default setting (continuous heat flux along the interface).

For an interface condition, both the heat flux and temperature are usually continuous alongthe interface. It is possible to specify a nonzero value for the heat flux jump ( ), but this ismainly used in problems where internal radiation is simulated. Accept the default value forthe definition of heat flux discontinuity ( =0).

b. Set the condition at the flow inlet (BOUNDARY_1).




Polydata prompts for the value of the temperature.



iv. Enter 200 [units: °C] as the New Value and click OK.


c. Retain the default condition, Axis of symmetry along BOUNDARY_2.

d. Set the conditions at the flow exit (BOUNDARY_3).


ii. Click Insulated boundary/symmetry.

e. Set the conditions at the free surface (BOUNDARY_4)


ii. Click Flux density imposed.

If the heat transfer from radiation is neglected, the heat flux can be written as

(3.5)

where is the heat convection coefficient and is the reference temperature (in this case,the temperature of the air surrounding the extrudate).

iii. Specify the value of .

Modification of alpha

Enter 20 [units: W/m2-°C] as the New value and click OK.

iv. Specify the value of .

Modification of Talpha

Enter 20 [units: °C] as the New value and click OK.


f. Click Upper level menu to return to the fluid menu.

The Global remeshing menu item is highlighted.

6. Define remeshing for SUBDOMAIN_2.

This model involves a free surface for which the position is unknown. A portion of the mesh is affectedby the relocation of this boundary. Hence, a remeshing technique is applied on this part of the mesh.The free surface is entirely contained within SUBDOMAIN_2 and hence, only SUBDOMAIN_2 is affectedby the relocation of the free surface.



Setup and Solution

Global remeshing

a. Specify the region where the remeshing is to be performed (SUBDOMAIN_2).

1-st local remeshing

i. Select SUBDOMAIN_1 and click Remove.

SUBDOMAIN_1 is moved from the top list to the bottom list, indicating that only SUBDOMAIN_2will be remeshed.

ii. Click Upper level menu.

The Method of spines menu item is highlighted.

b. Define the parameters for the system of spines.

The purpose of the remeshing technique is to relocate internal nodes according to the displacementof boundary nodes due to the motion of the free surface. Mesh nodes are organized along lines ofremeshing (spines), which are collections of nodes logically arranged in a one-dimensional manner.

Polydata requires the specification of the first and last spines (inlet and outlet) that the fluid en-counters. In this case, the inlet of spines is the intersection of SUBDOMAIN_2 with SUBDOMAIN_1,and the outlet of spines is the intersection of SUBDOMAIN_2 with the flow exit (BOUNDARY_3).

Method of Spines



i. Specify the inlet for the system of spines by selecting Intersection with SUBDOMAIN_1 andclicking Confirm.

ii. Specify the outlet for the system of spines by selecting Intersection with BOUNDARY_3 andclicking Confirm.

iii. Click Accept the current setup in the Element distortion check menu.

The finite-element mesh can undergo great deformations. The Element distortion checkmenu deals with the detection of all possible distortions of the elements.

For this problem, accept the default options and proceed to the next step.

c. Click Upper level menu to return to the fluid menu.

7. Select a suitable discretization scheme to increase the accuracy of the calculation.

Interpolation

You can expect important temperature gradients in the calculation. Therefore, you can retain thequadratic interpolation (9 unknowns per element) for velocity and the linear interpolation (4 unknownsper element) for pressure, but it is recommended that you select the 4x4 interpolation for temperature.In the 4x4 discretization scheme, each finite element is divided into 16 sub-elements, with the temper-ature being linearly interpolated over each sub-element. This leads to 25 temperature unknowns perelement.

a. Scroll down to select 4x4 element for temperature in the Interpolation menu.

The Current setup (at the top of the menu) is updated to reflect your selection.

b. Click Upper level menu two times to return to the F.E.M. Task 1 menu.

3.4.5. Die Sub-Task

In the following steps you will define the heat conduction problem, identify the domain of definition, set therelevant material properties for the die, and define the boundary conditions along its boundaries.

1. Create a sub-task for the die.

Create a sub-task

a. Polydata asks if you want to copy data from an existing sub-task.



Setup and Solution


c. Select Heat conduction problem.

A panel appears, asking for the title of the problem.

d. Enter solid as the New Value and click OK.


2. Define the domain where the sub-task applies (SUBDOMAIN_3).



b. Select SUBDOMAIN_2 and click Remove.

c. Click Upper level menu at the top of the Domain of the sub-task menu.


3. Specify the material properties for the die.

For this problem, specify a constant value for the thermal conductivity .

Material data

a. Select Thermal conductivity.

For this problem, thermal conductivity is assumed to be a constant, so only the constant coefficient is modified.

b. Select Modify a.

c. Enter 30 [units: W/m-°C] as the New value and click OK.

d. Click Upper level menu two times to return to the solid menu.

The Thermal boundary conditions menu item is highlighted.



4. Specify the thermal boundary conditions for the die.

Set the conditions at each of the boundaries of the domain. The selected boundary set will be highlighted(in red) in the graphics window as you select them..



Set an interface condition at the intersection of the subdomains.



iii. Click Upper level menu to accept the default option for continuity of temperature and heatflux.

b. Set the conditions on the outer boundary of the die (BOUNDARY_5).


ii. Click Flux density imposed.

Take only the heat convection into account: see Equation 3.5 (p. 129).



Enter 20 [units: W/m2-°C] as the New Value and click OK.





c. Set the conditions at the inner boundary of the die (BOUNDARY_6).


ii. Select Flux density imposed.



Enter 20 [units: W/m2-°C] as the New value and click OK.



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5. Click Upper level menu twice to return to the F.E.M. Task 1 menu.

3.4.6. Numerical Parameters

All information relevant to iterative schemes (for the F.E.M. task calculations) can be modified in theNumerical parameters menu.

Numerical parameters

1. Specify the parameters required for the evolution scheme.

Modify the evolution parameters

a. Define the initial value of (the evolution variable).

Modify the initial value of S


b. Define the starting solution for the iterative scheme in the calculation of the inflow condition.

Modify the initial value of delta-S

Retain the default of 0.01 by clicking OK.

2. Click Upper level menu three times to return to the top-level Polydata menu.

3.4.7. Outputs

Outputs

1. Set the system of units to output to CFD-Post.

Set units for CFD-Post, Ansys Mapper or Iges

a. Modify the current system of units.

Modify system of Units

b. Specify the new system of units.



Set to metric_MKSA+Celsius



Save and exit

A panel appears, asking if you want to activate convergence strategy.

Click No, as you have already defined an evolution strategy on the flow rate.

1. Click Accept.


2. Click Continue.


3.4.9. Solution




Ten CFD-Post files are created, corresponding to the ten evolution steps in the problem.



Workbench opens the View listing file panel, which displays the listing file.





Setup and Solution





2. Align the view.

In the graphical window, right-click, and select the option Predefined Camera.

a. Right-click in the graphical window and select View from +Z under Predefined Camera.

b. To remove the ruler right-click in the graphical window, select Viewer Options, and disable RulerVisibility.

3. Display contours of pressure in the fluid region (SUBDOMAIN_1 and SUBDOMAIN_2).

a. Click the Insert menu and select Contour or click the button.

b. In the panel that opens, click OK to accept the default name (Contour 1) display the details viewbelow the Outline tab.

c. Perform the following steps In the Geometry tab of the details view for Contour 1:



i. Next to Locations, click the ellipsis button ( ) on the right and select SUBDOMAIN_1_surfand SUBDOMAIN_2_surf (use Ctrl to select multiple items).


ii. Select PRESSURE from the Variable drop-down list, or click the ellipsis button ( ) on theright and select PRESSURE.

iii. Click Apply.



Setup and Solution

Figure 3.3: Contours of Pressure

4. Display contours of velocity in the fluid region.

a. In the details view of Contour 1, select VELOCITIES from the Variable drop-down list.

b. Click Apply.



Figure 3.4: Velocity Profile

The fluid experiences high velocity gradients in the narrow section of the die. This leads to importantviscous dissipation effects that cause the temperature of the melt to increase.

5. Display velocity vectors for the two fluid subdomains.

a. In the Outline tab under User Locations and Plots, disable Contour 1.

b. Click the Insert menu and select Vector or click the button.

c. Click OK to accept the default name (Vector 1) and open the details view below the Outline tab.



Setup and Solution


i. In the Geometry tab, click the button next to Locations to open the Location Selectordialog box.

ii. Select SUBDOMAIN_1_surf and SUBDOMAIN_2_surf (use Ctrl to select multiple items).


iii. In the Symbol tab, select Arrow3D and retain the default Symbol Size of 1.0.

iv. Click Apply.




The velocity vectors in the wide section of the die are very small compared to those in the narrow sectionof the die (Figure 3.5: Velocity Vectors (p. 141)). Also, the important velocity re-arrangement takes placeat the die exit. This leads to the swelling of the extrudate.

6. Display the temperature distribution in the solid and the fluid regions.

a. In the Outline tab, under User Locations and Plots, disable Vector 1, and enable and double-clickContour 1.

b. In the details of Contour 1, define the temperature contours.



Setup and Solution

i. Next to Locations, click the ellipsis button ( ) on the right and select SUBDOMAIN_1_surf,SUBDOMAIN_2_surf and SUBDOMAIN_3_surf (use Ctrl to select multiple items).


ii. Select TEMPERATURE from the Variable drop-down list.

iii. Click Apply.



Figure 3.6: Temperature Profile



Setup and Solution

Figure 3.7: Temperature Profile Near the Die Exit

Figure 3.7: Temperature Profile Near the Die Exit (p. 144) shows a magnified view of the temperaturecontours near the die exit. The high velocity gradients near the die exit lead to an important viscousdissipation effect. The temperature of the polymer melt increases from the converging zone to the dielip. This increase in temperature must be monitored to avoid melt degradation. The simulation helpsoptimize the geometry of the die, the flow section for the cooling fluid, and other conditions in orderto maximize the flow rate and the extrudate speed.

7. Create a 2D plot on a cross-section of the die.

a. Verify that you have millimeters selected as your units for length in CFD-Post.

Edit → Options... → Units

b. Define the line for the plot with the points (0, 1, 0) and (15, 1, 0).



i. Select Line from the Location menu ( ).


iii. Enter 0,1,0 for Point 1 and 15,1,0 for Point 2.

iv. Select the Cut option button under Line Type.

v. Click Apply.

c. Create a plot.

i. Click the chart button .

ii. Click OK to accept the default name (Chart 1) and display the details view below the Outlinetab.



Setup and Solution

iii. In the General tab of the details view, ensure XY is selected for the chart Type and disableDisplay Title.

iv. In the Data Series tab, select Line 1 from the Locations drop-down list for Series 1.


vi. In the Y Axis tab, select TEMPERATURE from the Variable drop-down list.

vii. With Series 1 (Line 1) enabled under the Line Display tab, select Rectangle from the Symbolsdrop-down list. Retain the default Symbol Color (green).

viii. Click Apply.



Figure 3.8: Temperature Profile Across the Die

3.5. Summary

In this tutorial, you solved the non-isothermal flow of a polymer melt through a cooled die. You set thematerial properties for the melt and supplied suitable boundary conditions. A specific interpolationscheme was used for the temperature in order to cope with the important gradients. You applied anevolution scheme to solve the convergence problems caused by the viscous dissipation coupled withthe temperature-dependent viscosity law.

3.6. Appendix: Nonlinearity and Evolution

The kinematic equation introduces nonlinear terms into the problem that might lead to convergencedifficulties. In Polyflow, an evolution scheme is available to solve such highly nonlinear problems. Thecalculation is started with a reduced value of the parameter(s) causing the nonlinearity. Starting fromthe first solution, Polyflow increments the parameter(s) causing the nonlinearity and computes a secondsolution. Starting from this new solution, Polyflow increments the parameter(s) again and computes athird solution. Thus, Polyflow increases the value of each parameter up to its nominal value.

In Polyflow, this procedure is fully automated. The increments are automatically adapted according tothe results of previous calculations. Polyflow uses an evolution variable ( ) that is incremented duringthe evolution scheme. starts at an initial value of and is increased up to a final value of . Each

parameter that you evolve is defined as .



Appendix: Nonlinearity and Evolution

Chapter 4: 3D Extrusion

This tutorial is divided into the following sections:4.1. Introduction4.2. Prerequisites4.3. Problem Description4.4. Preparation4.5. Setup and Solution4.6. Summary

4.1. Introduction

This tutorial illustrates the simulation of a 3D extrusion process. Due to the velocity rearrangement thatoccurs at the die exit, the shape of the extrudate is usually different from the die lip cross-section.Polyflow is capable of handling 3D free surfaces, so it can predict the extrudate shape that correspondsto a given die geometry under prescribed operating conditions.


• Create a sub-task to define a 3D extrusion problem.

• Set material properties and boundary conditions for a 3D extrusion problem.


4.2. Prerequisites

This tutorial assumes that you are familiar with the menu structure in Polydata and Workbench andthat you have solved or read 2.5D Axisymmetric Extrusion (p. 53). Some steps in the setup procedurewill not be shown explicitly.


This problem deals with the flow of a Newtonian fluid through a three-dimensional die. Due to thesymmetry of the problem (the cross-section of the die is a square), the computational domain is definedfor a quarter of the geometry and two planes of symmetry are defined.

The melt enters the die as shown in Figure 4.1: Problem Description (p. 150) at a flow rate of = 10

cm3/s (a quarter of the actual flow rate) and the extrudate is obtained at the exit. At the end of thecomputational domain, it is assumed that the extrudate is fully deformed and that it will not deformany further. It is assumed that subdomain 2 is long enough to account for all the deformation of theextrudate.




The incompressibility and momentum equations are solved over the computational domain. The domainfor the problem is divided into two subdomains (as shown in Figure 4.1: Problem Description (p. 150))so that the remeshing algorithm can be applied only to the portion of the mesh that will be deformed.The subdomain 1 represents the die where the fluid is confined. The subdomain 2 corresponds to theextrudate that is in contact with the air and can deform freely. The main aim of the calculation is tofind the location of the free surface (the skin of the extrudate).

The boundary sets for the problem are shown in Figure 4.2: Boundary Sets for the Problem (p. 151), andthe conditions at the boundaries of the domains are as follows.

• boundary 1: flow inlet, volumetric flow rate = 10 cm3/s

• boundary 2: zero velocity

• boundary 3: symmetry plane


• boundary 5: free surface



3D Extrusion

Figure 4.2: Boundary Sets for the Problem

4.4. Preparation




Note








7. Unzip the 3D-Extrusion_R160.zip file you have downloaded to your working folder.



Preparation


The mesh file ext3d.msh can be found in the unzipped folder.



The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:4.5.1. Project and Mesh4.5.2. Define a Task4.5.3. Material Data4.5.4. Boundary Conditions4.5.5. Remeshing4.5.6. Save and Exit Polydata4.5.7. Solution4.5.8. Postprocessing



2. Save the ANSYS Workbench project using File → Save, entering 3D-extrusion as the name of theproject.

3. Import the mesh file (ext3d.msh).



4.5.2. Define a Task

Define a new task representing the 3D steady-state model, then define a sub-task for the isothermalflow calculation.


Create a new task

a. Retain the following (default) options:

• F.E.M. task


This problem is a 3D simulation of the extrusion process, that is, a three-dimensional geometry isassumed for the die. A Cartesian (x,y,z) reference frame is used for the 3D calculations. A steady-state condition is assumed for the problem.




3D Extrusion


Create a sub-task



b. Enter 3D die swell as the New value and click OK.



Since this problem involves a free surface, the domain is divided into two subdomains; one for the regionnear the free surface (subdomain 2) and the other for the rest of the domain (subdomain 1). In thisproblem, the sub-task applies to both subdomains, which is the default condition.




Setup and Solution

Accept the default selection of both subdomains (SUBDOMAIN_1 and SUBDOMAIN_2) by clickingUpper level menu.



Polydata indicates which material properties are relevant for the sub-task by graying out the irrelevantproperties. In this case, viscosity, density, inertia terms, and gravity are available for specification. For thismodel you will only define the viscosity of the material.

Material Data


2. Click Cross law.

The Cross law exhibits shear-thinning (the decrease in viscosity as the shear rate increases) that is acharacteristic of many polymers. The viscosity in this tutorial is given by the Cross law:

(4.1)

where:

= zero shear-rate viscosity = 85000 poise

= natural time = 0.2 s


3D Extrusion

= Cross law index = 0.3

= shear rate

3. Specify the value , referred to as “fac” in the graphical user interface (compare the equation at the top

of the Cross law menu to Equation 4.1 (p. 154)).

Modify fac


4. Specify the value for , referred to as “tnat” in the graphical user interface.

Modify tnat


5. Specify the value for , referred to as “expom” in the graphical user interface.

Modify expom



Setup and Solution


6. Select Upper level menu three times to return to the 3D die swell menu.



In the following steps you will set the conditions at each of the boundaries of the domain. When a boundaryset is selected, its location is highlighted in red in the graphics window.


1. Set the conditions at the flow inlet (BOUNDARY_1).


3D Extrusion

a. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY_1 and click Modify.

b. Click Inflow.

c. Retain the default settings, Automatic and Volumetric flow rate.

d. Click Modify volumetric flow rate.

Enter 10 [units: cm3/s] as the New Value and click OK.


e. Click Upper level menu.

2. Retain the default condition Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY_2 at the wall of SUBDO-MAIN_1 (BOUNDARY_2).

At a solid-liquid interface, the velocity of the liquid is that of the solid surface. Hence the fluid is assumedto stick to the wall. This is known as the no-slip condition because the liquid is assumed to adhere tothe wall, and hence, has no velocity relative to the wall.

By default, Polydata imposes = = 0 along all boundaries. No action is required to accept the defaultcondition.

3. Set the conditions at the first symmetry plane (BOUNDARY_3).

In 2D axisymmetric problems, Polydata automatically identifies the axis of symmetry, but for 3D flows,you must manually identify a plane of symmetry.

The normal velocity ( ) and the tangential force ( ) are set to zero on a symmetry plane. A particle

cannot cross the plane ( = 0) due to the symmetry, so the particles flow at the same velocity on bothsides of the symmetry plane, leading to a zero tangential force.


b. Click Plane of symmetry (fs=0, vn=0).

4. Set the conditions at the second symmetry plane (BOUNDARY_4).




Setup and Solution


5. Set the conditions at the free surface (BOUNDARY_5).

In a steady-state problem, the velocity field must be tangential to a free surface, since no fluid particlesgo out of the domain through the free surface. This constraint is called the kinematic condition, .This equation requires an initial condition, that is, the starting line of the free surface. In the currentproblem, the starting line of the free surface is the intersection of boundary 2 and boundary 5 (see Fig-ure 4.2: Boundary Sets for the Problem (p. 151)).




d. Select No condition along BOUNDARY_2 and click Modify.

e. Select Position imposed.


g. Click Upper level menu to return to the Kinematic condition menu.

h. Click Upper level menu to return to the Flow boundary conditions panel.

6. Set the conditions at the flow outlet (BOUNDARY_6).

It is assumed that a uniform velocity profile is reached at the exit. The melt is not subjected to any ex-ternally applied stress at the exit, so the condition of zero normal and tangential forces is selected.



c. Accept the default value of 0 for the normal force, , by clicking Upper level menu.

d. Accept the default value of 0 for the tangential force, , by clicking Upper level menu.

e. Click Upper level menu at the top of the Flow boundary conditions panel.

4.5.5. Remeshing

This model involves a free surface, whose shape is unknown a priori, which will be calculated together withthe flow equations. A portion of the mesh is affected by the relocation of this boundary, so a remeshingtechnique is applied on this part of the mesh. The free surface is entirely contained within subdomain 2,therefore only subdomain 2 is affected by the relocation of the free surface.

Global remeshing

1. Specify the region where the remeshing is to be performed (SUBDOMAIN_2).


3D Extrusion

In general, only one local remeshing is required for direct extrusion simulations. It becomes necessaryto define multiple local remeshings for inverse extrusion simulations. A single local remeshing is sufficientfor this case.

1–st local remeshing




2. Define the parameters for the remeshing method.

The purpose of the remeshing technique is to relocate internal nodes according to the displacement ofboundary nodes due to the motion of the free surface, since a part of the mesh is deformed. For 3Dextrusion problems where large deformations of the extrudate are expected, the optimesh remeshingtechnique is recommended

The optimesh remeshing technique requires the direction of extrusion to be parallel to the , , or axis, and all slices into which the remeshing domain is cut must be perpendicular to the extrusion axis.

The domain to be remeshed is cut into a series of 2D slices (planes) in a direction perpendicular to thedirection of extrusion, and each plane is remeshed independently. For this process, Polyflow requiresthe selection of the initial plane and the final plane. In this problem, the initial plane is the intersectionof subdomain 2 with subdomain 1, and the final plane is the intersection of subdomain 2 with the flowexit (boundary 6).



Setup and Solution

Optimesh-3D (extrusion only)

a. Specify the initial plane for the optimesh remeshing technique, by selecting Intersection withSUBDOMAIN_1 and clicking Confirm.

b. Specify the final plane for the optimesh remeshing technique, by selecting Intersection withBOUNDARY_6 and clicking Confirm.


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Polydata asks if you want to change from the surface kinematic condition to the line kinematiccondition.

c. Click Yes to use the line kinematic condition.

The line kinematic condition is recommended for extrusion problems, and should be used in com-bination with the optimesh remeshing technique.

d. Click Upper level menu three times.

The top-level Polydata menu is displayed.


Save and exit



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Polydata asks you to confirm the current system units and fields that are to be saved to the results file forpostprocessing.



b. Select Set to metric cm/g/s/A+Celsius


2. Click Accept.


3. Click Continue.


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2. Display the velocity distribution on the boundaries.



c. In the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots, deselect Wireframe.

d. Perform the following steps in the details view of Contour 1:

i. In the Geometry tab, click the button next to Locations.

ii. Select all topological entities under PFL in the Location Selector dialog box (use Shift) andclick OK.

iii. Select VELOCITIES from the Variable drop-down list (or by clicking ).

iv. In the Render tab, deselect Show Contour Lines.



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v. Click Apply.

In Figure 4.3: Contours of Velocity Magnitude (p. 164), the velocity is zero along the die wall (as expected)and there is a fully developed profile at the inlet of the die. At the die outlet, the velocity profile changesto become constant throughout the extrudate cross-section. The transition between these two statescan be seen in the beginning section of the extrudate.


3. Display contours of velocity in cross-sections.

a. Deselect Contour 1 in the Outline tree tab under User Locations and Plots.


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b. Create the cross-section planes, at Z = 0, 0.08, 0.15, 0.45 m.

i. Select Plane from the Location drop-down menu ( ).

ii. Click OK to accept the default name (Plane 1) and display the details view below the Outlinetab.



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iii. In the Geometry tab of the details view of Plane 1, ensure XY Plane is selected from theMethod drop-down list.

iv. Enter 0 for Z.

v. Click Apply.

vi. Repeat steps 3.b.i.–v. for the other planes, at Z = 0.08,0.15, and 0.45 m.

vii. In the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots, deselect Plane 1, Plane 2, Plane 3,and Plane 4.

c. Click the Insert menu and select Contour or click the button.

d. Click OK to accept the default name (Contour 2) and display the details view below the Outline tab.

e. In the Outline tree tab under User Locations and Plots, select Wireframe.

f. Perform the following steps in the details view of Contour 2:



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ii. Select all planes under User Locations and Plots (use Shift for multiple selection).

iii. Click OK.

iv. Select VELOCITIES from the Variable drop-down list (or click ).

v. In the Render tab, deselect Show Contour Lines.

vi. Click Apply.

Velocity profiles at the flow inlet, the flow outlet, and planes just before and just after the die exit aredisplayed (Figure 4.4: Velocity Profiles at Cross-Sections (p. 168)). Compare the velocity profile within thedie to the velocity profile just after the die exit at the end of the computational domain. In the die theflow is fully developed. The velocity profile is flat in the extrudate, far away from the die exit; all theparticles in the cross-section plane are at the same velocity. Just beyond the die exit, in the transitionalzone, the velocity profile is reorganized. The velocity profile on the plane = 15 is no longer fully de-veloped, but it is not yet flat either. The velocity rearrangement is the source of the deformation of theextrudate.



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Figure 4.4: Velocity Profiles at Cross-Sections

4. Compare the cross-section shape of the extrudate with die.

a. Simplify the display.

In the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots, deselect Contour 2 and Wireframe.

b. Display the die shape using a polyline.

i. Select Polyline from the Location drop-down menu ( ).

ii. Click OK to accept the default name (Polyline 1) and display the details view below the Outlinetab.


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iii. In the Geometry tab of the details view, select Boundary Intersection from the Method drop-down list.

iv. Click next to Boundary List and select SUBDOMAIN_1_BOUNDARY_2, SUBDO-MAIN_1_BOUNDARY_3, SUBDOMAIN_1_BOUNDARY_4 (use Shift for multiple selection).Click OK to close the Location Selector dialog box.

v. Select SUBDOMAIN_1_BOUNDARY_1 from the Intersect With drop-down list.

vi. Under the Color tab, click next to Color and select dark blue.

vii. Click Apply.

c. Display the extrudate shape using a polyline.




iv. Click next to Boundary List and select SUBDOMAIN_2_BOUNDARY_3, SUBDO-MAIN_2_BOUNDARY_4, SUBDOMAIN_2_BOUNDARY_5 (use Shift for multiple selection).


vi. Click Apply.



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d. On the axis triad in the graphics window click +Z to view from Z-direction.

This allows you to compare the size and shape of the flow inlet with that of the flow outlet withoutdistortion due to perspective.

Figure 4.5: Swelling of the Extrudate

Since the model involves a generalized Newtonian fluid, there are no viscoelastic effects. The swelling(Figure 4.5: Swelling of the Extrudate (p. 170)) is only due to reorganization of the velocity profile at thedie exit. Fluid from the high-speed region moves to the low-speed region and pushes the free surfaceto the exterior.

5. Create a 2D plot on the diagonal of the die.

a. Define the line of the plot with the points (0.0, 0.1, 0.1) and (0.1, 0.0, 0.1).

These values are in meters.



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iii. Enter 0,0.1,0.1 for Point 1 and 0.1,0,0.1 for Point 2.

iv. Click Apply.

b. Create a plot.





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iii. In the General tab of the details view, ensure XY is selected for Type, and enter 3D Extrusionfor Title.

iv. In the Data Series tab, for Series 1, select Line 1 from the Locations drop-down list (or by

clicking the button).


vi. In the Y Axis tab, select VELOCITIES from the Variable drop-down list.

vii. Click Apply.


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Figure 4.6: Velocity Magnitude Along a Diagonal of Die Exit Section

The shear-thinning introduced by the Cross law is not clearly visible in Figure 4.6: Velocity MagnitudeAlong a Diagonal of Die Exit Section (p. 173) due to the large finite elements along the die wall. Themesh should be refined in that zone.

6. Plot X-velocity close to center of the die.

a. Define the line of the plot with the points (0.08, 0.02, 0.00) and (0.08, 0.02, 0.50).



iii. Enter 0.08,0.02,0 for Point 1 and 0.08,0.02,0.5 for Point 2.

iv. Click Apply.

b. Create a plot.



iii. In the General tab of the details view, ensure XY is selected for Type, and disable Display Title.



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iv. In the Data Series tab, select Line 2 from the Locations drop-down list for Series 1.

v. In the X Axis tab, select Z from the Variable drop-down list.

vi. In the Y Axis tab, select VELOCITIES X from the Variable drop-down list.

vii. Click Apply.

Figure 4.7: X-Velocities Along a Line Close to the Center of the Die

7. Plot Y-velocity close to the center of the die.

a. In the Y Axis tab of the details of Chart 2, select VELOCITIES Y from the Variable drop-down list.

b. Click Apply.


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Figure 4.8: Y-Velocities Along a Line Close to the Center of the Die

8. Plot Z-velocity close to the center of the die.

a. In the Y Axis tab of the details view of Chart 2, select VELOCITIES Z from the Variable drop-downlist.

b. Click Apply.

Figure 4.9: Velocities Along a Line Close to the Center of the Die (p. 176) shows that the flowslows down ( decreases) after the die exit. Meanwhile, particles travel from the center ofthe extrudate toward the edge, creating the swelling of the extrudate. Figure 4.7: X-VelocitiesAlong a Line Close to the Center of the Die (p. 174) and Figure 4.8: Y-Velocities Along a LineClose to the Center of the Die (p. 175) show that the peak values of and are located atthe very beginning of the extrudate, and vanish at the end of the free jet.



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Figure 4.9: Velocities Along a Line Close to the Center of the Die

4.6. Summary

This tutorial introduced the concept of a 3D extrusion problem. You solved the problem using a specific3D geometry for the die and made suitable assumptions about the physics of the problem. You analyzedthe factors affecting the extrudate shape. In Polydata you learned how to use the optimesh remeshingmethod, which is recommended for 3D extrusion problems.


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Chapter 5: Direct Extrusion

This tutorial is divided into the following sections:5.1. Introduction5.2. Prerequisites5.3. Problem Description5.4. Setup and Solution5.5. Summary5.6. Appendix

5.1. Introduction

This tutorial is similar to the 3D extrusion problem solved in 3D Extrusion (p. 149), where the shape ofthe extrudate was computed from the die geometry. In this tutorial, a complex geometry (free surface)is associated with the exit section of the die and undergoes large deformations during the extrusionprocess. Consequently, the problem becomes highly nonlinear and special convergence techniques arerequired to obtain a solution. This tutorial introduces the evolution procedure in Polyflow that is usedto handle nonlinear problems.



• Create a sub-task to define a direct extrusion problem.

• Set material properties and boundary conditions for a direct extrusion problem.

5.2. Prerequisites



This problem deals with the flow of a Newtonian fluid through a three-dimensional die with a complexdie lip section. Due to the symmetry of the problem (the cross-section of the die is a polygon), thecomputational domain of the fluid is defined for a quarter of the geometry and two planes of symmetryare defined.

The melt enters the die as shown in Figure 5.1: Problem Description (p. 178) at a flow rate = 10 cm3/s(a quarter of the actual flow rate) and the extrudate is obtained at the exit. It is assumed that subdomain2 is long enough to account for all the deformation of the extrudate.




The incompressibility and momentum equations are solved over the computational domain. The domainfor the problem is divided into two subdomains (as shown in Figure 5.1: Problem Description (p. 178))so that the remeshing algorithm can be applied only to the portion of the mesh that is deformed.Subdomain 1 represents the fluid as it enters and is confined by the die. Subdomain 2 corresponds tothe extrudate that is in contact with the air (and can deform freely). The main aim of the calculation isto find the location of the free surface (the skin of the extrudate).

The boundary set for the problem are shown in Figure 5.2: Boundary Set for the Problem (p. 179), andthe conditions at the boundaries of the domains are:




• boundary 4: zero velocity




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Figure 5.2: Boundary Set for the Problem


The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:5.4.1. Preparation5.4.2. Project and Mesh5.4.3. Create a Task for the Model5.4.4. Material Data5.4.5. Boundary Conditions5.4.6. Remeshing5.4.7. Numerical Parameters5.4.8. Outputs5.4.9. Save and Exit Polydata5.4.10. Solution5.4.11. Postprocessing

5.4.1. Preparation





Setup and Solution


Note








7. Unzip the Direct-Extrusion_R160.zip file you have downloaded to your working folder.

The mesh file dirext.msh can be found in the unzipped folder.



1. Create a Fluid Flow - Extrusion (Polyflow) analysis system by drag and drop in Workbench.

2. Save the ANSYS Workbench project using File → Save, entering direct-extrusion as the name ofthe project.

3. Import the mesh file (dirext.msh).




In the following steps you will define a new task representing the evolution model. Then, you will define asub-task for the isothermal flow calculation.


Create a new task


• F.E.M. task


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The complex geometry associated with the free surface of the extrudate introduces nonlinearterms into the kinematic condition equation used to find its location. An evolution scheme isused to handle the nonlinear problem.




Create a sub-task



b. Enter Direct extrusion as the New value and click OK.



Since this problem involves a free surface, the domain is divided into two subdomains; one for theregion near the free surface (SUBDOMAIN_2) and the other for the rest of the domain (SUBDO-MAIN_1). In this problem, the sub-task applies to both subdomains, which is the default condition.





Polydata indicates the material properties that are relevant for your sub-task by graying out the irrelevantproperties. In this case, viscosity, density, inertia terms, and gravity are available for specification. For thismodel, define only the viscosity of the material.

Material Data


2. Click Power law.

The viscosity in this tutorial is given by the power law. For information on power law, see Ap-pendix (p. 198).

3. Specify the value for , referred to as “fac” in the graphical user interface (compare the equation at thetop of the Power law menu to the equation shown in the Appendix (p. 198)).



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Modify fac

Enter 3e+05 [units: poise] as the New value and click OK.

4. Retain the default value for , referred to as “tnat” in the graphical user interface.

Modify tnat

Click OK to retain the default value of 1 [units: s].

5. Specify the value for , referred to as “expo” in the graphical user interface.

Modify expo


6. Click Upper level menu three times to return to the Direct extrusion menu.







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b. Click Inflow.

c. Ensure Volumetric flow rate is selected and click Modify volumetric flow rate.



e. Ensure Automatic is selected and click Upper level menu.

When the Automatic option is selected, Polydata chooses the most appropriate method to computethe inflow condition.


In 2D axisymmetric problems, the axis of symmetry is automatically identified by Polydata, but for 3Dflows, you must manually identify a plane of symmetry. The normal velocity ( ) and the tangentialforce ( ) are set to zero on a symmetry plane. A particle cannot cross the plane ( = 0) due to the

symmetry, so the particles flow at the same velocity on both sides of the symmetry plane, leading to azero tangential force.






4. Retain the default condition Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY_4 at the wall of SUBDO-MAIN_1 (BOUNDARY_4).

At a solid-liquid interface, the velocity of the liquid is that of the solid surface. Hence the velocity thefluid is assumed to stick to the wall. This is known as the no-slip assumption because the liquid is assumedto adhere to the wall, and hence, has no velocity relative to the wall.



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By default, Polydata imposes = = 0 along all boundaries. No action is required to accept the defaultcondition.


In a steady-state problem, the velocity field must be tangential to a free surface, since no fluid particlesgo out of the domain through the free surface. This constraint is called the kinematic condition, =0. This equation requires an initial condition, that is, the starting line of the free surface. In this problem,the starting line of the free surface is the intersection of boundary 4 and boundary 5 (see Figure 5.2: Bound-ary Set for the Problem (p. 179)).




d. Select No condition along BOUNDARY_4 (the boundary where the free surface starts) and clickModify.


f. Click Upper level menu to return to the Boundary conditions on the moving surface menu.

g. Click Upper level menu two times to return to the Flow boundary conditions menu.

6. Set the conditions at the flow exit (BOUNDARY_6).






e. Click Upper level menu to return to the Direct extrusion menu.


5.4.6. Remeshing

This model involves a free surface, whose shape is unknown a priori, which will be calculated together withthe flow equations. A portion of the mesh is affected by the relocation of this boundary, so a remeshingtechnique is applied on this part of the mesh. The free surface is entirely contained within subdomain 2,therefore only subdomain 2 is affected by the relocation of the free surface.

Global remeshing



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In general, only one local remeshing is required for direct extrusion simulations. It becomes necessaryto define multiple local remeshings for inverse extrusion simulations. A single local remeshing is sufficientfor this case.





2. Define the parameters for the remeshing method.

The purpose of the remeshing technique is to relocate internal nodes according to the displacement ofboundary nodes due to the motion of the free surface, since a part of the mesh is deformed. For 3Dextrusion problems where large deformations of the extrudate are expected, the optimesh remeshingtechnique is recommended. For information on optimesh remeshing technique, refer to the Ap-pendix (p. 198).



b. Specify the final plane for remeshing technique, by selecting Intersection with BOUNDARY_6 andclicking Confirm.



The line kinematic condition is recommended for extrusion problems, and must be used in combin-ation with the optimesh remeshing technique.

d. Click Accept the current setup in the Element distortion check menu.

In complex extrusion simulations, the finite element mesh can undergo great deformations. TheElement distortion check menu deals with the detection of all possible distortions of the elements.



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e. Click Upper level menu two times.

F.E.M. Task 1 menu is displayed.


All information relevant to iterative schemes (for the F.E.M. task calculations) can be modified in the Numer-ical parameters menu.


1. Click Enable evolution on moving boundaries to enable the evolution scheme.

For information on the evolution scheme, see Appendix (p. 198).

2. Specify the evolution parameters.


a. Define the starting solution for the iterative scheme in the calculation of the free surface location.

The first calculation is performed at . Increase the value of the initial increment of ( ) to reducethe number of evolution steps and to speed up the calculation.


Polydata prompts you for the initial value of .

b. Enter 0.1 for the New value and click OK.

c. Click Upper level menu to return to the Numerical parameters menu.

3. Click Upper level menu two times to return to the top-level Polydata menu.


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5.4.8. Outputs

After Polyflow calculates a solution, it can save the results in several different formats. Choose the one thatis appropriate for your postprocessor. In this case, save the outputs in IGES format, as well as the defaultformat for CFD-Post.

Outputs

1. Retain the default output (CFD-Post) and click Enable Iges file output.

The default CFD-Post output is used for postprocessing with CFD-Post. The IGES output contains themodified geometry of the extrudate (after remeshing) calculated at every step of the evolution procedure.For information on IGES output, see Appendix (p. 198).





c. Click Upper level menu three times.



Save and exit

Polydata asks you to confirm fields that are to be saved to the results file for postprocessing.

1. Click Accept.


2. Click Continue.


5.4.10. Solution







Setup and Solution







1. Double-click the Results tab in the Polyflow analysis system. This will start CFD-Post and read the resultsfiles saved by Polyflow. CFD-Post reads the mesh information and the solution fields that were saved tothe results file.


Deselect Wireframe in the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots.



c. Perform the following steps in the Geometry tab of the details view of Contour 1:

i. Click the button next to Locations.


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ii. Select all topological entities under Fluid Flow Extrusion Polyflow in the Location Selectordialog box (use Shift for multiple selection) and click OK.


iv. Click Apply.

d. Rotate the image so that you can see the fluid at the inlet of the die, as shown in Figure 5.3: Contoursof Velocity Magnitude (p. 189).


Observe that the velocity is zero along the die wall, as expected, and there is a fully developed profileat the inlet of the die. At the die outlet, the velocity profile changes to become constant throughout theextrudate cross-section. The transition between these two states can be seen in the first third of the ex-trudate.




Setup and Solution

a. Deselect the contours previously defined.

In the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots, deselect Contour 1.

b. Create the cross-sectional planes, at Z = 0, 3, 7, and 20 cm.




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iii. In the Geometry tab of the details view, ensure XY Plane is selected from the Method drop-down list.

iv. Enter 0 for Z.

v. Click Apply.

vi. Repeat steps 3.b.i.–v. for the other planes, at Z = 0.03,0.07, and 0.1999 m.




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c. Display the contours.

i. Click the Insert menu and select Contour or click the button.

ii. Click OK to accept the default name (Contour 2) and display the details view below the Outlinetab.

iii. In the Outline tree tab under User Locations and Plots, select Wireframe.

iv. In the Geometry tab of the details view of Contour 2, click the button next to Locations.


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v. Select all planes under User Locations and Plots (use Shift for multiple selection).

vi. Click OK.

vii. Select VELOCITIES from the Variable drop-down list (or click ).

viii. In the Render tab, disable Lighting.

ix. Click Apply.

Figure 5.4: Velocity Profiles at Cross-Sections (p. 194) shows the velocity profiles at the flow inlet, the flowoutlet, and at the planes just before and just after the die exit.



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Figure 5.4: Velocity Profiles at Cross-Sections

Compare the velocity profile within the die to the velocity profile just after the die exit at the end of thecomputational domain. In the die the flow is fully developed. In the extrudate, far away from the dieexit, the velocity profile is flat. That is, all the particles in a cross-sectional plane are at the same speed.Just after the die exit, there is a transitional zone where the velocity profile is reorganized. The velocityprofile on the plane Z = 7 cm is no longer fully developed, but it is not yet flat either. The velocity re-arrangement is the source of the deformation of the extrudate.

4. Compare the cross-sectional shape of the extrudate with the die.




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iii. In Geometry tab of the details view, select Boundary Intersection from the Method drop-downlist.

iv. Click next to Boundary List and select SUBDOMAIN_1_BOUNDARY_4. Click OK to closethe Location Selector dialog box.


vi. In the Color tab, click next to Color and select dark blue.

vii. Click Apply.






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iii. In Geometry tab of the details view, select Boundary Intersection from the Method drop-downlist.

iv. Select SUBDOMAIN_2_BOUNDARY_5 from the Boundary List drop-down list.


vi. Click Apply.

d. Right-click in the graphic window and select View From +Z under Predefined Camera.

This allows you to compare the size and shape of the flow inlet with that of the flow outlet withoutdistortion due to perspective.

5. Restore the symmetry.

a. Click the Insert menu and select Instance Transform, or click the button.

b. Click OK to accept the default name (Instance Transform 1) and display the details view below theOutline tab.

c. Perform the following steps in the details view of Instance Transform 1:

i. Disable Instancing Info From Domain.

ii. Set Number of Graphical Instances to 4.


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iii. Ensure Apply Rotation is selected.

iv. Ensure Method is set to Principal Axis and Z is selected from the Axis drop-down list.

v. Enable Full Circle under Instance Definition.

vi. Click Apply.

d. In the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots, right-click Polyline 1 and click Edit (ordouble-click Polyline 1).

e. In the View tab, scroll down and enable Apply Instancing Transform.

f. Select Instance Transform 1 from the Transform drop-down list.

g. Click Apply.

h. In the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots, right-click Polyline 2 and click Edit (ordouble-click Polyline 2).

i. Repeat steps 5.e.–g.

You can use the central-mouse button to zoom in and out. This allows you to compare the size andshape of the flow inlet with that of the flow outlet without distortion due to perspective.

You can also click the fit view button ( ) to properly center the image.



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The deformations come from the rearrangement of the velocity profile. Particles coming from high-speed regions in the die must slow down, while particles coming from low-speed regions mustaccelerate. Observe that the central part of the cross, where the fluid easily flows in the die, is en-larged in the extrudate, while the extremities of the branches are smaller in the extrudate. Sincethe combined effect of cross-sectional expansions and reductions is very difficult to guess, a nu-merical simulation is necessary for a moderate to high complexity die.

5.5. Summary

This tutorial introduced the concept of a direct extrusion problem. You solved the problem using aspecific 3D geometry for the die, made suitable assumptions about the physics of the problem, andanalyzed the factors affecting the extrudate shape. The nonlinear problem was solved using an evolutiontechnique to reach the convergence.

5.6. Appendix

The appendix contains the following sections:


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5.6.1. Power Law5.6.2. Optimesh Remeshing Technique5.6.3. Evolution Scheme5.6.4. IGES Output

5.6.1. Power Law

The power law exhibits shear thinning (reduction in the viscosity with an increase in shear rate) that isa characteristic of many polymers. The viscosity in this tutorial is given by the power law:

(5.1)

where:

= consistency factor

= power-law index

= natural time

is included in the equation to make the units consistent.

5.6.2. Optimesh Remeshing Technique


The domain to be remeshed is cut into a series of 2D slices (planes) in a direction perpendicular to thedirection of extrusion, and each plane will be remeshed independently. For this process, Polyflow requiresthe selection of the initial plane and the final plane. In this problem, the initial plane is the intersectionof SUBDOMAIN_2 with SUBDOMAIN_1, and the final plane is the intersection of SUBDOMAIN_2 withthe flow exit (boundary 6).

5.6.3. Evolution Scheme

The kinematic equation introduces nonlinear terms in the problem that might lead to convergencedifficulties. An evolution scheme is available in Polyflow to solve such highly nonlinear problems. Startthe calculation with a reduced value of the parameter(s) causing the nonlinearity. Beginning with thefirst solution, Polyflow increments the parameter(s) causing the nonlinearity and computes a secondsolution. Starting from this new solution, Polyflow increments the parameter(s) again and computes athird solution. Following this procedure, Polyflow increases the value of each parameter up to itsnominal value. In Polyflow, this procedure is fully automated; the increments are automatically adaptedaccording to the results of previous calculations. Polyflow uses an evolution variable that is incrementedduring the evolution scheme. S starts at an initial value of and is increased to a final value of . Each

parameter that you want to evolve is defined as .

5.6.4. IGES Output

An IGES output allows you to import the final geometry into a CAD program. This is useful when youare designing a die because you want to be able to manufacture the die predicted by the calculation.In the present case, you can compare the final shape of the predicted extrudate in an IGES format withthe desired shape.



Appendix

Chapter 6: Inverse Extrusion

This tutorial is divided into the following sections:6.1. Introduction6.2. Prerequisites6.3. Problem Description6.4. Setup and Solution6.5. Summary6.6. Appendix

6.1. Introduction

Inverse extrusion deals with the computation of the shape of a die that produces an extrudate of thedesired shape. This tutorial illustrates how to handle a complex inverse extrusion problem. In this tutorial,slip conditions along the die walls are considered and evolution on the slip coefficient is enabled toaid convergence.



• Create a sub-task to define an inverse extrusion problem.

• Set material properties and boundary conditions for a inverse extrusion problem.

• Specify multiple local remeshing regions.

6.2. Prerequisites



This problem deals with the flow of a Newtonian fluid through a three-dimensional die. Due to thesymmetry of the problem (the cross-section of the die is a polygon), the computational domain of thefluid is defined for a quarter of the geometry. Two planes of symmetry are defined.

The melt enters the die as shown in Figure 6.1: Problem Description (p. 202) at a flow rate = 10 cm3/s(a quarter of the actual flow rate) and the extrudate is obtained at the exit.

The incompressibility and momentum equations are solved over the computational domain. The domainfor the problem is divided into two sub-domains (as shown in Figure 6.1: Problem Description (p. 202))so that specific remeshing algorithms can be applied in each sub-domain to accurately predict the dieprofile. Subdomain 1 represents the fluid as it enters and is confined by the die. Subdomain 2 corresponds



to the extrudate that is in contact with the air (and can deform freely). The main aim of the calculationis to compute the geometry of the die to obtain the desired extrudate.



The boundary set for the problem are shown in Figure 6.2: Boundary Set for the Problem (p. 202), andthe conditions at the boundaries of the domains are given below

boundaries of the domains are:



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• boundary 4: slip conditions along the wall




The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:6.4.1. Preparation6.4.2. Project and Mesh6.4.3. Create a Task for the Model6.4.4. Material Data6.4.5. Boundary Conditions6.4.6. Remeshing6.4.7. Numerical Parameters6.4.8. Outputs6.4.9. Save and Exit Polydata6.4.10. Solution6.4.11. Postprocessing

6.4.1. Preparation




Note








7. Unzip the Inverse-Extrusion_R160.zip file you have downloaded to your working folder.



Setup and Solution


The mesh file invext.msh can be found in the unzipped folder.



1. Create a Fluid Flow - Extrusion(Polyflow) analysis system by drag and drop in Workbench.

2. Save the ANSYS Workbench project using File → Save, entering inverse-extrusion as the name ofthe project.

3. Import the mesh file (invext.msh).




In the following steps you will define a new task representing the inverse extrusion model. Then, define asub-task for the isothermal flow calculation.


Create a new task


• F.E.M. task


Apply the evolution scheme on the slip coefficient along the outer wall of the die (boundary 4)when you define the slip boundary conditions.




Create a sub-task

a. Click Generalized Newtonian isothermal flow problem.



Inverse Extrusion

b. Enter Inverse Extrusion as the New value and click OK.



This problem involves a free surface, so the domain is divided into two sub-domains; one for the regionnear the free surface (SUBDOMAIN_2) and the other for the rest of the domain (SUBDOMAIN_1). In thisproblem, the sub-task applies to both sub-domains, which is the default condition.





Polydata indicates which material properties are relevant for your sub-task by graying out the irrelevantproperties. In this case, viscosity, density, inertia terms, and gravity are available for specification. For thismodel you will only define the viscosity of the material.

Material Data


2. Click Power law.

The viscosity in this tutorial is given by the power law. For information on power law, see PowerLaw (p. 225).

3. Specify the value of , referred to as “fac” in the graphical user interface (compare the equation at thetop of the Power law menu to the equation shown in the Power Law (p. 225)).

Modify fac



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4. Retain the default value for , referred to as “tnat” in the graphical user interface.

Modify tnat

Click OK to retain the default value of 1.

5. Specify the value for , referred to as “expo” in the graphical user interface.

Modify expo


6. Click Upper level menu three times to return to the Inverse Extrusion menu.







b. Click Inflow.

c. Click Modify volumetric flow rate.



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e. Retain the default options of Automatic and Volumetric flow rate.


When the Automatic option is selected, Polydata chooses the most appropriate method to computethe inflow condition.


In 2D axisymmetric problems, the axis of symmetry is automatically identified by Polydata, but for 3Dflows, you must manually identify a plane of symmetry.

The normal velocity ( ) and the tangential force ( ) are set to zero on a symmetry plane. A particle

cannot cross the plane ( = 0) due to the symmetry, so the particles flow at the same velocity on bothsides of the symmetry plane, leading to a zero tangential force.






4. Set the conditions along the outer wall of the die (BOUNDARY_4).


b. Enable the evolution scheme on the slip coefficient.

The evolution scheme is used to aid with convergence by starting with a low value for the slipcoefficient and slowly increasing the value of the coefficient to reach a no-slip condition. With alow value for the slip coefficient there is no swelling of the extrudate, simplifying the calculation.As the slip coefficient increases, the extrudate begins to swell because the fluid in contact with the



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wall slows down, which increases the velocity of the fluid in the center of the die. For more inform-ation on the evolution scheme, see Evolution Scheme (p. 225).

i. Click EVOL at the top of the Polydata menu to enable the evolution inputs for the slip coefficient.

ii. Click Slip conditions.

iii. Click F(v) = Generalized Navier’s law.

For information on Navier’s law, see Appendix (p. 225).


Modify k

A dialog box appears asking you for the value of .

v. Retain the default value of 1 for k and click OK.

vi. Select the function f(S) = a*exp(b*S) + c + d*S.

You will retain the default values for a and b, and will modify the values for c and d.

vii. Click Modify the value of c.

Hint: Scroll down to see Modify the value of c.

A dialog box appears asking for the new value of c.

viii. Enter 0 as the New value and click OK.

ix. Click Modify the value of d.

A dialog box appears asking for the new value of d.

x. Enter 0 as the New value and click OK.

xi. Click EVOL at the top of the Polydata menu to disable the evolution inputs.

xii. Click Upper level menu.

xiii. Retain the default value of 1 for e ( ).

xiv. Click Upper level menu two times to return to the Flow boundary conditions menu.


In a steady-state problem, the velocity field must be tangential to a free surface, since no fluid particlesgo out of the domain through the free surface. This constraint is called the kinematic condition, =0. This equation requires an initial condition (the starting line of the free surface). In this problem, thestarting line of the free surface is the intersection of boundary 4 and boundary 5 (see Figure 5.2: BoundarySet for the Problem (p. 179)).



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d. Select No condition along BOUNDARY_4 (the boundary where the free surface starts) and clickModify.


f. Click Upper level menu to return to the Boundary conditions on the moving surface menu.

g. Click Upper level menu at the top of the menu.

h. Click Outlet (Inv. prediction) to define the outlet of the moving surface.

In inverse extrusion problems, you have to predict the appropriate die exit cross-section to obtaina given extrudate cross-section. By defining the outlet of a free surface, inform Polyflow the desiredextrudate shape. Hence, you impose the outlet of the moving surface along the last section of thefree jet as the outlet of the free surface. This section will not be modified during the calculation.

i. Select BOUNDARY_6 as the outlet of the moving surface and click Confirm.

j. Click Upper level menu to return to the Flow boundary conditions menu.

6. Set the conditions at the flow exit (BOUNDARY_6).






7. Click Upper level menu at the top of the Flow boundary conditions menu.


6.4.6. Remeshing

The purpose of the remeshing technique is to relocate internal nodes according to the displacement ofboundary nodes due to the motion of the free surface, since a part of the mesh is deformed. For informationon remeshing technique, see Appendix (p. 225).

Global remeshing





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2. Define the parameters for the fist local remeshing method.

For 3D extrusion problems where large deformations of the extrudate are expected, the optimeshremeshing technique is recommended. For information on optimesh remeshing technique seeAppendix (p. 225).



b. Specify the final plane for the remeshing technique, by selecting Intersection with BOUNDARY_6and clicking Confirm.



The line kinematic condition is recommended for extrusion problems, and must be used in combin-ation with the optimesh remeshing technique.

d. Click Accept the current setup in the Element distortion check menu.

In complex extrusion simulations, the finite element mesh can undergo great deformations. TheElement distortion check menu deals with the detection of all possible distortions of the elements.Accept default options.

3. Activate the inverse prediction.

Inverse prediction management

a. Click Enable the inverse prediction.


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The technique of inverse prediction is selected to calculate the profile for the “constant section”region of the die.


4. Specify a second region for remeshing (SUBDOMAIN_1).

a. Click Creation of a local remeshing.

b. Select SUBDOMAIN_1 and click Add.

c. Click Upper level menu.

d. Click Constant section for prediction.

e. Click Accept the current setup.

5. Click Upper level menu two times.

The F.E.M. Task 1 menu is displayed.


All information relevant to iterative schemes (for the F.E.M. task calculations) can be modified in the Numer-ical parameters menu.


1. Specify the evolution parameters.


a. Specify the final value of .

Modify the upper limit of S

Enter 20 for the New value and click OK.

Note

Setting the final value of equal to 20 creates a large enough slip coefficient thatit is equivalent to a no-slip condition at the die wall (BOUNDARY_4, as discussedin a previous step).

b. Specify the initial value of .





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c. Specify the minimum value of .

Modify the min value of delta-S

Enter 0.1 for the New value and click OK.

d. Specify the maximum value of .

Modify the max value of delta-S


e. Specify the maximum number of successful steps.

Modify the max number of successful steps



6.4.8. Outputs

After Polyflow calculates a solution, it can save the results in several different formats. Choose the one thatis appropriate for your postprocessor. In this case, save the outputs in IGES format, as well as the defaultformat for CFD-Post.

Outputs

1. Retain the default output (CFD-Post) and click Enable Iges file output.

The default CFD-Post output is used for postprocessing with CFD-Post. The IGES output contains themodified geometry of the extrudate (after remeshing) calculated at every step of the evolution procedure.For information on IGES output, see Appendix (p. 225).








Save and exit


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1. Click Accept.


2. Click Continue.


6.4.10. Solution




A cfx.res file (corresponding to the eight evolution steps of the flow case) will be created.








1. Double-click the Results tab in the Workbench analysis and read the results files saved by Polyflow.



a. Deselect Wireframe in the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots.

b. Click the Insert menu and select Contour or click the button.

c. Click OK to accept the default name (Contour 1) and open the details view below the Outline tab.

d. Perform the following steps In the Geometry tab of the details view.




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ii. Select all topological entities under PFL in the Location Selector dialog box (use Shift formultiple selection) and click OK.


iv. Click Apply.

You can see in Figure 6.3: Contours of Velocity Magnitude (p. 215) that the velocity is zero along the diewall, as expected, and there is a fully developed profile at the inlet of the die. At the die outlet, the velocityprofile changes to become constant throughout the extrudate cross-section. The transition betweenthese two states can be seen at the beginning of extrudate section.


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a. Deselect the contours previously defined.



Setup and Solution

In the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots deselect Contour 1.

b. Create the cross-section planes, at Z = 0, 3, 7 and 20 cm.




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iii. In the Geometry tab of the details view, select XY Plane from the Method drop-down list.

iv. Enter 0 for Z.

v. Click Apply.

vi. Repeat steps 3.b.i.–v. to create the other planes at Z = 0.03,0.07, and 0.1999 m.




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c. Click the Insert menu and select Contour or click the button.

d. Click OK to accept the default name (Contour 2) and open the details view below the Outline treetab.

e. In the Outline tree tab under User Locations and Plots, select Wireframe.

f. Perform the following steps in the details view of Contour 2.



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ii. Select all planes under User Locations and Plots (use Shift for multiple selection).

iii. Click OK.

iv. Select VELOCITIES from the Variable drop-down list (or click ).

v. In the Render tab, disable Lighting.

vi. Click Apply.

The velocity profiles planes are located at the flow inlet, the flow outlet, and planes just before and afterthe die exit as shown in Figure 6.4: Velocity Profile Planes (p. 220).

Compare the velocity profile within the die to the velocity profile just after the die exit at the end of thecomputational domain.

• The flow is fully developed in the die.

• The velocity profile is flat in the extrudate, far away from the die exit. All particles in the cross-section planeare at the same velocity.

• Just after the die exit, there is a transitional zone where the velocity profile is reorganized.

• The velocity profile on the plane = 7 cm is not fully developed, but it is not flat either.

The velocity rearrangement is the source of the deformation of the extrudate.



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Figure 6.4: Velocity Profile Planes

4. Compare the cross-section shape of the extrudate with die.







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iv. Click next to Boundary List and select SUBDOMAIN_1_BOUNDARY_4. Click OK to closethe Location Selector dialog box.


vi. In the Color tab, click next to Color and select dark blue.

vii. Click Apply.





iv. Select SUBDOMAIN_2_BOUNDARY_5 from the Boundary List drop-down list.


vi. Click Apply.

d. Right-click in the graphic window and select View From +Z under Predefined Camera.



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5. Restore the symmetry.

a. Click the Insert menu and select Instance Transform, or click the button.

b. Click OK to accept the default name (Instance Transform 1) and display the details view below theOutline tab.


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c. Perform the following steps in the Definition tab of the details view of Instance Transform 1:

i. Disable Instancing Info From Domain.

ii. Enter 4 for Number of Graphical Instances.

iii. Ensure Apply Rotation is selected.

iv. Ensure Principal Axis and Z are selected for Method and Axis in the Axis Definition groupbox.

v. Enable Full Circle under Instance Definition.

vi. Click Apply.

d. In the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots, right-click Polyline 1 and click Edit (ordouble-click Polyline 1).

e. In the View tab of the details view, scroll down and enable Apply Instancing Transform.

f. Select Instance Transform 1 from the Transform drop-down list.

g. Click Apply.

h. In the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots, right-click Polyline 2 and click Edit (ordouble-click Polyline 2).

i. Repeat steps 5..e–g.

You can use the central-mouse button to zoom in and out. This allows you to compare the size andshape of the flow inlet with that of the flow outlet without distortion due to perspective.



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You can also click the fit view button ( ) to properly center the image.


The deformation of the extrudate is the result of the rearrangement taking place at the die exit. Particlecoming from high-speed regions in the die must slow down, while particles coming from low-speed re-gions must accelerate. You can change the speed by enlarging the flowing section. A tube of fluid athigh speed in the die will enlarge its cross-section in the extrudate to decrease its average velocity. Atube of fluid at low speed in the die will reduce its cross-section in the extrudate in order to increaseaverage speed. In Figure 6.5: Swelling of the Extrudate (p. 224), you can see that the die design toolcompensated for these effects. The central part of the cross-section where the fluid easily flowed in theoriginal die has been reduced by the die design tool, while the extremities of the branches were enlargedbecause the flow was much slower in the original die. Since the combined effects of the cross-sectionalenlargements and reductions are very difficult to guess, the numerical simulation is necessary to helpthe die designer reduce the number of trial-and-error iterations.


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6.5. Summary

This tutorial introduced the concept of an inverse extrusion problem. You solved the problem assumingsuitable conditions for the physics of the problem and Polyflow predicted the shape of the die. Youused multiple domain calculations with remeshing methods most suited to 3D inverse extrusion problems.The nonlinear problem was solved using an evolution technique to aid convergence.

6.6. Appendix

The appendix contains the following sections:6.6.1. Power Law6.6.2. Evolution Scheme6.6.3. Remeshing Technique6.6.4. Optimesh Remeshing Technique6.6.5. IGES Output

6.6.1. Power Law

The power law exhibits shear thinning (reduction in the viscosity with an increase in shear rate) that isa characteristic of many polymers. The viscosity in this tutorial is given by the power law:

(6.1)

where:

= consistency factor

= power-law index

= natural time

is included in the equation to make the units consistent.

6.6.2. Evolution Scheme

The kinematic equation introduces nonlinear terms in the problem that might lead to convergencedifficulties. An evolution scheme is available in Polyflow to solve such highly nonlinear problems. Startthe calculation with a reduced value of the parameter(s) causing the nonlinearity. Starting from the firstsolution, Polyflow increments the parameter(s) causing the nonlinearity and computes a second solution.Starting from this new solution, Polyflow increments the parameter(s) again and computes a thirdsolution. Following this procedure, Polyflow increases the value of each parameter up to its nominalvalue. In Polyflow , this procedure is fully automated; the increments are automatically adapted accordingto the results of previous calculations. Polyflow uses an evolution variable that is incremented duringthe evolution scheme. S starts at an initial value of and is increased to a final value of . Each

parameter l that you want to evolve is defined as = .

Navier’s Law: The generalized Navier’s law is given by:

(6.2)

where:

= tangential velocity of the fluid



Appendix

= tangential velocity of the wall

= material parameters

= material parameters

= 0 (assumed zero, by default

6.6.3. Remeshing Technique

Remeshing for the inverse extrusion problems is carried out in two stages. This model involves a freesurface of unknown position. A portion of the mesh will be affected by the relocation of this boundary.Hence a remeshing technique that is suitable for 3D extrusion problems is applied to this part of themesh. The free surface is entirely contained within subdomain 2, and hence only subdomain 2 will beaffected by the relocation of the free surface.

This technique modifies the location of the section where the boundary conditions on the kinematiccondition apply (the die-lip region). Apply local remeshing technique to the region between the entrysection and the die-lip area (subdomain 1). In this tutorial, you define a "constant section" on this sub-domain. This means that the die cross-section is constant from the die entry to the die exit (a paralleldie). Using this two-stage remeshing technique, Polyflow calculates the die profile that produces anextrudate of the desired shape. More complex deformations of the die are available via the definitionof different local remeshings within the die.

6.6.4. Optimesh Remeshing Technique


The domain to be remeshed is cut into a series of 2D slices (planes) in a direction perpendicular to thedirection of extrusion, and each plane will be remeshed independently. For this process, Polyflow requiresthe selection of the initial plane and the final plane. In this problem, the initial plane is the intersectionof subdomain 2 with subdomain 1, and the final plane is the intersection of subdomain 2 with the flowexit (boundary 6).

6.6.5. IGES Output

An IGES output allows you to import the final geometry into a CAD program. This is useful when youare designing a die because you want to be able to manufacture the die predicted by the calculation.In the present case, you can compare the final shape of the predicted extrudate in an IGES format withthe desired shape.


Inverse Extrusion

Chapter 7: Flow of Two Immiscible Fluids


7.1. Introduction

This tutorial examines the flow of two fluids in a single die. Two polymer melts with distinct physicalproperties are fed through different channels into a die. The aim of the calculation is to predict thelocation of the interface between the two fluids.


• Define a moving interface problem.


• Set material properties and boundary conditions for a moving interface problem.


7.2. Prerequisites



This problem analyzes the flow of two immiscible Newtonian fluids (fluid 1 and fluid 2) through a dieof diameter 1 cm, as shown in Figure 7.1: A Schematic Diagram of the Two Fluids in the Die (p. 228). Themelts are fed into the die through boundaries 1 and 3 (see Figure 7.2: Boundary Sets and Subdomainsfor the Problem (p. 229)). The flow rates for the two fluids are not equal. The fluids come into contactin the die, creating an interface. The location of the interface is unknown and will be determined byPolyflow. The location of the interface depends on the physical properties of the fluids, the flow ratesof the fluids, and the geometry of the die.

Incompressibility and momentum equations are solved in the fluid domains. To solve the fully coupledproblem, two sub-tasks are defined one each for fluid 1 (sub-task 1) and fluid 2 (sub-task 2). Each sub-task will contain a particular model, domain of definition, material properties, and boundary conditions,including the moving interface along the intersection of the two sub-tasks.

The domain of definition for the problem is divided into four subdomains: sub-task 1 is defined onsubdomain 1 and subdomain 2, and sub-task 2 is defined on subdomain 3 and subdomain 4 (see Fig-



ure 7.2: Boundary Sets and Subdomains for the Problem (p. 229)). Each sub-task is defined over twosubdomains to allow for the definition of the remeshing method only where it is necessary, (in the areanear the moving interface).

Fluid 1 has a viscosity of = 10000 poise, and fluid 2 has a viscosity of = 5000 poise.

Figure 7.1: A Schematic Diagram of the Two Fluids in the Die

The boundary sets for the problem are shown in Figure 7.2: Boundary Sets and Subdomains for theProblem (p. 229).


Flow of Two Immiscible Fluids

Figure 7.2: Boundary Sets and Subdomains for the Problem

The conditions at the boundaries of the domains are:

• boundary 1: flow inlet for fluid 1, volumetric flow rate = 3 cm3/s

• boundary 2: outer wall common to subdomain 1 and subdomain 3: zero velocity



• boundary 5: flow exit for both fluids


An interface is defined at the intersection of subdomain 2 and subdomain 4. In this problem, the interfaceis a moving one, since the exact line of separation between the fluids is unknown.



Problem Description


The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:7.4.1. Preparation7.4.2. Project and Mesh7.4.3. Create a Task for the Model7.4.4. Fluid 1 Sub-Task7.4.5. Fluid 2 Sub-Task7.4.6. Save and Exit Polydata7.4.7. Solution7.4.8. Postprocessing

7.4.1. Preparation




Note








7. Unzip the Two-Fluids_R160.zip file you have downloaded to your working folder.

The mesh file fluids.msh can be found in the unzipped folder.



1. Create a Fluid Flow - Extrusion (Polyflow) analysis system by drag and drop in Workbench.

2. Save the ANSYS Workbench project using File → Save, entering two-fluids as the name of the project.

3. Import the mesh file (fluids.msh).







In the following steps you will define a single task that represents the global problem. Since this tutorialdeals with two fluids, each with its own physical properties, you will need to define two different sub-tasks (one for each fluid) in subsequent sections.

Create a task for the model.

Create a new task


• F.E.M. task





7.4.4. Fluid 1 Sub-Task

In the following steps you will define the nature of the flow problem, identify the domain of definition, setthe relevant material properties for fluid 1, and define boundary conditions along its boundaries.

1. Create a sub-task for fluid 1.

Create a sub-task

a. Click Generalized Newtonian isothermal flow problem.


b. Enter fluid 1 as the New value and click OK.



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Sub-task 1 is defined for SUBDOMAIN2 (the region of fluid 1 near the moving interface) and SUBDOMAIN1(the rest of fluid 1), as shown in Figure 7.2: Boundary Sets and Subdomains for the Problem (p. 229).


a. Select SUBDOMAIN3 and click Remove.

b. Select SUBDOMAIN4 and click Remove.



3. Specify the material data properties for fluid 1.

Material Data

Polydata indicates which material properties are relevant for your sub-task by graying out the irrelevantproperties. In this case, viscosity, density, inertia terms, and gravity are available for specification. Forthis model, define only the viscosity of the material.



Click Shear-rate dependence of viscosity.

4. Click Constant viscosity.

5. Specify the value for , referred to as “fac” in the graphical user interface.

Modify fac

Polydata prompts for a new value of .


6. Click Upper level menu three times to return to the fluid 1 menu.


7. Specify the flow boundary conditions for fluid 1 (SUBDOMAIN1 and SUBDOMAIN2).




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a. Set the conditions along the intersection of SUBDOMAIN2 and SUBDOMAIN4.

The boundary uses the interface condition, which is the standard boundary condition between twoadjacent fluids. This condition establishes the continuity of the velocity field and the contact forcesin the momentum equation.

The position of the line separating the two fluids is unknown at the start of the problem and iscalculated as part of the solution, so the intersection will be defined as a moving interface. Insteady flows and problems involving immiscible fluids, the interface must be a streamline. To sat-isfy this condition and to obtain the exact location of the line of separation, an additional equation,the kinematic condition, ( = 0), is added to the system. This guarantees that the material pointsdo not cross the interface.

i. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along SUBDOMAIN4 click Modify.


iii. Select Switch to moving interface.

iv. Click Specify moving interface parameters.

v. Click Boundary conditions on the moving surface.

Polydata asks you to select the boundary or subdomain on which the position of the movingsurface is to be imposed.



vi. Select No condition along BOUNDARY2 and click Modify.

vii. Select Position imposed.

viii. Click Upper level menu twice to return to the Kinematic condition menu.

ix. Select Upwinding in the kinematic equation. Click Upper level menu.

x. Click Accept the current setup to return to the Flow boundary conditions menu.

b. Set the conditions at the flow inlet for fluid 1 (BOUNDARY1).

i. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY1 and click Modify.

ii. Click Inflow.

iii. Click Modify volumetric flow rate.




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iv. Enter 3 [units: cm3/s] as the New value and click OK.

v. Ensure Automatic is selected and click Upper level menu.

When this option is selected, Polydata automatically chooses the most appropriate methodto compute the inflow condition.

vi. Retain the default condition Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY2 at the outerwall of SUBDOMAIN1 (BOUNDARY2).

At a solid-liquid interface, the velocity of the liquid is that of the solid surface. Hence the fluidis assumed to stick to the wall. This is known as the no-slip assumption because the liquid isassumed to adhere to the wall, and therefore has no velocity relative to the wall.

By default, Polydata imposes Zero wall velocity ( = = 0) along all boundaries.

c. Set the conditions at the flow outlet (BOUNDARY5).

It is assumed that a fully developed velocity profile is reached at the exit, so the outflow conditionis appropriate. This condition essentially imposes a zero normal force ( ) that includes a pressure

term, and zero tangential velocity ( ).


ii. Click Outflow.

d. Retain the default condition Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY6 at the outer wallcommon to SUBDOMAIN1 and SUBDOMAIN2 (BOUNDARY6).

The fluid is assumed to stick to the wall, since at a solid-liquid interface the velocity of the liquidis that of the solid surface.

e. Click Upper level menu to return to the fluid 1 menu.

8. Define remeshing for SUBDOMAIN2.

This model involves a free surface, whose shape is unknown a priori, which will be calculated togetherwith the flow equations. A portion of the mesh is affected by the relocation of this boundary. Hence aremeshing technique is applied on this part of the mesh. The moving interface is entirely contained



within SUBDOMAIN2, and hence only SUBDOMAIN2 will be affected by the relocation of the movinginterface.

Global remeshing

a. Specify the region where the remeshing is to be performed (SUBDOMAIN2).

If you have a complex geometry, it may be necessary to split it into additional subdomains in orderto define a specific remeshing method on each of them.

For this purpose, Polydata allows you to create several local remeshings. For this problem, a singlelocal remeshing is sufficient.


i. Select SUBDOMAIN1 and click Remove.


The Method of Spines menu item is highlighted.


The purpose of the remeshing technique is to relocate internal nodes according to the displacementof boundary nodes due to the motion of the interface. Mesh nodes must be organized along linesof remeshing (spines), which are collections of nodes logically arranged in a one-dimensionalmanner. Polydata requires the specification of the first and last spines that the fluid encounters(inlet of spines and outlet of spines, respectively). In this case, the inlet of spines is the intersection



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of SUBDOMAIN2 with SUBDOMAIN1, and the outlet of spines is the intersection of SUBDOMAIN2with the flow exit (BOUNDARY5).

Method of Spines

i. To specify the inlet for the system of spines, select Intersection with SUBDOMAIN1 and clickConfirm.

ii. Specify the outlet for the system of spines, select Intersection with BOUNDARY5 and clickConfirm.

iii. Click Upper level menu two times.

The F.E.M. Task 1 menu is displayed.

7.4.5. Fluid 2 Sub-Task

In the following steps you will define the nature of the flow problem, identify the domain of definition, setthe relevant material properties for fluid 2, and define the boundary conditions along its boundaries.

1. Create a sub-task for fluid 2.

Create a sub-task

a. Polydata asks you if you want to copy data from an existing sub-task.




c. Click Generalized Newtonian isothermal flow problem.


d. Enter fluid 2 as the New value and click OK.




a. Select SUBDOMAIN1 and click Remove.

b. Select SUBDOMAIN2 and click Remove.



3. Specify the material data properties for fluid 2.

Material Data

For this model, define only the viscosity of the material.


b. Click Constant viscosity.

c. Specify the value for , referred to as “fac” in the graphical user interface.

Modify fac

Polydata prompts for a new value of .



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d. Click Upper level menu three times to return to the fluid 2 menu.


4. Specify the flow boundary conditions for fluid 2 (SUBDOMAIN3 and SUBDOMAIN4).


a. Set the conditions along the intersection of SUBDOMAIN2 and SUBDOMAIN4.

i. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along SUBDOMAIN2 and click Modify.


The interface condition was defined as a moving interface when setting the boundary condi-tions for fluid 1. So further inputs are not required to define the moving interface for fluid 2.Surface tension effects are neglected in this problem.

iii. Click Accept the current setup.

b. Retain the default condition Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY2 at the outer wall ofSUBDOMAIN3 (BOUNDARY2).

c. Set the conditions at the flow inlet for fluid 2 (BOUNDARY3).


ii. Click Inflow.





iv. Accept the default value of 1 [units: cm3/s] for the flow rate by clicking OK.

v. Ensure Automatic is selected, and click Upper level menu.

d. Retain the default condition Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY4 at the outer wallcommon to SUBDOMAIN3 and SUBDOMAIN4 (BOUNDARY4).

e. Set the conditions at the flow outlet for fluid 2 (BOUNDARY5).


ii. Click Outflow.

f. Click Upper level menu to return to the Flow boundary conditions menu.


5. Define remeshing for SUBDOMAIN4.

Global remeshing

a. Specify the region where the remeshing is to be performed (SUBDOMAIN4).


i. Select SUBDOMAIN3 and click Remove.


The Method of Spines menu item is highlighted.


In this case, the inlet of spines is the intersection of SUBDOMAIN3 with SUBDOMAIN4, and theoutlet of spines is the intersection of SUBDOMAIN4 with the flow exit (BOUNDARY5).

Method of Spines



Setup and Solution

i. Specify the inlet for the system of spines by selecting Intersection with SUBDOMAIN3 andclick Confirm.

ii. Specify the outlet for the system of spines by selecting Intersection with BOUNDARY5 andclick Confirm.




Save and exit






2. Click Accept.


3. Click Continue.




7.4.7. Solution













2. Align the view.

a. In the graphical window, right-click, and select the option Predefined Camera.

b. Select View from +Z.

3. Display contours of velocity magnitude.





Setup and Solution

c. Perform the following steps in the details view:


ii. In the Location Selector dialog box that opens, select SUBDOMAIN1_surf, SUBDOMAIN2_surf,SUBDOMAIN3_surf, and SUBDOMAIN4_surf (use Ctrl for multiple selection) and then clickOK.


iv. Click Apply.




The velocity is much larger at the inlet of fluid 1 than at the inlet of fluid 2. There are two reasons forthis:

• The flow rate is three times larger for fluid 1 than for fluid 2.

• You are modeling an annular die. Hence the flow section is smaller for the interior channel than for the ex-terior channel.

When the two fluids come into contact with each other, the interface between the two fluids is pushedtowards the exterior of the annular die.

There are three reasons for this:

• The flow rate for fluid 1 is higher than for fluid 2.

• The die is annular, so even identical flow rates cause the interface to move in order to equilibrate the flowsections.



Setup and Solution

• The viscosity of fluid 1 is higher than the viscosity of fluid 2. In the process of giving more room to the mostviscous fluid, its shearing decreases. This leads to a smaller global dissipation.

4. Display velocity vectors for the two fluids.

a. Deselect the contour previously defined.

In the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots deselect Contour 1.


c. Click OK to accept the default name (Vector 1) and display the details view below the Outline tab.



d. Perform the following steps in the details view:


ii. In the Location Selector dialog box that opens, select SUBDOMAIN1_surf, SUBDOMAIN2_surf,SUBDOMAIN3_surf, and SUBDOMAIN4_surf (use Ctrl for multiple selection) and click OK.

iii. Ensure that VELOCITIES is selected as the Variable.

iv. In the Symbol tab, set Symbol to Arrow3D and increase the Symbol Size to 3.

v. Click Apply.



Setup and Solution

Figure 7.5: Magnified View of Velocity Vectors

You can see that the velocity is continuous across the interface. As both the fluids are Newtonian, thevelocity profile is a parabola on both sides of the interface. Since the force must be continuous acrossthe interface, the shear stress generated within fluid 1 is equal to the shear stress generated within fluid2 along the interface.

7.5. Summary

This tutorial introduced the concept of fluid layers flowing in the same duct. In Polydata, you learnedhow to set up a multiple-domain calculation, including the definition of a moving interface and associatedremeshing methods.

The location of the interface depends largely on the physical properties of the fluids involved, thegeometry of the channels, and the operating conditions (for example: flow rates of the fluids). A CFDsimulation with Polyflow allows you to test different setups (for example: in order to optimize thefeeding of a coextrusion die).



Summary

Chapter 8: Flow of Two Immiscible Fluids by Species Method


8.1. Introduction

This tutorial examines the flow of two fluids in a single die. Two polymer melts with distinct physicalproperties are fed through different channels into a die. The aim of the calculation is to predict thelocation of the interface between the two fluids.


• Define a species.

• Define a species transport problem.


• Define a PMAT function.

• Define an EVOLUTION task.

8.2. Prerequisites



This problem analyzes the flow of two immiscible Newtonian fluids (fluid 1 and fluid 2) through a dieof diameter 1 cm, as shown in Figure 8.1: A Schematic Diagram of the Two Fluids in the Die (p. 252). Themelts are fed into the die through boundaries 1 and 3 (see Figure 8.2: Boundary Sets and Subdomainsfor the Problem (p. 253)). The flow rates for the two fluids are not equal. The fluids come into contactin the die, creating an interface. The location of the interface is unknown and will be determined byPolyflow. The location of the interface depends on the physical properties of the fluids, the flow ratesof the fluids, and the geometry of the die.

Incompressibility and momentum equations are solved in the fluid domains. To determine the interface,an extra scalar transport equation is solved and material properties are made functions of this scalarusing PMAT. If the scalar value is greater than 0.5, material properties of first fluid are used and if thescalar value is less than 0.5, material properties of second species are used. A Scalar value of 0.5 determ-ines the location of interface.



Note that the same problem has been solved using the interface tracking method (see Flow of TwoImmiscible Fluids (p. 227)).

The advantage of this method over the interface tracking method is that it can be used for more complexgeometries, and it is less computationally expensive than the interface tracking method (no remeshingmethod must be defined). However this comes at a loss of accuracy. The interface tracking methodgives a very accurate position of interface, whereas the species method produces a blurred interface.

The geometry and mesh from Flow of Two Immiscible Fluids (p. 227) is used.

Fluid 1 has a viscosity of = 10000 poise, and fluid 2 has a viscosity of = 5000 poise.

Figure 8.1: A Schematic Diagram of the Two Fluids in the Die

The boundary sets for the problem are shown in Figure 8.2: Boundary Sets and Subdomains for theProblem (p. 253).


Flow of Two Immiscible Fluids by Species Method

Figure 8.2: Boundary Sets and Subdomains for the Problem

The conditions at the boundaries of the domains are:



• boundary 3: flow inlet for fluid 2, volumetric flow rate, = 1 cm3/s


• boundary 5: flow exit for both fluids


The conditions at the boundaries of the domains for species transport:

• boundary 1: scalar value equal to 1



Problem Description

• boundary 3: scalar value equal to zero

• Insulated condition at all other boundaries

Note that when using this method for a sharp interface, you should ensure that the scalar doesn't diffusemuch into the domain. To ensure this, an evolution is applied on scalar diffusivity starting from a largevalue and gradually decreasing it to a very small number.


The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:8.4.1. Preparation8.4.2. Project and Mesh8.4.3. Create a Task for the Model8.4.4. Species and Species Transport Sub-task8.4.5. Fluids Sub-task8.4.6. Save and Exit Polydata8.4.7. Solution8.4.8. Postprocessing

8.4.1. Preparation




Note








7. Unzip the Two-Fluids-Species_R160.zip file you have downloaded to your working folder.

The mesh file fluids.msh can be found in the unzipped folder.






1. Create a Fluid Flow - Extrusion(Polyflow) analysis system by drag and drop in Workbench.

2. Save the ANSYS Workbench project using File → Save, entering two-fluids-species as the nameof the project.

3. Import the mesh file (fluids.msh).




In the following steps you will define a single task that represents the global problem. Since this tutorialdeals with two fluids, each with its own physical properties, you will need to define two different sub-tasks (one for each fluid) in the following sections.


Create a new task


• F.E.M. task




8.4.4. Species and Species Transport Sub-task

In the following steps you will define a species A and set material properties as well as boundary conditionalong its boundaries.

1. Create a species A.

Define species

2. Create a new species.

Create a new species

A dialog box appears asking for the name of the species.



Setup and Solution

a. Enter Species A as the name of the species.

A dialog box appears asking for the nickname of the species.

b. Enter spea as the nickname of the species.



3. Create a sub-task for transport of the species.

Create a sub-task

a. Click Transport of species.

Polydata asks you to select a species.

b. Click SpeciesA.



Species transport equation is solved in all the subdomains.


Click Upper level menu to select all of the subdomains.

5. Specify the material properties for species.

Material data



Polydata indicates the material properties that are relevant for the sub-task by graying out the irrelevantproperties. For this model, you will only define the diffusivity of the species. The evolution will be appliedon diffusivity with an initial high value (1) and decreases it to a small value (1e-9).

a. Click Diffusivity.

b. Click EVOL button at the top of Polydata menu to enable evolution inputs.

c. Click Modify diffusivity.



Setup and Solution

A dialog box appears asking for New value of diffusivity.

d. Click OK to accept the default value of 1.

Polydata will take you to evolution panel. Here you will make species diffusivity a function ofevolution parameter . Since the diffusivity must be decreased by several orders of magnitude,

is selected.

e. Select the function f(S) = a*exp(b*S) + c + d*S.

f. Modify the value of function parameters: a, b, c, and d to 1, –20,0 and 0, respectively.

g. Click Upper level menu.

h. Click the EVOL button at the top of the Polydata menu to disable evolution inputs.

i. Click Upper level menu twice to return to the Transport of SpeciesA menu.

Boundary conditions of the species must be defined at all of the boundaries.

6. Specify the concentration boundary conditions for fluid 1 (SUBDOMAIN1 and SUBDOMAIN2).

Concentration boundary conditions



a. Set mass fraction at BOUNDARY1 equal to 1.

i. Select Mass fraction imposed along BOUNDARY1 and click Modify.

ii. Click Mass fraction imposed.

iii. Click Constant.

A dialog box appears asking for the new value of concentration.

iv. Set New value to 1 and click OK.




Setup and Solution

b. Set insulated conditions at BOUNDARY2.


ii. Click Insulated boundary.

c. Set mass fraction at BOUNDARY3 equal to 0.


ii. Click Mass fraction imposed.

iii. Click Constant.

A dialog box appears asking for the new value of concentration.

iv. Click OK to accept the default value of 0.


d. Set insulated conditions at BOUNDARY4, BOUNDARY5, and BOUNDARY6.


ii. Click Insulated boundary.

iii. Repeat step (i) and step (ii) for BOUNDARY5 and BOUNDARY6.

iv. Click Upper level menu twice.

8.4.5. Fluids Sub-task

In the following steps you will define the nature of the flow problem, identify the domain of definition, setthe relevant material properties for fluid, and define boundary conditions along its boundaries.

1. Create a sub-task for the fluids.

Create a sub-task

a. Click No in the window that pops up.

Select Generalized Newtonian isothermal flow problem.




b. Enter fluid 1 and 2 as the New value and click OK.



This Sub-task is defined for all the subdomains.


Click Upper level menu to select all of the subdomains.


3. Specify the material data properties for fluids.

Material Data

Polydata indicates the material properties that are relevant for the sub-task by graying out the irrelevantproperties. For this model, you will define only the viscosity of the material. The viscosity of material 1will be used if the species concentration is greater than 0.5, otherwise the viscosity of material 2 will beused. This can be achieved by the use of PMAT.



c. Click the PMAT button at the top of Polydata.

d. Specify the value for , referred to as “fac” in the graphical user interface.

Modify fac

Polydata prompts for the new value of .



Setup and Solution

Click OK to accept the default value of 1.

e. Polydata will take you to PMAT menu as shown below.

f. Create a new function.

Create a new function

A new function f1(...) will be created.

g. Click f1(...).

h. Select multi-ramp function.

f(X1) = Multi-ramp function



Polydata will ask to define pairs of values. A minimum of two pairs must be defined. Here you willdefine (0.495, 5000) and (0.505, 10000), where the first index stands for species concentration andthe second index stands for viscosity [units: poise] value.

i. Define new pairs.

Define new pairs (X1, f(X1))

Polydata prompts for X1 and f(X1) sequentially.

Enter 0.495 for X1( 1), and 5000 for f(X1)( 1).

j. Define the second pair.

Insert new pair

k. Enter 0.505 for X1( 2) and 10000 for f(X1)( 2).

l. Click Upper level menu two times.

m. Change the field to species concentration.

Change field X1 = S (evol. var.)

n. Select SpeciesA.

o. Disable the PMAT button at the top of Polydata.

p. Click Upper level menu six times to return to the fluid 1 and 2 menu.



Setup and Solution


4. Specify the flow boundary conditions for the fluids.


a. Set the conditions at the flow inlet for fluid 1 (BOUNDARY1).


ii. Click Inflow.


Polydata prompts for the new value of the volumetric flow rate.



iv. Enter 3 [units: cm3/s] as the New value and click OK.



b. Retain the default condition Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY2.

At a solid-liquid interface, the velocity of the liquid is that of the solid surface. Hence the fluid isassumed to stick to the wall. This is known as the no-slip assumption because the liquid is assumedto adhere to the wall, and so has no velocity relative to the wall.

By default, Polydata imposes Zero wall velocity ( = = 0) along all boundaries.

c. Set the conditions at the flow inlet for fluid 2 (BOUNDARY3).


ii. Click Inflow.


Polydata prompts for the new value of the volumetric flow rate.

iv. Click OK to accept the default value of 1 [units: cm3/s] for New Value.


d. Retain the default condition Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY4.

e. Set the conditions at the flow outlet (BOUNDARY5).

It is assumed that a fully developed velocity profile is reached at the exit, so the outflow conditionis appropriate. This condition essentially imposes a zero normal force ( ) that includes a pressure

term, and a zero tangential velocity ( ).


ii. Click Outflow.

f. Retain the default condition Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY6.

The fluid is assumed to stick to the wall, since at a solid-liquid interface the velocity of the liquidis that of the solid surface.

g. Click Upper level menu three times to return to the top-level Polydata menu.


Save and exit



Setup and Solution



a. Click Modify system of Units.

b. Click Set to metric_cm/g/s/A+Celsius.


2. Click Accept.

This confirms that the default Current field(s) are correct..

3. Click Continue.

This accepts the default names for graphical output files (cfx.res) that are to be saved for postpro-cessing, and the Polyflow format results file (res).

8.4.7. Solution





a. Right-click the Solution cell and click Listing Viewer....








2. Align the view.

In the graphical window, right-click, and select View from +Z under Predefined Camera.

3. Display contours of velocity magnitude.





c. Perform the following steps in the details view of Contour 1:


ii. In the Location Selector dialog box that opens, select SUBDOMAIN1_surf, SUBDOMAIN2_surf,SUBDOMAIN3_surf, and SUBDOMAIN4_surf (use Ctrl for multiple selection) and click OK.

iii. Select VELOCITIES from the Variable drop-down list.



Setup and Solution

iv. Click Apply.


The velocity is much larger at the inlet of fluid 1 than at the inlet of fluid 2. There are two reasons forthis:

• The flow rate is three times larger for fluid 1 than for fluid 2.

• You are modeling an annular die. Hence the flow section is smaller for the interior channel than for the ex-terior channel.

When the two fluids come into contact with each other, the interface between the two fluids is pushedtowards the exterior of the annular die.

There are three reasons for this:

• The flow rate for fluid 1 is higher than for fluid 2.



• The die is annular, so even identical flow rates cause the interface to move in order to equilibrate the flowsections.

• The viscosity of fluid 1 is higher than the viscosity of fluid 2. In the process of giving more room to the mostviscous fluid, its shearing decreases. This leads to a smaller global dissipation.

4. Display the velocity vectors for the two fluids.

a. In Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots, deselect Contour 1.


c. Click OK to accept the default name (Vector 1) and display the details view below the Outline tab.


i. In the Geometry tab, click the button next to Location.

ii. In the Location Selector dialog box that opens, select the locations SUBDOMAIN1_surf, SUB-DOMAIN2_surf, SUBDOMAIN3_surf and SUBDOMAIN4_surf (use ctrl for multiple selections)and click OK.

iii. In the Symbol tab, select Arrow 3D from the Symbol drop-down list.

iv. Set Symbol Size to 2.

v. Click Apply.



Setup and Solution


You can see that the velocity is continuous across the interface. As both the fluids are Newtonian, thevelocity profile is a parabola on both sides of the interface. Since the force must be continuous acrossthe interface, the shear stress generated within fluid 1 is equal to the shear stress generated within fluid2 along the interface.

5. Displaying the contours of Species A.

a. In Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots, deselect Vector 1.

b. Click the Insert menu and select Contour or click the Contour button ( ).

c. Click OK to accept the default name (Contour 2) and display the details view below the Outline tab.

d. Perform the following steps in the details view of Contour 2:




ii. In the Location Selector dialog box that opens, select SUBDOMAIN1_surf, SUBDOMAIN2_surf,SUBDOMAIN3_surf, and SUBDOMAIN4_surf (use Ctrl for multiple selection), and then clickOK.

iii. Click the button next to Variable.

iv. In the Variable Selector dialog box that opens, select SpeciesA, and then click OK.

v. Set Range to User Specified.

vi. Enter 0 for Min and 1 for Max.

vii. Click Apply.

Figure 8.5: Contours of Species A

6. Display the interface line.



Setup and Solution

a. In Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots, deselect Contour 2.

b. Select Isosurface from the Location drop-down menu ( ).

c. Click OK to accept the default name (Isosurface 1) and display the details view below the Outlinetab.

d. Perform the following steps in the details view of Isosurface 1:

i. In the Geometry tab, click the button next to Variable and select SpeciesA.

ii. Enter 0.5 for Value in order to locate the interface line.

iii. In the Color tab, select Constant from the Mode drop-down list and select pink by clicking next to Color.

iv. In the Render tab, select Draw As Lines from the Draw Mode drop-down list.

v. Click Apply.

vi. Right-click in the Graphics Window and deselect Default Legend.



Figure 8.6: Location of Interface

8.5. Summary

This tutorial introduced the concept of fluid layers flowing in the same duct. In Polydata, you learnedhow to set up a species transport equation, a PMAT function, and you learned how to define a coextrusionproblem using species transport and PMAT functions. This method avoids the use of the remeshingmethod, which is computationally expensive.

The species method, although less accurate, can help in quickly finding a solution when the die has acomplex shape. For more accurate results, the interface tracking method, as demonstrated in Flow ofTwo Immiscible Fluids (p. 227), should be used. Generating a mesh for a complex die may be an issuewith the interface tracking method.

The location of the interface depends largely on the physical properties of the fluids involved, thegeometry of the channels, and the operating conditions (for example: flow rates of the fluids). A CFDsimulation with Polyflow allows you to test different setups (for example: in order to optimize thefeeding of a coextrusion die).



Summary

Part III: Blow Molding

The following blow molding tutorials are available:

1. 3D Thermoforming of a Blister2. 2D Axisymmetric Blow Molding3. Plug-Assisted Thermoforming of a Blister4. 3D Blow Molding of a Bottle

Chapter 1: 3D Thermoforming of a Blister

This tutorial is divided into the following sections:1.1. Prerequisites1.2. Problem Description1.3. Setup and Solution1.4. Summary1.5. Further Improvements1.6. Appendix

1.1. Prerequisites



This tutorial simulates a typical thermoforming situation for a blister. Figure 1.1: Thermoforming of aBlister, Sheet (blue) and Mold (red) (p. 278) shows a view of the process in the initial configuration.



Figure 1.1: Thermoforming of a Blister, Sheet (blue) and Mold (red)

To reduce the computational run time, and utilizing the symmetric nature of the blister, only one quarterof the blister/mold is modeled, Figure 1.1: Thermoforming of a Blister, Sheet (blue) and Mold (red) (p. 278).From a geometric point of view, the initial (1/4) film has the following dimensions:

• Length = 15 mm

• Width = 5 mm

• Initial thickness = 0.35 mm

Dimensions are intentionally given in millimeters due to the small size of the object. The simulation will bebuilt around the system of units consisting of millimeters, grams and seconds.

The thickness compared to the length/width of the blister is rather small. This allows for the use of themembrane (shell) element, which is suited for the analysis of 3D blow molding and thermoformingsimulations. The use of the membrane element is presently restricted to time-dependent flows and iscombined with Lagrangian representation (each mesh node is a material point). Node displacementresults from the time integration of nodal velocity.


3D Thermoforming of a Blister

The finite element mesh and the boundary conditions are displayed in Figure 1.2: Finite Element Mesh,Subdomains and Boundary Sets (p. 279). A 3D surface mesh has been generated for both the mold andthe film. The most important aspect is the proper description of the inner mold surfaces that will shapethe blister.

The film has the following material properties:

• Viscosity = 105

• Density = 10-3 g/mm3

• Initial thickness = 0.35 mm

Figure 1.2: Finite Element Mesh, Subdomains and Boundary Sets

As seen in Figure 1.2: Finite Element Mesh, Subdomains and Boundary Sets (p. 279), the topology involvestwo subdomains:

• Subdomain 1 = film

• Subdomain 2 = mold

and four boundary sets:

• Boundary 1: will be fixed (clamped boundary)

• Boundary 2: will be fixed (clamped boundary)



Problem Description

• Boundary 3: symmetry boundary condition with respect to the x-axis

• Boundary 4: symmetry boundary condition with respect to the y-axis

The inflation pressure will be defined on the subdomain representing the film (Subdomain 1).

An important new concept is introduced in this tutorial: contact with a mold. Typically, two cases maybe encountered:

• The moving mold comes in contact with the shell and the shell acquires the mold velocity.

• The shell is inflated according to a certain rate and eventually comes into contact with the mold, acquiringits shape.

Often, both types of contact are encountered in a given application.


The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:1.3.1. Preparation1.3.2. Project and Mesh1.3.3. Mold Sub-Task1.3.4. Film Sub-Task1.3.5. Postprocessing Sub-Tasks1.3.6. Numerical Parameters1.3.7. Outputs1.3.8. Save and Exit Polydata1.3.9. Solution1.3.10. Postprocessing

1.3.1. Preparation




Note











7. Unzip the 3D-Thermo-Blister_R160.zip file you have downloaded to your working folder.

The mesh file blister.msh can be found in the unzipped folder.



1. Create a Fluid Flow - Blow Molding (Polyflow) analysis system by drag and drop in Workbench.

2. Save the ANSYS Workbench project using File → Save, entering blister as the name of the project.

3. Import the mesh file (blister.msh).



1.3.3. Mold Sub-Task

In the following steps you will define the task representing the mold.


Create a new task


• F.E.M. task

• Time-dependent problem(s)

• 2D shell geometry


2. Define the molds.

Define molds

a. Create the new mold.

Create a new mold

Click Adiabatic mold.

A dialog box opens, asking for the title of the mold.



Setup and Solution

b. Click OK to accept the default name, Mold 1.

The Domain of the mold menu item is highlighted.

3. Define the domain where the mold applies.

Domain of the mold

a. Select Subdomain 1 and click Remove.

b. Click Upper level menu at the top of the Domain of the mold menu.

4. Define the contact boundary conditions.



Contact conditions

a. Select No contact along Subdomain 2 and click Modify.

b. Select Contact and click Upper level menu twice.

5. Define the motion of the mold.

Mold motion

a. Click Mold motion type : fixed mold

A dialog box opens, asking you to specify the type of mold motion.

Enter 1 as the New value to impose a translation velocity, and click OK.

b. Click the EVOL button at the top of the Polydata menu to enable evolution inputs.



Setup and Solution

c. Set the mold translation velocity.

Modify translation velocity

Polydata prompts for velocity-x.

i. Specify the x-velocity.

Click OK to accept the default value of 0 for the New value of velocity-x.

Polydata asks you to the specify the time dependence of the x-velocity. Click Upper levelmenu, as there is no velocity in the x-direction.

ii. Specify the y-velocity.

Click OK to accept the default value of 0 for the New value of velocity-y, and click Upperlevel menu, as there is no velocity in the y-direction.



iii. Specify the z-velocity.

Enter 10 [units: mm/s] for the New value of velocity-z and click OK.

iv. Specify the time dependence of the z-velocity.

Select f(t) = Ramp function.

v. Define the coordinate pairs (a,b) and (c,d) for the points that define the ramp function.

Click Modify the value of a.


vi. In a similar manner, set the values for b, c, and d to 1.0,0.103, and 0, respectively.

Figure 1.3: Ramp Function for Mold Velocity

Figure 1.3: Ramp Function for Mold Velocity (p. 285) shows the ramp function you just defined.

Click Upper level menu to return to the Mold motion menu.

vii. Click the EVOL button at the top of the menu to disable evolution inputs.

viii. Click Upper level menu three times to return to the F.E.M. Task 1 menu.




Setup and Solution

1.3.4. Film Sub-Task

In the following steps you will define the nature of the flow problem, identify the domain of definition, setthe relevant material properties for the fluid, and define boundary conditions along its boundaries.


Create a sub-task

a. Select Shell model : Gen. Newtonian isothermal.

A dialog box opens, asking for the title of the problem.

b. Enter Blister as the New value and click OK.





b. Click Upper level menu button at the top of the Domain of the sub-task menu.


3. Specify the flow boundary conditions.


a. Retain the default settings for Boundary 1 and Boundary 2.

b. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along Boundary 3 and click Modify.

i. Click Plane of symmetry ( fs=0, vn=0 ).

ii. Select normal direction along X axis.



iii. Click Upper level menu to continue specifying flow boundary conditions.

c. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along Boundary 4 and click Modify.


ii. Select normal direction along Y axis.

iii. Click Upper level menu to return to the Flow boundary conditions menu.

d. Click Inflation pressure imposed at the bottom of the Flow boundary conditions menu.

e. Click Constant for the inflation pressure.

A dialog box opens, asking for the new value of the constant.

Enter 100000 [units: Pa] as the New value and click OK.

f. Click the EVOL button at the top of the Polydata menu to enable evolution inputs.


Polydata directs you to the Time dependence of inflation pressure menu.

i. Select f(t) = Ramp function.

ii. Click Modify the value of a, and enter 0.1 as the New value.

iii. In a similar manner, set constants b, c, and d to 0,0.11, and 1.0, respectively.



Setup and Solution

Figure 1.4: Ramp Function for Pressure

Figure 1.4: Ramp Function for Pressure (p. 288) shows the ramp function you just defined.

h. Click Upper level menu.

Click the EVOL button at the top of the Polydata menu to disable evolution inputs.

i. Click Upper level menu to return to the Blister menu.

4. Define the contacts of the blister.

Define contacts

a. Click Create a new contact problem.

The Modification of a contact problem menu will open with the Select a contact wall menuitem highlighted.

b. Define the contact wall.

i. Click Select a contact wall.

ii. Select Mold 1 : Contact along Subdomain 2 and click Select.

c. Specify the coefficients and accuracy.

i. Click Modify the slipping coefficient.

Enter 1e+10 as the New value and click OK.

ii. Click Modify the penalty coefficient.

Enter 1e+10 as the New value and click OK.

iii. Click Modify the penetration accuracy.




d. Define the orientation of the mold.

i. Magnify the view of the mold to ensure that you can see the darts that will be displayed.

Alternatively, you can increase the size of the darts:

Graphical window → Sizing Darts → Size up.

ii. Click Specify mold side / cavity side.

Darts will be displayed in the Graphics Display window, as shown in the following figure.

iii. Click No in the dialog box that opens, to specify that the darts are not pointing towards themold body.



Setup and Solution

If the direction of the darts is not clear to you, you can close the dialog box, rotate the viewand/or change the magnification, click Specify mold side / cavity side again, and thenanswer the question appropriately.

e. Click Upper level menu twice.

A warning dialog box opens, saying that velocity prediction must be disabled, and that the modi-fication has automatically been done.

Click OK.

The Define layers menu item is highlighted.

5. Define the layers of the blister.

Define layers

a. Click Create a new layer.

In the dialog box that opens, enter blister as the New value.

The blister menu will open with the Material data menu item highlighted.

b. Specify the material data for the blister.

Material Data

i. Click Shear-rate dependence of viscosity.

ii. Click Constant viscosity.

iii. Click Modify fac.



Enter 100000 [units: ] as the New value and click OK.

iv. Click Upper level menu twice to continue with material data specification.

v. Click Density.

vi. Click Modification of density.

Enter 0.001 [units: g/mm3] as the New value and click OK.

vii. Click Upper level menu to continue with the material data specification.

viii. Click Inertia terms.

Select Inertia will be taken into account and click Upper level menu to continue withmaterial data specification.

ix. Click Layer permeability.

x. Click Modify coef. of permeability.

Enter 5e-12 [units: g-mm/s/mm2] as the New value and click OK.

xi. Click Upper level menu twice to return to the blister menu.

c. Specify the initial thickness.

Initial thickness

i. Click Constant.

Enter 0.35 [units: mm] as the New value and click OK.

ii. Click Upper level menu four times to return to the F.E.M. Task 1 menu.

1.3.5. Postprocessing Sub-Tasks

In the following steps you will create a number of sub-tasks that will report various statistics about the blownproduct. The results for derived quantities that produce a single value are displayed in the listing file. Sub-tasks that produce a field of values are exported to CFD-Post.

1. Set a task to report the mass of the blown product.

Create a sub-task

Click No in the dialog box that opens asking if you want to copy the data of an existing sub-task.

a. Click Postprocessor.

Enter Mass of product as the New value in the dialog box that asks for the title of thesub-task and click OK.



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b. Click Mass of blown product.

Click OK in the dialog box that opens saying that the calculation will be performed on Subdo-main 1.

c. Confirm that the Density of layer [blister] is set to 1.00E-03, and click Upper level menu.

d. Click Add a new plane.

The plane is calculated by the following equation (which is displayed at the top of the Restric-tion of Layers by cutting planes menu).

(1.1)

Polydata asks for the values of Coefficients A, B, C, and D sequentially.

e. Enter 0 for A,0 for B,-1 for C, and 25.9 for D.


g. Click Upper level menu to ignore contact with Subdomain 2.

2. Set a task to report the permeability of the blown product.

Create a sub-task



Enter Permeability of product as the New value in the dialog box that asks for thetitle of the sub-task and click OK.

b. Click Permeability of blown product.


c. Confirm that the Permeability of layer [blister] is set to 5.00E-12, and click Upper level menu.

d. Click Add a new plane.


See Equation 1.1 (p. 292) for more information on the coefficients.

e. Enter 0 for A,0 for B,-1 for C, and 25.9 for D.


g. Click Upper level menu to ignore contact with Subdomain 2.

3. Set a task to report the volume of the blown product.



Create a sub-task



Enter Volume of product as the New value in the dialog box that asks for the title ofthe sub-task and click OK.

b. Click Capacity of blown product.


c. Click Add a new plane.


See Equation 1.1 (p. 292) for more information on the coefficients.

d. Enter 0 for A,0 for B,-1 for C, and 25.9 for D.

e. Click Upper level menu.

f. Click Upper level menu to ignore contact with Subdomain 2 and return to F.E.M. Task 1.



1. Click Modify the transient iterative parameters.

2. Click Modify the initial time value.

Click OK to retain the default value of 0.0 [units: s] as the New value.

3. Click Modify the upper time limit.


4. Click Modify the initial value of the time-step.


5. Click Modify the min value of the time-step.

Click OK to retain the default value of 0.0001 [units: s] as the New Value.

6. Click Modify the max value of the time-step.


7. Click Modify the tolerance.



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Click OK to retain the default of 0.01 [units: s] as the New value.

8. Click Modify the max number of successful steps.

Click OK to retain the default of 200 as the New value.


1.3.7. Outputs

Outputs



a. Modify the current system of units.


b. Specify the new system of units.

Set to metric_mm/g/s/mA+Celsius

2. Click Upper level menu two times to return to the Outputs menu.

a. Set the output triggering.

Output Triggering

b. Specify the type of output triggering.

Output after N valid steps

The Enter the number of steps menu item is highlighted.

c. Specify the number of steps.

Enter the number of steps

Click OK to retain the default of 1 for the New value.

3. Click Upper level menu twice to return to the top-level Polydata menu.


Save and exit

1. Click Accept.



2. Click Continue.

This accepts the default names for graphical output files (cfx.res) that are to be saved for postpro-cessing, and the Polyflow format results file (res).

1.3.9. Solution









3. Scroll up to view the results of the postprocessing sub-tasks.



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Scroll up in the listing file to view the results of the Postprocessors.

Here you can see the results of the postprocessor sub-tasks you created in Polydata. For additional in-formation on postprocessing sub-tasks, see Postprocessing Sub-Tasks (p. 291) and Overview of DerivedQuantities in the Polyflow User's Guide.



1. Double-click the Results cell in the Workbench analysis system.


2. Align the view as shown in the following figure.



3. Display contours of thickness in the fluid region (Subdomain1).

a. Insert → Contour or click the button.

b. In the dialog box that opens, click OK to accept the default name (Contour 1) and display the detailsof Contour 1 below the Outline tree.



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c. Specify the following settings in the Geometry tab:

i. Select Subdomain_1_surf from the Locations drop-down list.

ii. Ensure THICKNESS is selected from the Variable drop-down list.

iii. Select User Specified from the Range drop-down list.

iv. Enter 0.1 mm for Min and 0.35 mm for Max.

v. Click Apply.



Figure 1.5: Contours of Thickness 1/4 Geometry

4. Show the contours of thickness on the full mold.

a. Double-click Default Transform in the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots (or right-click Default Transform and select Edit).



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b. Disable Instancing Info From Domain under the Definition tab in the details of Default Transform.

c. Enter 2 for the Number of Graphical Instances.

d. Select Value from the Determine Angle From drop-down list in the Instance Definition group box.

e. Enter 180 for Angle.

f. Enable Apply Reflection, and select ZX Plane from the Method drop-down list.

g. Retain the default value of 0.0 m for Y.

h. Click Apply and revise the magnification of the view to show the whole mold.



Figure 1.6: Contours of Thickness on the Whole Mold

5. Display contours of thickness at various time steps.

Polydata exported a total of 73 time steps to CFD-Post.

a. Click the Timestep Selector icon ( ).

b. Scroll up in the Timestep Selector dialog box and select Step 1.



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c. Click Apply.



Figure 1.7: Thickness of the Film at Time=0.001 s

d. Repeat steps a.–c. for timesteps 30, 50, and 73.



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Figure 1.8: Contours of Thickness at Time = 0.2338 s






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6. Create an animation for the contour plot.

a. Click the animation icon ( ).

b. Ensure Quick Animation is selected in the Animation dialog box.

c. Select Timesteps.

d. To save the animation, expand the dialog box by clicking the button at the lower-right.



i. Enable Save Movie.

ii. Click the file icon to the right and enter the path where you would like to save the animation.

Enter Thickness.wmv for the name of the file and click Save to close the Save Moviedialog box.

wmv and mpg are the recommended formats.

iii. Disable to save only one cycle of animations.

iv. Click the play button, to play the animation and save it as a file.

1.4. Summary

This tutorial introduced the concept of a blow molding problem. The mold moved into contact withthe film, where a constant pressure was applied to the film. This blew the film into the mold where itassumed the shape of the mold.

You represented the film by a shell geometry under the valid assumption that the thickness of the filmwas much smaller than the other two dimensions. Polyflow linearly interpolated the process vari-



Summary

ables—thickness, velocity and position. By reporting the individual time steps to CFD-Post you wereable to view the thickness of the product as a function of time.

1.5. Further Improvements

In many practical cases, the use of adaptive meshing based on contact, remeshing, or both may beuseful to selectively and automatically refine the mesh during the solution. To illustrate the effects ofsuch refinement, this tutorial has been run with contact adaptive meshing enabled and made availableas blister-adapt.wbpz in the 3D-Thermo-Blister_R160\solution_files folder you un-zipped in Preparation (p. 280). The following settings were specified:

F.E.M. Task 1

• Numerical parameters

– Adaptive meshing

→ Activate adaptive meshing for contacts

• Enable all the local criteria

• Switch to calculated from angle and curvature

• Modify size_min = .1

• Modify tolerance = .01

• Modify size_max = 1

• Modify dist_crit = .5

→ Modify Nstep = 4

→ Modify Maxdiv = 1, 2, and 3 (in separate analysis systems)

For additional information on adaptive meshing, see Adaptive Meshing.

The results are shown in Figure 1.11: Effect of Adaption on Final Mesh and Thickness Variation (p. 309).Note how the mesh changes as the Maxdiv value increases. The results do not change very much asa result of the adaption, which indicates that the original solution was already mesh independent.



Figure 1.11: Effect of Adaption on Final Mesh and Thickness Variation

1.6. Appendix

The appendix contains the following topics:1.6.1. Contact Boundary Conditions1.6.2. Remark on the Penalty Coefficient1.6.3. Remeshing

1.6.1. Contact Boundary Conditions

As seen, the subdomain that describes the fluid will eventually come in contact with the mold. Besidesits usual material parameters, it also receives some process parameters: inflation pressure and the contact



Appendix

with the (moving) molds. In all forming applications (blow molding and thermoforming for example),the definition of the contact is an important aspect, as it will eventually lead to the desired shape. Thecontact involves a “what” and a “how”. The “what” describes the geometry of the film/sheet and themold surface it may get in contact with (contact problem). The “how” refers to other process parameterssuch as a moving mold. In this case, a velocity (possibly time-dependant) must be specified for themold. In some cases, the material may slip along the contact wall, which can also be taken into account.

Next to these operating attributes, some numerical parameters must be specified. A geometrical algorithmis applied for detecting the occurrence of contact, while a penalty formation is used for the treatmentof contact. A penalty coefficient ensures that a geometrical contact is detected. It should not be toosmall. A coefficient is also specified in the tangential direction. If the fluid sticks along the wall, thistangential coefficient should preferably receive the same value as the penalty coefficient. Two additionalcoefficients are also needed; a tolerance on penetration accuracy and an element dilatation.

Presently, the penalty coefficient has been set to 1010, while the same value has been selected for thecoefficient along the tangential direction (slipping coefficient). The tolerance on penetration and elementdilatation equal 0.05 and 0.05 mm, respectively.

1.6.2. Remark on the Penalty Coefficient

The large value of the penalty coefficient can never guarantee an exactly vanishing normal velocity atthe contact. Instead, a residual normal velocity will remain even after mold contact. The amplitude ofthis residual velocity will depend on the penalty coefficient. In most cases, the residual velocity is as

low as 10-3–10-6.

In classical thermoforming applications, such residual velocity will not produce any significant numericalpenetration of the fluid film/sheet through the mold in view of the short times involved (physically, thethermoforming process is very fast). However, some situations may involve longer time scales such asin the glass industry.

The question that is now raised concerns the best evaluation of the penalty coefficient. The penaltyformulation mainly establishes a balance between a force (for example: the inflation pressure, ) anda penalty force because of contact. The penalty force is simply the product of the penalty coefficient,

, and the residual velocity of the film/sheet upon contact. The other elements of the momentumequation can be ignored for the present consideration. Assuming a typical time scale (for example:the simulation time), and a maximum penetration depth , a good penalty coefficient can be selectedas:

1.6.3. Remeshing

No remeshing must be specified. In the context of the membrane element, a Lagrangian representationis applied where all mesh nodes are considered material points.



Chapter 2: 2D Axisymmetric Blow Molding

This tutorial contains the following sections:2.1. Introduction2.2. Prerequisites2.3. Problem Description2.4. Setup and Solution2.5. Summary2.6. Appendix

Files required to work on this tutorial can be downloaded from this website: http://support.ansys.com/training.

2.1. Introduction

Molding is a process of forcing a preform or a parison (preshaped sleeve) into a mold cavity so that thepreform assumes the shape of the cavity. There are numerous molding methods, including blowmolding, compression and transfer molding, and slush and rotational molding. These methods differin the formation of the preform and the filling of the mold cavity. Also, each processing method issuitable for a specific class of polymers.

Blow molding is an important processing method for molding hollow articles such as bottles. The preformis usually made by extrusion and forced between the mold halves by pressurization (blowing air). Thepolymer solidifies upon contact with the cold mold and the finished product is then ejected. The homo-geneity and rheological properties of the preform along with the operating conditions (temperatureand pressure variations) are crucial in this step and will affect the design of the processing machinery.This process reflects all facets of polymer processing— the isothermal and transient flow of Newtonianfluids in complex geometries with simultaneous structuring and solidification.


• Define a time-dependent problem.

• Set material properties and boundary conditions for a 2D axisymmetric blow molding problem.

• Set numerical parameters available in Polydata for a time-dependent problem.

2.2. Prerequisites




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This problem analyzes a blow molding simulation for a 2D axisymmetric bottle. The problem deals withthe cavity filling stage of the molding process and it is assumed that a preform has been positionedinside the mold. The contact between the fixed mold and the preform is considered.

A large pressure is applied to the preform, which enters the mold and eventually takes its shape. Theoperating conditions must account for a low pressure drop at the entrance, low material waste, andslow cooling to avoid premature solidification of the preform.

The cylindrical geometry of the preform (Figure 2.1: Problem Description (p. 312)) has an internal radiusof 2 cm and external radius of 3 cm (the initial thickness of the preform is 1 cm). The height of thepreform is 10 cm.


The domain for the problem is divided into two subdomains: one for the fluid preform (subdomain 1)and the other for the mold (subdomain 2). Incompressibility and momentum equations are solved insubdomain 1 (the fluid preform). The problem involves two free surfaces (boundary 2 and boundary 4,shown in Figure 2). boundary 2 will eventually come into contact with the mold, and its position iscalculated as a part of the solution.

The fluid preform has a density of =1 g/cm3 and a viscosity of = 100000 poise. Inertia terms andthe effects of gravity will be included in the calculation.

The boundary sets for the problem are shown in Figure 2.2: Boundary Set for the Problem (p. 313), andthe conditions at the boundaries of the domain (for the preform) are:



2D Axisymmetric Blow Molding


• boundary 3: zero normal velocity and zero surface force




The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:2.4.1. Preparation2.4.2. Project and Mesh2.4.3. Create a Task for the Model2.4.4. Material Data2.4.5. Boundary Conditions2.4.6. Remeshing2.4.7. Numerical Parameters2.4.8. Outputs2.4.9.Thickness Postprocessor2.4.10. Save and Exit Polydata2.4.11. Solution2.4.12. Postprocessing



Setup and Solution

2.4.1. Preparation




Note








7. Unzip the 2D-Axi-Blow-Molding_R160.zip file you have downloaded to your working folder.

The mesh file 2d-axi-blowmold.msh can be found in the unzipped folder.




2. Save the ANSYS Workbench project using File → Save, entering Final-blow-mold as the name of theproject.

3. Import the mesh file (2d-axi-blowmold.msh).




In the following steps you will define a new task representing the 2D axisymmetric time-dependent model.Then, define the mold and a sub-task for the isothermal flow calculation.





Create a new task


• F.E.M. task



The Current setup is updated to reflect the selected options. This example is a simulation of blowmolding for a 2D axisymmetric bottle and the mold is two-dimensional. The problem is assumedto be time-dependent.


2. Define the mold.

Define molds

a. Create a mold.

Create a new mold

b. Select an adiabatic mold.

Adiabatic mold

c. When prompted, click OK to retain the default name for the mold (Mold 1).

d. Specify the solid region that represents the mold.

Domain of the mold

i. Select SUBDOMAIN_1 and click Remove.

SUBDOMAIN_1 is moved from the top list to the bottom list, indicating that the mold isdefined as SUBDOMAIN_2.

ii. Click Upper level menu at the top of the menu.

e. Specify the boundary that represents the part of the mold that comes into contact with the fluid.

Polyflow uses this information to determine the penetration distance (into the mold) of everypoint of the free surface (BOUNDARY2).

Contact conditions

i. Select No contact along BOUNDARY5 and click Modify.



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The free surface, BOUNDARY2 of the preform comes into contact with the mold wall,BOUNDARY5 (as shown in Figure 2.2: Boundary Set for the Problem (p. 313)).

ii. Select Contact.

f. Click Upper level menu four times to return to the F.E.M. Task 1 menu.


Create a sub-task





b. Enter blow molding as the New value and click OK.



The domain is divided into two subdomains, one for the fluid preform (SUBDOMAIN_1) and the otherfor the mold (SUBDOMAIN_2). In this problem, the sub-task applies only to the preform.



SUBDOMAIN_2 is moved from the top list to the bottom list, indicating that the sub-task isdefined on SUBDOMAIN_1.

b. Click Upper level menu at the top of the menu.



Polydata indicates which material properties are relevant for the sub-task by graying out the irrelevantproperties. In this case, viscosity, density, inertia terms, and gravity are available for specification.

Material data

1. Define the viscosity of the preform.



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c. Click Modify fac to specify the value of , which is referred to as “fac” in the graphical user interface.

Polydata prompts for the new value of the viscosity.

d. Enter 100000 [units: poise] as the New value and click OK.

e. Click Upper level menu two times to continue with the Material Data specification.

2. Define the density of the preform.

a. Click Density.

b. Click Modification of density to specify the value of the density.

Polydata prompts for the new value of the density.

c. Enter 1 [units: g/cm3] as the New value and click OK.

d. Click Upper level menu to continue with the Material Data specification.

3. Enable the calculation of the inertia terms in the momentum equation.



In this problem inertia plays an important role. When internal pressure is applied, the preform expands,and the fluid accelerates towards the mold. In order to obtain a realistic blowing time, inertia must betaken into account.

a. Click Inertia terms.

b. Select Inertia will be taken into account.

c. Click Upper level menu to continue with the Material Data specification.

4. Include the effects of gravity in the flow.

The fluid preform flows in the negative y direction under gravity, so specify the component of gravityalong the y direction ( ).

a. Click Gravity.

b. Click Modify gy to specify the value of gravity in the y direction.

Modify gy

Polydata prompts for the new value of the gravity along the y-axis.

c. Enter -981 [units: cm/s2] as the New value and click OK.

d. Click Upper level menu two times to return to the blow molding menu.





1. Retain the default condition Axis of symmetry along BOUNDARY1.

No action is required to accept the default value. You can simply proceed to the next step. For 2Daxisymmetric models, Polydata recognizes the axis of symmetry from the mesh file and automaticallyimposes the symmetry condition along the line .

2. Set the conditions at the outer free surface (BOUNDARY2).

The free surface boundary condition in contact detection problems is different from their simulationsin Polyflow. In blow molding problems, a free surface comes into contact with a solid mold. Polyflowapplies a contact detection algorithm at each location of the surface to detect the occurrence of thecontact.

You need to specify the following for the free surface on BOUNDARY2:

• the components of the direction of displacement along BOUNDARY1 and BOUNDARY3



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• the contact wall (the boundary of the mold along which the contact is detected)

• the penalty coefficient

This determines the accuracy of the contact; the smaller its value, the deeper the contact is.

• The slipping coefficient

The fluid may slip along the contact wall, so to take this factor into account, a slipping coefficientmust be specified along the tangential direction.

a. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOUNDARY2 and click Modify.


c. Specify the contact detection problem.

i. Click Contact (Blow mold).

ii. Click Create a new contact problem.

iii. Specify where the free surface will contact the mold.

Polyflow uses the definition of the contact wall in the determination of the penetration distance(into the mold) of every point of the free surface (BOUNDARY2).

Click Select a contact wall.

iv. Select Mold 1 : Contact along BOUNDARY5 and click Select.

As shown in Figure 2.2: Boundary Set for the Problem (p. 313), the free surface (BOUNDARY2)of the preform comes into contact with the mold (BOUNDARY5).

v. Define the slipping coefficient.

Modify slipping coefficient

Retain the default value of 1e+09 and click OK.

With such a high value of the slipping coefficient, the fluid will stick to the contact wall.

vi. Define the penalty coefficient.

Modify penalty coefficient

Retain the default value of 1e+09 and click OK.

vii. Click Upper level menu two times to return to the Kinematic condition menu.

d. Click Upper level menu to return to the Flow boundary conditions panel.

In contact detection problems, abrupt changes in the velocity field occur at the contact pointsbetween the fluid preform and the mold. Polydata gives the warning message shown below. Since



the prediction of the velocity field in such cases destroys the prediction scheme, you can continueby clicking OK.

e. Click OK to accept the warning and continue.

3. Set the conditions at the top part of the preform (BOUNDARY3).


b. Click Normal velocity and tangential force imposed ( vn, fs ).

c. Click Upper level menu to accept the default value of 0 for the normal velocity, .

d. Click Upper level menu to accept the default value of 0 for the tangential force, .

4. Set the conditions at the inner free surface (BOUNDARY4).

This boundary of the preform is subjected to pressure by the application of a normal force, so specifya normal force along this boundary.



c. Specify the normal force.

i. Click Normal force.

ii. Select Constant.

Polydata prompts for the new value of the normal force.



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iii. Enter -2e06 as the New value and click OK.

iv. Click Upper level menu.

d. Click Upper level menu to return to the Flow boundary conditions menu.

5. Click Upper level menu to return to the blow molding menu.


2.4.6. Remeshing

This model involves free surfaces for which the positions are unknown. A portion of the mesh is affected bythe relocation of these boundaries. Hence a remeshing technique is applied on this part of the mesh. Thefree surfaces are entirely contained within SUBDOMAIN_1, and hence only SUBDOMAIN_1 is affected by therelocation of the free surfaces.

Global remeshing





Click Upper level menu to accept the default selection of SUBDOMAIN_1.

2. Click Lagrangian on the border only.

For information on remeshing techniques, see Appendix (p. 339).

a. Click Accept the current setup in the Element distortion check menu.

In blow molding simulations, the finite-element mesh can undergo great deformations. The Elementdistortion check menu deals with the detection of all possible distortions of the elements. In thisproblem, you can accept the default options and proceed to the next step.

b. Click Upper level menu two times to return to the F.E.M. Task 1 menu.


In the following steps you will define the numerical parameters for the simulation.


1. Specify the parameters for the iterative scheme in the calculation of the free surface.

Modify the transient iterative parameters



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For information on time marching scheme, see Appendix (p. 339).

a. Specify the time limit.

This option specifies the time at which the solution procedure stops.

Modify the upper time limit

Polydata prompts for the new value of the time limit.


b. Specify the initial value of the time step.

This option is used to define the initial time step, which is used for the calculation of the next twotime steps. After that, the step size is automatically calculated by Polyflow. This first time stepshould be set according to the characteristic time scale of the process considered.

Modify the initial value of the time-step

Enter 1e-03 [units: s] as the New value and click OK.

c. Specify the minimum value for the time step.

If a calculated value for the time step falls below the minimum for the time step at any point inthe calculation, the iterative scheme stops since this might be a symptom of calculation difficulties.

Modify the min value of the time-step




d. Specify the maximum value for the time step.

In order to guarantee accuracy of the time-marching scheme and to avoid useless calculations(rejection of inaccurate time steps), you can limit the growth of the time increment.

Modify the max value of the time-step


e. Specify the tolerance for time marching.

The tolerance is the admissible error between the predicted solution and the exact solution at aparticular time step. A very small value of the tolerance can result in large computational costsand a very large value can result in wrong solution.

Modify the tolerance

Retain the default value of 0.01 and click OK.

f. Specify the maximum number of successful steps.

This option is used to select the maximum number of converged steps. If this value is reached, thecalculation stops, even if the upper time limit has not been reached.

Modify the max number of successful steps

Retain the default value of 200 and click OK.

g. Enable Use of the implicit Euler method.


2.4.8. Outputs

You can specify how often Polyflow saves the solution data when it calculates a solution. In this tutorial,save the results at every 4 time steps.

Outputs

1. Click Output Triggering.

a. Click Enter the number of steps.

Polydata prompts you for the number of steps.

b. Enter 4 as the New value and click OK.


3. Specify the system of units.




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b. Click Set to metric_cm/g/s/A+Celsius.


2.4.9. Thickness Postprocessor

In the following steps you will create a postprocessor sub-task to compute the thickness of the blown product.The results of this postprocessor are sent to CFD-Post as a value field.

F.E.M. Task 1

1. Create a new sub-task.

Create a sub-task

a. Click No when asked whether you want to copy an existing sub-task.

b. Click Postprocessor.

c. Enter parison thickness as the New value for the title and click OK.

2. Click Parison thickness.

3. Click parison #01.

4. Click OK twice to accept the warnings about defining the borders.

You will have to define these borders at a later stage.

5. Specify the region where the postprocessor sub-task applies.


Accept the default of SUBDOMAIN_1 by clicking Upper level menu.

6. Specify the boundary sets representing the starting and ending borders to be used in the thickness calcu-lation.

Polyflow evaluates the distance between these borders at a point between them to determine thethickness at that location.

Borders for thickness calculation

a. Select BOUNDARY2: not used and click Modify.

b. Click Starting border.

c. Select BOUNDARY4: not used and click Modify.

d. Click Ending border.



7. Click Upper level menu five times to return to the top-level Polydata menu.


Save and exit

Polydata asks you to confirm fields that are to be saved to the results file for postprocessing.

1. Click Accept.


2. Click Continue.

This accepts the default names for graphical output files (cfx.res) that are to be saved for postpro-cessing, and the Polyflow format results file is (res).

2.4.11. Solution

In the following steps you will run Polyflow to calculate a solution for the model you just defined usingPolydata.















Setup and Solution

3. Display contours of thickness in the fluid region (SUBDOMAIN_1).


b. In the box that opens, click OK to accept the default name (Contour 1) and display the details belowthe Outline tree.



c. Specify the following settings under the Geometry tab:

i. Select SUBDOMAIN_1_surf from the Locations drop-down list.

ii. Select estim. THICKNESS from the Variable drop-down list, or click the ellipsis button ( )on the right and select estim. THICKNESS.

iii. Click Apply.

d. Annotate the display.

i. Click the Insert menu and select Text or click the button.

ii. Click OK to accept the default name (Text 1) and display the details view below the Outlinetab.

iii. Enable Embed Auto Annotation under the Definition tab.

iv. Select Time Value from the Type drop-down list.

v. Click Apply.



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Figure 2.3: Contours of Thickness at the Final Time-step t = 0.1 s

4. Show contours of thickness on the full blown bottle.




b. Disable Instancing Info From Domain under the Definition tab in the details of Default Transform.

c. Enable Apply Reflection, and select YZ Plane from the Method drop-down list.

d. Retain the default value of 0.0 m for X.

e. Click Apply.

f. Click the button to center the view.



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Figure 2.4: Contours of Thickness on the Full Blown Bottle at t = 0.1 s

5. Display contours of thickness at various timesteps.

Display the results at several time steps to see the shape and thickness of the parison during the blowmolding process.

Tools → Timestep Selector or click the button.



a. Select the 20th timestep and click Apply.

b. Select the 40th timestep and click Apply.

c. Select the 60th timestep and click Apply.

d. Select the final timestep and click Apply.

The thickness decreases as the parison inflates. At the final time step, the thickness is smallestwhere the parison has been the most extended, (in the corner of the bottle). It is largest at the topwhere the deformation was much less important due to the small diameter here.



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Figure 2.5: Contours of Thickness at the 20th Timestep






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Figure 2.8: Contours of Thickness on the Full Blown Bottle at t = 0.1 s

6. Create and save an animation.

a. Click the Tools menu and select Animation or click the button.

b. Enable Quick Animation and select Timesteps in the Animation dialog box.



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c. Enable Save Movie to save the animation as a file.

d. Disable to save only one cycle of animations.

e. Click the start button .

7. Display contours of velocity in the fluid region.

a. Double-click Contour 1 under the Outline tab to display the details view.

b. Select VELOCITIES from the Variable drop-down list and click Apply.

There is zero velocity at the contact between the parison and the mold, but the velocity magnitudeis still important where the fluid does not yet touch the mold. At the final time of the simulation,the velocity is near zero, which indicates that the contact is completed. The residual value originatesfrom the penalty formulation used for the contact, as explained in 3D Thermoforming of aBlister (p. 277).



Figure 2.9: Final Velocity Distribution

2.5. Summary

This tutorial introduced a time-dependent problem with a 2D axisymmetric geometry for the mold.Suitable assumptions were made regarding the nature of the preform and the operating conditions.You analyzed the factors affecting the process in the postprocessing section. An optimization of thepreform shape could be performed in order to minimize the weight of the bottle while avoiding weak(too thin) bottle walls.

You used a remeshing method that is most suited for contact detection problems. This problem alsointroduced the concept of the calculation of free surfaces for contact detection problems. You usedefficient numerical techniques to more accurately solve a time-dependent problem.

2.6. Appendix

The appendix covers the following topics:



Appendix

2.6.1. Remeshing Technique2.6.2.Time Marching Scheme

2.6.1. Remeshing Technique

The purpose of the remeshing technique is to relocate internal nodes according to the displacementof the boundary nodes due to the motion of the free surface. In blow molding applications, the finite-element mesh undergoes large deformations, especially extension. When a thin fluid region is considered,the shear component is essentially absent from the flow kinematics.

Because this application involves contact occurring over time, a Lagrangian representation is used forthe free surface that undergoes the contact; this improves the robustness of the contact algorithm. TheLagrangian on the border only technique remeshes based on the combination of a Lagrangian rep-resentation on the border of the fluid domain and a minimum-pseudo-energy representation for theinner mesh nodes. For additional information on this technique, see Lagrangian Method on Borders inthe Polyflow User's Guide.

2.6.2. Time Marching Scheme

Since this problem is time-dependent, parameters such as flow rate, boundary conditions, or materialdata are time-dependent. In such problems, the solution of the partial differential equations has to besatisfied at a discrete set of times starting from an initial time. The solution of the equations is obtainedby specific integration methods known as predictor-corrector methods. The predictor method calculatesa first guess of the solution at a specific time step. This guess is then used by the corrector method tocompute the real solution at the time step considered. The data for the time marching scheme isprovided in this menu.



Chapter 3: Plug-Assisted Thermoforming of a Blister

This tutorial is divided into the following sections:3.1. Prerequisites3.2. Problem Description3.3. Setup and Solution3.4. Summary3.5. Appendix

3.1. Prerequisites



This tutorial simulates plug-assisted thermoforming for a blister. Figure 3.1: Plug-Assisted Thermoformingof a Blister: Plug (Orange), Sheet (Blue), and Mold (Green) in the Initial Configuration (p. 342) shows asketch of the process in the initial configuration.



Figure 3.1: Plug-Assisted Thermoforming of a Blister: Plug (Orange), Sheet (Blue), and Mold (Green)in the Initial Configuration

To reduce the computational run time, and utilizing the symmetric nature of the blister, only one quarterof the blister/plug/mold is modeled, Figure 3.1: Plug-Assisted Thermoforming of a Blister: Plug (Orange),Sheet (Blue), and Mold (Green) in the Initial Configuration (p. 342). From a geometric point of view, theinitial (1/4) film has the following dimensions:

• length = 15 mm

• width = 5 mm

• initial thickness = 0.35 mm

Dimensions are intentionally given in millimeters due to the small size of the object. The simulation will bebuilt around the system of units consisting of millimeters, grams and seconds.


Plug-Assisted Thermoforming of a Blister

The thickness compared to the length/width of the blister is rather small. This allows the use of themembrane (shell) element, which is suited for the analysis of 3D blow molding and thermoformingsimulations. The use of the membrane element is presently restricted to time-dependant flows and iscombined with Lagrangian representation. That is, each mesh node is a material point.

The finite element mesh and the boundary conditions are displayed in Figure 3.2: Finite Element Mesh,Subdomains and Boundary Sets (p. 343). As shown, a full 3D finite element is built for the mold, the plugand the film. Only a surface mesh is required for the three subdomains, but the most important aspectremains the proper description of the inner mold surfaces which will shape the blister.

The film has the following material properties:

• model: shell model, Gen. Newtonian isothermal

• viscosity = 105

• density = 10-3 g/mm3

• inertial terms taken into account

• initial thickness = 0.35 mm

Figure 3.2: Finite Element Mesh, Subdomains and Boundary Sets



Problem Description

As seen in Figure 3.2: Finite Element Mesh, Subdomains and Boundary Sets (p. 343), the mesh topologyinvolves three subdomains:

• Subdomain 1 = film

• Subdomain 2 = mold

• Subdomain 3 = plug

and four boundary sets:

• boundary 1: will be a fixed (clamped) boundary

• boundary 2: will be a fixed (clamped) boundary

• boundary 3: symmetry boundary condition with respect to the x-axis

• boundary 4: symmetry boundary condition with respect to the y-axis

The inflation pressure will be defined on the subdomain representing the film (Subdomain 1).

An important new concept is introduced in this tutorial: plug-assisted contact with a mold. The filmacquires the mold velocity then the plug guides the film into the mold. Once inside the mold, the filmis inflated according to a certain rate where it eventually comes into contact with the mold, finally ac-quiring its shape.


The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:3.3.1. Preparation3.3.2. Project and Mesh3.3.3. Mold Sub-Task3.3.4. Plug Sub-Task3.3.5. Blister Sub-Task3.3.6. Numerical Parameters3.3.7. Outputs3.3.8. Save and Exit Polydata3.3.9. Solution3.3.10. Postprocessing

3.3.1. Preparation




Note











7. Unzip the Plug-Thermo-Blister_R160.zip file you have downloaded to your working folder.

The mesh file plugblister.msh can be found in the unzipped folder.




2. Save the ANSYS Workbench project using File → Save, entering Blister-plug-assist as the nameof the project.

3. Import the mesh file (plugblister.msh).



3.3.3. Mold Sub-Task

In the following steps you will define the task representing the mold.


Create a new task


• F.E.M. task




2. Define the molds.



Setup and Solution

Define molds


Create a new mold

b. Click Adiabatic mold.


c. Click OK to accept the default name, Mold 1.



Domain of the mold


b. Select Subdomain 3 and click Remove.



c. Click Upper level menu at the top of the Domain of the mold menu.


Contact conditions




Mold motion

a. Click Mold motion type : fixed mold.




Setup and Solution

Enter 1 as the New value, to impose a translation velocity, and click OK.








Click OK to accept the default value of 0 [units: mm/s] for the New value of velocity-x.

Polydata asks you to the specify the time dependence of the x-velocity. Click Upper levelmenu, as there is no velocity in the x direction.


Click OK to accept the default value of 0 [units: mm/s] for the New value of velocity-y,and click Upper level menu, as there is no velocity in the y direction.


Enter 10 [units: mm/s] for the New value of velocity-z and click OK.







Figure 3.3: Ramp Function for Mold Velocity (p. 350) shows the ramp function you just defined.



Setup and Solution

Figure 3.3: Ramp Function for Mold Velocity

Click Upper level menu to return the Mold motion menu.


viii. Click Upper level menu two times to return to the Define molds menu.

3.3.4. Plug Sub-Task

In the following steps you will define the task representing the plug.

1. Create the new mold.

Create a new mold

A dialog box opens, asking if you want to copy the data of an existing mold.

Click No.

a. Click Adiabatic mold.

b. Enter plug as the New value and click OK.





Domain of the mold





Contact conditions



4. Define the motion of the plug.

Mold motion











Setup and Solution

Click OK to accept the default value of 0 [units: mm/s] for the New value of velocity-x.



Click OK to accept the default value of 0 [units: mm/s] for the New value of velocity-y,and click Upper level menu, as there is no velocity in the y direction.


Enter -500 [units: mm/s] for the New value of velocity-z and click OK.


Select f(t) = Multi-ramp function.

v. Define the four pairs that define the multi-ramp function.

Click Define new pairs ( time, f(time) ).

Polydata asks for the points of the pair sequentially.

Enter 0.11 as the New value for time( 1) and click OK.



Retain the default, 0 as the New value for f(time)( 1) and click OK.

vi. Click Insert new pair, and in a similar manner, define the following three pairs: (0.12, 1),(0.13, 1), and (0.14, 0).

Figure 3.4: Multi-Ramp Function for Plug Velocity (p. 353) shows the multi-ramp function youjust defined.

Figure 3.4: Multi-Ramp Function for Plug Velocity

Click Upper level menu three times to return the Mold motion menu.


viii. Click Upper level menu three times to return to the F.E.M. Task 1 menu.




Setup and Solution

3.3.5. Blister Sub-Task



Create a sub-task



b. Enter Blister as the New value and click OK.






c. Click Upper level menu button at the top of the Domain of the sub-task menu.




a. Retain the default settings for Boundary 1 and Boundary 2.

b. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along Boundary 3 and click Modify.




ii. Select normal direction along X axis.


c. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along Boundary 4 and click Modify.




d. Click Inflation pressure imposed at the bottom of the Flow boundary conditions menu.



Enter 1e05 [units: Pa] as the New value and click OK.



Polydata directs you to the Time dependence of inflation pressure menu.


ii. Click Modify the value of a, and enter 0.14 as the New value.

iii. In a similar manner, set constants b, c, and d to 0,0.15, and 1.0 respectively.




Setup and Solution


h. Click Upper level menu.

Click the EVOL button at the top of the Polydata menu to disable evolution inputs.

i. Click Upper level menu to return to the Blister menu.

4. Define the contact of the mold.

Define contacts





ii. Select Mold 1 : Contact along Subdomain 2 and click Select.


i. Click Modify slipping coefficient.

Retain the default of 1e+09 and click OK.

ii. Click Modify penalty coefficient.




iii. Click Modify penetration accuracy.



i. Increase the size of the darts that will be used to display the orientation, to ensure that they arevisible.

Graphical window → Sizing Darts → Size up

ii. Rotate the view to an oblique angle and zoom in on the mold.

iii. Click Specify mold side / cavity side.


iv. Click No in the dialog box that opens, to specify that the darts are not pointing towards themold body.


v. Click Upper level menu to return to the Define contacts menu.



Setup and Solution

5. Define the contact of the plug.

Create a new contact problem

The Modification of a contact problem menu will open with the Select a contact wall menu itemhighlighted.

a. Define the contact wall.


ii. Select plug : Contact along Subdomain 3 and click Select.

b. Activate contact release and specify the coefficients and accuracy.

i. Click Modify adhesion force density.

Click Yes in the dialog box that asks if you want to activate contact release.

Enter 10 as the New value for adhesion force density.

ii. Click Modify slipping coefficient.


iii. Click Modify penalty coefficient.


iv. Click Modify penetration accuracy.


c. Define the orientation of the plug.

i. Rotate the view and change the magnification so that you can see the plug.





iii. Click Yes in the dialog box that opens, to verify that the darts are pointing toward the plug body(away from contact with the film).


iv. Click Upper level menu to return to the Define contacts menu.

d. Click Upper level menu to return to the Blister menu.

e. Click OK in the warning box that opens, saying that velocity prediction must be disabled.



Setup and Solution

6. Define the layers of the blister.

Define layers


Enter blister as the New value in the dialog box that opens and click OK.

The blister menu will open with the Material data menu item highlighted.

b. Specify the material data for the blister.

Material Data




Enter 1e05 [units: ] the New value and click OK.


v. Click Density.


Enter 0.001 [units: g/mm3] as the New value and click OK.





ix. Select Inertia will be taken into account.

x. Click Upper level menu twice to return to the blister menu.


Initial thickness

i. Click Constant.

Enter 0.35 [units: mm] as the New value and click OK.






Retain the default of 0.0 [units: s] and click OK.










Retain the default of 0.01 and click OK.


Enter 400 as the New value and click OK.

The maximum number of steps must be increased due to the case containing two contacts and “sharp”changes in the kinematics. This higher number was determined by running the problem with a maximumof 200 steps and observing that more steps were required to reach the final time.



Setup and Solution

9. Click Upper level menu to return to the Numerical Parameters menu.

10. Click Modify numerical parameters for iterations.

11. Click Modify the convergence test.

Enter 0.0001 as the New value.

It is recommended that you specify a convergence criterion of 0.0001 or lower when contact release isactivated.


3.3.7. Outputs

Outputs



2. Modify the current system of units.


3. Specify the new system of units.

Set to metric_mm/g/s/mA+Celsius



Save and exit

1. Click Accept.

2. Click Continue.

This accepts the default names for the graphical output files (cfx.res) that are to be saved for post-processing, and the Polyflow format results file (res).

3.3.9. Solution


















Setup and Solution

3. Display contours of thickness in the fluid region (Subdomain 1).


b. In the box that opens, click OK to accept the default name (Contour 1) and display the details viewbelow the Outline tree.



c. Perform the following steps in the Geometry tab:

i. Select Subdomain_1_surf from the Locations drop-down list.

ii. Select THICKNESS from the Variable drop-down list, or click the ellipsis button ( ) on theright and select THICKNESS.

iii. Select User Specified from the Range drop-down list.

iv. Enter 0.1 mm for Min and 0.35 mm for Max.

v. Click Apply.



Setup and Solution

Figure 3.6: Contours of Thickness 1/4 Geometry

4. Show the contours of thickness on the full mold.




The details view of Default Transform will be displayed below the Outline tab.

b. Perform the following steps in the Definition tab of the details view.

i. Disable the Instancing Info From Domain option.

ii. Increase the Number of Graphical Instances to 2.

iii. Select Value from the Determine Angle From drop-down list in the Instance Definition groupbox.

iv. Enter 180 for Angle.

v. Enable Apply Reflection, and select ZX Plane from the Method drop-down list.

vi. Retain the default value of 0.0 m for Y.

vii. Click Apply.

c. Rotate the view and change the magnification, as shown in Figure 3.7: Contours of Thickness on theWhole Thermoformed Blister (p. 368).



Setup and Solution

Figure 3.7: Contours of Thickness on the Whole Thermoformed Blister







c. Click Apply.



Setup and Solution

Figure 3.8: Thickness of the Film at Time = 0.0001 s

d. Repeat steps 5. a.–c. for timesteps 40, 60, and 166.






Setup and Solution







3.4. Summary

This tutorial introduced the concept of a plug-assisted blow molding problem. The mold moved intocontact with the film, where a plug guided the film into the mold, and a constant pressure was appliedto the film. This blew the film into the mold where it assumed the shape of the mold.

You represented the film by a shell geometry under the valid assumption that the thickness of the filmwas much smaller than the other two dimensions. Polyflow linearly interpolated the process vari-



ables—thickness, velocity and position. By reporting the individual time steps to CFD-Post you wereable to view the thickness of the product as a function of time.

3.5. Appendix

The appendix covers the following topics:3.5.1. Contact Boundary Conditions3.5.2. Remark on the Penalty Coefficient3.5.3. Remeshing


As seen, the subdomain that describes the fluid will eventually come in contact with the mold and theplug. Besides its usual material parameters, it also receives some process parameters: inflation pressureand the contact with the (moving) molds. In all forming applications (blow molding and thermoformingfor example), the definition of the contact is an important aspect, as it will eventually lead to the desiredshape. The contact involves a "what" and a "how". The "what" describes the geometry of the film/sheetand the mold surface it may get in contact with (contact problem). The "how" refers to other processparameters such as a moving mold. In this case, a velocity (that is possibly time dependant) must bespecified for both the molds. In some cases, the material may slip along the contact wall, which canalso be taken into account.

Next to these operating attributes, some numerical parameters have to be specified. A geometrical al-gorithm is applied for detecting the occurrence of contact, while a penalty formation is used for thetreatment of contact. A penalty coefficient makes sure that a geometrical contact is detected. It shouldnot be too small. A coefficient is also to be specified in the tangential direction. If the fluid sticks alongthe wall, this tangential coefficient should preferably receive the same value as the penalty coefficient.Two additional coefficients are also needed; a tolerance on penetration accuracy and an elementdilatation.

Presently, the penalty coefficient has been set to 109, while the same value has been selected for thecoefficient along the tangential direction (slipping coefficient). The tolerance on penetration and elementdilatation equal 0.05 and 0.05 mm respectively.



low as 10-3–10-6.

In classical thermoforming applications, such residual velocity will not produce any significant numericalpenetration of the fluid film/sheet through the mold in view of the short times involved (physically, thethermoforming process is very fast). However, some situations may involve longer time scales such asin the glass industry.

The question that is now raised concerns the best evaluation of the penalty coefficient. The penaltyformulation mainly establishes a balance between a force (for example, the inflation pressure, ) anda penalty force because of contact. The penalty force is simply the product of the penalty coefficient,

, and the residual velocity of the film/sheet upon contact. The other elements of the momentumequation can be ignored for the present consideration. Assuming a typical time scale (for example,



Appendix

the simulation time), and a maximum penetration depth , a good penalty coefficient can be selectedas:

3.5.3. Remeshing

The results of this tutorial could be refined and improved with the use of adaptive meshing.

In the context of the membrane element, a Lagrangian representation is applied where all mesh nodesare considered material points. Therefore, the only available remeshing technique is Lagrangian and isthe one that should be specified for this case.



Chapter 4: 3D Blow Molding of a Bottle

This tutorial is divided into the following sections:4.1. Prerequisites4.2. Description4.3. Setup and Solution4.4. Summary4.5. Further Improvements4.6. Appendix

4.1. Prerequisites


4.2. Description

This tutorial simulates a typical blow molding situation for a bottle. In the present case, it is assumedthat a cylindrical parison with uniform thickness distribution has been extruded. The present calculationinvolves two major steps; parison pinch-off due to mold closing, and inflation. Figure 4.1: Blow MoldingInitial Configuration (p. 378) shows a sketch of the process in the initial configuration, before the pinch-off and parison inflation.



Figure 4.1: Blow Molding Initial Configuration

From a geometric point of view, the initial parison has the following dimensions:

• height = 0.276 m

• radius = 0.0225 m

• initial thickness = 0.003 m

The thickness of the fluid parison is much smaller than the other two dimensions of the bottle, whichallows for the use of the membrane (shell) element, which is suited for the analysis of 3D blow moldingsimulations. It is important to remember when preparing the surface mesh, that the mesh elements onthe mold should not be the same order of magnitude as the expected final local thickness. The use ofthe membrane element is presently restricted to time-dependant flows and is combined with Lagrangianrepresentation. That is, each mesh node is a material point.

The finite element mesh and the boundary conditions are displayed in Figure 4.2: Finite Element Mesh,Subdomains, and Boundary Sets (p. 379). As shown, a full 3D finite element is built for both the moldand the parison. Only a surface mesh is needed for both the mold and the parison, but the most im-portant aspect remains the proper description of the inner mold surfaces that will shape the bottle.

The parison has the following material properties in SI units:

• model: shell model, Gen. Newtonian isothermal

• viscosity = 104

• density = 900 kg/m3

• inertial terms taken into account


3D Blow Molding of a Bottle

Figure 4.2: Finite Element Mesh, Subdomains, and Boundary Sets

As seen in Figure 4.2: Finite Element Mesh, Subdomains, and Boundary Sets (p. 379), the mesh topologyinvolves three subdomains (MoldLeft, parison, and Moldright) and two boundary sets (TopEdge andBottomEdge). The fluid parison is covered by the subdomain named parison while MoldLeft andMoldRight will be defined as molds. Along boundary sets TopEdge and BottomEdge, a symmetryboundary condition will be imposed. The inflation pressure will be defined on the subdomain repres-enting the parison.


The following sections describe the setup and solution steps for this tutorial:4.3.1. Preparation4.3.2. Project and Mesh4.3.3. Right Mold4.3.4. Left Mold4.3.5. Parison Sub-Task4.3.6. Numerical Parameters4.3.7. Outputs4.3.8. Save and Exit Polydata4.3.9. Solution4.3.10. Postprocessing

4.3.1. Preparation





Setup and Solution


Note








7. Unzip the 3D-Blow-Molding-Bottle_R160.zip file you have downloaded to your working folder.

The mesh file bottle.msh can be found in the unzipped folder.




2. Save the ANSYS Workbench project using File → Save, entering instanet-PF-only as the name ofthe project.

3. Import the mesh file (bottle.msh).



4.3.3. Right Mold

In the following steps you will define the task representing the right half of the mold.


Create a new task


• F.E.M. task







2. Define the right mold.

Define molds


Create a new mold

Click Mold with constant and uniform temperature.


b. Enter Mold-Right and click OK.



Domain of the mold

a. Select MOLDLEFT and click Remove.

b. Select PARISON and click Remove.



Setup and Solution



Contact conditions

a. Select No contact along MOLDRIGHT and click Modify.



Mold motion


A small dialog box opens, asking you to specify the type of mold motion.











Setup and Solution




Click OK to accept the default value of 0 for the New value of velocity-y, and click Upperlevel menu, as there is no velocity in the y direction.


Enter 0.736842 [units: m/s] for the New value of velocity-z and click OK.






vi. In a similar manner, set the values for b, c, and d to -1.0,0.1, and 0, respectively.

Figure 4.3: Ramp Function for Right Mold Velocity (p. 385) shows the ramp function you justdefined.



Figure 4.3: Ramp Function for Right Mold Velocity

Click Upper level menu to return the Mold motion menu.


viii. Click Upper level menu two times to return to the Define molds menu.

4.3.4. Left Mold

In the following steps you will define the task representing the left half of the mold.

1. Create the new mold.

Create a new mold

A dialog box opens, asking if you want to copy the data of an existing mold.

Click No.

a. Click Mold with constant and uniform temperature.



Setup and Solution

b. Enter Mold-Left as the New value and click OK.



Domain of the mold

a. Select MOLDRIGHT and click Remove.

b. Select PARISON and click Remove.



Contact conditions

a. Select No contact along MOLDLEFT and click Modify.


4. Define the motion of the left mold.

Mold motion


A small dialog box opens, asking you to specify the type of mold motion.












Click OK to accept the default value of 0 for the New value of velocity-y, and click Upperlevel menu, as there is no velocity in the y direction.


Enter 0.736842 [units: m/s] for the New value of velocity-z and click OK.









Setup and Solution

Figure 4.4: Ramp Function for Left Mold Velocity (p. 388) shows the ramp function you justdefined.

Figure 4.4: Ramp Function for Left Mold Velocity

vii. Click Upper level menu to return the Mold motion menu.

d. Click the EVOL button at the top of the menu to disable evolution inputs.

e. Click Upper level menu three times to return to the F.E.M. Task 1 menu.


4.3.5. Parison Sub-Task



Create a sub-task


A small dialog box opens, asking for the title of the problem.



b. Enter Parison as the New value and click OK.




a. Select MOLDLEFT and click Remove.

b. Select MOLDRIGHT and click Remove.

c. Click Upper level menu button at the top of the Domain of the sub-task menu.




a. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along BOTTOMEDGE and click Modify.




b. Select Zero wall velocity (vn=vs=0) along TOPEDGE and click Modify.




c. Click Inflation pressure imposed at the bottom of the Flow boundary conditions menu.



Setup and Solution

Darts will be displayed in the Graphics Display window, to indicate the orientation of the pressureon the parison.

d. Zoom in on the darts to view their orientation.

As shown in the figure that follows, the darts point into the center of the parison.



Enter -1e4 [units: Pa] as the New value and click OK.



The pressure is negative due to the orientation of the darts.



h. Define the settings in the Time dependence of inflation pressure menu that opens.


ii. Click Modify the value of a, enter 0.1 as the New value, and click OK.

iii. In a similar manner, set the values for b, c, and d to 0,0.2, and 1.0, respectively.



i. Click Upper level menu.

j. Click the EVOL button at the top of the Polydata menu to disable evolution inputs.

k. Click Upper level menu to return to the Parison menu.

4. Define the contact with the right mold.

Define contacts





Setup and Solution



ii. Select Mold-Right : Contact along MOLDRIGHT and click Select.









i. Increase the size of the darts that will be used to display the orientation, to ensure that they arevisible.

Graphical window → Sizing Darts → Size up

ii. Zoom out so that the bottle-shaped cavity is visible.

iii. Click Specify mold side / cavity side.




iv. Click No in the dialog box that opens, to specify that the darts are not pointing towards themold body.


v. Click Upper level menu to return to the Define contacts menu.

5. Define the contact with the left mold.

Create a new contact problem

The Modification of a contact problem menu will open with the Select a contact wall menu itemhighlighted.

a. Define the contact wall.


ii. Select Mold-Left : Contact along MOLDLEFT and click Select.

b. Specify the coefficients and accuracy.



Setup and Solution







c. Define the orientation of the mold.

i. Rotate the view slightly to display the bottle-shaped cavity from an oblique angle.



iii. Click No in the dialog box that opens, to specify that the darts are not pointing towards themold body.




iv. Click Upper level menu to return to the Define contacts menu.

d. Click Upper level menu to return to the Parison menu.

e. Click OK in the warning box that opens, to acknowledge that the velocity prediction must be disabled.

6. Define the layers of the parison.

Define layers


In the dialog box that opens, enter parison as the New value.

The parison menu will open with the Material data menu item highlighted.

b. Specify the material data for the parison.

Material Data






Setup and Solution

Enter 10000 [units: ] as the New value and click OK.


v. Click Density.


Enter 900 [units: kg/m3] as the New value and click OK.



ix. Select Inertia will be taken into account and click Upper level menu twice to return to theparison menu.


Initial thickness

i. Click Constant.

Enter 0.003 [units: m] as the New value and click OK.




















Retain the default of 200 [units: s] and click OK.


4.3.7. Outputs

Outputs



2. Confirm that Current system is set to metric_MKSA+Kelvin.

The Current system is shown at the top of the Change system of Units for specific outputs menu.



Save and exit

1. Click Accept.

2. Click Continue.

This accepts the default names for the graphical output files (cfx.res) that are to be saved for post-processing, and the Polyflow format results file (res).

4.3.9. Solution











Setup and Solution





2. Change the view in the Graphics Display window as shown in the figure that follows.

3. Display contours of thickness in the fluid region (PARISON).


b. In the dialog box that opens, click OK to accept the default name (Contour 1) and display the detailsview below the Outline tree.



c. Specify the following settings in the Geometry tab:

i. Select PARISON_surf from the Locations drop-down list.

ii. Ensure THICKNESS is selected from the Variable drop-down list.

iii. Change Range to User Specified.

iv. Enter 0.0006 m for Min and 0.003 m for Max.

v. Click Apply.

d. Disable the Wireframe in the Outline tree tab, under User Locations and Plots.

This makes for a cleaner image by removing the Wireframe lines.



Setup and Solution

Figure 4.6: Contours of Thickness on the Parison

4. Display the parison with the mold.

a. Enable and double-click MOLDLEFT_surf in the Outline tree tab, under Fluid Flow Blow MoldingPolyflow at 2s.



b. Enter 0.7 for Transparency in the Render tab in the details view of MOLDLEFT_surf.

The contours of thickness on the parison would not be visible without increasing the transparencyof the mold.

c. Click Apply.

d. In a similar manner, display MOLDRIGHT_surf.







Setup and Solution

c. Click Apply.



Figure 4.7: Thickness of the Film at Time = 0.01 s

d. Repeat steps 5. a.–c. for timesteps 28, 58, and 81.



Setup and Solution




Setup and Solution







4.4. Summary

This tutorial introduced the concept of a parison blow molding problem. The two halves of the moldmoved into contact with the parison, where it became pinched, and a vacuum was applied to the par-ison. This blew the parison into the mold where it assumed the shape of the mold, which was a bottlein this case.

You represented the parison by a shell geometry under the valid assumption that the thickness of theparison was much smaller than the other two dimensions (diameter and height). Polyflow linearly inter-



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polated the process variables—thickness, velocity and position. By reporting the individual time stepsto CFD-Post you were able to view the thickness of the product as a function of time.

4.5. Further Improvements

In many practical cases, the use of adaptive meshing based on contact, remeshing, or both may beuseful to selectively and automatically refine the mesh during the solution. To illustrate the effects ofsuch refinement, this tutorial has been run with contact adaptive meshing enabled and made availableas instanet-PF-adapt.wbpz in the 3D-Blow-Molding-Bottle_R160\solution_filesfolder you unzipped in Preparation (p. 280). The following settings were specified:

F.E.M. Task 1

• Numerical parameters

– Adaptive meshing

→ Activate adaptive meshing for contacts

• Enable all the local criteria

• Switch to calculated from angle and curvature

• Modify size_min = 0.002

• Modify tolerance = 0.001

• Modify size_max = 0.01

• Modify dist_crit = 0.005

→ Modify Nstep = 5

→ Modify Maxdiv = 1

For additional information on adaptive meshing, see Adaptive Meshing.

The results are shown in Figure 4.11: Effect of Adaption on Final Mesh and Thickness Variation (p. 409).



Figure 4.11: Effect of Adaption on Final Mesh and Thickness Variation

4.6. Appendix

The appendix contains the following topics:4.6.1. Contact Boundary Conditions4.6.2. Remark on the Penalty Coefficient4.6.3. Remeshing4.6.4. Evolutions


As seen, the parison subdomain, which describes the fluid, will eventually come in contact with themold. Other than its material parameters, the parison also receives some process parameters: inflationpressure and the contact with the (moving) molds. In all blow molding and related applications, thedefinition of the contact is an important aspect as it will eventually lead to the desired shape. The



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contact involves a "what" and a "how". The "what" describes the geometry of the parison and the moldsurface it may come in contact with (contact problem). The "how" refers to other process parameters,such as a moving mold. In this case, a velocity (that is possibly time dependent) must be specified forthe mold. In some cases, the material may slip along the contact wall, which can also be taken intoaccount.

Along with these operating attributes, some numerical parameters must be specified. A geometricalalgorithm is applied for detecting the contact, while a penalty formation is used for the treatment ofthe contact. A penalty coefficient ensures that a geometrical contact is detected. It should not be toosmall. A coefficient is also specified in the tangential direction. If the fluid sticks along the wall, thistangential coefficient should preferably receive the same value as the penalty coefficient. Two additionalcoefficients are also needed; a tolerance on penetration accuracy and an element dilatation.

Presently, the penalty coefficient and the slipping coefficient (tangential direction) are both set to 109.The tolerance on penetration and element dilatation are equal to 0.001 and 0.002 m respectively.



low as 10-3–10-6.

In classical blow molding applications, such residual velocity will not produce any significant numericalpenetration of the fluid parison through the mold in view of the short times involved (physically, blowmolding process is very fast). However, some situations may involve longer time scales such as in theglass industry.

The question that is now raised concerns the best evaluation of the penalty coefficient. The penaltyformulation mainly establishes a balance between a force (for example: the inflation pressure, ) anda penalty force because of contact. The penalty force is simply the product of the penalty coefficient,

, and the residual velocity of the parison upon contact. The other variables of the momentum equationcan be omitted for the present problem. Considering a typical time scale, (for example, the simulationtime), and a maximum penetration depth that can be practically accepted, , a good penalty coefficientcan be selected as:

4.6.3. Remeshing

In the context of the membrane element, a Lagrangian representation is applied where all mesh nodesare considered material points. Therefore, the only available remeshing technique is Lagrangian and isthe one that should be specified for this case.

4.6.4. Evolutions

The present case involves a mold motion followed by inflation.

For the mold motion, the x and y-components are zeros. The two mold halves move only in the z dir-ection at the same speed but in opposite directions. The two mold halves move at 0.736842 m/s in thez direction. To control the duration and the direction of the motion, a simple ramp function is applied



on the mold speed. The ramp function is multiplied by the z-velocity component to give each half ofthe mold the proper speed in the appropriate direction.



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