3 Polyflow - 12.1 Polyflow Example

Chapter 3
Steps
p Involved in Defining
g
a Problem in POLYDATA
Introduction to
ANSYS Polyflow
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Problem Description :
Helical Problem Simulation
Extrudate
Axis Geometry mesh in cm
System of units : g-cm-s
Generalized Newtonian fluid
Q = 10 cm3/s
Wall
the problem involves a free
surface that is calculated as a
part of the solution.
Rotation screw
Rotating
screw

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Material Data
Shear rate dependence
p of viscosity
y:
Cross Law
1
=o
1 + ( & ) m

o = 85000 poise is the viscosity at zero shear rate
= 0.2 s
m = 0.3 is the power law index
= shear rate, 1/s

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Diagrammatic Representation of the Problem

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Brief Description of the Steps
Input
2 possibilities : analysis or component systems
Task
Sub-task
Domain of definition
Material data
Flow boundary conditions
Global remeshing
Save and exit

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Project creation

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Import an existing Polyflow mesh

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Open POLYDATA: double

click on Set Up Cell (or
highlight and select edit)
An existing dat file could have
also been imported similarly

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Problem Geometry
z POLYDATA is loaded
automatically with the
imported mesh file.
The flow geometry is
di l
displayed
d iin th
the
Graphic Display
window.

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Task
Create a new task

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Task
Select the following task attributes:

F.E.M. task
Steady-state problem(s)
A Steady-state condition is assumed for
the problem
2D 1/2 axisymmetric geometry
Three velocity
elocit components are
specified :
Two components in the plane of the 2D
mesh : vx and vy ( corresponding to vr and
vz for
f axisymmetric
i t i cases).)
One component perpendicular to the x-y
plane due to the rotation of a border around
the y axis.

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Sub-Task
Create a sub-task

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Sub-Task
Select the following model:
Generalized Newtonian isothermal flow

problem
POLYDATA will request a

name for the current sub-task.
Enter die swell.

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Domain of the Sub-task
Domain of the sub

sub-task
task
Note that the ! signs mark

menus that you must visit
during the problem setup.

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Since this problem S bd

Subdomain
i 2
involves a free surface
definition, the domain of
definition for the problem
i split
is lit into
i t two
t sub-
b
domains.
Subdomain 1

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Select the domain of

definition for the
problem as:
Subdomain 1 and
Subdomain 2.

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Material Data
Material data

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Material Data
Select the material data and the

relevant parameters for the problem
as:
Shear-rate dependence of viscosity

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Material Data
Cross
C llaw
fac = 85000
tnat = 0.2
expom = 0.3

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Flow Boundary Conditions
Flow boundary conditions

:

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B
By d
default,
f lt POLYDATA
imposes zero velocity
components along each
boundary (wall condition)
except for the Axis of
symmetry which is
automatically identified in 2D
axisymmetric case
Select the several boundary
conditions and modify them

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vn,vs imposed along boundary 1

vn is the normal velocity
y and vs is the tangential
g
velocity
Select Inflow
Inflow.
Volumetric flow rate Q = 10 cm3 /s.
The inflow condition is Automatic.
vn
vn,vs
vs imposed along boundary 2
You do not need to modify this boundary
condition; the default condition is acceptable
here.

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Select Free surface
surface.
Boundary conditions on the moving surface
Position imposed along Boundary 2 :
free surface condition is a first-order
differential equation, that one boundary
condition
diti : the
th position
iti off the
th beginning
b i i off
the free surface must be imposed.
The fixed point (the starting point) is
located at the intersection of boundary 3
(free surface) with boundary 2 (die wall).

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Select Normal and tangential forces imposed
imposed.
fn = 0,
0 fs = 0,
0 and fw = 0.
0
Axis of symmetry along boundary 5

For 2D and 2D 1/2 axisymmetric flow problems
POLYDATA automatically identifies Y axis
(defined for X>0) as the axis of symmetry.

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Select Normal and tangential velocities
imposed.
p
vn = 0 , vs = 0, and w = 2 x
x is the radial component of the fluid
velocity.

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Remeshing
Global remeshing

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Remeshing
1-st local remeshing
Remove Subdomain 1
from the list of
subdomains to be
remeshed and keep
only Subdomain 2.

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Remeshing
Select
S l t the
th remeshing
hi method
th d as:
Method of Spines
p
Spines are a collection of nodes

l i ll arranged
logically d in
i a one-
dimensional manner.
This technique assumes a mapped
mesh on which spines can be defined.
defined
This method requires specification of
the first spine (inlet spine) and the last
p
spine (outlet
( spine)
p ) that the fluid
encounters.

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Remeshing
The spines should be

aligned with the direction
of motion of the nodes of
the free surface.
In this case :
inlet = intersection with
subdomain 1.

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Remeshing
The outlet of the system

of spines must be
entered for consistency
checking purposes.
In this case
case,
outlet = intersection with
boundary 4.

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Save and Exit
Save and exit
Data file is
automatically
saved with dat file
name.

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Save and Exit
Accept
This menu confirms the fields that

are to
t bbe saved
d for
f
postprocessing.

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Set Up cell up to date

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To run the Polyflow simulation

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At convergence, Solution cell is up to date
To view the results in CFD Post, drag and drop a results cell onto the
S l ti
Solution cell
ll
Double click the Results cell to launch CFD Post

Results in CFD Post Training Manual


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o = 85000 poise is the viscosity at zero shear rate

m = 0.3 is the power law index

= shear rate, 1/s

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Diagrammatic Representation of the Problem

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Brief Description of the Steps

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Import an existing Polyflow mesh

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Open POLYDATA: double

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Create a new task

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Select the following task attributes:

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Select the following model:

Generalized Newtonian isothermal flow

POLYDATA will request a

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Domain of the Sub-task

Domain of the sub

Note that the ! signs mark

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Domain of the Sub-task

Since this problem S bd

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Domain of the Sub-task

Select the domain of

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Select the material data and the

Shear-rate dependence of viscosity

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Flow Boundary Conditions

Flow boundary conditions

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Flow Boundary Conditions

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Flow Boundary Conditions

vn,vs imposed along boundary 1

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vn,vs imposed along boundary 3

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vn,vs imposed along boundary 4

Axis of symmetry along boundary 5

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vn,vs imposed along boundary 6

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1-st local remeshing

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Spines are a collection of nodes