ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.
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Table of Contents
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What is Computational Fluid Dynamics? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The History of CFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Mathematics of CFD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Uses of CFD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CFD Methodology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Further Background Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Overview of ANSYS CFX
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Structure of ANSYS CFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
ANSYS CFX-Pre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
ANSYS CFX-Solver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ANSYS CFX-Post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Directory Structure of ANSYS CFX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ANSYS CFX File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Command-Line Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
What's New in ANSYS CFX
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ANSYS Interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transient Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turbomachinery Pre and Post-processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Physical Models & Solver Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Table of Contents: Customising ANSYS CFX
Customising ANSYS CFX
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ANSYS CFX Resource Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ANSYS CFX Launcher
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Automatic Application Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Starting the ANSYS CFX Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Launcher GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Launcher Customisation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ANSYS CFX in Workbench
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Platforms Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Project Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Workflow within CFX in Workbench. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Viewer Interaction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Global Workbench Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Help On Help
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ANSYS CFX Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0 Documentation Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Contact Information
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to Contact ANSYS Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Trademarks and Acknowledgements
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Disclaimer Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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Computational Fluid Dynamics
Introduction
The topic(s) in this section include:
• What is Computational Fluid Dynamics? (p. 3)
• The History of CFD (p. 3)
• The Mathematics of CFD (p. 4)
• Uses of CFD (p. 4)
• CFD Methodology (p. 5)
• Further Background Reading (p. 7)
What is Computational Fluid Dynamics?

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a computer-based tool for simulating the behaviour
of systems involving fluid flow, heat transfer, and other related physical processes. It works
by solving the equations of fluid flow (in a special form) over a region of interest, with
specified (known) conditions on the boundary of that region.
The History of CFD

Computers have been used to solve fluid flow problems for many years. Numerous
programs have been written to solve either specific problems, or specific classes of
problems. From the mid-1970’s, the complex mathematics required to generalise the
algorithms began to be understood, and general purpose CFD solvers were developed.
These began to appear in the early 1980’s and required what were then very powerful
computers, as well as an in-depth knowledge of fluid dynamics, and large amounts of time
to set up simulations. Consequently, CFD was a tool used almost exclusively in research.
Recent advances in computing power, together with powerful graphics and interactive 3-D
manipulation of models have made the process of creating a CFD model and analysing
results much less labour intensive, reducing time and, hence, cost. Advanced solvers contain
algorithms which enable robust solutions of the flow field in a reasonable time.

Computational Fluid Dynamics: The Mathematics of CFD
As a result of these factors, Computational Fluid Dynamics is now an established industrial
design tool, helping to reduce design timescales and improve processes throughout the
engineering world. CFD provides a cost-effective and accurate alternative to scale model
testing, with variations on the simulation being performed quickly, offering obvious
advantages.
The Mathematics of CFD

The set of equations which describe the processes of momentum, heat and mass transfer
are known as the Navier-Stokes equations. These partial differential equations were derived
in the early nineteenth century and have no known general analytical solution but can be
discretised and solved numerically.
Equations describing other processes, such as combustion, can also be solved in
conjunction with the Navier-Stokes equations. Often, an approximating model is used to
derive these additional equations, turbulence models being a particularly important
example.
There are a number of different solution methods which are used in CFD codes. The most
common, and the one on which ANSYS CFX is based, is known as the finite volume
technique.
In this technique, the region of interest is divided into small sub-regions, called control
volumes. The equations are discretised and solved iteratively for each control volume. As a
result, an approximation of the value of each variable at specific points throughout the
domain can be obtained. In this way, one derives a full picture of the behaviour of the flow.
Additional information on the Navier-Stokes equations and other mathematical aspects of
the ANSYS CFX software suite is available. For details, see Basic Solver Capability Theory (p. 7
in "ANSYS CFX-Solver, Release 10.0: Theory").
Uses of CFD
CFD is used by engineers and scientists in a wide range of fields. Typical applications include:
• Process industry: Mixing vessels, chemical reactors
• Building services: Ventilation of buildings, such as atria
• Health and safety: Investigating the effects of fire and smoke
• Motor industry: Combustion modeling, car aerodynamics
• Electronics: Heat transfer within and around circuit boards
• Environmental: Dispersion of pollutants in air or water
• Power and energy: Optimisation of combustion processes
• Medical: Blood flow through grafted blood vessels

Computational Fluid Dynamics: CFD Methodology
CFD Methodology
CFD may be used to determine the performance of a component at the design stage, or it
can be used to analyse difficulties with an existing component and lead to its improved
design.
For example, the pressure drop through a component may be considered excessive:
The first step is to identify the region of interest:
The geometry of the region of interest is then defined. If the geometry already exists in CAD,
it can be imported directly. The mesh is then created. After importing the mesh into the
pre-processor, other elements of the simulation including the boundary conditions (inlets,
outlets, etc.) and fluid properties are defined.
The flow solver is run to produce a file of results which contain the variation of velocity,
pressure and any other variables throughout the region of interest.

Computational Fluid Dynamics: CFD Methodology
The results can be visualised and can provide the engineer an understanding of the
behaviour of the fluid throughout the region of interest.
This can lead to design modifications which can be tested by changing the geometry of the
CFD model and seeing the effect.
The process of performing a single CFD simulation is split into four components:
1. Geometry/Mesh (p. 6 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
2. Physics Definition (p. 6 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
3. Solver (p. 6 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
4. Post-processor (p. 7 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
Geometry/Mesh
This interactive process is the first pre-processing stage. The objective is to produce a mesh
for input to the physics pre-processor. Before a mesh can be produced, a closed geometric
solid is required. The geometry and mesh can be created in CAD2Mesh or any of the other
geometry/mesh creation tools. The basic steps involve:
1. Defining the geometry of the region of interest.
2. Creating regions of fluid flow, solid regions and surface boundary names.
3. Setting properties for the mesh.
This pre-processing stage is now highly automated. In ANSYS CFX, geometry can be
imported from most major CAD packages using native format, and the mesh of control
volumes is generated automatically.
Physics Definition
This interactive process is the second pre-processing stage and is used to create input
required by the Solver. The mesh files are loaded into the physics pre-processor, ANSYS
CFX-Pre.
The physical models that are to be included in the simulation are selected. Fluid properties
and boundary conditions are specified.
Solver
The component that solves the CFD problem is called the Solver. It produces the required
results in a non-interactive/batch process. It CFD problem is solved as follows:

Computational Fluid Dynamics: Further Background Reading
1. The partial differential equations are integrated over all the control volumes in the
region of interest. This is equivalent to applying a basic conservation law (e.g., for mass
or momentum) to each control volume.
2. These integral equations are converted to a system of algebraic equations by
generating a set of approximations for the terms in the integral equations.
3. The algebraic equations are solved iteratively.
An iterative approach is required because of the non-linear nature of the equations, and as
the solution approaches the exact solution, it is said to converge. For each iteration, an error,
or residual, is reported as a measure of the overall conservation of the flow properties.
How close the final solution is to the exact solution depends on a number of factors,
including the size and shape of the control volumes and the size of the final residuals.
Complex physical processes, such as combustion and turbulence, are often modeled using
empirical relationships. The approximations inherent in these models also contribute to
differences between the CFD solution and the real flow.
The solution process requires no user interaction and is, therefore, usually carried out as a
batch process.
The solver produces a results file which is then passed to the post-processor.
Post-processor
The post-processor is the component used to analyse, visualise and present the results
interactively. Post-processing includes anything from obtaining point values to complex
animated sequences.
Examples of some important features of post-processors are:
• Visualisation of the geometry and control volumes
• Vector plots showing the direction and magnitude of the flow
• Visualisation of the variation of scalar variables (variables which have only magnitude,
not direction, such as temperature, pressure and speed) through the domain
• Quantitative numerical calculations
• Animation
• Charts showing graphical plots of variables
• Hardcopy output
Further Background Reading

The following is a selection of books related to fluids, thermodynamics, CFD and computing:
• An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, The Finite Volume Method
H K Versteeg and W Malalasekera, Longman, 1995. An excellent introduction to the theory of CFD with well
presented derivations of the equations.
• Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
C T Shaw, Prentice Hall, 1992. An introduction to the practical aspects of using CFD.
• Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow
S V Patankar, Taylor & Francis, 1980. A standard text on the details of numerical methods.
• Engineering Thermodynamics, Work and Heat Transfer

Computational Fluid Dynamics: Further Background Reading
G F C Rogers and Y R Mayhew, Longman, 1980. An undergraduate thermodynamics text book.
• Mechanics of Fluids
B S Massey, Chapman and Hall, 1989. An undergraduate fluid mechanics text book.
• Viscous Fluid Flow
F M White, McGraw Hill, 1991. An advanced text on fluid dynamics.
• Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Handbook (6th Edition)
McGraw Hill, 1984. A superb reference for the physical properties of fluids.
• An Album of Fluid Motion
Milton Van Dyke, The Parabolic Press, 1982. Fluid flow phenomena demonstrated in pictures.
If you are unfamiliar with using the UNIX operating system or with UNIX system
administration, you may like to obtain and read the following books published by O’Reilly &
Associates.
• UNIX in a Nutshell
Daniel Gilly and the staff of O’Reilly & Associates, Inc, O’Reilly & Associates, Inc, 1992. An excellent UNIX
reference book.
• Learning the UNIX Operating System
Grace Todino, John Strange and Jerry Peek.
• Essential System Administration
Æleen Frisch.
• A Scientist’s and Engineer’s Guide to Workstations and Supercomputers
Rubin H Landau and Paul J Fink Jr., John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1993. A clear and practical guide to powerful
computers which use the UNIX operating system.

Overview of ANSYS CFX
Introduction
• The Structure of ANSYS CFX (p. 10)
• ANSYS CFX-Pre (p. 10)
• ANSYS CFX-Solver (p. 10)
• ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager (p. 11)
• ANSYS CFX-Post (p. 11)
• Getting Started (p. 11)
• The Directory Structure of ANSYS CFX (p. 12)
• ANSYS CFX File Types (p. 13)
• Command-Line Commands (p. 15)
ANSYS CFX is a general purpose Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code, combining an
advanced solver with powerful pre- and post-processing capabilities.
The next-generation physics pre-processor, ANSYS CFX-Pre, allows multiple meshes to be
imported, allowing each section of complex geometries to use the most appropriate mesh.
ANSYS CFX includes the following features:
• An advanced coupled solver which is both reliable and robust.
• Full integration of problem definition, analysis and results presentation.
• An intuitive and interactive setup process, using menus and advanced graphics.
• Detailed online help.
If you are new to CFD, Computational Fluid Dynamics provides an overview of CFD
techniques and the history of recent developments as well as a list of books for further
reading. For details, see Computational Fluid Dynamics (p. 3 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0:
Introduction").

Overview of ANSYS CFX: The Structure of ANSYS CFX
The Structure of ANSYS CFX

ANSYS CFX consists of five software modules which are linked by the flow of information
required to perform a CFD analysis:
CFX CAD2Mesh or Mesh ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager

Generation Software (CFD Job Manager)
ANSYS CFX-Solver ANSYS CFX-Post

ANSYS CFX-Pre
(Solver) (Post-processor)
(Physics Pre-prcessor)
ANSYS CFX is capable of modelling:

• Steady-state and transient flows
• Laminar and turbulent flows
• Subsonic, transonic and supersonic flows
• Heat transfer and thermal radiation
• Buoyancy
• Non-Newtonian flows
• Transport of non-reacting scalar components
• Multiphase flows
• Combustion
• Flows in multiple frames of reference
• Particle tracking
ANSYS CFX-Pre
ANSYS CFX-Pre can import mesh files produced by a range of mesh generation software
packages. For details, see Introduction (p. 59 in "ANSYS CFX-Pre, Release 10.0").
Flow physics, boundary conditions, initial values and solver parameters are specified in
ANSYS CFX-Pre. A full range of boundary conditions, including inlets, outlets and openings,
together with boundary conditions for heat transfer models and periodicity, are all available
in ANSYS CFX through ANSYS CFX-Pre. For details, see ANSYS CFX-Pre Basics (p. 11 in "ANSYS
CFX-Pre, Release 10.0").
ANSYS CFX-Solver
ANSYS CFX-Solver solves all the solution variables for the simulation for the problem
specification generated in ANSYS CFX-Pre.

Overview of ANSYS CFX: ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager
One of the most important features of ANSYS CFX is its use of a coupled solver, in which all
the hydrodynamic equations are solved as a single system. The coupled solver is faster than
the traditional segregated solver and fewer iterations are required to obtain a converged
flow solution.
Additional information on the ANSYS CFX-Solver models is available. For details, see Basic
Capabilities Modelling (p. 15 in "ANSYS CFX-Solver, Release 10.0: Modelling").
ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager

The ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager is a module that provides greater control to manage the
CFD task. Its major functions are:
• Specify the input files to the ANSYS CFX-Solver.
• Start/stop the ANSYS CFX-Solver.
• Monitor the progress of the solution.
• Set up the ANSYS CFX-Solver for a parallel calculation.
Additional information on the ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager is available. For details, see Solver
Manager Basics (p. 7 in "ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager, Release 10.0").
ANSYS CFX-Post
ANSYS CFX-Post provides state-of-the-art interactive post-processing graphics tools to
analyse and present the ANSYS CFX simulation results.
Important features include:
• Quantitative post-processing
• Command line, session file or state file input
• User-defined variables
• Generation of a variety of graphical objects where Visibility, Transparency, Colour and
Line/Face rendering can be controlled
• ‘Power Syntax’ to allow fully programmable session files
Additional information on ANSYS CFX-Post is available. For details, see Overview of ANSYS
CFX-Post (p. 7 in "ANSYS CFX-Post, Release 10.0").
Getting Started
This section is designed to help new and intermediate users learn the basics of using ANSYS
CFX such as running ANSYS CFX, accessing tutorials and using the context-sensitive online
help.
The following topics will be discussed:
• Installing ANSYS CFX (p. 12 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Running ANSYS CFX (p. 12 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")

Overview of ANSYS CFX: The Directory Structure of ANSYS CFX
• ANSYS CFX Tutorials (p. 12 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• ANSYS CFX Documentation (p. 12 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
Installing ANSYS CFX

Information on how to install ANSYS CFX is available in: ANSYS CFX Products Installation and
Configuration Guide. This guide is included in the product package, and is also available at
the CFX Community Site (http://www.ansys.com/customer-portals.htm).
Running ANSYS CFX

This will open the ANSYS CFX Launcher, from which all other components of ANSYS CFX can
be accessed. You will usually want to start by setting your working directory (where all files
will be written to) and then opening ANSYS CFX-Pre by clicking the ANSYS CFX-Pre button.
UNIX To run ANSYS CFX on a UNIX machine, type cfx5 in a UNIX terminal window on
your workstation.
Windows To run ANSYS CFX on a Windows machine, double-click on the ANSYS CFX on the
Desktop.
ANSYS CFX Tutorials

The ANSYS CFX tutorials provide examples of solving CFD problems. Additional information
on the tutorials, as well as a list of the features covered in each tutorial is available. For
details, see Introduction to the ANSYS CFX Tutorials (p. 13 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0:
Tutorials").
ANSYS CFX Documentation

Access to the ANSYS CFX online help system is available through a number of routes:
• Select Help from the main menu.
• Press the F1 key (the Help key on Sun workstations) when a topic of interest is displayed.
This is referred to as context-sensitive help.
For details, see Accessing Help (p. 48 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction").
• The ANSYS CFX documentation is also provided in PDF format for ease of printing and
an alternate display format. The PDF files can be found in the <CFXROOT>/help/pdf
directory of your ANSYS CFX installation.
You will need Adobe Reader (available from www.adobe.com) to view or print these PDF files.
The Directory Structure of ANSYS CFX

The directory in which ANSYS CFX is installed will be called <CFXROOT>. This directory
contains all the files you will need to run ANSYS CFX. <CFXROOT> is release-specific to allow
you to combine more than one release of ANSYS CFX in the same directory structure. The

Overview of ANSYS CFX: ANSYS CFX File Types
release-specific directory often contains directories for each operating system on which you
may want to run the ANSYS CFX software. These will contain the system-dependent binary
executable files needed by ANSYS CFX.
The following section lists some of the important directories immediately under
<CFXROOT>.:
bin The bin directory contains all the commands that are normally run
directly by users. It contains mostly “wrapper” scripts that call the
appropriate script for the release you are running in the release-specific
subdirectory, e.g., ANSYS CFX.
config The config directory contains configuration files for ANSYS CFX
software.
etc The etc directory contains various data files common to all supported
system types.
examples The examples directory contains files that will help you work through
the ANSYS CFX tutorials. There are some sample meshes, CAD files,
session files, CFX expression language files, User Fortran examples, and
example C source code files.
icons The icons directory contains most of the icons used by the interactive
parts of ANSYS CFX.
include The include directory contains header files used by parts of the
ANSYS CFX software.
install The install directory on UNIX contains commands for installing
ANSYS CFX software and an inventory of the software that has been
installed.
lib If it is present, the lib directory contains various libraries needed to
relink the ANSYS CFX-Solver or user-defined mesh import or mesh
export.
help The help directory contains the ANSYS CFX documentation in online
(.jar) and printable (.pdf) formats.
ANSYS CFX File Types

During the process of creating the model, running the ANSYS CFX-Solver and analysing the
results, a number of different files are created by the various modules of the software. This
section describes some of these files and their purposes.

Overview of ANSYS CFX: ANSYS CFX File Types
The use of these files with their default extension is shown in the following flowchart. The
standard files used and produced are indicated with solid black lines; other possible uses are
indicated with dotted lines.
Mesh file from mesh
generation software.
ANSYS CFX 10.0 Results File CCL File (*.ccl)

(*.res) CFX-Pre Session file
ANSYS CFX 10.0 Solver ANSYS CFX-Pre (*.pre)
(Definition) File (*.def) ANSYS CFX 10.0 Case
CFX-Pre Session File (*.pre) File (*.cfx)
ANSYS CFX 10.0 Case File ANSYS CFX GTM
(*.cfx) File(*.gtm)
CCL file (*.ccl)
ANSYS CFX-Solver (Definition) File (*.def)
CFX-5 Output File

ANSYS CFX-Solver
(*.out)
Files for input to

other
post-processors
Restart CFX-5 Results File (*.res)
CFX-Post Session file (*.cse)

CFX-Post State File (*.cst) Graphics files
ANSYS CFX 10.0 Solver ANSYS CFX-Post Data Export files
(Definition) File (*.def)
Details of the main files can be found in:

• ANSYS CFX-Pre Basics (p. 11 in "ANSYS CFX-Pre, Release 10.0").
• ANSYS CFX-Solver Files (p. 25 in "ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager, Release 10.0")
• ANSYS CFX-Post File Types (p. 42 in "ANSYS CFX-Post, Release 10.0")
Additional information on importing mesh files from other applications is available.
• Selecting, Importing and Transforming Meshes (p. 59 in "ANSYS CFX-Pre, Release 10.0")
Additional information on parallel runs is available.
• For details, see Parallel Run (p. 20 in "ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager, Release 10.0").
Additional information on producing files for input into other post-processors is available.
• For details, see File Export Utility (p. 113 in "ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager, Release 10.0").

Overview of ANSYS CFX: Command-Line Commands
Command-Line Commands
The components of ANSYS CFX can all be started up from the command line, as well as from
within other modules of ANSYS CFX. Additional information on command lines in Windows
is available. For details, see Command Line (p. 33 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction").
A typical command consists of the command name, followed by various arguments, many
of which are optional.
For example, to start up ANSYS CFX-Pre and play the session file, enter the command:
cfx5pre -play CircVentIni.pre
into a terminal window, and press Return. The following table lists some of the commands
you can use to start up ANSYS CFX components.
Component Command Argument Options

ANSYS CFX Launcher cfx5 or
cfx5launcher
ANSYS CFX-Pre cfx5pre For details, see Starting ANSYS CFX-Pre from
the Command Line (p. 13 in "ANSYS
CFX-Pre, Release 10.0").
ANSYS CFX-Solver cfx5solve For details, see Using the Command Line
Manager (p. 8 in "ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager,
Release 10.0").
ANSYS CFX-Post cfx5post For details, see Starting ANSYS CFX-Post
from the Command Line (p. 9 in "ANSYS
CFX-Post, Release 10.0").
To display a full list of all the possible arguments and a short description for any command,
type the command followed by -help. For example:
cfx5post -help
Typing the argument -verbose after a command displays a summary of the currently set
environment variables.
The cfx5info Command

The command cfx5info can be used to obtain information about your installation and
your system. The command options are given in the following table.
Argument Usage
-arch Displays the long architecture string for the current machine.
-cmds Prints the location of some common commands, if they can be found in
the PATH.
-config If any site-specific or user-specific configuration files are in use, this
option will display their locations and contents.
-full Displays a full report on the installation and configuration of ANSYS CFX,
suitable for emailing to the ANSYS CFX Support Desk. This includes the
output of the -inst and -system options.
-help Shows available command line options and descriptions.
-host Displays the current host name.

Overview of ANSYS CFX: Command-Line Commands
Argument Usage
-host-addr Looks up the named host in the network database, and displays some
<host> information about it.
-inst Displays information about the installation directory, and available
versions of ANSYS CFX. This is the default if no arguments are passed.
-os Displays the short architecture string for the current machine.
-patches Shows information for all installed patches.
-reltype Displays the release type, which will be “development,” “prerelease” or
“release.”
-subsets Shows information about which subsets are installed. This option is only
valid for UNIX platforms.
-system Displays information about the system on which ANSYS CFX is running.
-verbose This option will cause cfx5info to print information about the
environment variables which are currently set. An alternative form for
this argument is -v
-whereis Displays all available versions of <cmd>, as found on the PATH. This
option can be repeated.

What's New in ANSYS CFX
Introduction
• ANSYS Interaction (p. 17)
• Transient Analysis (p. 17)
• Turbomachinery Pre and Post-processing (p. 18)
• Physical Models & Solver Improvements (p. 18)
This document describes the new features available in the next release of ANSYS CFX CFD
software.
One of the first things you'll note is a change of naming for CFX software to reflect closer
interaction and releases within the ANSYS family of software. CFX-5 is now known as ANSYS
CFX, and release numbering will be common between all ANSYS releases. As a result, the
CFX-5.8 release is now known as ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0. Some of the major themes in this
release include:
ANSYS Interaction
The coupling of CFX and ANSYS software continues to improve in both user workflow and
simulation capabilities. This release introduces a full two-way Fluid Structure Interaction
capability coupling the ANSYS and CFX solvers, and the ability to run ANSYS CFX within the
Workbench engineering simulation environment is extended to a number of Unix
platforms.
Transient Analysis
Analysis of fully transient situations continues to be a growing trend in CFD simulation, and
ANSYS CFX introduces both new transient physical models (such as Transient Particle
Tracking and Kinetic Theory for Fluidized Beds), as well as algorithmic and transient
efficiency improvements (Adaptive Timestepping and Extrapolated Initial Solutions).

What's New in ANSYS CFX: Turbomachinery Pre and Post-processing
Turbomachinery Pre and Post-processing

User workflow for Turbomachinery Pre and Post processing has been improved to include
simplified presentation, more dynamic user interaction and feedback, and component
mesh and case reload.
The following sections describe the variety of new features and platform support available
in ANSYS CFX.
Physical Models & Solver Improvements

• ANSYS FSI Coupling (p. 18 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Particle Tracking Extensions (p. 18 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Turbulence Modeling (p. 19 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Combustion and Radiation Improvements (p. 19 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0:
Introduction")
• Transient Improvements (p. 19 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Domain Interfaces (p. 20 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Porosity (p. 20 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Boundary Conditions & Boundary Sources (p. 20 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0:
Introduction")
• Eulerian Multiphase Extensions (p. 20 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Data Export for Noise Solvers (p. 21 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Bad Mesh Robustness (p. 21 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Additional Variables (p. 21 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• CFX-in-Workbench (p. 21 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• CFX-Pre (p. 21 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• CFX-Solver Manager (p. 22 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• CFX-Post (p. 22 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Licensing and Platform Support (p. 23 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Licensing and Platform Support (p. 23 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
ANSYS FSI Coupling

ANSYS CFX now has full two-way transient coupling with the ANSYS multiphysics solver to
allow the simulation of Fluid-Structure Interaction. The ANSYS and ANSYS CFX solvers run
simultaneously with Force, Displacement and/or Thermal data shared implicitly at each
timestep. The communication between the solvers uses a native ANSYS CFX IPC library, and
the solvers can be run on the same or different computers, in serial or parallel.
Particle Tracking Extensions

The addition of a Transient capability to Lagrangian Particle Tracking allows the simulation
of new situations such as fire suppression, particulate settling and spray deposition.

What's New in ANSYS CFX: Physical Models & Solver Improvements
The new secondary break-up modeling feature captures the fragmentation of particles that
occurs when droplets become unstable under the action of external forces. A number of
pre-defined or user-defined model options are available.
Particle Drag models have also been extended to include new options such as the
Iishi-Zuber and Grace correlations which extends the range of applicability, particularly for
bubble flows.
Finally, particle-specific variables can be interpolated to the nodes of the fluids mesh, to
increase the flexibility of particle post-processing.
Turbulence Modeling
A significant capability in ANSYS CFX is the first-ever commercial release of a predictive
laminar to turbulent transition capability, the Menter-Langtry model. The transition model
in ANSYS CFX has been highly validated and can be used to determine the location and
extent of transition in both aerospace and turbomachinery applications. The model requires
no special provisions for geometry or grid topology.
For expert users, ANSYS CFX also provides user control of turbulent wall functions, including
heat transfer.
Combustion and Radiation Improvements

A general coal combustion capability was released with CFX-5.7, which provided users with
a flexible framework for reacting and combusting particles. The user set-up of these cases
has been simplified in ANSYS CFX through the introduction of a Hydrocarbon Fuel Analysis
capability. Users can directly input data obtained through laboratory proximate/ultimate
analysis on their fuel, and the necessary reactions and properties are automatically
computed.
Another addition to the Coal Combustion capability is the addition of Fuel NOx for particles,
to complement the various gas-side NOx mechanisms that were available in CFX-5.7.
Improvements to radiation in ANSYS CFX include the ability to monitor 'Radiometers' during
the solution to track the radiant energy incident on a location. Spectral based radiation
quantities for multiband radiation are also now available.
Transient Improvements
Computing resources needed for a transient calculation can be optimized through the use
of Timestep Adaption & Extrapolated Initial Guess for transient calculations in ANSYS CFX.
Timestep Adaption allows the solver to automatically adjust the physical timestep in a
transient solution based on user-specified criteria including target number of coefficient
loops or Courant Number. The Extrapolated Initial Guess extends the solution from previous
timesteps as the initial guess for the current timestep, providing a better starting condition
and minimizing the required number of coefficient loops to reach timestep convergence.
Key numerical transient improvements have also been made, which makes it possible to
achieve 2nd Order Transient with one iteration per timestep, for timesteps in the explicit
range.

Domain Interfaces
There have been a number of extensions to domain interfaces in ANSYS CFX. The biggest
change is the treatment of the 'non-overlap' portions of Generalized Grid interfaces. The
user can now specify the details on the wall treatment of these non-overlap portions, and
the default treatment for non-overlap areas is now a No Slip wall.
Interfaces can now also be explicitly set to 1-to-1 interfaces, with additional error checking
and notification in situations where nodes to not match to a sufficient tolerance.
Finally, Stage interfaces have a new Constant Total Pressure option, which provides
improved modeling of stage interfaces in closely coupled rotor-stator systems.
Porosity
To complement the various momentum porous loss models available in CFX-5.7 and earlier,
ANSYS CFX has added a true volume porosity model. This porous domain model uses a
unique 'double-node' approach at the porous interface, to ensure sharp capture of the
pressure and velocity discontinuities that occur at that location. The interface treatment
conserves total pressure and supports significantly greater pressure losses than the
previous subdomain based models in previous versions of ANSYS CFX.
Boundary Conditions & Boundary Sources

Incremental improvements have been made to the specification of boundary conditions.
Supersonic inlets have been extended to handle mixed supersonic/subsonic conditions on
a single boundary, as well as the specification of supersonic inlets using total conditions (i.e.
Pt, Tt, and Velocity). A new boundary specification of Zero Gradient inlets has been added
for static or total pressure specified inlets. This is appropriate to use with wall-bounded
flows (e.g. ducts), and applies a natural fully developed profile at the inlet.
Boundary source terms have been extended to include boundary mass sources. The
specification of boundary mass sources is very similar to volumetric sources/sinks, and
includes detailed control over the addition or removal of specific components at
boundaries.
Eulerian Multiphase Extensions

There have been a number of major model extensions within Eulerian Multiphase models in
ANSYS CFX. The homogeneous MUSIG (Multiple Size Group) Model is applicable to bubbly
flows, and models bubble size growth and decay through a series of size groups.
The modeling of fluidized beds has been improved through the addition of a Kinetic Theory
model. Kinetic Theory models the additional stresses associated with inter-particle
collisions within dispersed solid phases.
Multiphase numeric improvements have also been made. For closed system multiphase
cases (e.g. mixers, torque converters), numerics have been improved to enforce
conservation within each phase as solution proceeds. Free surface and surface tension
robustness improvements are also present.

Data Export for Noise Solvers

The direct export of results from the solver is now available to improve the interfacing of
ANSYS CFX to 3rd-party noise solvers (e.g. LMS Sysnoise). The user can export selected
variables or specific acoustic source information over subsets of boundaries to minimize the
amount of disk storage required. Export is to the public domain CGNS format for ready
accessibility by any 3rd party software.
Bad Mesh Robustness

The ANSYS CFX-Solver is significantly less sensitive to poor mesh quality than previous
releases. Automated algorithms improve solver convergence behavior in cases with poor
quality meshes, and the solver can deal with cases that have negative sector volumes or flat
elements.
Additional Variables
New Additional Variable solution options increase the flexibility for the user to define their
own models and transport equations within the ANSYS CFX-Solver. ANSYS CFX adds
support for Vector Algebraic Additional Variables, Poisson Equation Additional Variables,
and Diffusive Transport Additional Variables.
CFX-in-Workbench
ANSYS Workbench is the desktop simulation tool that provides an integrated environment
for all aspects of engineering simulation and project data management. The ability to use
ANSYS CFX directly in ANSYS Workbench as the Advanced CFD application was introduced
on Windows in CFX-5.7.1, and support is extended to the Workbench-supported UNIX
platforms (Sun Sparc Solaris, HP-UX on PA-RISC, and Linux on x86) in ANSYS CFX. When
combined with CFX-Mesh and the Workbench Project Page, this provides a truly unique and
powerful environment for the end-to-end execution of all aspects of a CFD simulation.
The ANSYS CFX Launcher also continues to be available for those who wish to run the ANSYS
CFX applications outside of Workbench.
CFX-Pre
As well as supporting all new physical models, ANSYS CFX-Pre offers continued
improvements in usability, speed and interactivity for CFD physics pre-processing. The key
developments in ANSYS CFX-Pre for ANSYS CFX are outlined below.
Turbo Pre User workflow for Turbomachinery Pre processing has been improved to include simplified
presentation, more dynamic user interaction and feedback, and component mesh or case
reload.
Improved Graphical feedback has been expanded, including display of monitor point and source point
Graphical locations, and Domain Interface visibility control.
Feedback

Speed A number of internal improvements in physics processing have been made, resulting in
improvements improved response throughout ANSYS CFX-Pre. For topologically complex cases, significant
and memory
interactive speed improvements and memory reduction will be noted.
reduction
Coordinate Coordinate frames have been improved with the ability to use the exact region centroid in
Frame the definition. Coordinate frames can also now be included in the definition of profile
improvements
boundary conditions, and the creation of profile data files in ANSYS CFX-Post. Finally,
coordinate frame sizing and visibility controls are available.
One-to-One Periodic and stationary domain connections can be specified as 1-to-1 (direct) connections,
connections and the user will be told if they do not properly align.
CFX-Solver Manager
An Indirect Start Method capability has been added to the ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager and
Solver Script. This feature gives advanced users or system administrators the ability to
customize the solver partitioning and execution process by adding their own scripts to
control solver start-up. An example start method and script to use the ANSYS CFX-Solver
Manager to submit solver jobs to a remote PBS-based queuing system is included.
Most Unix and Linux platforms can now use HP MPI as the communication library for
distributed parallel runs. HP MPI has shown improved efficiency and robustness in parallel
communication over the current MPICH implementation, as well as support for advanced
interconnect technology such as Myrinet and Quadrics.
CFX-Post
ANSYS CFX contains a number of new features that represent significant advancements in
the interactivity and usability of working within ANSYS CFX-Post. These are primarily seen
through Viewer Shortcuts and new quick access tools. Other new capabilities include
quantitative tables, point cloud and viewer object transformations. Details on the new
features in ANSYS CFX-Post are given below.
Viewer Many common object creation and editing operations can now be performed directly in the
Shortcuts viewer. A right-click on any object opens a popup with a number of context-dependent
post-processing tasks.
Quick The Animation Editor has been extended to add a new Quick Animation option to allow easy
Animation animation of planes, isosurfaces, streamlines and other common graphics objects. Full
key-frame animation is still available for those who wish full control over an animation
sequence.
Probe Tool The Probe Tools allows the user to get the value of any variable at location by simply clicking
on an object in the viewer.
Quick Editor Planes and Isosurfaces can be easily re-positioned by dragging on a slider within the Quick
Editor.

Turbo Post The Turbo Post environment has been restructured to improve clarity and ease of use. The
initialization of components has been automated, and all Turbo Post objects are presented
in a single encapsulated interface. Turbo Post graphical objects can be promoted to full
post-processing mode for general use if desired. New capabilities in Turbo Post have also
been added, including area & mass average-based meridional plots.
Point Cloud A Point Cloud can be used to create a uniformly distributed set of points on any surface. A
variety of sampling methods are available and uniform sampling is now the default for
vector plots and streamlines.
Quantitative The new Table capability in ANSYS CFX-Post is useful for evaluating and formatting lists of
Tables expressions in a spreadsheet-like environment. Tables can be exported in text or HTML
format.
Object Viewer Geometric transformations can now be applied directly to the graphic representation of any
Transformation object. This is accessed through the 'View' tab on an object, and is useful for creating
exploded views or multiple views of different objects at the same location.
Export Export for ANSYS data and CFX profile files have both been extended. The interpolation and
Improvements export of CFX data in ANSYS Load files (used for one-way data transfer of CFD results to an
ANSYS stress analysis) has been expanded to include temperature data. Boundary profile
export can now include custom coordinate frame information, for added flexibility in
transforming these profiles for use in ANSYS CFX-Pre.
Chart The quality and control of 2D charts has improved to include log scales, additional font and
Improvements axis controls, and high-quality printing.
Licensing and Platform Support

The key platform support change for ANSYS CFX 10 is the addition full 64-bit support of all
components on AMD Opteron/Intel EM64T chips running Linux. Also, some versions of
SuSE Linux are now formally supported with this release. A full list of supported platforms is
available in: ANSYS CFX Products Installation and Configuration Guide. This guide is
included in the product package, and is also available at the CFX Community Site
(http://www.ansys.com/customer-portals.htm).
In licensing, the models included in the 'Basic Capability' CFX license have been expanded
to include the Homogeneous Free Surface model, and all radiation models except Monte
Carlo.
Documentation
Documentation display in ANSYS CFX is now based on the ANSYS help display system, and
is consistent with the rest of the ANSYS software. On Windows and Unix systems a
Java-based browser is used. Overall functionality and context sensitive help display is
unchanged, and Adobe PDF files are included in the product distribution for ease of
printing.

As the support documentation is also available in Adobe PDF format, you may have to
download Adobe Reader from http://www.adobe.com. Adobe Reader is not included on the
CD.

Customising ANSYS CFX
Introduction
• ANSYS CFX Resource Configuration Files (p. 25)
ANSYS CFX Resource Configuration Files

When ANSYS CFX starts up, it reads several resource configuration files. By creating your
own personal or site-wide configuration file, you can modify the behaviour of ANSYS CFX.
The Site-wide Configuration File

ANSYS CFX first looks for the most appropriate site-wide resource configuration files in the
following order:
1. <CFXROOT>/config/cfx5rc-host
2. <CFXROOT>/config/cfx5rc-arch
3. <CFXROOT>/config/cfx5rc-os
4. <CFXROOT>/config/cfx5rc
where:
• host is the hostname of the machine on which it is running (this can be found using
Show > System from the menu bar of the ANSYS CFX Launcher).
• arch is the architecture of the machine on which it is running that can be found using
Show > System from the menu bar of the ANSYS CFX Launcher.
• os is the operating system of the machine on which it is running (this is winnt on
Windows, which can be found using Show > System from the menu bar of the ANSYS
CFX Launcher.
Finally, ANSYS CFX looks for the file <CFXROOT>/config/cfx5rc-site.
Each of these files will be searched for under the name given above, with .txt appended.
Note: Any resources you set in these files will affect all users of ANSYS CFX, unless users
override these variables in their own personal ANSYS CFX resource configuration files.

Customising ANSYS CFX: ANSYS CFX Resource Configuration Files
The User’s Configuration File

ANSYS CFX then looks for one of the following user setup files:
• cfx5rc-host
• cfx5rc-arch
• cfx5rc-os
• cfx5rc
(and for the same files with .txt appended) in the following directories:
• C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\.cfx\CFX-10.0
(Windows only; <user> is the user name on the machine)
• ~/.cfx/10.0/
• ~/CFX/10.0/
where ~ means your home directory (if you have one) and <user> is your user name. If you
are working on a Windows machine and do not have a home directory, then ANSYS CFX
looks in the directory pointed to by the variable HOME instead.
Syntax of ANSYS CFX Resource Configuration Files

ANSYS CFX resource configuration files should consist only of:
• Lines beginning with #, which are comments.
• Variable assignments such as CFX5EDITOR="textedit".
The right hand side of an assignment may include references to previously assigned
variables by prefixing the variable name with $, e.g.,
CFX5BROWSER="$CFX5EDITOR"
Note: In previous releases of ANSYS CFX, these files could contain arbitrary Bourne shell
commands. These are no longer supported.
Resource Names ANSYS CFX software makes use of variable names that start with the following strings:
• CFDS_
• CFX_
• CFX4
• CFX5
• CUE_
You should not set any variable of your own with a name beginning with these letters.
Resources Set in cfx5rc Files

You can find out which ANSYS CFX resources have been set by using the Show > Variables
option from the menu bar of the ANSYS CFX Launcher. This command will display a list of all
the resources that have been set. Although you can change the values of most of the
resources shown in this list, it is only generally useful to change a few of them. These few are
described in the following table.

Resource Description
CFX5BROWSER The command to use when browsing files in ANSYS CFX.
On Windows, the default browser is Notepad.
On UNIX, the default value is system-dependent, but the Common
Desktop Environment file browser, dtpad, is used if possible. The
command must start its own X window, so if you wanted to use
view, for example, you could only do so by setting
CFX5BROWSER="xterm -e view"
CFX5EDITOR The command to use when editing files in ANSYS CFX.
On Windows, the default editor is Notepad.
On UNIX, the default value is system-dependent but the Common
Desktop Environment file editor, dtpad, is used if possible. The
command must start its own X window, so if you wanted to use vi,
for example, you could only do so by setting
CFX5EDITOR="xterm -e vi"
CFX5XTERM This command creates a window to interact with the operating
system in ANSYS CFX.
On Windows, the default window is a Windows command prompt
set up to run the CFX-5 commands.
On UNIX, the default value is system-dependent but the Common
Desktop Environment terminal emulator, dtterm, is used if
possible.
CFX_FORMAT If set to F, this command causes ANSYS CFX programs to write
formatted Definition and Results files instead of binary files.
If set to U, then the files generated will be in binary format, but not
compressed.
If not set, then the files generated will be binary and compressed.
This is the default situation.
CFX_IMPORT_EXEC Sets the name of the user-defined executable for ANSYS CFX Volume
Mesh Import.
LD_LIBRARY_PATH This is a colon-separated list of directories which will be searched for
shared libraries on Sun and Compaq Tru64 UNIX systems. If you have
installed system libraries in directories we have not included in this
list, then add them to it.
LD_LIBRARYN32_PA This is a colon-separated list of directories which will be searched for
TH shared libraries on SGI systems. If you have installed system libraries
in directories we have not included in this list, then add them to it.
LIBPATH This is a colon-separated list of directories which will be searched for
shared libraries on IBM systems. If you have installed system libraries
in directories we have not included in this list, then add them to it.
LM_LICENSE_FILE If you have license keys in a file other than
<CFXLICENSEROOT>/license.dat, you may have to set the
value of this resource to be either
i) port@host where the license daemon is listening for requests on
port number port on the machine called host
or
ii) the full pathname of the license file.
SHLIB_PATH This is a colon-separated list of directories which will be searched to
look for shared libraries on HP systems. If you have installed system
libraries in directories we have not included in this list, then add
them to it.

Setting We recommend that you set the variables in your cfx5rc file. Environment variables which
Environment start with CFX may not be used.
Variables

ANSYS CFX Launcher
Introduction
• Automatic Application Search (p. 29)
• Starting the ANSYS CFX Launcher (p. 29)
• Launcher GUI (p. 30)
• Launcher Customisation (p. 34)
The ANSYS CFX Launcher is provided to make it easy to run all the modules of ANSYS CFX
without having to use a command line.
Automatic Application Search

The ANSYS CFX Launcher automatically searches for installations of ANSYS CFX and ANSYS
products including the License Manager. Depending on the application, the search includes
common installation directories, directories pointed to by environment variables associated
with ANSYS CFX and ANSYS products, and the Windows registry. In the unlikely event that a
product is not found, you can configure the ANSYS CFX Launcher using steps outlined in
Launcher Customisation. For details, see Launcher Customisation (p. 34 in "ANSYS CFX,
Release 10.0: Introduction").
Starting the ANSYS CFX Launcher

You can run the launcher in any of the following ways:
• Double-click the ANSYS CFX icon on the Desktop (Windows only).
• From the Start menu, go to Programs > CFX > ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0 (Windows
only).
• In a DOS window, which has its path set up correctly to run ANSYS CFX, type cfx5
(otherwise, you will need to type the full pathname of the cfx5 command) (Windows).

ANSYS CFX Launcher: Launcher GUI
• Type cfx5 in the terminal window, which has its path set up correctly to run ANSYS CFX
(UNIX).
Launcher GUI
The launcher consists of a main window, with a menu bar at the top, a row of applications
toolbar buttons and a directory selector in which a working directory can be selected.
Beneath the applications buttons is the output window where messages can be displayed.
On Windows platforms, an icon to start Windows Explorer in the Working Directory appears
next to the directory selector.
• Tool Bar (p. 30 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")

• Menu Bar (p. 31 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Working Directory Selector (p. 30 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Output Window (p. 31 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
Main Window
• Tool Bar (p. 30 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Working Directory Selector (p. 30 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Output Window (p. 31 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
Tool Bar The Toolbar contains short-cuts to the main components of ANSYS CFX: ANSYS CFX-Pre,
ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager and ANSYS CFX-Post. Pressing any of the buttons will start up
the component in the directory shown in the Working Directory box. The equivalent menu
entries for launching the components also show a keyboard shortcut that can be used to
launch the component.
Working When running the ANSYS CFX software, all the files created will be stored in the “working
Directory directory.” If you run the software on UNIX, the working directory is just the directory that
Selector
was current when you started the software. If you start the software on Windows, the
launcher shows the directory selected the last time it was used.

To change the working directory, you can do any of the following:
• Type the directory name into the box and press Enter.
• Click on the down-arrow icon next to the directory name. This will bring up a list of
recently used directories to pick from.
• Click on the Browse icon to bring up a file browser to select the directory that you
want. If you use the browser, you will also be able to see the files as you browse for a
directory.
Output Window The output window is used to display information from the Show menu. The output in the
above window was generated using Show > System. You can right-click in the output
window to show a pop-up menu with the following options:
• Find: Displays a dialog box where you can enter text to search for in the output.
• Select All: Selects all the text.
• Copy Selection: Copies the selected text.
• Save As: Save the output to a file.
• Clear: Clears the output window.
Menu Bar
At the top of the Launcher, there is a menu bar containing a number of drop-down menus.
File Menu Allows you to save the contents of the text output window and close the launcher.
Save As
Choosing this option will allow you to save the contents of the output window to a file.
Quit
Choosing this item will shut down the Launcher. Any programs launched will continue to
run.
Edit Menu Allows you clear the text output window, find text in the text output window and set
options for the launcher.
Clear
This will clear the output window.
Find
This will display a dialog box where you can search the text in the output window.
Options
The Options menu allows you to change the appearance of the Launcher.
GUI Style
There are a number of GUI styles that you can chose from, and are available on all platforms.
For example, choosing a Windows style will change the look and feel of the GUI to resemble
that of a Windows application. You can select from Windows, Motif, Motif Plus, SGI, Platinum
and CDE (Solaris) styles. Once you have selected a style, click Apply to test.

Application Font and Text Window Font
The Application Font sets the font used anywhere outside the text output window. The Text
Window Font applies only to the text output window. Clicking either of these buttons will
open the Select Font panel.
CFX Menu Allows you to run the different modules of the ANSYS CFX and other CFX products if they
are installed.
ANSYS CFX-Pre
Choosing this option will run ANSYS CFX-Pre, with the working directory.
For details, see Working Directory Selector (p. 30 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction").
ANSYS CFX Solver Manager

Choosing this option will run ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager, with the working directory.
ANSYS CFX-Post
Choosing this option will run ANSYS CFX-Post, in the current working directory.
Other ANSYS CFX Applications

The launcher will also search for other ANSYS CFX applications (e.g., CAD2Mesh,
CFX-TurboGrid, CFX-TASCflow) and provide a menu entry to launch the application. If an
application is not found, you can add it.
For details, see Launcher Customisation (p. 34 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction").
ANSYS Menu Any version of ANSYS and ANSYS WorkBench that you have installed can be launched from
this menu. If an application is not found, you can add it. For details, see Launcher
Customisation (p. 34 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction").
Show Menu Allows you to show system, installation and other information.
Installation
This will show information about the version of ANSYS CFX that you are running.
All
Choosing this option will display all of the available information, including information
about your system, installation and variables.
System
Choosing this option will display information about the ANSYS CFX installation and the
system on which it is being run.
Variables
Choosing this option will display the values of all the environment variables that are used in
ANSYS CFX.

Patches
Choosing this option will display the output from the command cfx5info -patches. This
provides information on patches that have been installed after the initial installation of
ANSYS CFX.
Acknowledgements
This will display a list of acknowledgements.
Terms
This will display the license terms under which ANSYS CFX is provided.
Tools Menu Allows you to access license management tools and a command line for running other
ANSYS CFX utilities.
ANSYS License Manager

If the ANSYS License Manager is installed, a menu entry to launch it will appear in the Tools
menu.
Command Line
Choosing this option will start a command window from which you can run any of the
ANSYS CFX commands via the command line interface. The command line will be correctly
set to pick up the correct version of ANSYS CFX and the commands will be run in the current
working directory.
On Windows, if you do not use the Tools > Command Line option to open a command
window, then you will have to either type the full path of the ANSYS CFX commands every
time you use them, or explicitly set your path to include the <CFXROOT>/bin directory.
You may want to start components of ANSYS CFX from the command line rather than by
clicking the appropriate button on the ANSYS CFX Launcher for the following reasons:
• ANSYS CFX contains some utilities (e.g., the ANSYS CFX Parameters Editor) which can
only be run from the command line.
• You may wish to specify certain “command line arguments” when starting up a
component so that it starts up in a particular configuration. For details, see
Command-Line Commands (p. 15 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction").
• If you are having problems with a component, you may be able to get a more detailed
error message by starting the component from the command line than you would get
if you started the component from the ANSYS CFX Launcher. If you start a component
from the command line, any error messages produced are written to the command line
window.
Configure User Startup Files (UNIX only)

Information about creating setup files can be found in: ANSYS CFX Products Installation and
the CFX Community Site .http://www.ansys.com/customer-portals.htm.
Edit File
Opens a browser to edit the text file of your choice in a platform-native text editor. The type
of text editor is controlled by the settings in <CFXROOT>/etc/launcher/shared.ccl.

ANSYS CFX Launcher: Launcher Customisation
Edit Site-wide Configuration File
Opens the site-wide configuration file in a text editor. For details, see The Site-wide
Configuration File (p. 25 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction"). Which text editor is
called is controlled by the settings in <CFXROOT>/etc/launcher/CFX5.ccl.
User Menu The User menu is provided as an example. You can add your own applications to this menu,
or create new menus. Additional information on launcher customisation is available. For
details, see Launcher Customisation (p. 34 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction").
Help Menu Allows you to access the online help system. For details, see Help On Help (p. 47 in "ANSYS
CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction").
Launcher Customisation
Many parts of the launcher are driven by CCL commands contained in configuration files.
Some parts of the launcher are not editable (such as the File, Edit and Help menus), but
others parts allow you to edit existing actions and create new ones (for example, launching
your own application from the User menu). The following sections outline the steps
required to configure the launcher. The configuration files are located in the
<CFXROOT>/etc/launcher/ directory (where <CFXROOT> is the path to your installation
of ANSYS CFX). You can open these files in any text editor, but we do not recommend that
you edit any of the configuration files provided by ANSYS CFX, other than the User.ccl
configuration file.
CCL Structure
The configuration files contain CCL objects that control the appearance and behaviour of
menus and buttons that appear in the launcher. There are three types of CCL objects:
GROUP, APPLICATION and DIVIDER objects. The fact that there are multiple configuration
files is not important; applications in one file can refer to groups in other files. An example
of how to add a menu item for the Windows calculator to the launcher is available. For
details, see Example: Adding the Windows Calculator (p. 37 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0:
Introduction").
GROUP GROUP objects represent menus and toolbar groups in the launcher. Each new GROUP
creates a new menu and toolbar. Nothing will appear in the menu or toolbar until you add
APPLICATION or DIVIDER objects to the group. The following is an example of a GROUP
object:
GROUP: CFX
Position = 200
Menu Name = &CFX
Show In Toolbar = Yes
Show In Menu = Yes
Enabled = Yes
END
• The group name is set after the colon. In this case, it is “CFX.” This is the name that
APPLICATION and DIVIDER objects will refer to when you want to add them to this
group. This name should be different to all other GROUP objects.

• Position refers to the position of the menu relative to others. The value should be an
integer between 1 and 1000. Groups with a higher Position value, relative to other
groups, will have their menu appear further to the right in the menu bar. CFX has a lower
position value than the ANSYS group. The File and Edit menus are always the first two
menus and the Help menu is always the last menu.
• The title of the menu is set under Menu Name (this menu has the title CFX). The optional
ampersand is placed before the letter that you wish to act as a menu accelerator (i.e.,
Alt C will display the CFX menu). You must be careful not to use an existing menu
accelerator.
• The creation of the menu or toolbar can be toggled by setting the Show in Menu and
Show in Toolbar options to Yes or No respectively. For example, you may want to
create a menu but not an associated toolbar.
• Enabled sets whether the menu/toolbar is available for selection or is greyed out. Set
the option to No to grey it out.
APPLICATION APPLICATION objects create entries in the menus and toolbars that will launch an
application or run a process. Two examples are given below with an explanation for each
parameter. The first example creates a menu entry in the Tools menu that opens a
Command Line window. The second example creates a menu entry and toolbar button to
start the ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager.
APPLICATION: Command Line 1
Position = 300
Group = Tools
Tool Tip = Start a window in which ANSYS CFX commands can be run
Menu Item Name = Command Line
Command = <windir>\system32\cmd.exe
Arguments = /c start
Show In Toolbar = No
Show In Menu = Yes
Enabled = Yes
OS List = winnt
END
APPLICATION: CFXSM57
Position = 300
Group = CFX
Tool Tip = Launches the CFX-Solver Manager version 5.7.1
Menu Item Name = CFX-&Solver Manager 5.7.1
Command = cfx5solve
Show In Toolbar = Yes
Show In Menu = Yes
Enabled = Yes
Toolbar Name = CFX-Solver 5.7.1
Icon = LaunchSolveIcon.xpm
Shortcut = CTRL+S
END
• The application name is set after the colon, in the first example it is “Command Line 1.”
This name should be different to all other APPLICATION objects.
• Position: Sets the relative position of the menu entry. The value should be an integer
between 1 and 1000. The higher the value, relative to other applications that have the
same group, the further down the menu or the further to the right in a toolbar the entry
appears. If you do not specify a position, the object assumes a high position value (so it
appears at the bottom of a menu or at the right of a group of buttons).

• Group: Sets the GROUP object to which this application belongs. The value must
correspond to the name that appears after GROUP, in an existing GROUP object. The
menu and/or toolbar entry will not be created if you do not specify a valid group name.
The GROUP object does not have to be in the same configuration file.
• Tool Tip: Displays a message when the mouse pointer is held over a toolbar button. In
the ‘Command Line 1’ example above, the Tool Tip entry is not used since a toolbar
button is not created. This parameter is optional.
• Menu Item Name: Sets the name of the entry that appears in the menu. If you do not
specify a name, the name is set to the name of the APPLICATION: object. The optional
ampersand is placed before the letter that you wish to act as a menu accelerator (i.e.,
Alt C S starts the ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager, Alt C selects the CFX menu and then S
selects the entry from the menu). You must be careful not to use an existing menu
accelerator.
• Command: Contains the command to run the application. The path can be absolute
(i.e., use a forward slash to begin the path on UNIX, or a drive letter on windows). If an
absolute path is not specified, a relative path from <CFXROOT>/bin/ is assumed. If no
command is specified, the menu item/toolbar button will not appear in the launcher.
The path and command are checked when the launcher is started. If the path or
command does not exist, the menu item/toolbar button will not appear in the launcher.
You may find it useful to include environment variables in a command path. For details,
see Including Environment Variables (p. 37 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction").
• Arguments: Specifies any arguments that need to be passed to the application. The
arguments are appended to the value you entered for Command. You do not need to
include this parameter if there are no arguments to pass. You may find it useful to
include environment variables in the arguments. For details, see Including Environment
Variables (p. 37 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction").
Distinct arguments are space separated. If you need to pass an argument that contains spaces (e.g., a
Windows file path) you should include that argument in double quotes, for example:
Arguments = “C:\Documents and Settings\User” arg2 arg3
• Show In Toolbar: Determines if a toolbar button is created for the application. This
parameter is optional with a default value of Yes.
• Show In Menu: Determines if a menu entry is created for the application. This
parameter is optional with a default value of Yes.
• Enabled: Allows you to grey out the menu entry and toolbar button. Set this parameter
to No to grey out the application. This parameter is optional with a default value of Yes.
• OS List is an optional parameter that allows you to set which operating system the
application is suitable for. If the OS List is not supplied, the launcher will attempt to
create the menu item and toolbar button on all platforms.
For example, the command to open a command line window varies depending on the operating system. In
the ‘Command Line 1’ example above, the application only applies to Windows platforms. To complete the
OS coverage, the launcher configuration files contain more ‘Command Line’ applications that apply to
different operating systems.
The OS List can contain the following values: windows (Windows, including Windows XP), aix (IBM),
hpux, (HP), hpux-ia64 (64-bit HP), osf (Compaq Alpha), solaris (Sun), irix (SGI), linux,
linux-ia64 (64-bit Linux).
• Toolbar Name: Sets the name that appears on the toolbar button. This parameter is
optional (since you may only want to show an icon).
• Icon: Specifies the icon to use on the toolbar button and in the menu item. The path can
be absolute (i.e., use a forward slash to begin the path on UNIX, or a drive letter on
windows). If an absolute path is not specified, a relative path from
<CFXROOT>/etc/icons is assumed. The following file formats are supported for icon

image files: Portable Network Graphics (png), Pixel Maps (ppm, xpm) and Bitmaps
(bmp). Other icons used in the launcher are 32 pixels wide and 30 pixels in height. This
parameter is optional. If it is not included, an icon will not be appear.
• Shortcut: Specifies the keyboard shortcut that can be pressed to launch the application.
You must be careful not to use a keyboard shortcut that is used by any other
APPLICATION object.
Including It can be useful to use environment variables in the values for some parameters. You can
Environment specify an environment variable value in any parameter by including its name between the
Variables
< > symbols. In the ‘Command Line 1’ example above, <windir> is used in the Command
parameter so that the command will work on different versions of Windows. <windir> will
be replaced with the value held by the windir environment variable. The Command and
Argument parameters are the only parameters that are likely to benefit from using
environment variables. Environment variables included in the Arguments are expanded
before they are passed to the application.
DIVIDER DIVIDER objects create a divider in a menu and/or toolbar (see the Tools menu for an
example). The following is an example of the CCL for DIVIDER objects:
DIVIDER: Tools Divider 1
Position = 250
Group = Tools
OS List = windows, aix, hpux, hpux-ia64, irix, linux, linux-ia64, osf, solaris
END
The Position, Group and OS List parameters are the same as those used in APPLICATION
objects. For details, see APPLICATION (p. 35 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction").
Example: Adding the Windows Calculator

The following CCL is the minimum required to add the Windows calculator to the launcher:
GROUP: Windows Apps
Menu Name = Windows
END
APPLICATION: Calc
Group = Windows Apps
Command = <windir>\system32\calc.exe
Toolbar Name = Calc
END
Although the parameter Toolbar Name is not strictly required, you would end up with a
blank toolbar button if it were not set.


ANSYS CFX in Workbench
Introduction
• Platforms Supported (p. 39 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Project Page: Introduction (p. 40 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Workflow within CFX in Workbench - An Introduction (p. 41 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0:
Introduction")
• Viewer Interaction (p. 44 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Global Workbench Preferences (p. 44 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
ANSYS CFX can be run in two modes.

• ANSYS CFX Standalone, which refers to ANSYS CFX running as a standalone application
independent of the ANSYS Workbench software
• ANSYS CFX Workbench, which refers to ANSYS CFX running as a component inside of
the ANSYS Workbench software
For the purposes of this document, “ANSYS CFX” refers to the Standalone version of ANSYS
CFX.
Workbench is enabled to act as the host for ANSYS CFX, providing a standard configuration
and general purpose CFD solution. Workbench launches the standard ANSYS CFX
applications - Pre, Solver and Post - on the Advanced CFD tab within Workbench, with
sub-tabs used to select which application is displayed. The overall workflow is managed
through the Workbench Project page. As each step of the CFD process generates resulting
files, the user can select the various operations that can be performed with those files to
continue the process or modify the model.
Platforms Supported
ANSYS CFX can be run in Workbench on the Windows, LINUX, HP-UX, and Solaris operating
systems only. The standalone version of ANSYS CFX can be run on additional platforms.
ANSYS CFX is not supported on LINUX Itanium within Workbench.

ANSYS CFX in Workbench: Project Page: Introduction
Project Page: Introduction

The Project Page is a major enhancement for CFX users, and can significantly help the
management of files and workflow within a CFD project.
When running within Workbench, the Project Page functions as an advanced functionality
launcher that keeps track of the user’s files and shows available actions when working on
any project. The below image shows a typical view of the project page after using
Workbench to:
• Generate a geometry (using DesignModeler)
• Create a mesh (using CFX-Mesh)
• Perform and post-process a CFD analysis
Project Page: Taskbar

Within the project the DesignModeler and CFX-Mesh databases, and a collection of files
associated with the ’Advanced CFD’ application can be seen. When any file is selected, the
left hand task bar shows the available tasks that can be performed with that file, or
double-clicking a file performs the default action for the file (the first in the task list).
Project Page: Project Files

Any standard CFX file loaded or generated by a CFX application is automatically added to
the list of Advanced CFD files in the project. This includes .gtm, .cfx, .def, .res, .err, or .cst files
within CFX-Mesh, CFX-Pre, CFX Solver Manager, or CFX-Post.

ANSYS CFX in Workbench: Project Page: Working Directory
Project Page: Working Directory

CFX in Workbench uses a four option hierarchy to determine the default directory for
loading/saving files in the CFX applications. The first option that is valid determines how the
Working Directory will be selected, in numerical order from option 1 to option 4.
1. If the project has been saved, the Working Directory is the folder in which this project is
saved.
2. If the project is not saved, but some files have been (e.g. a DM or CFX-Mesh file), the
working directory is the folder in which these files are saved.
3. The environment variable WB_CFX_START_LOCATION is used to determine the
Working Directory if it has been defined.
4. ’My Documents’ is used as the Working Directory.
It should be noted that once Advanced CFD has been started the default Working Directory
cannot be changed.
To ensure the desired default directory is used within the CFX applications, it is
recommended that a new project be saved before launching ’Advanced CFD’.
To do this:
1. Select ’Empty Project’ from the Workbench main page
2. Choose File > Save
3. Select a Working Directory
4. Select a desired project name.
5. Click Save
6. Click an application to launch under ’Advanced CFD’ on the Taskbar.
Workflow within CFX in Workbench - An Introduction

The following section discusses the details of the Workbench Project Page, and walks
through a sample use of CFX in Workbench.
In this example, a simple case of flow at the junction of a circular and elliptical pipe is
examined. This walkthrough assumes familiarity with the basic ANSYS Workbench and CFX
applications, and does not discuss the details of the steps within each application.

ANSYS CFX in Workbench: Workflow within CFX in Workbench - An Introduction
The geometry in DesignModeler is shown below.
The next step is to create a mesh in CFX-Mesh, as shown below.
When a GTM file is generated by CFX-Mesh, it creates the Advanced CFD section of the
project page, and adds the GTM file to the project. This file can then be selected and
Advanced CFD can be launched to open this file in the CFD Pre-processor.
If CFX-Mesh is not used for a project, then the Advanced CFD tab can be launched using the
associated tasks, such as ’New Simulation’ or ’Start CFX-Pre’, and a mesh can be manually
imported into CFX-Pre as usual.

ANSYS CFX in Workbench: Workflow within CFX in Workbench - An Introduction
The layout of the Advanced CFD tab is shown below.
The main window shows the currently selected CFX application, which in this case is
CFX-Pre. To freely switch between the CFD Pre-processor, Solver and Post-processor use the
tabs at the lower left corner of the screen. Once the case has been defined in CFX-Pre, the
user selects to write the Solver Definition file as usual. The default action when writing the
Solver Definition file is to open the Solver Manager, which will automatically switch to the
CFD Solver tab. The CFD solver run can be set up and monitored as normal.

ANSYS CFX in Workbench: Viewer Interaction
While the run is in progress, the project page displays a ’Run in Progress’ entry. When the
run is completed, this Project Page entry will change to a CFX Solver Results file. The user
can then open the file in the Post-processor from the project page, the Solver tab, or by
switching to the Post-Processor tab and then manually opening the file.
The Project Page and new geometry persistence feature of CFX-Mesh now make it simple to
quickly make geometry changes, and carry this through the entire analysis. A modified
geometry can be refreshed in CFX-Mesh, with only minor changes needed to accommodate
any topological changes in the geometry, and the resulting new mesh can be updated in
ANSYS CFX-Pre using the new ‘Reload Mesh Files’ capability. The CFD run can then be
started using an existing solution (with the ’Interpolate Initial Value’ option selected if
necessary). Finally, Post-processing can easily be repeated by reloading new results into
CFX-Post, or using state files.
When closing ANSYS Workbench or the current project, the user will be prompted to save
the associated files. Once a project has been saved, it can be re-opened at a later date to
review or modify any aspect of the simulation.
Viewer Interaction
Mouse mappings are derived from the global Workbench preferences when running in
Workbench.
Global Workbench Preferences

User and ANSYS CFX applications store and read user preferences from the same file
Default <HOME>/.cfx/CFXPreferences.ccl. When a CFX application is launched within
Preferences
Workbench it first requests the user preferences from CFXPreferences.ccl then requests
the Workbench preferences. Workbench settings are selected for overlapping options

between the two sets of preferences. Note that a consequence of this is that once an
application is run inside Workbench, CFXPreferences are changed to reflect Workbench
settings.
The following Workbench global user preferences overwrite the CFXPreferences:
• Mouse mapping
• Viewer background colour
• Text and line (edge) colour
When a Workbench preference is altered outside of the CFX applications while a CFX
application is running, the CFX application is notified by Workbench that an update to the
preferences is required and performs the full update when the user returns to the Advanced
CFD tab.
Option Panel When running CFX in Workbench, the CFX options panel does not show options that
Changes overlap with Workbench options.
Mouse Wheel The Mouse Wheel event can be used as a zoom tool, and is enabled by default. It can be
Event disabled in the Workbench options by selecting Tools > Options - Graphics Interaction. This
functionality is only available on computers using a Windows platform.
Global Text In Workbench, text colour is controlled globally. To allow global text colour control in CFX
Colour applications, while still keeping the flexibility of overriding the colour on a per-object basis,
the “Text Colour Mode” render option has been added to every object that uses text:
To change this parameter,
1. In CFX-Post, right-click on the desired object in the Object Selector.
2. Select Edit.
3. Go to the Appearance Tab
4. Under Text Parameters, Colour Mode, select Default or User Specified.
Default Setting
’Default’ for this parameter sets the text colour to the Workbench ’Text Colour’, selected by
choosing Tools > Options on the Project Page. This is the default setting for Global Text
Colour.
User Specified
‘User Specified’ allows for a custom colour to be selected from a colour panel, for the current
object text.
Note that this change forces the default text colour onto all text-related objects in old
session/state files.
Global Edge In CFX-Post, for objects with lines, a new parameter exists that sets all line colours in CFX to
Colour the Workbench user preference for ’Edge Colour’.
To change this parameter for a Wireframe object,
1. In CFX-Post, right-click on the Wireframe object, under Regions on the Object Selector.
2. Select Edit.
3. Select ’Default’ or ’User Specified’ from the Wireframe Definition Panel.

To change this parameter for all other objects,
1. Right-click on the desired object in the Object Selector.
2. Select Edit.
3. Go to the Render tab.
4. Turn on ‘Draw Lines’.
5. Select Constant Colouring.
6. Select ’Default’ or ’User Specified’ from the Colour Mode drop down.
Default Setting
’Default’ for this parameter sets the colour of all object lines to the Workbench ’Edge Colour’,
selected by choosing Tools > Options on the Project Page. This is the default setting for
Global Edge Colour.
User Specified
User Specified allows for a custom colour to be selected from a colour pallet panel, for the
lines of the current object.

Help On Help
Introduction
• ANSYS CFX Documentation (p. 47)
• ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0 Documentation Structure (p. 47)
This section will guide you to find the help you need. However, help can also be found in
other materials:
• For details, see Frequently Asked Questions (p. 703 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0:
Reference Guide").
• The CFX Community Website may also help you. The CFX Community Site is available at
http://www.ansys.com/customer-portals.htm.
• If you still cannot find the solution you need, please contact a CFX representative.
ANSYS CFX online help can be accessed through the online help by selecting Help in the top
menu bar.
ANSYS CFX Documentation

The documentation for ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0 is provided in both online and printable
formats. The online documentation is presented in small sections for on-line viewing. The
same content is also provided in PDF format for ease of printing and alternate display if
desired. The PDF files are included in the <CFXROOT>/help/pdf directory of your ANSYS
CFX, Release 10.0 installation.
You can use Adobe Reader (available from www.adobe.com) to view or print PDF files.
ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0 Documentation Structure

The ANSYS CFX documentation is divided into sections relating to specific areas of ANSYS
CFX.

Help On Help: ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0 Documentation Structure
• Accessing Help (p. 48 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction (p. 48 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• ANSYS CFX Tutorials (p. 48 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• ANSYS CFX-Pre (p. 48 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• ANSYS CFX-Solver Modelling (p. 49 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• ANSYS CFX-Solver Theory (p. 49 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager (p. 49 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• ANSYS CFX-Post (p. 49 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
• Reference Manuals (p. 49 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")
Accessing Help
The ANSYS CFX help system can be accessed from the Help menu in the ANSYS CFX
Launcher, ANSYS CFX-Pre, ANSYS CFX-Solver and ANSYS CFX-Post. Also, ANSYS CFX
launches context-sensitive help for the application panel under the mouse cursor when F1
is pushed on the keyboard. For example, if the mouse cursor is over the Viewer pressing F1
opens a help window with information about the Viewer.
ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction

The ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction book includes a basic introduction to CFD and an
overview of ANSYS CFX. It mentions the new features in the latest release, and provides
basic information for getting started.
ANSYS CFX Products Installation and Configuration Guide

Information on how to install ANSYS CFX is available in: ANSYS CFX Products Installation and
the CFX Community Site (http://www.ansys.com/customer-portals.htm). It includes details
on supported platforms, requirements to run ANSYS CFX, installation and setup.
ANSYS CFX Tutorials

The ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Tutorials documentation introduce some of the basic
concepts of ANSYS CFX, and then progress to look at a particular feature or model in more
detail. This is an excellent way to become familiar with ANSYS CFX. For details, see
Introduction to the ANSYS CFX Tutorials (p. 13 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Tutorials").
ANSYS CFX-Pre
The ANSYS CFX-Pre, Release 10.0 documentation covers how to import a mesh and specify
all of the settings required to write a Solver (Definition) file for the ANSYS CFX-Solver. This
includes:
• Importing meshes from mesh generation tools and connecting them together.
• Specifying fluid, solid, and reaction properties.
• Creating expressions and user functions.
• Using the Turbo Wizard.

• Specifying the properties of domains and fluid subdomains.
• Creating boundary conditions.
• Creating sources.
• Setting initialisation data.
• Setting mesh adaption criteria.
• Setting solver parameters and output control.
ANSYS CFX-Solver Modelling

The ANSYS CFX-Solver, Release 10.0: Modelling documentation describes how to use the
physical models implemented in the ANSYS CFX-Solver.
ANSYS CFX-Solver Theory

The ANSYS CFX-Solver, Release 10.0: Theory documentation describes the mathematical
details of the models used in the ANSYS CFX-Solver and also how the ANSYS CFX-Solver
solves flow equations.
ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager

The ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager, Release 10.0 documentation describes how you can use
the ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager to control your CFD simulation.
ANSYS CFX-Post
The ANSYS CFX-Post, Release 10.0 documentation describes how to post-process your
results file.
Reference Manuals
• CFX Expression Language (p. 51 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Reference Guide")
• Volume Mesh Import API (p. 69 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Reference Guide")
• ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0 Mesh and Results Export API (p. 97 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0:
Reference Guide")
• ANSYS CFX-Pre CCL Details (p. 139 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Reference Guide")
• ANSYS CFX-Post CCL Details (p. 509 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Reference Guide")
• Frequently Asked Questions (p. 703 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Reference Guide")
• ANSYS CFX Bibliography (p. 717 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Reference Guide")
• Further Background Reading (p. 7 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction")


Contact Information
Introduction
• How to Contact ANSYS Customer Service (p. 51)
How to Contact ANSYS Customer Service

ANSYS aims to provide high quality software, documentation and product support. To help
achieve this goal, we maintain technical support centers around the world. If you have any
questions or difficulties concerning our products, please contact your ANSYS Support
Provider. Visit the ANSYS Customer Service page on the ANSYS Website (www.ansys.com)
under Solutions > Services and Support > Customer Service. You can also go there
directly: http://www.ansys.com/services/ss-customer.asp.
If you have problems contacting any of the CFX offices, please contact:
Tel: +1 (519) 886 8435 or email cfx-support-can@ansys.com.
Important: To save you time, we advise that you read Frequently Asked Questions before
contacting us, as the answer to your question may already be available. For details, see
Frequently Asked Questions (p. 703 in "ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Reference Guide").
To help us respond quickly to your question, we will request the following information from
you:
• Customer information
Your Name
Company Name
• Product & platform information
Computer Type & Operating System:
Product Name & Version:
Detailed Description of the Question/Problem:
• Relevant Files
Please provide any files relevant to your problem. For problems using ANSYS CFX-Pre, provide the Case and
GTM files. If you have licensing-related problems, use the File > Save As command to save the contents of
the output window to a file, and include its contents in your email. If you send files via email from a UNIX
system, please compress and uuencode the files before sending them.

Contact Information: How to Contact ANSYS Customer Service
If you have system-related problems once the software has been installed, information about any local
customisation of ANSYS CFX which may have taken place can be obtained as follows:
Run the ANSYS CFX Launcher, and choose the Show > All option from the menu bar.
Save the messages to a file, and include its contents with your email.
The ANSYS Customer Portal is available from the ANSYS Website (www.ansys.com) by
clicking CUSTOMER AREA, and then clicking ANSYS Customer Portal on the page that
appears. You can also go there directly: http://www1.ansys.com/customer/.
The CFX Community Site address is http://www.ansys.com/customer-portals.htm.

Trademarks and
Acknowledgements
Introduction
• Trademarks (p. 53)
• Acknowledgements (p. 53)
• Disclaimer Notice (p. 57)
Trademarks
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GLOBEtrotter and FLEXlm are registered trademarks GLOBEtrotter Software and
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Acknowledgements
CFX software uses other software not owned by CFX. This other software is used under the
terms and conditions shown below. The source of the other software may be distributed
with CFX software. If this is the case, the source is provided for your information only and
does not form part of CFX software. Use of other software is not supported by CFX and is
subject to the appropriate copyright owner’s terms and conditions.

Trademarks and Acknowledgements: Acknowledgements
PVM 3.4
PVM version 3.4: Parallel Virtual Machine System
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge TN.
Emory University, Atlanta GA.
Authors: J. J. Dongarra, G. E. Fagg, G. A. Geist, J. A. Kohl, R. J. Manchek, P. Mucci, P. M.
Papadopoulos, S. L. Scott, and V. S. Sunderam
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for any purpose. This software is provided “as is” without express or implied warranty.
PVM version 3 was funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Science
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to redistribute to others. This software was authored by:
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Research Center for Computational Field Simulation
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Qt
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Qwt
Portions of this software are linked with the Qwt 2D Plotting Toolkit. This toolkit can be
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Index
A D
ANSYS CFX definition file

commands 15 compressed 27
customer support 51 formatted 27
customizing 25 directory
directory structure 12 structure for CFX-5 12
environment variables 27 documentation 47
files 13
cfx5info 32
cfx5rc 25 E
overview 9
editor environment variable 27
environment
B variables 27
setting 28
bibliography equations, Navier-Stokes 4
further general reading 7
browser environment variable 27
F
C file
cfx5rc 25
CFD (computational fluid dynamics) configuration 25
applications 4 finite volume method 4
definition 3
methodology 5
command line 33 H
windows 33
command line environment variable 27 help 47
configuration file 25
contact information 51
control L
volume 4
convergence 7 Launcher 29
coupled solver 11
customer support 51
Page 59
Index: M
M
method, finite volume 4
Navier-Stokes equations 4
online help 47
post-processor 7
pre-processor 6
residual 7
scalar variables 7
show
system information 32
solver
coupled 11
variables
environment 27
Workbench 39
working directory 30
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Overview of ANSYS CFX

What's New in ANSYS CFX

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction Page 1

ANSYS CFX Launcher

ANSYS CFX in Workbench

Trademarks and Acknowledgements

Page 2 ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction

What is Computational Fluid Dynamics?

The History of CFD

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction Page 3

The Mathematics of CFD

Page 4 ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction

The first step is to identify the region of interest:

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction Page 5

Page 6 ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction

Further Background Reading

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction Page 7

Page 8 ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction Page 9

The Structure of ANSYS CFX

CFX CAD2Mesh or Mesh ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager

ANSYS CFX-Solver ANSYS CFX-Post

ANSYS CFX is capable of modelling:

Page 10 ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction

ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction Page 11

Installing ANSYS CFX

Running ANSYS CFX

ANSYS CFX Tutorials

ANSYS CFX Documentation

The Directory Structure of ANSYS CFX

Page 12 ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction

ANSYS CFX File Types

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction Page 13

ANSYS CFX 10.0 Results File CCL File (*.ccl)

CFX-5 Output File

Files for input to

CFX-Post Session file (*.cse)

Details of the main files can be found in:

Page 14 ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction

Component Command Argument Options

The cfx5info Command

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction Page 15

Page 16 ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction Page 17

Turbomachinery Pre and Post-processing

Physical Models & Solver Improvements

ANSYS FSI Coupling

Particle Tracking Extensions

Page 18 ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction

Combustion and Radiation Improvements

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction Page 19

Boundary Conditions & Boundary Sources

Eulerian Multiphase Extensions

Page 20 ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction

Data Export for Noise Solvers

Bad Mesh Robustness

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction Page 21

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Licensing and Platform Support

ANSYS CFX, Release 10.0: Introduction Page 23