This is a 2D-axisymmetric flow of engine oil through a compliant orifice. The effects of thermal stress and fluid-structural coupling are included in this simulation. The compliant orifice is a rubber orifice known as Dyneon Aflas FA-150E Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Fluoroelastomer.

The optimal pressure differential for a desired net forward flow rate of a Tesla-type valve is evaluated and demonstrated in this tutorial. Simulation Manager allows the automation of a parametric / optimization study by controlling all analysis tools from one central application. It executes a simulation recipe that contains all the steps as a Python script. This tutorial will introduce the user to Python scripts and to use them to control CFD-GEOM parameters and CFD-ACE+ solver.

Simulation Manager allows the automation of a parametric / optimization study by controlling all analysis tools from one central application. It executes a simulation recipe that contains all the steps as a Python script. This tutorial will introduce the user to Python scripts and to use them to control CFD-GEOM parameters and CFD-ACE+ solver. The effect of pressure differential on the forward/reverse flow rates of a Tesla-type valve is demonstrated in this tutorial.

In this tutorial, an automated parametric study of heat conduction between concentric cylinders is presented. The steady state conductive heat transfer to the air-gap between infinitely long concentric thick-walled cylinders is modeled for various airgap lengths. Based on a table of input values, Simulation Manager calls CFD-GEOM to update model geometry and grid, changes boundary conditions, then runs the CFD-ACE+ solver for each case.

Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell generates electrical energy by transforming chemical energy produced through an electrochemical reaction. These type of fuel cells are being considered for a wide variety of portable applications including automotives and cell phones. This tutorial introduces the user to the fuel cell modeling capability available in CFD-ACE+ through its flow, heat transfer, electric and electro-chemistry modules.

This tutorial investigates the etching of an Aluminum surface due to Chlorine gas when a mixture of Argon (Ar) and Chlorine (Cl2) flows over an Aluminum substrate. Similiar reactors are used in semiconductor fabrication and MEMS applications.

Solutions obtained from CFD-ACE+ could be visualized and post-processed using CFD-VIEW. This tutorial uses CFD-ACE+ flow solution for a Tesla valve to introduce the user to several features available in CFD-VIEW.