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This tutorial will demonstrate the coupling between the heat transfer and stress modules. An analytical solution is available for the deformation and stress in a circular cylinder subject to a radial temperature gradient (Boley and Weiner). We will set up the boundary conditions for the heat and stress modules for this problem. ACE+ will solve first for the temperature field in the solid and then this temperature field will be used in the stress module to compute deflections and stresses.
Transonic flow past a symmetric NACA 0012 airfoil is modeled for a free stream Mach number of 0.799 and an angle of attack of 2.26 degrees at 7000 m altitude. Two different meshes are considered. The first case is structured mesh with quadrilateral cells and the second case is unstructured triangular grids.

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) generates electrical energy by transforming chemical energy produced through an electrochemical reaction and are capable of operating at higher temperatures compared to other types of fuel cells.  A tubular SOFC is considered in this tutorial.

 

The reattachment length (i.e., the point where the separation bubble disappears on the channel floor) of a subsonic incompressible turbulent flow (Reynolds number based on channel height, Re = 10000) past a two-dimensional backward-facing step is estimated. This is a step-by-step guided introductory tutorial for setting up a flow model with turbulence in CFD-ACE+.
Turbulent mixing is important in a wide variety of applications. One such application is high speed air breathing aircraft engines (supersonic combustion/hypersonic aircrafts). As aircrafts continue to fly at higher speeds, complete mixing has to be achieved within shorter combustion chambers to minimize fuel consumption,  avoid combustion instabilities and decrease emissions. The turbulent mixing of two streams of gases (propane and air) is modeled in this tutorial.
 
Turbulent mixing is important in a wide variety of applications. One such application is high speed air breathing aircraft engines (supersonic combustion/hypersonic aircrafts). As aircrafts continue to fly at higher speeds, complete mixing has to be achieved within shorter combustion chambers to minimize fuel consumption,  avoid combustion instabilities and decrease emissions. The turbulent mixing of two streams of gases (propane and air) is modeled in this tutorial.

This tutorial presents an analysis of a cross-flow phenomenon of a small pipe intersecting a large pipe, which is typical of plumbing applications. The geometry is based on a CAD model that is directly imported in CADalyzer. After defining the correct flow computational domain, appropriate inlet and outlet boundary conditions will be prescribed. The location of the maximum velocity resulting from this cross-flow will be identified, and flow streamlines from the small pipe into the large pipe will be plotted.

 

In this tutorial, a pitching airfoil is modeled. The airfoil oscillates in a sinusoidal fashion in the freestream. Two grid systems are employed namely, the airfoil and the background grid system. A prescribed motion model is employed to create the airfoil grid motion in the stationary background grid. The moving airfoil grid and the stationary background grid communicate using chimera methodology. The solution is carried out in two steps. First a steady state solution is obtained with stationary airfoil. Next, the moving grid simulation is carried out using the steady state solution as initial condition.

 
This unsteady simulation involves a moving body and demonstrates the use of chimera and 6-DOF modeling features in CFD-FASTRAN. The flow has a free stream Mach number of 0.5. The freestream temperature and pressure are 101325 Pa and 288.16K, respectively.
 
This unsteady simulation involves a moving body and demonstrates the useof chimera and 6-DOF modeling features in CFD-FASTRAN. The flow has a free stream Mach number of 2.0 at AOA of 5 deg. The free-stream temperature and pressure are 101325Pa and 288.16K, respectively. The simulation includes two separate 6DOF motion models. 6DOF model # 1 governs the motion of the second stage (payload vehicle), and 6DOFmodel # 2 governs the motion of the first stage (booster vehicle). The payload vehicle has a rocket nozzle that is modeled with a time dependent inlet condition simulating rocket ignition. First a steady-state solution of the combined vehicle flying at 5 deg. angle of attack is obtained. Then at time t=0, the rocket motor ignites and pressure builds up between the stages resulting in the separation of the two vehicles. The thrust integration option is employed to account for the thrust component at the nozzle chamber.
 
In this tutorial, the free surface (VOF) and heat transfer features of CFD-ACE+ are used to model the thermal expansion of a fluid.
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