CFD-Post can load grid (*.grid) and solution (*.soln, *.droplet, *.crystal, *.swimsol) files from FENSAP-ICE. A View Set-up File (*.fsp) can also be used to specify a list of domains, grids, and solutions over a single time step or multiple iterations.
When opened through a FENSAP-ICE Workbench component, or from the FENSAP-ICE graphical environment, CFD-Post is launched through a View Set-up File (*.fsp):
Upon launching a computation, the FENSAP-ICE project manager will set-up a cfdpost.fsp file in the run directory. This file contains references to the most common output files in this folder.
Using the View action, with CFD-Post selected as post-processor, a .cmd_post.fsp file is created, and will contain the specific files selected for the view action.
A grid file can be loaded in CFD-Post by selecting a *.grid file, or via a View Set-up File (*.fsp). Both formats (Airflow grid and C3D Solid grid) are supported.
Note: If the file name does not comply with the file extension, the file can also be loaded using the All files (*) option, and the type of file will be auto-detected.
All volumes and boundary zones from the grid file will be loaded. The FENSAP-ICE boundary condition numeric identifiers will show up as zone labels such as BC_1000, BC_2000, BC_2001.
The recognized solution file extensions are: *.soln (FENSAP Airflow), *.droplet, *.crystal (DROP3D droplet impingement). A solution file must be read alongside a grid file. For example, alongside a *.soln file, a *.grid file is needed.
A View Set-up File enables you to specify a pair of grid and solution files, of any name and disk location.
The recognized icing solution file extension is *.swimsol. The icing surface grid (*.map.grid) must be alongside the *.swimsol file.
A View Set-up File enables you to specify a pair of grid and solution files, of any name and disk location.
Note: The icing solution is mapped on a surface grid.
A view set-up file has the extension .fsp, and enables you to define a list of domains. For each domain, you can specify a single, or a list of, grid and solution files.
Domain definition syntax is as follows:
domain=DomainName grid=GridFileList soln=SolutionFileList
A .fsp file can contain multiple domains, with each having a different name. The grid and solution file list can be a single filename, a list of filenames separated by a comma, or a filename with a wildcard (for example, grid.*.disp, soln.0000??). A single grid can be used with multiple solutions, or multiple grids can be used with multiple solutions, however, the two lists must be of the same length, the grid/solution of each index will be loaded as a pair.
Note: All filenames are relative to the view set-up file directory.
Single grid with one solution:
domain=Air grid=../naca0012 soln=soln
Two domains, each with a grid and solution pair:
domain=row01 grid=../grid.row01 soln=soln.row01 domain=row02 grid=../grid.row02 soln=soln.row02
Multiple domains, grid only:
domain=row01 grid=TurboMeshing/row1/grid domain=row02 grid=TurboMeshing/row2/grid domain=row03 grid=TurboMeshing/row3/grid
Ice solution on map.grid and ice.grid:
domain=map-swimsol grid=map.grid soln=swimsol domain=ice-swimsol grid=ice.grid soln=swimsol
Multiple numbered solutions:
domain=Air grid=../naca0012 soln=soln.000005,soln.000010,soln.000015,soln.000020
Multiple grids and solution
domain=Remeshing grid=../naca0012,grid.disp.000002,grid.disp.000003 soln=soln.000001,soln.000002,soln.000003
Note: soln.000001 will be loaded with ../naca0012, soln.000002 with grid.disp.000002, and so on.
Grids with element groups defining materials or subdomains are loaded as a single domain. Material identifiers cannot be viewed with CFD-Post.
Facet-based solution files (hflux.dat and surface.dat) are not supported. The equivalent nodal solution is available through the airflow solution file (*.soln)
Boundary profiles (timebc.dat) are not supported. They can be viewed with the Viewmerical tool, included with FENSAP-ICE. For more details, see Post-Processing in the Ansys FENSAP-ICE User Manual.