If you want to calculate cylindrical velocity components for non-turbo cases, such as for swirling flows in axisymmetric geometries and mixing tank calculations, you can use the button on the Turbo workspace:
Load a results file for an axisymmetric simulation. (You can load a copy of StaticMixer_001.res (provided with a tutorial) to work through this example.)
Select the Turbo tab to open the Turbo workspace. A dialog box asks if you want to auto-initialize all components, but as this is unnecessary click .
On the Turbo workspace's Initialization area, click .
In the Define Global Rotational Axis dialog box, select the appropriate axis and click . (For the static mixer example, set Axis to
Z.)In the Initialization area, click . New variables such as Velocity Circumferential become available. (You can see these new variables in the Variables workspace.)
Create a plane so that you can display a cylindrical velocity component:
From the menu bar, select Insert > Location > Plane. In the dialog box that appears, accept the default name and click .
In the details view for
Plane 1on the Geometry tab, ensure that Method isYZ Plane.On the Color tab, set Mode to
Variableand Variable toVelocity Circumferential.Click . The plane is colored to show the velocity at each point.
Right-click the viewer background and select Predefined Camera > View From +X so that the plane is easier to see.
Important: Not all axisymmetric cases can have velocity components calculated in this way. In particular, cases that involve particles (such as smoke) will fail.