Chapter 2: Overview of Ansys CFX

Ansys CFX is a general purpose Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software suite that combines an advanced solver with powerful preprocessing and postprocessing capabilities. It includes the following features:

  • An advanced coupled solver that 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.

Ansys CFX is capable of modeling:

  • 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.