Prior to setting up your flow volumes, you can specify solid bodies as cutter bodies to
automatically block the fluid flow without having to extract the overlapping bodies from
the fluid. This enables you to quickly experiment with the positions of solid objects
within the flow path.
To set a solid body as a cutter body, right-click the body in the geometry or model
tree and select Cutter Body from the context menu.
For overlapping bodies, right-click the body in the geometry or model tree and
select:
Overlapping Bodies > Set as Cutter Bodies to set the body as a cutter body
Overlapping Bodies > Exclude from Simulation to exclude the body from the simulation entirely
Overlapping Bodies > Identify to launch the Interference
tool, which detects and removes interference from clashing bodies
Click the Inlet direction tool then select the green arrow that
indicates where the flow enters.
Click the Ground plane tool then select the enclosure face that
acts as the ground.
The enclosure volume is automatically created and values for the
flow inlet and outlet conditions can be found in the physics tree. Friction will be included
on the ground and model surfaces. No friction will be included for the remaining enclosure
surfaces.
