2.1. Mapping Data for Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) Applications

When writing files for a finite element analysis (FEA) as part of a fluid-structure interaction problem in standalone Fluent, you can ensure that the forces mapped to the FEA mesh are conserved by performing the following steps:

  1. Enable the beta feature access (as described in Introduction).

  2. Read an FEA mesh, using either the Read button of the Volume FSI Mapping or Surface FSI Mapping dialog box, or the file/fsi/read-fsi-mesh text command.

  3. Enable the conservation of the mapped forces by using the following text command:

    file → fsi → conserve-force?