Describing the Physics

Ansys ICEM CFD includes tools to describe the physical properties of your model and the type of analysis being performed.

Describing the physics for your project involves:

  1. Defining or editing the material properties.

    Several common materials are included in the Material Library; or you can define your own material, including certain non-linear behavior. The data may be saved for later recall to a *.mat file.

  2. Assigning the material properties to the Parts of your model.

  3. Applying Constraints to the model.

    Constraints include movement restrictions and initial velocity, and may be applied to points, curves, surfaces or parts.

  4. Applying Loads to the model.

    Loads may be force, pressure or temperature, and may be applied to points, curves, surfaces, or parts.


Note:  Not all solvers support all available Constraints or Loads.