In Ansys Workbench, you can create a CFD simulation of a pump impeller that has the following Project Schematic:
In this example, the pump impeller is generated in BladeGen, has fillets added in BladeEditor, and is meshed in Ansys TurboGrid. The pump diffuser is generated in BladeGen and is meshed in Ansys TurboGrid. Both meshes are used in a CFD analysis.
To set up this schematic, you can follow this general procedure:
Launch Ansys Workbench.
Save the project to a new directory.
Add a BladeGen system by double-clicking BladeGen in the toolbox, under Component Systems.
Alternatively, you can drag a BladeGen system from the toolbox to the Project Schematic.
Add a Geometry system to the BladeGen system by any one of the following methods:
Double-click a Geometry system in the toolbox to add a Geometry system to the schematic, then drag from the Blade Design cell to the Geometry cell to connect the systems.
Drag a Geometry system from the toolbox to the Project Schematic, then drag from the Blade Design cell to the Geometry cell to connect the systems.
Drag a Geometry system from the toolbox to the Blade Design cell.
Right-click the Blade Design cell and select Transfer Data To New > Geometry.
Optionally rename the system.
You can enter a name for a system when you first create the system. You can also initiate a rename operation by right-clicking the upper-left corner of the system and selecting Rename from the shortcut menu.
Continue adding systems until the schematic is complete.
Edit each cell in sequence, starting from the upstream cell, and use the associated software to provide the required data.
For example, after editing the Blade Design cell to provide a geometry, edit the Turbo Mesh cell to create a mesh in Ansys TurboGrid.
Save the project when finished.
Important: Saving a project enables you to re-open the project on the machine that originally created it. To make the project available on another machine, you need to use File > Archive to create a project archive. To open the project on a different machine, run File > Restore Archive on that machine.