A short description of each of the Problem Type options is displayed in CFX-Pre.
Problem Type can be set to any of the following:
Single PhaseOnly one fluid is present in a single phase simulation, and it is usually a pure substance.
Multi-ComponentIf this option is selected, the simulation is used to model the average properties of a mixture of chemical species.
Multi-PhaseThis option contains more than one fluid, each of which is modeled separately. In general, unlike multi-component simulations, the fluids are of different chemical species.