8. Knowledge Base

• 8.1. Preprocessing
  • 8.1.1. Meshing Recommendations
  • 8.1.2. CGNS Mesh Format and Multizone Interface Connectivity
  • 8.1.3. STEP Format CAD Import for Automated Meshing
  • 8.1.4. Nondimensional Inputs
  • 8.1.5. Boundary Conditions
  • 8.1.6. User Defined Expressions
  • 8.1.7. BET Translators
  • 8.1.8. SectionalPolars Best Practices.
• 8.2. Simulation
  • 8.2.1. timeStepping
  • 8.2.2. BETDisks
  • 8.2.3. actuatorDisks
  • 8.2.4. navierStokesSolver
  • 8.2.5. turbulenceModelSolver
  • 8.2.6. transitionModelSolver
  • 8.2.7. heatEquationSolver
  • 8.2.8. volumeZones
  • 8.2.9. porousMedia
• 8.3. Postprocessing
  • 8.3.1. Nondimensional Outputs
  • 8.3.2. History Files
  • 8.3.3. Visualization Files
• 8.4. Fixing Divergence Issues
  • 8.4.1. General Recommendations
  • 8.4.2. Steady Simulations
  • 8.4.3. Unsteady Simulations
  • 8.4.4. Final Considerations
• 8.5. Frequently Asked Questions
  • 8.5.1. Where are my Flow360 credentials stored locally?
  • 8.5.2. How to check my mesh processing status?
  • 8.5.3. My case is still running, but how can I check the current residual and surface force result?
  • 8.5.4. How do I download or view a finished case result?
  • 8.5.5. How can I delete my mesh or case?
  • 8.5.6. Does Flexcompute charge for data storage?
  • 8.5.7. What is storage type?
  • 8.5.8. How can I archive my case?
  • 8.5.9. How can I restore my archived case?
  • 8.5.10. I have many cases, how can I archive all of them at once?
  • 8.5.11. SolverError: Error when calculating patch interpolation coefficients. What does this mean?
  • 8.5.12. What does the “VelocityRelative” mean in the volumeOutput of the case configuration?
  • 8.5.13. How can I switch to volumeZones->referenceFrame?