Run the Simulation

In this step, we start the flow simulation. It takes about 10 minutes to run.

1. Click Solve from the Setup tab:

2. After we enable heat transfer and the gravity vector, we can start the simulation:

1. Click the Physics tab.

2. Check Heat Transfer.

3. Change the Gravity Direction to 0, 0, -1

4. Click Solve.

While it's running, you can see the results as they are computed!

Here are some things to notice:

1. The Convergence Plot shows the condition of the calculation during the simulation. When the lines go flat, the solution is no longer changing, and the simulation is complete.
2. To get a bigger view of the model, minimize the Output Bar by clicking the Output Bar button.
3. The results update during the simulation. You can view them with the Results controls.

The Output bar displays "Analysis completed successfully" when the simulation finishes:

Next, we visualize the results!

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