The Velocity, Channel (3D) result shows the velocity of the coolant within a conformal cooling circuit.
Note:
- The conformal cooling channel must be visible to display this result.
Using this result
There are three main ways to view this result.
- Vector as Streamlines
- Fluid flow is represented by continuous lines that represent the flow in the local region. High density streamlines with colors towards the top of the scale represent faster flow. Dark blue colors represent slow or stagnant flow. These dark lines will show a swirling pattern where eddies and back-flow occur in the channel.
- Vector as darts
- The direction of flow is shown as a vector. The color of the vector represents the velocity of the fluid at that point.
- The Vector as segment option is a similar representation but without explicit vector direction.
- Shaded
- Use this result with a cutting plane to view the cross-sectional flow at any point in the channel.
- The Contour option is a similar representation but has a more banded representation of the velocity.
Tip: To change the display option, right-click the result and select
A high localized coolant velocity will result in a higher heat flux at that local area, than an area that has a lower velocity.
Things to look for
Ensure areas where cooling is critical to the finished part, do not correspond with sections of the conformal cooling channel with a reduced velocity, areas of stagnation, or coolant eddies.