Pressure Drop

In this step, we will use Summary Planes and the Critical Values section of the Decision Center to assess the pressure at the inlet, throat, and outlet of the nozzle.

Left click on the plane, and click the Surface Align icon. Select the inlet surface.

To create a Plane, click Add on the Planes context panel:

Left click on the plane, and click the Surface Align icon. Select the outlet surface.

To create a Plane, click Add on the Planes context panel:

To orient the plane, left click on it, and click this icon from the context toolbar:

Right click on the plane, select Edit. Make sure the plane is at 0.5.

Make the three results planes Summary Planes by checking the Summary box for each:

Note: if this dialog does not appear, click Selection List from the Quick Access toolbar:

To start comparing results, click the Decision Center tab:

In the Decision Center, right click on Summary Values, and click Update summary values.

Note: View the Summary Plane data on the Planes tab of the Decision Center.

Note: The inlet is plane 1. The outlet is Plane 2. The throat is Plane 3.

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