Solve

Click Solve from the Setup tab:

solve icon

Verify that the Solution Mode = Transient.

Note: To run several complete rotations quickly, we will use a time step size such that the impeller rotates through a complete blade passage with every time step.

To determine the time step size, click the ... button on the Time Step Size line.

Click Number of Blades, and enter 4. Click the Calculate button. This sets the time step size to be 0.025 seconds.

time step size

Save Intervals_Results = 4.

Time Steps to run = 70.

solve dialog

Note: This allows the impeller to complete ten revolutions at full speed. The first 30 time steps are for the non-impulsive start-up.

Click Solve to start the analysis.

For more about time step selection for Rotating analyses

As the mesh is created, informational messages are displayed in the Output Bar. After the mesh is completed, the analysis runs.

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