About Tutorials
Each tutorial features a different application type often solved with Autodesk® CFD. All explore the entire process from launching CAD geometry to visualizing results. In some of the tutorials, we compare the results after making geometry and set-up changes.
Collection of Tutorials
Each tutorial in the collection covers a different application type, flow phenomena, or functional item in Simulation CFD:
| Tutorial Name | Description |
Manifold | Simulate the air flow distribution through a manifold with three outlet ports |
Template for the Faucet | Create a Template that contains the settings for the Faucet tutorial. You will have the opportunity to use it in the Faucet tutorial. |
Faucet | Study water flow through a simplified household faucet. A hot stream and a cold stream enter the faucet, combine in the mixing region, and exit through the outlet. |
Electronics | Simulate the flow and heat transfer within an electronics enclosure. |
Natural Convection around a Telecommunications Module | Simulate the air flow and temperature distribution due to natural convection in and around a sealed telecommunications module. |
Internal Natural Convection in a Telecommunications Module | Analyze the air flow and temperature distribution in a sealed telecommunications module that is cooled only by natural convection. |
Transient Heat Transfer in an EGR Valve | Compute the steady-state flow and the time history of the temperature distribution in an automotive EGR valve. |
External Compressible Flow | Model the flow over a bullet moving at Mach 1.5, through air, at sea level. |
Internal Compressible Flow in a Nozzle | Study the compressible flow in a converging-diverging nozzle. |
Centrifugal Pump | Simulate the flow in a centrifugal pump with back-swept blades. |
Axial Check Valve (Motion) | Simulate flow-driven, linear motion within an axial check valve to determine the valve opening distance for a certain water flow rate. |
Solar Heating | In this tutorial, a neighborhood has a problem: there isn't enough shade. One tree in front of a house provides little protection from the sun. |
Manifold Design Study | Using CAD Entity groups and the Design Study Builder, we will create a design study with four designs and assign all settings. After launching once from CAD, we will use the Solver Manager to run all four designs. |
Mesh Sensitivity Study | In this tutorial, we use Adaptive Meshing to conduct a mesh-sensitivity study of an automotive EGR valve. |
Human Comfort Ventilation Study | Simulate ventilation in a museum exhibit hall. The objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of the ventilation system for two different modes: summer and winter. |
Each tutorial is divided into multiple steps, and each step is presented in its own topic. All steps share a similar format, as shown in this example:
- The introduction often (but not always) describes the purpose of the step. It may also contain an action to change the task.
- When an action involves a mouse click on the model, the appropriate mouse button and model location are shown.
- In many steps, the completed User Interface dialog is shown to summarize the actions.
- Additional information is often given in a Note.
- When appropriate, a link to related information is included in the step. Use this to learn more about the subject-matter in the step.
- When finished with the step, move to the next step by clicking the Next link in the lower left corner.
Displaying the Help System While Working Tutorials
A convenient way of working the examples is to position the browser and Autodesk® CFD beside one another. Most steps use a narrow layout that shows well with a reduced browser width.