Working with Fluid Materials

To Assign a Fluid Material

Open the Material quick edit dialog. There are several methods:
- Left click on the part, and click the Edit icon on the context toolbar.
- Right click on the part, and click Edit...
- Right click on the part name under the Materials branch of the Design Study bar, and click Edit....
- Click Edit in the Materials context panel.
Select one or more parts.
Select the database from the Material DB Name menu.
Select Fluid from the Type menu.
Select the material from the Name menu.
Click Apply.

Note: Care should be taken to avoid placing two different fluids in direct contact. Different fluids can exist in the same analysis if they are separated by a solid.

Example of Fluid Material Assignment

To Create a Fluid Material

Use the Material Editor to define fluid materials.

To open the Material Editor, click Material Editor on the Materials context panel.
Click the List button.
Right click on a custom database, and select New material. Select Fluid. Specify a Name.
Click the property button that is to be defined.
For each property: Select the Variation method, enter the appropriate value and units, and click Apply.
Optionally, click Save.
Click OK. The new material is available when the Materials quick edit dialog is opened.

The Default material database contains at least one instance of every material type. A convenient way to create a new material is to use a Default material as an example. Because these materials are read-only, use the Material Editor to copy the original into a custom database, and modify the copy. For more about creating a material from an existing material...