Chapter 2: Recommended Solution Strategy

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Before Starting a Design Study there are some important questions you should ask. These questions are crucial to determining what geometry you will start with, what portions of your design to focus on, and what parameters to observe when the analysis is complete.

What do you know about this design?

• What are the operating conditions for this design?
• What materials are used in this design?

What do you want to know about the performance of this design?

• What are the goals for this design?
• Are there criteria for success or failure?

What can you change about this design to meet your goals?

• Can you change operating conditions?
• Can you change materials?
• What parts of the design can be changed?

Once you’ve answered those questions, you will follow a basic process that applies to all analyses in Autodesk® CFD:

1. Prepare your CAD model and launch into Autodesk® CFD. (Chapter 4)
2. Repair or modify the geometry, if needed. (Chapter 7)
3. Assign materials to all parts in the model. (Chapter 8 and Exercise 2)
4. Assign operating conditions. (Chapter 9 and Exercise 3)
5. Assign the mesh. (Chapter 10 and Exercise 4)
6. Click Solve to start the analysis. (Chapter 11 and Exercise 5)
7. Go to the Results task, and look at your results (while it's running and after it's finished). (Starts at Chapter 13 and Exercise 7)
8. Need to make a change? Clone the design or scenario in the Design Study Bar. (Chapter 22 and Exercise 16)
9. Make your change in your CAD tool, launch into Autodesk® CFD, and solve. (Chapter 22 and Exercise 16)
10. Compare results in the Decision Center. (Exercise 17)

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