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How to define geometry position as function of time
Posted 13 set 2012, 04:50 GMT-4 Results & Visualization Version 4.3 2 Replies
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Hello,
I am currently working on a model where a heat source travels across the surface of a plate.
The heat source is a 3D extrusion and I am having issues making it move in the x-direction across the plate surface.
Is there a way to do this? I have tried to put velocity and time in the position section, tried to use both general and linear extrusions and adding time and velocity into the destination map, and attempted to create a function to define position relative to time.
None of these approaches have worked for me so far, but I am not very experienced at using this software so there may be things I have missed. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I am currently working on a model where a heat source travels across the surface of a plate.
The heat source is a 3D extrusion and I am having issues making it move in the x-direction across the plate surface.
Is there a way to do this? I have tried to put velocity and time in the position section, tried to use both general and linear extrusions and adding time and velocity into the destination map, and attempted to create a function to define position relative to time.
None of these approaches have worked for me so far, but I am not very experienced at using this software so there may be things I have missed. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
2 Replies Last Post 17 set 2012, 09:11 GMT-4
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Posted:
1 decade ago
Hi
It could be that your issue is the 3D extrusion, as when you move this around you might change the topology. Have you tried to define your heating virtual domain as a surace or volume boundary with bolean limits of the type (1<x)*(x<2)*(2<y)*(y<5)*... for a static case and adapti t with a v*t component per direction for the velocity component ... ?
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Good luck
Ivar
It could be that your issue is the 3D extrusion, as when you move this around you might change the topology. Have you tried to define your heating virtual domain as a surace or volume boundary with bolean limits of the type (1<x)*(x<2)*(2<y)*(y<5)*... for a static case and adapti t with a v*t component per direction for the velocity component ... ?
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Good luck
Ivar
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Posted:
1 decade ago
Thanks for your reply Ivar, I have not yet tried this but I shall give it a go and see how I get on.