CFD

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The CFD menu contains the supported CFD product interfaces.

Menu entry

Description

Impeller

Stator

Volute

ANSYS Fluent

*.tur

GAMBIT (Fluent)

Input file for the Fluent preprocessor GAMBIT for meshing with G/Turbo

ANSYS ICEM CFD (tin)

*.tin

ANSYS ICEM CFD 12

A tetin file (native ICEM geometry format) is created. A separate dialog is used for configuration.

•	File \| Change working dir

•	File \| Geometry \| Open Geometry

•	select *.tin

ANSYS ICEM CFD (step)

ANSYS ICEM CFD 12

A STEP file with named geometries is created. The names are visible in ICEM if the file is imported via Workbench Reader.

A separate dialog is used for configuration. Its content is saved in a separate XML file.

ANSYS TurboGrid

*.curve

ANSYS TurboGrid 12

4 files are created, a session file (<filename>.tse) and <filename>_hub.curve, <filename>_shroud.curve, <filename>_profile.curve.

Load the saved session file <filename>.tse:

•	File \| New Case

•	Session \| Play Session

Open the curve files (<filename>_hub.curve, <filename>_shroud.curve, <filename>_profile.curve) manually:

•	Launcher: select directory, start ANSYS TG

•	File \| New Case

•	File \| Load Curves

•	input number of blades, define z axis as rotational axis, select cartesian coordinate system and length unit, select *.curve

Numeca Autogrid

*.geomTurbo

Numeca Autogrid 5

•	File \| New Project

•	“Initialize a New Project from a geomTurbo File”

•	Select *.geomTurbo

Numeca IGG

*.dst, *.dat

Numeca IGG 5.5-1

A model file *.dst and 3 data files are generated: section.dat, diffusor.dat, curves.dat

•	File \| Import \| IGG Data

•	Select *.dst

adapco

Star-CCM+

*.bndy, *.estg

adapco Star-CCM+

•	Open files using TurboWizard

TURBOdesign

*.mri

TURBOdesign

•	Open *.mri files

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