Step 2: General Settings

General

  

1.   Check the mesh.

General Check

   ANSYS FLUENT will perform various checks on the mesh and report the progress in the console. Make sure that the reported minimum volume is a positive number.

2.   Scale the mesh.

General Scale...

(a)   Select Specify Scaling Factors from the Scaling group box.

(b)   Enter 1e-6 for X and Y in the Scaling Factors group box.

(c)   Click Scale and close the Scale Mesh dialog box.

3.   Check the mesh.

General Check

Note:   It is a good idea to check the mesh after you manipulate it (i.e., scale, convert to polyhedra, merge, separate, fuse, add zones, or smooth and swap.) This will ensure that the quality of the mesh has not been compromised.

4.   Define the units for the mesh.

General Units...

(a)   Select length from the Quantities list.

(b)   Select mm from the Units list.

(c)   Select surface-tension from the Quantities list.

(d)   Select dyn/cm from the Units list.

(e)   Close the Set Units dialog box.

5.   Retain the default setting of Pressure-Based in the Solver list.

General

6.   Select Transient from the Time list.

7.   Select Axisymmetric from the 2D Space list.