Step 4: Materials

Materials

  In this step, you will add liquid water to the list of fluid materials by copying it from the ANSYS FLUENT materials database and create a new material called sand.

1.   Copy liquid water from the ANSYS FLUENT materials database so that it can be used for the primary phase.

Materials Fluid Create/Edit...

(a)   Click the FLUENT Database... button to open the FLUENT Database Materials dialog box.

(b)   Select water-liquid (h2o $<$l $>$) from the FLUENT Fluid Materials selection list.

  Scroll down the FLUENT Fluid Materials list to locate water-liquid (h2o $<$l $>$).

(c)   Click Copy to copy the information for liquid water to your model.

(d)   Close the FLUENT Database Materials dialog box.

2.   Create a new material called sand.

(a)   Enter sand for Name and delete the entry in the Chemical Formula field.

(b)   Enter 2500 kg/m $^3$ for Density in the Properties group box.

(c)   Click Change/Create.

  A Question dialog box will open, asking if you want to overwrite water-liquid.

(d)   Click No in the Question dialog box to retain water-liquid and add the new material ( sand) to the list.

  The Create/Edit Materials dialog box will be updated to show the new material, sand, in the FLUENT Fluid Materials drop-down list.

3.   Close the Create/Edit Materials dialog box.