Step 9: Averaged XY Plots

  In addition to displaying data on different combinations of complex 3D and flattened surfaces, the turbo postprocessing capabilities of ANSYS FLUENT allow you to display XY plots of averaged variables, relevant to the specific topology of a turbomachinery problem. In particular, you will be able to plot circumferentially-averaged values of variables as a function of either the spanwise coordinate or the meridional coordinate.

1.   Plot temperature as a function of the meridional coordinate (Figure  25.8).

Turbo $\rightarrow$ Averaged XY Plot...

(a)   Select Temperature... and Static Temperature from the Y Axis Function drop-down lists.

(b)   Select Meridional Distance from the X Axis Function drop-down list.

(c)   Enter 0.9 for the Fractional Distance.

(d)   Click Plot.

(e)   Close the Turbo Averaged XY Plot dialog box.

Figure 25.8: Averaged XY Plot of Static Temperature on Spanwise Surface of 0.9 Isovalue