ANSYS FLUENT 12.0 User's Guide - Index

Index - P

P-1 radiation model

see also radiative heat transfer

properties 313

residuals 479

solution parameters 479

P-1 radiation source terms 235

packed beds 233 233

packing limit 739 744 744 739

Page Setup dialog box 32

Parallel/Auto Partition... 1001

parallel/network/path 1427

Parallel/Network/Show Bandwidth... 1009

Parallel/Network/Show Connectivity... 1007

Parallel/Network/Show Latency... 1009

parallel/partition/set/load-distribution 1006

Parallel/Partitioning and Load Balancing... 1003

Parallel/Timer/Reset 1009

Parallel/Timer/Usage 1009

Parallel Connectivity dialog box 1428 1007

parallel processing 989

active cell partition 984

architecture 990

automatic partitioning 1001

cell partition 984

checkpointing 21

communication 1010

compute cluster package (CCP) 994

data files 89

efficiency 990

exporting 120

input/output (I/O) capability 89

introduction 990

limitations 120

load balancing 1003

load distribution 1006

manual partitioning 1002

multigrid settings for 793

network connectivity 1007

network latency and bandwidth 1009

on a Linux/UNIX system

using command line options 996

on a Windows system

using command line options 994

using the Fluent Launcher 991

using the Microsoft Job Scheduler 994

partition surfaces 877

partitioning 998 990

hexcore meshes 1000

preparing for 1000

performance 1008 1010

statistics 1009

recommended procedure 990

starting the solver

on Linux/UNIX 995

on Windows 993

using Linux/UNIX command line options 996

using the Fluent Launcher 991

using the Microsoft Job Scheduler 994

using Windows command line options 994

stored cell partition 984

using LSF 21

using SGE 21

parameters 957

defining 226

fuel NOx 643

gaseous and liquid fuel NOx 643

input 226

prompt NOx 643

solid (coal) fuel NOx 643

SOx 647

turbulence 647 643

Parameters dialog box 1241

partially premixed combustion model 605

limitations of 608

model compatibility 1459

overview 607

using 609

partially premixed flames 590 591 605

particle 667

see also discrete phase, multiphase flow

accretion 675 700

cloud tracking 695

erosion 700 675

incomplete 673

initial conditions 679

laws

custom 694 696

radiation 703

reference frame 678

size distribution 679 692

trajectory calculations 670

trajectory reports 710 709

alphanumeric reporting 712

display of 708

PDF tracking 629

step-by-step track report 710

unsteady 711

turbulence 675

particle data

importing 708

particle history data

exporting

steady-state 139

transient 140

particle summary, reporting 715

Particle Summary dialog box 1239 715

particle surface reactions 532 516 516

catalyst species 533

inputs for 533

particle tracking 670

Particle Tracks dialog box 1198 708

partition boundary cell distance 984

partition neighbors 984 1004

Partition Surface dialog box 877 1392

partition surfaces 875 877

partitioning 998 990 984 984 118 984

automatic 1001

check 1005

filter 1004

guidelines 1002

hexcore meshes 1000

inputs for 1003 1001

manual 1002

methods 1004

METIS 118 1004

optimizations 1004

preparing for 1000

report 198 1003

statistics 1003 198

interpreting 1005

using dynamic mesh model 1003

within registers 1003

within zones 1003

Partitioning and Load Balancing dialog box 1003 1425

passage loss coefficient 944

Patch dialog box 801 1169

patching

field functions 801

initial values 799 801

Path Style Attributes dialog box 1196 894

Pathline Attributes dialog box 918 1210

pathlines 875 894

accuracy control 894

animation of 918

coarsening 894

colors 894

in multiple reference frames 370

oil-flow 894

relative 894

reversing 894

saving 894

twisting 894

XY plots along trajectories 894

Pathlines dialog box 1195 894

PATRAN files 176

exporting 120 136

during a transient calculation 140

importing 112

mapping data with 149

PDF/mixture fraction model

see non-premixed combustion model

PDF table adiabatic enthalpy 984

PDF Table dialog box 1415 574

PDF table heat loss/gain 984

perforated plates 233 233

periodic boundaries 191 166 912 252 205

creating

conformal 206

non-conformal 189

non-conformal 186

slitting 207

Periodic Conditions dialog box 1130 345

Periodic dialog box 252 346 1121

periodic flows 344

beta calculation 345

inputs for density-based solvers 346

inputs for pressure-based solver 345

limitations 344 344

overview 344

postprocessing 348

pressure gradient 347

setting up parameters 345

periodic heat transfer 482

constant flux 484

constant temperature 484

constraints 483

inputs for 485

postprocessing 488

restrictions 483

solution strategies 486

theory 484

periodic repeats interface option 186 189 391

permeability 233

perspective 910

phase

defining 724

for Eulerian model 744

for mixture model 739

for VOF model 734

granular 744 749 739

interfacial area concentration 744 739

diameter 984 739 744

drag (mixture) 739

interaction 744

phase change

see solidification and melting

Phase Interaction dialog box 744 739 1101 734 739

Phase Properties dialog box 726

Phases task page 1098 724

picture

files for animation 924 824

options 151

saving files 151

using gray-scale colormap 902

Picture Options dialog box 1416

Piecewise-Linear Profile dialog box 281 1064

Piecewise-Polynomial Profile dialog box 282 651 1065

Piecewise Linear dialog box 611

PISO algorithm 785

under-relaxation 785

pixelation 476

Plane Surface dialog box 882 1163

plane surfaces 875 882

using the plane tool 883

plane tool 883 882

plasma-enhanced surface reaction modeling 340

Playback dialog box 1204 823

plot/circum-avg-axial 936

plot/circum-avg-radial 936

Plot/FFT... 954

Plot/File... 934 934

Plot/Histogram... 939 939

Plot/Modify Input Signal dialog box 1228 954

Plot/Profiles/Interpolated Data... 935

Plot/Profiles/Profile Data... 935

Plot/XY Plot... 933 933

PLOT3D files

importing 113

plot interpolated data 935

Plot Interpolated Data dialog box 1226

Plot Profile Data dialog box 1225

plots

see also display, graphics

axes in 940

external data 934

histogram 932 939

logarithmic 940

residual 938

solution 933 939

titles for 934

types of 932

XY 938 933 934 932 935

along pathline trajectories 894

axis attributes 940

circumferential average 936

curve attributes 941

file format 937

profiles 935

turbomachinery 947

Plots task page 1221

Point Surface dialog box 878 1161

point surfaces 878 875

using the point tool 879

point tool 878 879

pollutant formation 641 556 562

NOx 642 562

soot 650

SOx 646

polyhedra

adaption 200

advantages 199

converting domain to 200

boundary layer treatment 200

converting hexcore cells to 1000

converting skewed cells to 201

exporting 120

limitations 133

face-node connectivity 163

limitations 201 200 844

Polynomial Profile dialog box 280 1063

porosity, user-defined 233

porous jump 256

Porous Jump dialog box 256 1122

porous media 233

1D 256

anisotropic inertial resistance 233

enabling reactions in 233

equations

Darcy's Law 233

energy 233

inertial losses 233

thermal conductivity 233

transient scalar 233

heat transfer in 233

inertial resistance coefficients 233

inputs for 233 233

laminar flow inputs 233

limitations of 233

momentum equations for 233

moving reference frame 233

multiphase 233

packed beds 233

physical velocity formulation 233

postprocessing for 892 933 894 233

power-law model 233 233

defining porosity 233

relative velocity resistance formulation 233

solution strategies 233

turbulence in 233

UDFs

inertial resistance 233

viscous resistance 233

velocity formulation 233 777 233

viscous resistance coefficients 233

positivity rate limit 796

postprocessing 889

Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) 950

FW-H acoustics model 662

reports 944 955

turbomachinery 942

power law 294

index 297

non-Newtonian 297

Power Law dialog box 1068 294

Prandtl number 984 984

pre-exponential factor 516

PreBFC mesh files 83

structured 117 172

unstructured 172

reading 83

precision 11 812

preconditioning 984

premixed flames 590

premixed turbulent combustion 588

boundary conditions 598

inputs for 592

model compatibility 1459

physical properties 597

postprocessing 604

progress variable 598

restrictions 591

species concentrations 592 604

pressure 984

absolute 330

coefficient 984 971

drop 255

heat exchanger 500

dynamic 984

gauge 330

interpolation schemes 781

jump

exhaust fan 249

fan 254

intake fan 243

operating 328

reduced 984

reference 332 760

relative total 984

static 984

total 984

pressure-based coupled algorithm 785

pressure-based segregated algorithm

pressure-velocity coupling 785

pressure-based solver 776

coupled 785

density interpolation schemes 782

frozen flux formulation 807

limitations 776

non-iterative time advancement (NITA) 807

porous media velocity formulation 777

pressure interpolation schemes 781

residuals 812

Pressure-Dependent Reaction dialog box 516 1080

pressure-velocity coupling

inputs for 785

pressure boundary conditions 239

in mixing plane model 382

in multiple reference frames 381

in rotating reference frames 375

pressure far-field boundary 245 238

Pressure Far-Field dialog box 246 1123

pressure inlet boundary 238 239

Pressure Inlet dialog box 1124 239

Pressure Outlet dialog box 1125 244

pressure outlets 238 244

non-reflecting boundary conditions 244

targeting mass flow rate 244

PRESTO 353 470 781

previewing the dynamic mesh 404

Primary Phase dialog box 734 1099

Print dialog box 32

Problem Setup task page 1012

processes, cleaning up 22

production of

k 984

Profile Options dialog box 892 1190

profile plotting 892

scaling factor 892

profiles, boundary 224 263

file format 265

interpolation methods 264

changing 266

reading and writing 91

reorienting 267

types 264

units of 156

profiles 224 263

file format 265

interpolation methods 264

changing 266

plotting 935

reorienting 267

types 264

Profiles dialog box 1107 266

progress variable 598 984

sources 235

projected surface area 963

Projected Surface Areas dialog box 1234

prompt NOx parameters 643

prompts

about 53

booleans 55

default values for 61

evaluation of 60

filenames 58

lists 59

numbers 54

strings 56

symbols 57

properties 274

composition-dependent 514

database 516 514 276

data sources 277

user-defined 278

discrete phase 701

for solid materials 275

listing 974

mass diffusion coefficients 318

mixture 516 516

modifying 277

non-gray model refractive index 477

radiation 313

absorption coefficient 314

defining 477

non-gray model 477

refractive index 316

reporting 317

scattering coefficient 315

saving 277

species 516

temperature-dependent 279

solution techniques for 834

units for 156 279

pseudo-plastics 297

PTC Mechanica Design files

importing 114

study 114

pull-down menu 26

pull velocity 984

inputs for 772

pyramidal cells 163

pyrolysis 703

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