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Contours

The most common contours are velocity magnitude, total pressure coefficient and pressure contours across the domain. The steps to create contours are:

1. Click Load Results in the Simulation Panel.
2. Select the required result file in the ensuing Load Results dialog box, click Open.

Create a section

A section is created with the following steps.

1. Click Create a Cross-Section icon in the Geometric Entities Panel. A new section Section 01 is created under Derived Surfaces.
2. Select the Section 01 under Derived Surfaces and specify the Type as Plane Y in the Geometry Tab of Properties Panel.

Temperature Contour

1. Select Section 01 under Derived Surfaces in the Geometric Entities Panel.

2. Select Temperature under Derived Variables list for the Variable drop-down list in the Results Panel.

3. Change the Display unit to C in Display Variable under Surface in the View Tab of Properties Panel.

4. Specify Min as 30 C and Max as 200 C in the Results Panel.

Fuel Tank Contour

1. Select fuel_tank under Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.

2. Select Temperature under Variables list for the Variable drop-down list in the Results Panel.

3. Specify Min as 35 C and Max as 40 C in the Results Panel.

Exhaust Pipe contour

1. Select Boundaries exhaust_catalytic_converter, exhaust_muffler_v1, exhaust_pipe_1, exhaust_pipe_2, exhaust_tail_pipe_1, exhaust_tail_pipe_2 under Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.
2. Select Temperature under Variables list for the Variable drop-down list in the Results Panel.

3. Specify Min as 35 C and Max as 500 C in the Results Panel.