Animations

Animations are created from saved *.sres files. The Result Saving Frequency option in the Simulation Panel is set to a small value (say 5 or 10) before running the simulation to obtain better animations. The steps to create an animation are shown below:

Pressure distribution

Select all Volumes under Derived Surfaces in the Geometric Entities Panel.
Select Pressure under Variables for the Variable drop-down list in the Results Panel.
Specify Min as 90000 Pa and Max as 400000 Pa in the Results Panel.
Select File > Save Animation, to save animation.
Select the result files for animation data in the Select Result Files dialog box, click Open.
Under File name, give a suitable name for the .gif animation in the Select GIF File for Movie, PNG File for Frames dialog box, click Save.

Figure 6.728 - Rolling piston compressor with valve pressure animation

Velocity distribution

Select Section 01 under Derived Surfaces in the Geometric Entities Panel.
Select Velocity Magnitude under Derived Variables for the Variable drop-down list in the Results Panel.
Specify Min as 0 m/s and Max as 50 m/s in the Results Panel.
Select File > Save Animation, to save animation.
Select the result files for animation data in the Select Result Files dialog box, click Open.
Under File name, give a suitable name for the .gif animation in the Select GIF File for Movie, PNG File for Frames dialog box, click Save.

Figure 6.729 - Rolling piston compressor with valve velocity animation