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Plots

This section shows some of the common plots used in the circumferential valve simulation. The steps to create the plots are:

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

Mass Flux

The mass balance is monitored with the mass flux plots.

1. Select inlet_inlet and outlet_outlet under Boundaries in the Geometric Entities Panel.
2. Click Add XY-Plot icon in the Toolbar.
3. Click Click for Variable List icon, select Mass Flux under Flow in the Plot Panel.
4. Click Plot Selected Variables icon.
5. Click Combine Entity Data into a Single Curve to obtain the net mass flux.

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Note: The moving average is used in transient simulations to obtain the average behavior over the entire simulation time. It can be specified as, click Click for Variable List icon in Plot Property and enable Moving Average. The value in the Moving Average input is number of preceding time steps (sampling interval) for calculating the average.

Angle Displacement

To plot the angular displacement of the valve:

1. Click Add XY-Plot icon in the Toolbar.
2. Select Rotation (1 DOF) in the Model Panel.
3. Click Click for Variable List icon in the Plot Panel, select Angle Displacement from Rotation (1 DOF) list.
4. Click Plot Selected Variables icon.

Figure 6.594 - Angle displacement plot

Note: Other parameters such as the Angular Velocity, Angular Acceleration, Fluid Torque can also be plotted under Rotation (1 DOF).