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Plots

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

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

Temperature of Air

1. Select Air_inlet and Air_outlet under Boundaries of Air Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.
2. Click Add XY-Plot icon in the Toolbar.
3. Click Click for Variable List icon in the Plot Panel toolbar, select Temperature under Heat.
4. Click Plot Selected Variables icon in the Plot Panel toolbar.

Temperature of Coolant

1. Select Coolant_inlet and Coolant_outlet under Boundaries of Coolant Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.
2. Click Add XY-Plot icon in the Toolbar.
3. Click Click for Variable List icon in the Plot Panel toolbar, select Temperature under Heat.
4. Click Plot Selected Variables icon in the Plot Panel toolbar.

Heat Flux

1. Select Air_inlet and Air_outlet under Boundaries of Air Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.
2. Click Add XY-Plot icon in the Toolbar.
3. Click Click for Variable List icon in the Plot Panel toolbar, select Total Flux under Heat.
4. Click Combine Entity Data into a Single Curve icon to obtain the net heat flux through the Boundaries.
5. Select Coolant_inlet and Coolant_outlet under Boundaries of Coolant Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.
6. Click Click for Variable List icon in the Plot Panel toolbar, select Total Flux under Heat.
7. Click Combine Entity Data into a Single Curve icon to obtain the net heat flux through the Boundaries.
8. Select Air_inlet, Air_outlet , Coolant_inlet and Coolant_outlet under Boundaries of Air and Coolant Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.
9. Click Combine Entity Data into a Single Curve icon to obtain the net heat flux through the Boundaries.

Pressure loss of Air

1. Select Air_inlet and Air_outlet under Boundaries of Air Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.
2. Click Add XY-Plot icon in the Toolbar.
3. Click Click for Variable List icon in the Plot Panel toolbar, select Pressure under Flow.
4. Click Plot Selected Variables icon.

Pressure loss of Coolant

1. Select Coolant_inlet and Coolant_outlet under Boundaries of Coolant Volumes in the Geometric Entities Panel.
2. Click Add XY-Plot icon in the Toolbar.
3. Click Click for Variable List icon in the Plot Panel toolbar, select Pressure under Flow.
4. Click Plot Selected Variables icon.