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Contours

The most common contours for the vortex shedding are vapor volume fraction. 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 in the Geometric Entities Panel. A new section Section 01 is created under Derived Surfaces.
2. Select Section 01 under Derived Surfaces.
3. Select Plane Z for Type and enter 0.025 for Position in the Geometry Tab of Properties Panel.

Vorticity Z Contours

1. Select Section 01 under Derived Surfaces in the Geometric Entities Panel.
2. Select Vorticity Z under Derived Variables list for the Variable drop-down list in the Results Panel, see Figure 11.234. For variables and legends, refer Post-Processing.
3. Set -1 for Min and 1 for Max under Results Panel.