- •TABLE OF CONTENTS
- •Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
- •The es-ice Environment
- •es-ice Meshing Capabilities
- •Tutorial Structure
- •Trimming Tutorial Overview
- •Required Files
- •Trimming Tutorial files
- •Automatic 2D Tutorial files
- •Wall Temperature Tutorial files
- •Mesh Replacement Tutorial files
- •Multiple Cylinder Tutorial files
- •Closed-Cycle Tutorial files
- •Sector Tutorial files
- •Two-Stroke Tutorial files
- •Mapping Tutorial files
- •ELSA Tutorial files
- •Chapter 2 SURFACE PREPARATION IN STAR-CCM+
- •Importing and Scaling the Geometry
- •Creating Features
- •Defining Surfaces
- •Remeshing and Exporting the Geometry
- •Chapter 3 GEOMETRY IMPORT AND VALVE WORK
- •Importing the Surfaces
- •Modelling the Valves
- •Saving the Model
- •Chapter 4 MESHING WITH THE TRIMMING METHOD
- •Modifying Special Cell Sets in the Geometry
- •Defining Flow Boundaries
- •Creating the 2D Base Template
- •Creating the 3D Template
- •Trimming the 3D Template to the Geometry
- •Improving cell connectivity
- •Assembling the Trimmed Template
- •Running Star Setup
- •Saving the Model
- •Chapter 5 CREATING AND CHECKING THE MESH
- •Chapter 6 STAR SET-UP in es-ice
- •Load Model
- •Analysis Set-up
- •Valve Lifts
- •Assembly
- •Combustion
- •Initialization
- •Cylinder
- •Port 1 and Port 2
- •Boundary Conditions
- •Cylinder
- •Port and Valve 1
- •Port and Valve 2
- •Global settings
- •Post Set-up
- •Cylinder
- •Port 1 and Port 2
- •Global settings
- •Time Step Control
- •Write Data
- •Saving the Model
- •Chapter 7 STAR SET-UP in pro-STAR
- •Using the es-ice Panel
- •Setting Solution and Output Controls
- •File Writing
- •Chapter 8 RUNNING THE STAR SOLVER
- •Running in Serial Mode
- •Running in Parallel Mode
- •Running in Parallel on Multiple Nodes
- •Running in Batch
- •Restarting the Analysis
- •Chapter 9 POST-PROCESSING: GENERAL TECHNIQUES
- •Creating Plots with the es-ice Graph Tool
- •Calculating Apparent Heat Release
- •Plotting an Indicator Diagram
- •Calculating Global Engine Quantities
- •Creating a Velocity Vector Display
- •Creating an Animation of Fuel Concentration
- •Creating an Animation of Temperature Isosurfaces
- •Chapter 10 USING THE AUTOMATIC 2D TEMPLATE
- •Importing the Geometry Surface
- •Defining Special Cell Sets in the Geometry
- •Modelling the Valves
- •Creating the Automatic 2D Template
- •Refining the 2D Template Around the Injector
- •Adding Features to the Automatic 2D Template
- •Using Detailed Automatic 2D Template Parameters
- •Saving the es-ice Model File
- •Chapter 11 MULTIPLE-CYCLE ANALYSIS
- •Setting Up Multiple Cycles in es-ice
- •Setting Up Multiple Cycles in pro-STAR
- •Chapter 12 HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS
- •Resuming the es-ice Model File
- •Mapping Wall Temperature
- •Exporting Wall Heat Transfer Data
- •Saving the es-ice Model File
- •Cycle-averaging Wall Heat Transfer Data
- •Post-processing Wall Heat Transfer Data in pro-STAR
- •Plotting average wall boundary temperatures
- •Plotting average heat transfer coefficients
- •Plotting average near-wall gas temperature at Y-plus=100
- •Mapping Heat Transfer Data to an Abaqus Model via STAR-CCM+
- •Chapter 13 MESH REPLACEMENT
- •Preparing the File Structure
- •Rebuilding the Dense Mesh
- •Creating Ahead Files for the Dense Mesh
- •Defining Mesh Replacements
- •Setting Up Mesh Replacement in pro-STAR
- •Setting up the coarse model
- •Setting up the dense model
- •Chapter 14 MULTIPLE CYLINDERS
- •Resuming the es-ice Model File
- •Making, Cutting and Assembling the Template
- •Setting Up Multiple Cylinders
- •Checking the Computational Mesh
- •STAR Set-Up in es-ice
- •Analysis set-up
- •Assembly
- •Combustion
- •Initialization
- •Boundary Conditions
- •Post Setup
- •Time Step Control
- •Write Data
- •Saving the es-ice Model File
- •Importing the Geometry
- •Generating the Closed-Cycle Polyhedral Mesh
- •Assigning shells to geometry cell sets
- •Specifying General, Events and Cylinder parameters
- •Creating a spray-optimised mesh zone
- •Importing a user intermediate surface
- •Checking the spray-optimised zone
- •Creating the closed-cycle polyhedral mesh
- •Running Star Setup
- •Creating and checking the computational mesh
- •Saving the Model File
- •Chapter 16 DIESEL ENGINE: SECTOR MODEL
- •Importing the Bowl Geometry
- •Defining the Bowl Shape
- •Defining the Fuel Injector
- •Creating the 2D Template
- •Creating the Sector Mesh
- •Creating and Checking the Mesh
- •Saving the Model
- •Chapter 17 DIESEL ENGINE: STAR SET-UP IN es-ice and pro-STAR
- •STAR Set-up in es-ice
- •Load model
- •Analysis setup
- •Assembly
- •Combustion
- •Initialization
- •Boundary conditions
- •Post setup
- •Time step control
- •Write data
- •Saving the Model File
- •STAR Set-up in pro-STAR
- •Using the es-ice Panel
- •Selecting Lagrangian and Liquid Film Modelling
- •Setting up the Fuel Injection Model
- •Setting up the Liquid Film Model
- •Setting up Analysis Controls
- •Writing the Geometry and Problem Files and Saving the Model
- •Chapter 18 DIESEL ENGINE: POST-PROCESSING
- •Creating a Scatter Plot
- •Creating a Spray Droplet Animation
- •Chapter 19 TWO-STROKE ENGINES
- •Importing the Geometry
- •Meshing with the Trimming Method
- •Assigning shells to geometry cell sets
- •Creating the 2D template
- •Creating the 3D template
- •Trimming the 3D template to the geometry
- •Assembling the trimmed template
- •Running Star Setup
- •Checking the mesh
- •STAR Set-up in es-ice
- •Analysis setup
- •Assembly
- •Combustion
- •Initialization
- •Boundary conditions
- •Post setup
- •Time step control
- •Write data
- •Saving the es-ice Model File
- •Chapter 20 MESHING WITH THE MAPPING METHOD
- •Creating the Stub Surface in the Geometry
- •Creating the 2D Base Template
- •Creating the 3D Template
- •General Notes About Edges and Splines
- •Creating Edges and Splines Near the Valve Seat
- •Creating the Remaining Edges and Splines
- •Creating Patches
- •The Mapping Process
- •Chapter 21 IMPROVING THE MAPPED MESH QUALITY
- •Creating Plastered Cells
- •Chapter 22 PISTON MODELING
- •Meshing the Piston with the Shape Piston Method
- •Chapter 23 ELSA SPRAY MODELLING
- •Importing the Bowl Geometry
- •Defining the Bowl Shape
- •Setting the Events and Cylinder Parameters
- •Creating the Spray Zone
- •Creating the Sector Mesh
- •STAR Set-up in es-ice
- •Load model
- •Analysis setup
- •Assembly
- •Combustion
- •Initialization
- •Boundary Conditions
- •Time step control
- •Write data
- •Saving the Model File
- •STAR Set-up in pro-STAR
- •Using the es-ice panel
- •Activating the Lagrangian model
- •Defining the ELSA scalars
- •Setting up the Lagrangian droplets
- •Defining boundary regions and boundary conditions
- •Setting up analysis controls
- •Adding extended data for the ELSA model
- •Writing the Geometry and Problem Files and Saving the Model
Tutorials
VERSION 4.20
(Last updated 21 June 2013)
CONFIDENTIAL — FOR AUTHORISED USERS ONLY
© 2013 CD-adapco
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION |
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The es-ice Environment ............................................................................................ |
1-1 |
es-ice Meshing Capabilities ...................................................................................... |
1-3 |
Tutorial Structure ...................................................................................................... |
1-3 |
Trimming Tutorial Overview .................................................................................... |
1-4 |
Required Files ........................................................................................................... |
1-5 |
Trimming Tutorial files ................................................................................... |
1-5 |
Automatic 2D Tutorial files ............................................................................. |
1-6 |
Wall Temperature Tutorial files ...................................................................... |
1-6 |
Mesh Replacement Tutorial files ..................................................................... |
1-6 |
Multiple Cylinder Tutorial files ....................................................................... |
1-7 |
Closed-Cycle Tutorial files .............................................................................. |
1-7 |
Sector Tutorial files ......................................................................................... |
1-7 |
Two-Stroke Tutorial files ................................................................................ |
1-8 |
Mapping Tutorial files ..................................................................................... |
1-8 |
ELSA Tutorial files ......................................................................................... |
1-9 |
2 SURFACE PREPARATION IN STAR-CCM+ |
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Importing and Scaling the Geometry ........................................................................ |
2-1 |
Creating Features ...................................................................................................... |
2-2 |
Defining Surfaces ...................................................................................................... |
2-6 |
Remeshing and Exporting the Geometry .................................................................. |
2-8 |
3 GEOMETRY IMPORT AND VALVE WORK |
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Importing the Surfaces .............................................................................................. |
3-1 |
Modelling the Valves ................................................................................................ |
3-3 |
Saving the Model ...................................................................................................... |
3-5 |
4 MESHING WITH THE TRIMMING METHOD |
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Modifying Special Cell Sets in the Geometry .......................................................... |
4-1 |
Defining Flow Boundaries ........................................................................................ |
4-3 |
Creating the 2D Base Template ................................................................................ |
4-4 |
Creating the 3D Template ....................................................................................... |
4-19 |
Trimming the 3D Template to the Geometry ......................................................... |
4-24 |
Improving cell connectivity ........................................................................... |
4-25 |
Assembling the Trimmed Template ........................................................................ |
4-25 |
Running Star Setup ................................................................................................. |
4-27 |
Saving the Model .................................................................................................... |
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5 CREATING AND CHECKING THE MESH |
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6 STAR SET-UP in es-ice |
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Load Model ............................................................................................................... |
6-2 |
Analysis Set-up .......................................................................................................... |
6-2 |
Valve Lifts ................................................................................................................. |
6-3 |
Assembly ................................................................................................................... |
6-4 |
Combustion ............................................................................................................... |
6-7 |
Initialization ............................................................................................................... |
6-8 |
Cylinder ............................................................................................................ |
6-8 |
Port 1 and Port 2 .............................................................................................. |
6-9 |
Boundary Conditions ............................................................................................... |
6-11 |
Cylinder .......................................................................................................... |
6-11 |
Port and Valve 1 ............................................................................................. |
6-12 |
Port and Valve 2 ............................................................................................. |
6-15 |
Global settings ............................................................................................... |
6-16 |
Post Set-up ............................................................................................................... |
6-17 |
Cylinder .......................................................................................................... |
6-18 |
Port 1 and Port 2 ............................................................................................ |
6-18 |
Global settings ............................................................................................... |
6-19 |
Time Step Control ................................................................................................... |
6-19 |
Write Data ............................................................................................................... |
6-20 |
Saving the Model ..................................................................................................... |
6-21 |
7 STAR SET-UP in pro-STAR |
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Using the es-ice Panel ............................................................................................... |
7-1 |
Setting Solution and Output Controls ....................................................................... |
7-2 |
File Writing ............................................................................................................... |
7-4 |
8 RUNNING THE STAR SOLVER |
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Running in Serial Mode ............................................................................................ |
8-1 |
Running in Parallel Mode .......................................................................................... |
8-1 |
Running in Parallel on Multiple Nodes ..................................................................... |
8-2 |
Running in Batch ....................................................................................................... |
8-2 |
Restarting the Analysis .............................................................................................. |
8-2 |
9 POST-PROCESSING: GENERAL TECHNIQUES |
|
Creating Plots with the es-ice Graph Tool ................................................................ |
9-1 |
Calculating Apparent Heat Release ........................................................................... |
9-5 |
Plotting an Indicator Diagram ................................................................................... |
9-6 |
Calculating Global Engine Quantities ....................................................................... |
9-8 |
Creating a Velocity Vector Display .......................................................................... |
9-9 |
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Creating an Animation of Fuel Concentration ........................................................ |
9-12 |
Creating an Animation of Temperature Isosurfaces ............................................... |
9-15 |
10 USING THE AUTOMATIC 2D TEMPLATE |
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Importing the Geometry Surface ............................................................................ |
10-2 |
Defining Special Cell Sets in the Geometry ........................................................... |
10-3 |
Modelling the Valves .............................................................................................. |
10-4 |
Creating the Automatic 2D Template ..................................................................... |
10-6 |
Refining the 2D Template Around the Injector ...................................................... |
10-9 |
Adding Features to the Automatic 2D Template .................................................. |
10-10 |
Using Detailed Automatic 2D Template Parameters ............................................ |
10-12 |
Saving the es-ice Model File ................................................................................. |
10-15 |
11 MULTIPLE-CYCLE ANALYSIS |
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Setting Up Multiple Cycles in es-ice ...................................................................... |
11-1 |
Setting Up Multiple Cycles in pro-STAR ............................................................... |
11-2 |
12 HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS |
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Resuming the es-ice Model File ............................................................................. |
12-3 |
Mapping Wall Temperature .................................................................................... |
12-4 |
Exporting Wall Heat Transfer Data ........................................................................ |
12-6 |
Saving the es-ice Model File ................................................................................... |
12-8 |
Cycle-averaging Wall Heat Transfer Data .............................................................. |
12-8 |
Post-processing Wall Heat Transfer Data in pro-STAR ......................................... |
12-9 |
Plotting average wall boundary temperatures ............................................. |
12-10 |
Plotting average heat transfer coefficients .................................................. |
12-12 |
Plotting average near-wall gas temperature at Y-plus=100 ........................ |
12-13 |
Mapping Heat Transfer Data to an Abaqus Model via STAR-CCM+ ................. |
12-15 |
13 MESH REPLACEMENT |
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Preparing the File Structure .................................................................................... |
13-2 |
Rebuilding the Dense Mesh .................................................................................... |
13-2 |
Creating Ahead Files for the Dense Mesh .............................................................. |
13-6 |
Defining Mesh Replacements ................................................................................. |
13-8 |
Setting Up Mesh Replacement in pro-STAR .......................................................... |
13-9 |
Setting up the coarse model ......................................................................... |
13-10 |
Setting up the dense model .......................................................................... |
13-11 |
14 MULTIPLE CYLINDERS |
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Resuming the es-ice Model File ............................................................................. |
14-2 |
Making, Cutting and Assembling the Template ..................................................... |
14-2 |
Setting Up Multiple Cylinders ................................................................................ |
14-3 |
Checking the Computational Mesh ......................................................................... |
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14-7 |
Analysis set-up ............................................................................................... |
14-8 |
Assembly ........................................................................................................ |
14-8 |
Combustion .................................................................................................. |
14-11 |
Initialization ................................................................................................. |
14-12 |
Boundary Conditions ................................................................................... |
14-15 |
Post Setup ..................................................................................................... |
14-21 |
Time Step Control ........................................................................................ |
14-22 |
Write Data .................................................................................................... |
14-23 |
Saving the es-ice Model File ................................................................................. |
14-23 |
15 DIESEL ENGINE: FULL-CYLINDER CLOSED-CYCLE MODEL |
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Importing the Geometry .......................................................................................... |
15-2 |
Generating the Closed-Cycle Polyhedral Mesh ...................................................... |
15-3 |
Assigning shells to geometry cell sets ........................................................... |
15-3 |
Specifying General, Events and Cylinder parameters ................................... |
15-4 |
Creating a spray-optimised mesh zone .......................................................... |
15-6 |
Importing a user intermediate surface .......................................................... |
15-10 |
Checking the spray-optimised zone ............................................................. |
15-11 |
Creating the closed-cycle polyhedral mesh ................................................. |
15-12 |
Running Star Setup ...................................................................................... |
15-13 |
Creating and checking the computational mesh .......................................... |
15-13 |
Saving the Model File ........................................................................................... |
15-14 |
16 DIESEL ENGINE: SECTOR MODEL |
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Importing the Bowl Geometry ................................................................................ |
16-2 |
Defining the Bowl Shape ........................................................................................ |
16-2 |
Defining the Fuel Injector ....................................................................................... |
16-3 |
Creating the 2D Template ....................................................................................... |
16-4 |
Creating the Sector Mesh ........................................................................................ |
16-7 |
Creating and Checking the Mesh ............................................................................ |
16-9 |
Saving the Model ................................................................................................... |
16-10 |
17 DIESEL ENGINE: STAR SET-UP IN es-ice and pro-STAR |
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STAR Set-up in es-ice ............................................................................................. |
17-1 |
Load model .................................................................................................... |
17-1 |
Analysis setup ................................................................................................ |
17-1 |
Assembly ........................................................................................................ |
17-2 |
Combustion .................................................................................................... |
17-3 |
Initialization ................................................................................................... |
17-3 |
Boundary conditions ...................................................................................... |
17-4 |
Post setup ....................................................................................................... |
17-5 |
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Time step control ........................................................................................... |
17-6 |
Write data ...................................................................................................... |
17-7 |
Saving the Model File ............................................................................................. |
17-7 |
STAR Set-up in pro-STAR ..................................................................................... |
17-7 |
Using the es-ice Panel ................................................................................... |
17-8 |
Selecting Lagrangian and Liquid Film Modelling ........................................ |
17-8 |
Setting up the Fuel Injection Model .............................................................. |
17-9 |
Setting up the Liquid Film Model ............................................................... |
17-15 |
Setting up Analysis Controls ....................................................................... |
17-16 |
Writing the Geometry and Problem Files and Saving the Model ............... |
17-19 |
18 DIESEL ENGINE: POST-PROCESSING |
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Creating a Scatter Plot ............................................................................................ |
18-1 |
Creating a Spray Droplet Animation ...................................................................... |
18-3 |
19 TWO-STROKE ENGINES |
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Importing the Geometry .......................................................................................... |
19-2 |
Meshing with the Trimming Method ...................................................................... |
19-3 |
Assigning shells to geometry cell sets ........................................................... |
19-3 |
Creating the 2D template ............................................................................... |
19-5 |
Creating the 3D template ............................................................................... |
19-8 |
Trimming the 3D template to the geometry ................................................ |
19-11 |
Assembling the trimmed template ............................................................... |
19-12 |
Running Star Setup ...................................................................................... |
19-14 |
Checking the mesh ...................................................................................... |
19-14 |
STAR Set-up in es-ice .......................................................................................... |
19-16 |
Analysis setup .............................................................................................. |
19-16 |
Assembly ..................................................................................................... |
19-17 |
Combustion .................................................................................................. |
19-18 |
Initialization ................................................................................................. |
19-19 |
Boundary conditions .................................................................................... |
19-22 |
Post setup ..................................................................................................... |
19-28 |
Time step control ......................................................................................... |
19-28 |
Write data .................................................................................................... |
19-29 |
Saving the es-ice Model File ................................................................................. |
19-29 |
20 MESHING WITH THE MAPPING METHOD |
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Creating the Stub Surface in the Geometry ............................................................ |
20-1 |
Creating the 2D Base Template .............................................................................. |
20-8 |
Creating the 3D Template ..................................................................................... |
20-21 |
General Notes About Edges and Splines .............................................................. |
20-28 |
Creating Edges and Splines Near the Valve Seat ................................................. |
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Creating the Remaining Edges and Splines .......................................................... |
20-36 |
Creating Patches .................................................................................................... |
20-40 |
The Mapping Process ............................................................................................ |
20-42 |
21 IMPROVING THE MAPPED MESH QUALITY |
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Creating Plastered Cells .......................................................................................... |
21-1 |
22 PISTON MODELING |
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Meshing the Piston with the Shape Piston Method ................................................. |
22-1 |
23 ELSA SPRAY MODELLING |
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Importing the Bowl Geometry ................................................................................ |
23-3 |
Defining the Bowl Shape ........................................................................................ |
23-3 |
Setting the Events and Cylinder Parameters ........................................................... |
23-4 |
Creating the Spray Zone .......................................................................................... |
23-5 |
Creating the Sector Mesh ...................................................................................... |
23-11 |
STAR Set-up in es-ice ........................................................................................... |
23-12 |
Load model .................................................................................................. |
23-13 |
Analysis setup .............................................................................................. |
23-13 |
Assembly ...................................................................................................... |
23-14 |
Combustion .................................................................................................. |
23-16 |
Initialization ................................................................................................. |
23-17 |
Boundary Conditions ................................................................................... |
23-18 |
Time step control ......................................................................................... |
23-22 |
Write data ..................................................................................................... |
23-23 |
Saving the Model File ........................................................................................... |
23-24 |
STAR Set-up in pro-STAR ................................................................................... |
23-24 |
Using the es-ice panel .................................................................................. |
23-24 |
Activating the Lagrangian model ................................................................. |
23-25 |
Defining the ELSA scalars ........................................................................... |
23-25 |
Setting up the Lagrangian droplets .............................................................. |
23-31 |
Defining boundary regions and boundary conditions .................................. |
23-34 |
Setting up analysis controls ......................................................................... |
23-36 |
Adding extended data for the ELSA model ................................................. |
23-40 |
Writing the Geometry and Problem Files and Saving the Model ......................... |
23-42 |
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