I am trying to run a flow analysis of a 2-stroke engine. It
is my first time using Floworks and have gone through the tutorials
and whatnot. My main question is if Floworks is able to run a flow
analysis of moving objects? In the engine, flow comes through the
inlet ports, gets covered by the piston, and goes out the outlet
ports. I am able to run an analysis of the engine where only the
inlet port is exposed. However, after flow comes through the inlet,
the inlet port is sealed and only the outlet port is exposed. I'm
not sure how to run the analysis if the inlet port is sealed. In my
attempts on doing a stand still analysis of this configuration,
Solidworks crashed every time.
There does not appear to be a transient example inthe tutorials....
Anyway, now is not a good time for a long explanation from me - have to run - however select time dependency when specifying physiocal features in hte wizard. Then when you apply a BC you will see this f(t) symbol I think and you can put in time varying values for the BC.
Sorry I have to go.
Bill
I'd like to advise you the AVL FIRE or similar code. It is developed especially for internal combustion engines and gas turbines design. Check their website for trial version, and maybe you will get it.
Regards, Basil