FLUENT®

This chapter is about the parameter file definition of the CFD model when FLUENT® is used as solver.

The following files are required by SIMULIA Tosca Fluid when used together with FLUENT®:

<modelname>.cas

FLUENT® case file (binary format)

jobname.xml

SIMULIA Tosca Fluid parameter file

tfluid.cfg

SIMULIA Tosca Fluid configuration file (optional)

solver.cfg

SIMULIA Tosca Fluid solver configuration file (optional)

nodes.cfg

SIMULIA Tosca Fluid hosts configuration file (optional: not required if only the local host is used)

In the optimization problem definition, that is, in the parameter file, the FLUENT® case file (<modelname>.cas) as well as a configured CFD solver to use for the optimization must be specified: 

<MODEL_INPUT>
  <ID_NAME>my_cfd_model</ID_NAME>
  <FILE>modelname.cas</FILE>
  <SOLVER>fluent-12.0.16</SOLVER>
</MODEL_INPUT>

The names of CFD solvers depend on your SIMULIA Tosca Fluid installation and configuration. You can display a list of available CFD solvers by starting: 

ToscaFluid optimize --list

In Tosca Fluid.gui, all configured CFD solvers can be selected from a list.