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TransAT Tutorial Manual 5.3. Transport of particles in a pipe

5.3.9 Execute Tab

This tab is where the simulation is started and controlled.

• Click Execute at the top of the TransATUI

5.3.9.1 Starting the simulation
• Change the Number of Processors to 3.

• Click to start the simulation

5.3.10 Viewing Results in Paraview

The results of the simulation can be seen with the help of the Open-Source Visualisation Tool,
ParaView.

• To launch ParaView, click Start and select All Programs > ParaView-4.0.1 > ParaView.

• Click File − > Open.
• Navigate to your project folder.

• Go to the RESULT folder and choose particles pipe flow...vtm. Click OK

• Click in the Properties Panel, on the bottom left.

• Create a Slice object by clicking in the toolbar (alternatively select Filters − > Com-
mon − > Slice in the menu bar) to see variables in a plane. Click on Z Normal and
Center on Bounds to see the flow in the middle of the channel. Click .

• Choose variable U from the drop-down list.

• Clicking on the rainbow button on the left shows the Legend. Clicking on the double-arrow
button on its right re-scales the color range to the data range.

• To visualise the converged results, go to the last frame by hitting in the toolbar.

To visualize the particles:

• Click File − > Open.

• Navigate to your project folder.

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