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TransAT Tutorial Manual 5.3. Transport of particles in a pipe

• Go to the RESULT folder and choose particles pipe flow part ... vtm for 3D visualization of
particles

• Select in the toolbar (alternatively, select Filters − > Common − > Glyph in the menu
bar).

• In the Properties panel, set:
Glyph Type −> Sphere

Scalars −> P a r t i c l e Diameter
Vectors −> None

Scale Mode −> s c a l a r
Scale Factor −> 5

• Click

• Play the animation by hitting in the toolbar.

Plotting Velocity Vectors
To create velocity vectors in ParaView, an object is needed to calculate the 2D velocity and
a plotting device to display the vector. To this end, the Calculator and the Glyph tools are
used.

• Make sure the Slice filter is selected.

• Create a Calculator object by clicking in the menu bar (alternatively, you can select
Filters − > Common − > Calculator)

• In the Object Inspector window for the Calculator, enter Velocity as the Result Array
Name.

• In the box below, enter U ∗ iHat + V ∗ jHat. See Figure 5.16.
• Click .

• Make sure that the Calculator is made invisible and the father object is made visible by
clicking on the respective icon.

• In the Pipeline Browser, highlight the Calculator by clicking it once and then click in
the menu bar (alternatively, you can select Filters − > Common − > Glyph).

• In the Properties panel, set:

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