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TransAT Tutorial Manual 2.1. Block Mesh Refinement: Flow over Cylinder (Re=150)
• Click
• Enter the number of blocks in the different directions as follows then click
X d i r e c t i o n : 2
Y d i r e c t i o n : 2
The domain is automatically split into blocks of equivalent sizes.
• To display the mesh information, click in the bottom right corner of the user interface
The total number of cells in the domain given in the mesh information panel is around 3300.
BCs Tab
The boundary settings applied in the template are not affected by modifying the grid.
2.1.6.3 Execute Tab
• Click Execute at the top of the TransATUI.
This tab is where the simulation is started and controlled.
Running TransAT
• Start the simulation by clicking
2.1.6.4 Visualisation of the results
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.
• Navigate to the RESULT folder and choose the files xy-<projectname>...vtm for 2D visual-
ization in the x-y plane.
• Click .
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