FEM ElementFluid1D

Shell plate thickness

Constraint electrostatic potential

FEM

FEM ElementFluid1D
Menu location
Model → Fluid section for 1D flow
Workbenches
FEM
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
FEM tutorial

Description

Creates a FEM fluid section element for pneumatic and hydraulic networks

Usage

1. Click on or choose Model → Fluid section for 1D flow from the top menu.
2. Select Fluid type: Liquid, Gas or Open Channel
3. Select Section type: Pipe Manning, Pipe Inlet etc.
4. Enter Section type parameters.
5. Select and add edge.

Limitations

1. The card only works with a 3 noded network element type. Information can be found here: http://web.mit.edu/calculix_v2.7/CalculiX/ccx_2.7/doc/ccx/node54.html

Notes

1. An example of the set up of a hydraulic network can be found here: http://web.mit.edu/calculix_v2.7/CalculiX/ccx_2.7/doc/ccx/node13.html
2. The *FLUID SECTION card is used to model fluid elements for 1D flow. Information on the card can be found here: http://web.mit.edu/calculix_v2.7/CalculiX/ccx_2.7/doc/ccx/node205.html

Shell plate thickness

Constraint electrostatic potential

FEM

FEM

• FEM Analysis

• Materials: Solid, Fluid, Nonlinear mechanical, Reinforced (concrete); Material editor

• Element geometry: Beam (1D), Beam rotation (1D), Shell (2D), Fluid flow (1D)

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Constraints

• Electromagnetic: Electrostatic potential, Current density, Magnetization

• Fluid: Initial flow velocity, Initial pressure, Flow velocity

• Geometrical: Plane rotation, Section print, Transform

• Mechanical: Fixed, Displacement, Contact, Tie, Spring, Force, Pressure, Centrif, Self weight

• Thermal: Initial temperature, Heat flux, Temperature, Body heat source

• Overwrite Constants: Constant vacuum permittivity

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• Utilities: Clipping plane, Remove clipping planes, Open FEM examples; Mesh clear, Mesh display info

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