CFD AcuSolve Reader

AcuSolve results for steady state, transient and moving/deforming mesh analyses can be imported and post-processed using the AcuSolve Reader (*.log) in HyperView.

All element types available in AcuSolve are supported by the AcuSolve direct results reader (*.log).

Activate the Load Model check box to enable the Load Model panel and then click on the file browser button to open the Load Model File dialog, where you can select the *.log file of the CFD analysis.



Figure 1.

The AcuSolve reader can be explicitly selected by clicking on the Files of type: pull-down menu and selecting AcuSolve Reader (*.Log). Once the AcuSolve reader has been selected, only the AcuSolve *.log files will be displayed in the directory.



Figure 2.

The selected *.log file contains a link to the AcuSolve result file directory, in general ACUSIM.DIR, from which the relevant result data will be extracted.

After loading the result files, the result types for nodal_output and for extended_nodal_output will be displayed in the selection list for contour plotting. The derived_quantity_output is included in the extended nodal output.



Figure 3.

Supported Results

Data Name Result Type Data Type Description
Nodal output node_id Scalar User-given node number
coordinates Vector Nodal coordinates
density Scalar Density, only for flow = compressible_navier_stokes.
velocity Vector Velocity Vector
mach_number Scalar Mach number, only for flow = compressible_navier_stokes.
pressure Scalar Pressure
temperature Scalar Temperature
relative_humidity Scalar Relative humidity
dewpoint_temperature Scalar Dewpoint temperature
humidity_film_thickness Scalar Humidity film thickness
species nSpecs Species
incident_radation Scalar Incident radiation
field nFields Field values. For multi_field = levelset and multi_field = algebraic_eulerian, the field values correspond to volume fractions, and are named as volume_fraction-"fieldname". For multi_field = advective_diffusive, the field values correspond to mass fraction.
levelset Scalar Levelset
eddy_viscosity Scalar Turbulence eddy viscosity
kinetic_energy Scalar Turbulence kinetic energy
eddy_frequency Scalar Turbulence eddy frequency
sqrt_eddy_period Scalar Inverse of the square root of eddy frequency
dissipation_rate Scalar Turbulence dissipation rate
intermittency Scalar Turbulence intermittency
transition_re_theta Scalar Critical momentum thickness Reynolds Number
surface_y_plus Scalar y+ on turbulence walls
surface_film_coefficient (film) Scalar Convective heat transfer coefficient on turbulence walls
wall_shear_stress Vector Wall shear stress on turbulence walls.
viscoelastic_stress   Viscoelastic stresses
mesh_displacement Vector Mesh displacement vector
mesh_velocity Vector Mesh velocity vector
Extended nodal output grad_velocity Tensor Gradient of velocity vector
grad_pressure Vector Gradient of pressure
grad_temperature Vector Gradient of temperature
grad_field Vector

*nFields

 Gradient of field values. For multi_field = levelset and multi_field= algebraic_eulerian, the grad field values correspond to grad volume fractions, and are named as grad_volume_fraction-"fieldname".
grad_species Vector

*nSpecs

 Gradient of species
grad_eddy_viscosity Vector Gradient of turbulence eddy viscosity
grad_kinetic_energy Vector Gradient of turbulence kinetic energy
grad_eddy_frequency Vector Gradient of turbulence eddy frequency
grad_sqrt_eddy_period Vector Gradient of inverse of the square root of eddy frequency
grad_dissipation_rate Vector Gradient of inverse of the turbulence dissipation rate
grad_intermittency Vector Gradient of turbulence intermittency
grad_transition_re_theta Vector Gradient of critical momentum thickness Reynolds Number
grad_viscoelastic_stress   Gradient of viscoelastic stress
grad_mesh_displacement Vector Gradient of mesh displacement vector
grad_mesh_velocity Vector Gradient of mesh velocity vector
volume Scalar Nodal volume
strain_rate_invariant_2 Vector Second invariant of the strain rate tensor
velocity_magnitude Scalar Magnitude
vorticity Vector Vorticity
cfl_number Scalar Element-integrated CFL number
density Scalar Density
viscosity Scalar viscosity
material_viscosity Scalar Molecular viscosity
gravity Vector Gravity
specific heat Scalar Specific heat
conductivity Tensor Conductivity
heat_source Scalar Heat Source
diffusivity Scalar

nSpecs

 Species diffusivity
species_source Scalar Species source
turbulence_y Scalar Turbulence distance to wall
turbulence_y_plus Scalar Turbulence y+
des_length Scalar Length scale for DES turbulence model
field_diffusivity Scalar Field diffusivity
field_source Scalar Field source
material_conductivity Scalar Material conductivity
total_pressure Scalar Total pressure
Running average output velocity Vector Running average of velocity
pressure Scalar Running average of pressure
temperature Scalar Running average temperature
field Scalar Running average field values. For multi_field = levelset and multi_field = algebraic_eulerian, the field values correspond to running average volume fractions, and are named as running_ave_volume_fraction-"fieldname".
species Scalar

nSpecs

 Running average species
eddy_viscosity Scalar Running average eddy viscosity
kinetic energy Scalar Running average turbulence kinetic energy
eddy_frequency Scalar Running average turbulence eddy frequency
sqrt_eddy_period Scalar Running average of inverse of the square root of eddy frequency
dissipation_rate Scalar Running average turbulence dissipation rate
intermittency Scalar Running average of the turbulence intermittency
transition_re_theta Scalar Running average of the critical momentum thickness Reynolds number
mesh_displacement Vector Running average mesh displacement
viscoelastic_stress Tensor Running average viscoelastic stress
Residual output velocity Vector Residual of momentum equations
pressure Scalar Residual of continuity equation
temperature Scalar Residual of temperature equation
species Scalar Residual of species equations
eddy_viscosity Scalar Residual of turbulence eddy viscosity equation
kinetic_energy Scalar Residual of turbulence kinetic energy equation
eddy_frequency Scalar Residual of turbulence eddy frequency equation
sqrt_eddy_period Scalar Residual of inverse of the square root of eddy frequency
dissipation_rate Scalar Residual of turbulence dissipation rate equation
intermittency Scalar Residual of the turbulence intermittency
transition_re_theta Scalar Residual of the critical momentum thickness Reynolds number
mesh_displacement Vector Residual of mesh displacement equations
viscoelastic_stress Tensor Residual of viscoelastic stress
Error estimator output volume Scalar Volume
covariant_metric Tensor Covariant metric
velocity Vector Error estimate of momentum equations
pressure Scalar Error estimate of continuity equation
temperature Scalar Error estimate of temperature equation
species Scalar

nSpecs

 Error estimate of species equations
eddy_viscosity Scalar Error estimate of turbulence equation
viscoelastic_stress Tensor Error estimate of viscoelastic equations
Error estimator tau output velocity Scalar Error estimate of least-squares metric for continuity equation
pressure Scalar Error estimate of least-squares metric for momentum equations
temperature Scalar Error estimate of least-squares metric for heat equation
species Scalar Error estimate of least-squares metric for species equations
eddy_viscosity Scalar Error estimate of least-squares metric for turbulence equations
viscoelastic_stress Tensor Error estimate of least-squares metric for viscoelastic equations
Time average error output volume Scalar Time-averaged volume
covariant_metric Tensor Time-averaged covariant metric
velocity Vector Time-averaged error estimate of momentum equations
pressure Scalar Time-averaged error estimate of continuity equation
temperature Scalar Time-averaged error estimate of temperature equation
species Scalar

nSpecs

 Time-averaged error estimate of species equations
eddy_viscosity Scalar Time-averaged error estimate of turbulence equation
viscoelastic_stress Tensor Time-averaged error estimate of viscoelastic stress
Time average tau output velocity Scalar Time-averaged error estimate of least-squares metric for continuity equation
pressure Scalar Time-averaged error estimate of least-squares metric for momentum equations
temperature Scalar Time-averaged error estimate of least-squares metric for heat equation
species Scalar

nSpecs

 Time-averaged error estimate of least-squares metric for species equations
eddy_viscosity Scalar Time-averaged error estimate of least-squares metric for turbulence equation
viscoelastic_stress Tensor Time-averaged error estimate of least-squares metric for viscoelastic equations
Time average output velocity Vector Time-averaged velocity
velocity_square Tensor Time-averaged velocity square
velocity_regular Vector Time-averaged non-conservative velocity
pressure Scalar Time-averaged pressure
pressure_square Scalar Time-averaged square of pressure
stress Tensor Time-averaged Cauchy stress
Surface output area Scalar Surface area
mass_flux Scalar Surface mass flux
momentum_flux Vector Surface momentum flux
traction Vector Surface traction
moment Vector Surface moment
convective_temperature_flux Scalar Surface convective temperature flux
heat_flux Scalar Surface heat flux
convective_species_flux Scalar

nSpecs

 Surface convective species flux
species_flux Scalar

nSpecs

 Surface species flux
Radiation output area Scalar Radiation area
heat_flux Scalar Radiation heat flux
mean_radiant_temperature Scalar Radiation mean radiant temperature
Solar output area Scalar Solar area
  flux Scalar Solar heat flux
Derived quantity output density Scalar Density
conductivity Tensor Conductivity
diffusivity Scalar Diffusivity
Nodal residual output velocity Vector Velocity residual
pressure Scalar Pressure residual
eddy_viscosity Scalar Eddy viscosity residual