Floworks analysis problem

BoomerSooner7 · Oct 19, 2010

I have a part I am trying to do an internal CFD analysis on with Flow simulation. The part is completely closed, actually combined all separate peices to form one body, with an internal cavity. When I run the check volume in the tools menu it tells me fluid volume is zero, but it's not telling me where there are any open gaps. Any hints on how to troubleshoot this?

thanks.

MikeHalloran · Oct 20, 2010

Fluid volume of zero suggests there is no internal cavity.

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

SteveMartin · Oct 20, 2010

One way to check for where the gaps are is to extrude a large cube that fully covers the part you want to analyze, but don't click on the 'merge' option. Then subtract the actual part from this body. If you have a fully enclosed cavity this will result in two bodies - if not, investigate the single body to see where the connection points are.

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