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The residuals and drag coefficient for each iteration are printed out as well as plotted in the graphics window as they are calculated.

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The residuals fall below the specified convergence criterion of 1e-6 in about 46 iterations. Actual number of convergence steps may vary slightly.

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Save the solution to a data file:

Main Menu > File > Write > Data...

Enter pipecylinder.dat for Data File and click OK. Check that the file has been created in your working directory. You can retrieve the current solution from this data file at any time.

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