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Step 6: Results

Velocity Vectors

The following video shows how to visualize velocity vectors in the CFD-Post post-processor rather than the traditional FLUENT post-processor (instructions for the latter follow the video).

One can plot vectors in the entire domain, or on selected surfaces. Let us plot the velocity vectors for the entire domain to see how the flow develops downstream of the inlet. First, click on Graphics & Animations . Next, double click on Vectors which is located under Graphics. Then, click on Display. Zoom into the region near the inlet. (Click here to review the zoom functionality discussion in step 4.) The length and color of the arrows represent the velocity magnitude. The vector display is more intelligible if one makes the arrows shorter as follows: Change Scale to 0.4 in the Vectors menu and click Display.

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