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Please make sure your project is saved in Workbench. Double click on Results in the Project Schematic window. This will open CFD-Post (the program used to analyze results from FLUENT computation.) Click on z axis in the triad (at the bottom right of the graphics window) to get the view along the z-axis.

Temperature Contour

On the top menu, click on contour Image Removed. We will be calling this contour "Temperature Contour", OK when done. On the left hand side, Details of Temperature Contour will allow you to select parameters relevant to the results we're looking for. In this example, the Locations is periodic 1, the Variable is Temperature. The number of contours is a personal preference, in this example, we have selected 100. This step tells CFD-Post we are looking to plot contours of temperature.Click Apply. 

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In order to see the temperature contours better, we stretch the domain in the radial direction by a factor of 30 (the aspect ratio of the pipe will not be maintained in this view). From the previous screen, select the View tab. Select Apply Scale as shown in the image below. Enter 30 for y-axis (i.e. radial direction). Click Apply. 

We can also mirror the image about the centerline which will give us a view of the temperature contours above and below the centerline. This view is more intuitive and easier to understand. In the View tab, check Apply Reflection/Mirroring. Select ZX Plane for Method. Click Apply. 

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In ANSYS version 14.5, only the pipe cross-section below the centerline is displayed after using the mirroring option in this menu. You can work around this by applying the mirroring condition in the "Default transform" setting. To do this select "Default Transform" in the left-hand menu by double-clicking on it.  Uncheck "Instancing Info from Domain", check "Apply Reflection" and select to mirror about the ZX Plane.
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After you click Apply, you should get a Temperature Contour plot in the graphics window similar to the one below (your temperature values may be slightly different). In our plot, we have turned off the (unstretched) wireframe by going to Outline > User Locations and Plots on the left and unchecking Wireframe. 

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Summary of the Above Video:

1. Create Contours > Name Temperature Contours
2. Under Details Plot Temperature
3. Under View > Scale > Enter (0, 30, 0)
4. Default Transform
   1. Mirror > Mirror about ZX Plane

You can save the image to a file using the camera icon highlighted below or using the Snipping Tool in Windows 7 (you can search for it under Start > Programs).

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