Requesting History Output for an Output Section

Once you create an output section for a cut plane or virtual surface that intersects the fluid domain, you can request history output on the surface. This section describes the entire workflow for defining a history output request on an output section and interpreting the output results.

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About Output Sections
  1. Create a surface that intersects with the fluid domain. The surface can be planar or nonplanar.
  2. Mesh the surface with 2D elements. Either tri or quad elements are acceptable. The mesh density on the surface should be similar to that of the fluid domain, which can help you avoid interpolation errors.
  3. Create an output section that uses the surface as support. For more information, see Defining Output Section Properties.
  4. Create a history output request using the surface as support. You can request output for average pressure, velocity, temperature, mass fraction, mass flow rate, and volume flow rate.
  5. Click OK.