Create the Output Request

Create an output request to generate the fluid force results.

The app automatically creates a field output request when you create a simulation scenario. This field output request generates output from data that is spatially distributed over the entire model. You can modify the field output request to control how often the app generates the output, which reduces the computational demand on your computer. Most importantly, you can use the output data to create contour and symbol plots of the model. History output requests, by contrast, generate output from data at specific points in the model at a specified rate. You can request output for only parameters that you find relevant, and you can control how often the app generates output for those parameters. You can display the history output using X-Y plots, which allows you to see the change in a parameter's quantity at the rate you previously specified.

In this example, you create a history output request to generate fluid force results from the drone's surface.

  1. From the Output Requests section of the Assistant, click Output .
  2. Select the surface definition that you created previously (Drone Surface) as the support.

    Tip: Locate the surface definition in the tree under Model > Drone A.1 > Airflow Mesh A.1 > Abstractions > Physical Environment.1 > Local Selections.1.

  3. From the Output group options, select History.

    The app generates the numerical solution at each iteration of the simulation to create X-Y plots. You can view these plots after you run the simulation.

  4. Expand Flow, and select FORCE.
  5. Click OK.
    The app generates the fluid force against the drone's surface at each increment.