How To Run Star-cd And Kiva3v Simulations For The Sandia Engine

How to Run STAR-CD and KIVA3V Simulations for the Sandia Engine This is a draft document that outlines how to run simulations for the Sandia Engine operated by Paul Miles. Overview Steps: 1. Receive Data from Paul Miles. 2. If a STAR-CD simulation has not been run for the data defined in step 1, set up and run STAR-CD. (a) If need to use different engine speed, change engine speed in input.movegrid, events.inp and ufile/posdat.f files. Also correct running time according with new engine speed should be set in these files. (b) Run executable file to start pro-star (for Keith’s cases, the executable file to start pro-star is prol-xm). (c) Change boundary condition in the following steps: EASI-GUI -> Setting up analysis -> Inputting boundary values. (d) Change initial condition in the following steps: Module -> Property. (e) If step (c ) occur, reconnect transient file by doing following: Module -> Transient -> Connect. (f) Connect events file by executing “evfi conn” in command window. (g) Write out geometry file by click file -> write geometry. (h) Write out problem file by click file -> write problem. (i) Save your work by click file -> save 16 before quitting. (j) Run pmovlink, input information as being asked. (k) Run starlink, input information as being asked. (l) Start running STAR-CD. 3. Run the ‘axial’ program to create an itapeVEL input file for the kiva simulation. The coordinates and crank angles to use with ‘axial’ will be supplied by Paul Miles. 4. If a STAR-CD simulation has not been run, use the results from steps 2 and 3 as input to your kiva simulation for the data defined in step 1. If a STAR-CD simulation has previously been run, locate the map.dat and itapeMAP files from that run and use them as inputs to kiva for the data defined in step 1. Create a new itapeVEL file if necessary, or locate an existing one. 5. Run the kiva simulation. 6. Use the ‘extract’, or ‘der’ programs to extract information from the ‘dumpvel.dat’ created by kiva and supply results to Paul Miles. 7. Use k3tom5 to make ensight files, or the equivalent in Fieldview and make animations in areas of interest.