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[soloviev]

Hello,

I am just wondering why the values for x,y,z vary in a profile export directly from Fluent (see photo for example). Which are more accurate?

Thanks,

Alex

[Konstantin]

Fluent reads a profile that you supply and then interpolates to cell face centroids. Once you export, you get this interpolated profile. n

[soloviev]

Thank you! So if we were going to use this profile as a boundary to base other data off of, that will be imported back into fluent, which are better to use? n

[Konstantin]

Good question. I'd say use Fluent's x, y and z locations as this will minimize interpolation errors. n

[soloviev]

Thanks! Just to clarify those values would be the ones on the right, correct?n

[Konstantin]

yes, those are face cell centroids where data will be interpolatedn

[soloviev]

Thanks!n