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Rob
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The problem with the rotational set up is you need a rotating zone that's also rotating relative to a second axis. The slower speed equivalent would be a fair ground ride (Google "waltzer ride"). Fortunately Fluent has rotating options for absolute and relative reference frames, so we can cheat by using the fluid domain that you have, and by adding a solid block of a few cells to act as the other rotation zone: the fluid spins on it's own axis relative to the solid that rotates in the absolute reference frame.Â