data analysis in CFD post. contour to 2d plane and line graph

- June 12, 2023 at 3:04 pm
  
  Daniel Thompson
  Subscriber
  
  Hi, I have the following contour in ansys CFD post of the heat flux in two channels.
  Is there a way to plot the graph in a 2d plane. Effectively unravelling the tubes into a plane. In addition is it possible to plot a graph of the average heat flux as it goes down the channels, convert the 2d pane into a line graph so that i can compare different geometries?
- June 12, 2023 at 3:38 pm
  
  Rob
  Forum Moderator
  
  There's not an "unwrap" option to convert the cylindrical surface into a plane. You can write out the data with position though, and do the data manipulation elsewhere.
- June 12, 2023 at 3:57 pm
  
  Daniel Thompson
  Subscriber
  
  Hi Rob, how would I do this? here "write out the data with position" do you mean to export the data?
- June 12, 2023 at 4:48 pm
  
  Rob
  Forum Moderator
  
  Yes, export the surface data. I'm not an expert (or even amateur) in CFD Post but there will be a txt export somewhere - you'll get position & value in some form you can manipulate. If you're working in Fluent you can write out profiles or some of the File>Export>Solution Data are surfaces and human readable.