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I verified the settings by running standalone CFX and Structural modules, respectively, and there is no problem.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;However, during my coupling, my&nbsp;<strong>initial flow rate output from CFX is negative<\/strong>. I had never seen this situation before from CFD, and ideally the first step should not produce a large displacement transfer back to the fluid domain.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I am therefore wondering,&nbsp;<strong>how do CFX and Transient Structural initialise the solution at the first step.<\/strong>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A few things I have tried:&lt;br&gt;- 1-way FSI from CFX to Transient Structural only: no problem&lt;br&gt;- 2-way FSI but change the material property to ** structural steel **: no problem, but not physiologically true.&lt;br&gt;- lower my initial pressure: my initial flow rate is less negative, but does not really make a diff.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-398561","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-2-way-coupled-fsi","topic-tag-ansys-cfx","topic-tag-mass-flow-rate-1","topic-tag-system-coupling","topic-tag-transient-structural"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hi all,First, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!I am recently trying to run a 2-way FSI with Ansys CFX and Transient Structural modules. 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