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How to change the automatic partitioning method in parallel?

Tagged: fluent, fluid-dynamics, General, General - FLUENT, Other, parallel
    • January 25, 2023 at 7:16 am
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      In the parallel solver, unless the area is divided beforehand by manual partition, automatic partitioning is executed when case file is read. The division method in automatic partitioning by default, will run the Principal Axes (Metis in R14.0 and above). A TUI command can be used to change the division method before reading a case file. Example: When partitioning method is cartesian-x /parallel/partition/auto/method cartesian-x

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