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How to determine the center point of a surface in Fluent?

Tagged: 17.1, fluent, fluid-dynamics, General, General - FLUENT
    • March 17, 2023 at 8:58 am
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      One simple way to get the center point is to average the x, y, and z coordinates of that surface. That should give us the center point. 1. Go to Report->Surface Integrals 2. Select Mesh under Field Variables 3. Select X-coordinate under Mesh 4. Select the surface under Surfaces 5. Select Area-Weighted Average under Report Type 6. Click on Compute Repeat the above for y-, and z-coordinates. That should give you the center point.

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