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This direction can be found (and modified) under \u201cCell Zone Conditions -> Fluid Zone -> Reference Frame Tab -> Rotation-Axis Origin &#038; Rotation-Axis Direction.  Fluent Defaults are: 2D: X is the axial direction (i.e. X = 1, Y = 0) 3D: Z is the axial direction (i.e. X = 0, Y = 0 and Z = 1)  2.Define the rotation angle: We will assume that the radial flow direction is 0. If the angle of swirl is 30 degrees, we have an axial component Vx = V * cos(30) and a tangential component Vt = V * sin(30).  Hence, the user inputs for mass-flow-inlet boundary condition should be the following:  Coordinate system: Cylindrical (Radial, Tangential, Axial) Radial-Component of Flow Direction:           0 Tangential-Component of Flow Direction:    sin(30) (enter 0.5) Axial-Component of Flow Direction:             cos(30) (enter 0.866)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-161700","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-16-2","topic-tag-bcs-interfaces","topic-tag-fluent","topic-tag-fluid-dynamics","topic-tag-materials","topic-tag-rotating-machinery","topic-tag-turbomachinery"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Below are the 2 steps needed to set-up a mass-flow-inlet with an example of 30 degrees rotation (or swirl). 1.Define the axial direction: Before setting the boundary condition, one has to ensure that the &#039;axial&#039; direction as referred in the boundary condition is correctly setup. 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