TECPLOT - EXAMPLES Xuan Tran Hai Dinh Loc Khieu July 17, 2008 LunchVietnam seminar series

TECPLOT – WHAT’S A BIG DEAL?

XY

2D

3D - Contaminants

ANIMATION – Car aerodynamics

STREAMLINES – Vortex of a Delta Wing

ORGANIZATION OF TECPLOT

EXAMPLE CREATE A PLOT FROM A- Y

DATA ORGANIZATION

DATA FORMAT FOR ZONES Order (Structured data) Finite-element (Unstructured data) Type of plots I-ordered data XY plots IJ-ordered data FE-surface data2D field plot IJK-ordered data FE-volume data3D field plot

XY plots – A, B, C Few steps to go

1. Load data file

2. Edit axis

3. Change symbol and line patterns

4. Add legends

5. Edit frame

6. Export image file

…to compare or not to compare … plotted by Tecplot … excelled by Excel

Finally Save Tecplot file for future use/modifications Insert figures in your paper and PUBLISH

2D CONTOUR EXAMPLE

Point xyz (cm) (Mpa)

title = "sample mesh" variables = "x", "y", "z" zone i=5, j=4, F=POINT

DO IT IN TECPLOT!

title = "sample mesh" variables = "x", "y", "z" ZONE F=FEPOINT, N=20, E=12, ET=QUADRILATERAL

title = "sample mesh" variables = "x", "y", "z" ZONE F=FEPOINT, N=20, E=12, ET=QUADRILATERAL

title = "sample mesh" variables = "x", "y", "z" ZONE F=FEPOINT, N=20, E=24, ET=TRIANGLE