Getting Started
due 1/15/2020 before midnight
Below are some tasks to complete during the first week. If you are already familiar with Linux, or already know the basics of Star-CCM+, there is no need to do those exercises again. You won’t need to turn in anything for this assignment. Its purpose is just to get everyone on the same page.
During the semester we will learn some of the fundamentals of using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for aerodynamic analysis. This semester we will be using Star-CCM+, though the concepts we will study are transferable to other solvers. StarCCM+ can be run on Linux or Windows. Even if you choose to run on Windows, it would probably benefit you to learn some of the basics of Linux. This is because large-scale CFD (as well as lots of other computational engineering problems) requires a supercomputer, and almost every supercomputer in the world runs Linux.
Complete the following tasks (recommended, but not required for this class):
- On our Resources page watch the short video “Navigating Linux”.
- Complete this basic intro to the command line by Code Academy.
Choose one of these two options:
- If you want to use Star-CCM+ through CAEDM, go to the Resources page and watch the short video on “Opening STAR-CCM+ (CAEDM)”.
- If you want to use Star-CCM+ on your own computer, see the installation instructions posted via Learning Suite.
Complete the introductory tutorial and the exploratory exercise:
- The introductory tutorial in the user guide. The user guide can be found either locally in the Star-CCM+ help menu, or online through the Steve Portal. The first tutorial is found under Star-CCM+ > Tutorials > Introduction. Files can be found locally (see the Opening Star-CCM+ video), or on the Steve Portal under Products > Downloads > Star-CCM+ > Full products > (your version) > Related Files > Tutorial Files. It’s not expected that you understand everything that’s going on while working on the tutorial. Initially it may feel like you are just blindly clicking buttons, but going through them will help you get a feel for the workflow. Please do ask/post questions as they come up.
- On the Steve Portal download the Virtual Wind Tunnel exercise (we only need the airfoil). This simulation is already fully setup though later we will learn how to setup these kinds of things ourselves. For now, just explore.