tecplot - examples xuan tran hai dinh loc khieu july 17, 2008 lunchvietnam seminar series
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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
http://www.tecplot.com/showcase/gallery/animation/50.asp
STREAMLINES – Vortex of a Delta Wing
ORGANIZATION OF TECPLOTPlot Frame 1
Frame 2
Data set 1
Data set 2
Frame 3
Data file 1
Data file 2.1
Data file 2.2
Data file 2.2
3. Load .plt or .dat files
4. Makechanges
2. create frame(s)
1. create a new layout
5. save as .lay files
EXAMPLE
CREATE A PLOT FROM A-Y
DATA ORGANIZATION
Data set Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone i
Zone n
- portions of a physical object- a time frame of a physical process- or both
DATA FORMAT FOR ZONES
Order
(Structured data)
Finite-element
(Unstructured data)
Type of plots
I-ordered
data
XY plots
IJ-ordered
data
FE-surface data 2D field plot
IJK-ordered
dataFE-volume data 3D 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
0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5
Distance (mm)
0
200
400
600
800
1000
Te
mp
era
ture
(K)
Temperature distribution
0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5
Distance (mm)
0
200
400
600
800
1000
Te
mp
era
ture
(K)
Temperature distribution
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
0 0.5 1 1.5
Dsitance (mm)
Tem
pera
ture
(K)
Temperature
…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
Pointx y z
(cm) (cm) (Mpa)
1 2 5 -19.1785
2 4 7 26.27946
3 6 9 24.72711
4 8 11 -79.9992
5 10 13 42.0167
6 2 8 19.78717
7 4 10 -21.7608
8 6 12 -32.1944
9 8 14 79.24859
10 10 16 -28.7903
11 2 11 -19.9998
12 4 13 16.80668
13 6 15 39.01727
14 8 17 -76.9118
15 10 19 14.98772
16 2 14 19.81215
17 4 16 -11.5161
18 6 18 -45.0592
19 8 20 73.03562
20 10 22 -0.88513
title = "sample mesh"variables = "x", "y", "z"zone i=5, j=4, F=POINT
2.000000 5.000000 -19.178485 4.000000 7.000000 26.279464 6.000000 9.000000 24.727109 8.000000 11.000000 -79.99921710.000000 13.000000 42.016704 2.000000 8.000000 19.787165 4.000000 10.000000 -21.760844 6.000000 12.000000 -32.194375 8.000000 14.000000 79.24858810.000000 16.000000 -28.790332 2.000000 11.000000 -19.999804 4.000000 13.000000 16.806681 6.000000 15.000000 39.017270 8.000000 17.000000 -76.91179910.000000 19.000000 14.987721 2.000000 14.000000 19.812147 4.000000 16.000000 -11.516133 6.000000 18.000000 -45.059235 8.000000 20.000000 73.03562010.000000 22.000000 -0.885131
DO IT IN TECPLOT!
title = "sample mesh"variables = "x", "y", "z"ZONE F=FEPOINT, N=20, E=12, ET=QUADRILATERAL
2.000000 5.000000 -19.178485 4.000000 7.000000 26.279464 6.000000 9.000000 24.727109 8.000000 11.000000 -79.99921710.000000 13.000000 42.016704 2.000000 8.000000 19.787165 4.000000 10.000000 -21.760844 6.000000 12.000000 -32.194375 8.000000 14.000000 79.24858810.000000 16.000000 -28.790332 2.000000 11.000000 -19.999804 4.000000 13.000000 16.806681 6.000000 15.000000 39.017270 8.000000 17.000000 -76.91179910.000000 19.000000 14.987721 2.000000 14.000000 19.812147 4.000000 16.000000 -11.516133 6.000000 18.000000 -45.059235 8.000000 20.000000 73.03562010.000000 22.000000 -0.885131
1 2 7 62 3 8 73 4 9 84 5 10 96 7 12 117 8 13 128 9 14 139 10 15 1411 12 17 1612 13 18 1713 14 19 1814 15 20 19
title = "sample mesh"variables = "x", "y", "z"ZONE F=FEPOINT, N=20, E=12, ET=QUADRILATERAL
2.000000 5.000000 -19.178485 4.000000 7.000000 26.279464 6.000000 9.000000 24.727109 8.000000 11.000000 -79.99921710.000000 13.000000 42.016704 2.000000 8.000000 19.787165 4.000000 10.000000 -21.760844 6.000000 12.000000 -32.194375 8.000000 14.000000 79.24858810.000000 16.000000 -28.790332 2.000000 11.000000 -19.999804 4.000000 13.000000 16.806681 6.000000 15.000000 39.017270 8.000000 17.000000 -76.91179910.000000 19.000000 14.987721 2.000000 14.000000 19.812147 4.000000 16.000000 -11.516133 6.000000 18.000000 -45.059235 8.000000 20.000000 73.03562010.000000 22.000000 -0.885131
1 2 7 62 3 8 73 4 9 84 5 10 96 7 12 117 8 13 128 9 14 139 10 15 1411 12 17 1612 13 18 1713 14 19 1814 15 20 19
title = "sample mesh"variables = "x", "y", "z"ZONE F=FEPOINT, N=20, E=24, ET=TRIANGLE
2.000000 5.000000 -19.178485 4.000000 7.000000 26.279464 6.000000 9.000000 24.727109 8.000000 11.000000 -79.99921710.000000 13.000000 42.016704 2.000000 8.000000 19.787165 4.000000 10.000000 -21.760844 6.000000 12.000000 -32.194375 8.000000 14.000000 79.24858810.000000 16.000000 -28.790332 2.000000 11.000000 -19.999804 4.000000 13.000000 16.806681 6.000000 15.000000 39.017270 8.000000 17.000000 -76.91179910.000000 19.000000 14.987721 2.000000 14.000000 19.812147 4.000000 16.000000 -11.516133 6.000000 18.000000 -45.059235 8.000000 20.000000 73.03562010.000000 22.000000 -0.885131
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