Using a Stride to Select Every Nth Cell, Particle, or Node in GMV
When using GMV's “Select” feature for cells, particles, or nodes, it is possible to specify a range and a stride, so that every Nth item is shown, and all others…
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Emailing Support File(s) Created on Windows
Update: The 17.2 release takes care of this issue. Support files created with 17.2 do not need this workaround. Please follow these instructions if you are using version 17.1 or earlier. Due to…
Calculating the Volume of Selected Cells
It is often desired to calculate the volume of a spatial region that meets certain criteria. For visualization, GMV’s isovolume feature is very convenient and gives an on-screen view of…
Known Issues 17.1.0
Known Issues main page Barracuda Virtual Reactor 17.1.0 Issues fixed in this version: KI-45: Energy balance may be incorrect due to inconsistencies at Pressure BCs KI-48: Particle feed rate may…
Custom EMMS Drag Model Multiplier Tables
Proper selection of the drag model can have a significant effect on the results from Barracuda Virtual Reactor simulations. As part of our continuing study of drag models, CPFD Software,…
Changing Transient Data Points on Restart
In an ideal world, you would never forget to define all of the output data needed for a simulation, during the project setup process. In the real world, however, it sometimes…
Using GMV to Obtain Average Values for One Plane
When post-processing Barracuda VR simulation data, an average value of a variable in a particular plane may be needed. There are a couple of different ways to obtain the data…
Archiving Barracuda VR Simulation Results
Download swee.py If you have been using Barracuda VR for any amount of time, you know that it can produce a lot of data. This data is very valuable, because it helps…
Creating High-Resolution GMV Images and Movies
This post shows how to create GMV images and movies that have higher resolution than the physical monitor of the system on which GMV is run. This is sometimes necessary for…
Installing the Anaconda Python Distribution
Introduction This post shows how to install the Anaconda Python distribution, which contains many useful Python libraries for numerical analysis and plotting. The Anaconda Python distribution is a product of…