I would like to see SimScale introduce Surface LIC Plots to the post-processing software. I feel that these plots make some of the most impressive pictures overall and really give the user a better understanding of the flow field. Below is an example of what I am requesting.
This image not only shows the pressure but also the relative flow throughout the slice. A similar plot can be made with vectors, but that requires a few more steps and resizing to get what you want. I also don’t think it looks as nice overall.
I love that you can even seem to resolve and ‘see’ some turbulence in the far flow , is that correct
And you might be able to easily see if you inadvertently left a tunnel wall as a slip wall (probably have to zoom in for that) or would that be pushing it
And maybe a good easy way to see if zero gradient walls are ‘working’
Hey Dale!
What you can definitely see with LIC are recirculation zones behind a cyclist for instance or divergence points to identify separation points on an airfoil.
Cheers!
Jousef
Yes I never got a good answer in all previous discussions about how to see a line on a surface where separation begins, it is obvious here for a slice, but still would like that separation line plotted on the whole surface, oh, oh another feature request for someone to grab