This section is going to explain how to use SimScale to for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of a solar car. It will cover the basics of a simple, steady-state case and discuss some of the more advanced settings, but will assume some knowledge of fluids. Most of this information is being This information has been compiled from what I was taught by more experienced members, my own research, and my experiences while simulating MSXIV.
If you want to read about CFD simulations in another program called ANSYS Fluent, there’s this page from the development of MSXII. That page is a great resource in general as it also discusses the workflow of CFD simulations and explains each setting very settings concisely.
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As of the time of writing, our results have not been validated. I will update this section when we have physical data and measurements from MSXIV but until then keep this in mind. |
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In the top bar, there is a drop-down menu for Learning. Go here for tutorials, webinars, and documentation. In the top right, you can log in or sign up for a new account. Free accounts (also called community accounts) are limited to 16 computing cores and 3,000 core hours. This account type is great for personal accounts where you can learn how to use SimScale and test things out.
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