FLUENT COMMAND LIST

Text User Interface (TUI)

In addition to the graphical user interface described in Chapter 2, the user interface to FLUENT includes a textual command line interface. The text interface (TUI) uses, and is written in, a dialect of Lisp called Scheme . Users familiar with Scheme will be able to use the interpretive capabilities of the interface to create customized commands.

3.1 Text Menu System 3.2 Text Prompt System 3.3 Interrupts 3.4 System Commands 3.5 Text Menu Input from Character Strings 3.6 Using the Text Interface Help System The text menu system provides a hierarchical interface to the program's underlying procedural interface. Because it is text based, you can easily manipulate its operation with standard text-based tools: input can be saved in files, modified with text editors, and read back in to be executed. Because the text menu system is tightly integrated with the Scheme extension language, it can easily be programmed to provide sophisticated control and customized functionality. The menu system structure is similar to the directory tree structure of UNIX operating systems. When you first start FLUENT, you are in the "root'' menu and the menu prompt is simply a caret.

>

To generate a listing of the submenus and commands in the current menu, simply press <Enter>.

> <Enter> adapt/ define/ display/ exit file/ grid/ parallel/ plot/ report/ solve/ surface/ view/

By convention, submenu names end with a / to differentiate them from menu commands. To execute a command, just type its name (or an abbreviation). Similarly, to move down into a submenu, enter its name or an abbreviation. When you move into the submenu, the prompt will change to reflect the current menu name.

> display

/display> set

/display/set>

To move back to the previously occupied menu, type q or quit at the prompt.

/display/set> q

/display>

You can move directly to a menu by giving its full pathname.

/display> /file

/display//file>

In the above example, control was passed from /display to /file without stopping in the root menu. Therefore, when you quit from the /file menu, control will be passed directly back to /display.

/display//file> q

/display>

Furthermore, if you execute a command without stopping in any of the menus along the way, control will again be returned to the menu from which you invoked the command.

/display> /file start-journal jrnl Opening input journal to file "jrnl". /display>

The text menu system provides on-line help for menu commands. The text menu online help system is described in Section 3.6. To edit the current command, you can position the cursor with the left and right arrow keys, delete with the <Backspace> key, and insert text simply by typing. Only the <Backspace> key is available for editing when FLUENT is started with -g options.

FLUENT 6.3 Text Command List

Expanded Contents 1. adapt/ 2. define/ 3. display/ 4. exit 5. file/ 6. grid/ 7. parallel/ 8. plot/ 9. report/ 10. solve/ 11. surface/ 12. turbo/ 13. view/

1. adapt/
adapt-to-gradients o Adapt grid based on the gradient adaption function from the selected scalar

quantity, the adaption threshold values, and the adaption limits.

adapt-to-ref-lev o Adapt cells based of refinement level differences. adapt-to-register o Adapt grid based on the selected adaption register and adaption limits. adapt-to-y+ o Adapt cells associated with all wall zones based on the specified threshold

values and adaption limits.

adapt-to-y+-zones o Adapt cells associated with specified wall zones based on the specified

threshold values and adaption limits.

adapt-to-y* o Adapt cells associated with all wall zones based on the specified threshold

values and adaption limits.

adapt-to-y*-zones o Adapt cells associated with specified wall zones based on the specified

threshold values and adaption limits.

change-register-type o Toggle specified register between refinement and mask. combine-registers o Combine the selected adaption and/or mask registers to create hybrid adaption

functions.
delete-register o Delete an adaption register.

display-register o Display the cells marked for adaption in the specified adaption register. exchange-marks o Exchange the refinement and coarsening marks of the specified adaption

register.
fill-crsn-register o Mark all cells to coarsen that are not marked for refinement in the adaption

register.
free-parents o Delete the hanging node face and cell hierarchy. free-registers o Delete all adaption and mask registers. invert-mask o Change all the active cells to inactive cells in a mask register. limit-register o Apply the adaption volume limit to the selected register. list-registers o Print a list of the current registers including the ID, description (name),

number of cells marked for refinement and coarsening, and the type.
mark-boundary-cells o Mark boundary cells based on a list of zones for refinement. mark-boundary-normal o Mark cells for refinement based on target boundary normal distance. mark-boundary-vol o Mark cells for refinement based on target boundary volume. mark-inout-circle o Mark cells with centroids inside/outside the circular region defined by text or

mouse input.
mark-inout-cylinder o Mark cells with centroids inside/outside the arbitrarily oriented rectangular

region defined by text or mouse input.

mark-inout-hexahedron o Mark cells with centroids inside/outside the hexahedral region defined by text

or mouse input.
mark-inout-iso-range o Mark cells for refinement that have values inside/outside the specified

isovalue ranges of the selected field variable.

mark-inout-rectangle o Mark cells with centroids inside/outside the rectangular region defined by text

or mouse input.
mark-inout-sphere o Marks cells with centroids inside/outside the spherical region defined by text

or mouse input.
mark-percent-of-ncells o Mark percent of total cell count for adaption based on gradient or isovalue. mark-with-gradients o Mark cells for adaption based on flow gradients for refinement. mark-with-max-volume o Mark cells for adaption based on maximum allowed volume. mark-with-ref-lev o Mark cells based on refinement level differences.

mark-with-vol-change o Mark cells with large changes in cell volume for refinement. mark-with-y+ o Mark cells associated with all wall zones for refinement or coarsening based

on the specified threshold values.

mark-with-y+-zones o Mark only cells associated with specified wall zones for refinement or

coarsening based on the specified threshold values.

mark-with-y* o Mark cells associated with all wall zones for refinement or coarsening based

on the specified threshold values.

mark-with-y*-zones o Mark only cells associated with specified wall zones for refinement or

coarsening based on the specified threshold values.

refine-bndry-cells o Refines the boundary cells based on the specified list of zones and adaption

limits.
refine-large-cells o Refine cells that are larger than prescribed volume. refine-to-vol-change o Refine cells with large changes in cell volume. set/ o Enter the adaption set menu. cell-zones o Set cell zones to be used for marking adaption. coarsen-grid? o Turn on/off ability to coarsen grid. display-crsn-settings o Prompt for coarsening wireframe visibility and shading, and the marker

visibility, color, size and symbol.

display-node-flags o Display color coded markers at the nodes specifying the node type. display-refn-settings o Prompt for refinement wireframe visibility and shading, and the marker

visibility, color, size and symbol.

grad-vol-weight o Control the volume weighting for the gradient adaption function. hanging-node? o Turn on/off the use of hanging node adaption. When this option is turned off,

the conformal adaption method will be used.

init-node-flags o Initialize the node flags. max-number-cells o Limit the total number of cells produced by refinement. min-cell-volume o Restrict the size of the cells considered for refinement. orig-node-settings o Prompt for the desired node removal status of original boundary, internal, and

periodic nodes.
reconstruct-geometry o Enable/disable geometry-based adaption.

refine-grid? o Turn on/off grid adaption by point addition. refn-node-settings o Prompt for the desired node removal status of boundary, internal, and periodic

nodes produced by adaptive grid refinement.

set-geometry-controls o Set geometry controls for wall zones. smooth-grid o Smooth the grid using Laplace or skewness methods. swap-grid-faces o Swap the faces of cells that do not meet the Delaunay circle test.

2. define/
boundary-conditions/ o Enter the boundary conditions menu. axis o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. copy-bc o Copy boundary conditions to other zones. To copy conditions to all zones of a certain type, use a * in the name ( e.g., specify wall-* as the name of the zone to which you want to copy the conditions). exhaust-fan o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. fan o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. fluid o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. inlet-vent o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. intake-fan o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. interface o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. interior o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. list-zones o Print out the types and IDs of all zones in the console window. You can use your mouse to check a zone ID, following the instructions listed under Zone in the description of the Boundary Conditions panel. mass-flow-inlet o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. openchannel-threads o List open channel group IDs, names, types and variables. modify-zone/ o Enter the modify zones menu. activate-cell-zone o Activate cell thread. append-mesh o Append new mesh. append-mesh-data o Append new mesh with data. deactivate-cell-zone o Deactivate cell thread.

create-all-shell-threads o Create all shells. delete-all-shells o Delete all shells. delete-cell-zone o Delete a cell thread. extrude-face-zone-delta o Extrude a face thread a specified distance based on a list of deltas. extrude-face-zone-para o Extrude a face thread a specified distance based on a distance and a list of parametric locations between 0 and 1, e.g., 0 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.0. fuse-face-zones o Attempt to fuse zones by removing duplicate faces and nodes. list-zones o List zone IDs, types, kinds, and names. make-periodic o Attempt to establish periodic/shadow face zone connectivity. matching-tolerance o Set normalized tolerance used for finding coincident nodes. merge-zones o Merge zones of same type and condition into one. mrf-to-sliding-mesh o Change the motion specification from MRF to moving grid. orient-face-zone o Orient the face zone. repair-face-handedness o Reverse orientation of left-handed faces. repair-periodic o Modify the grid to enforce a rotational angle or translational distance for periodic boundaries. For translationally periodic boundaries, the command computes an average translation distance and adjusts the node coordinates on the shadow face zone to match this distance. For rotationally periodic boundaries, the command prompts for an angle and adjusts the node coordinates on the shadow face zone using this angle and the defined rotational axis for the cell zone. replace-zone o Replace cell zone. sep-cell-zone-mark o Separate cell zone based on cell marking. sep-cell-zone-region o Separate cell zone based on contiguous regions. sep-face-zone-angle o Separate face zone based on significant angle. sep-face-zone-face o Separate each face in zone into unique zone. sep-face-zone-mark o Separate face zone based on cell marking. sep-face-zone-region o Separate face zone based on contiguous regions. slit-periodic o Slit periodic zone into two symmetry zones. slit-face-zone o Slit two-sided wall into two connected wall zones. zone-name

o Give a zone a new name. zone-type o Set a zone's type. You will be prompted for the ID of the zone to be changed and the new boundary type for that zone. non-reflecting-bc/ o Enter the non-reflecting boundary condition menu. general-nrbc/ o Setting for general non-reflecting b.c. set/ o Enter the setup menu for general non-reflecting b.c.'s. sigma o Set NRBC sigma factor (default value 0.15). sigma2 o Set NRBC sigma2 factor (default value 5.0). turbo-specific-nrbc/ o Enter the turbo specific nrbc menu. enable? o Enable/disable non-reflecting b.c.'s. initialize o Initialize non-reflecting b.c.'s. set/ o Enter the set menu for non-reflecting b.c. parameters. discretization o Enable use of higher-order reconstruction at boundaries if available. under-relaxation o Set non-reflecting b.c. under-relaxation factor. verbosity o Set non-reflecting b.c. verbosity level. 0 : silent, 1 : basic info. (default), 2 : detailed info. for debugging. show-status o Show current status of non-reflecting b.c.'s. outflow o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. outlet-vent o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. periodic o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. porous-jump o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. pressure-far-field o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. pressure-inlet o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. pressure-outlet Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. radiator o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. not supported in FLUENT not supported in FLUENT shadow Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. o solid Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. symmetry o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. target-mass-flow-rate-settings/ o Enter the targeted mass flow rate settings menu.

set-method o Select method for setting the mass flow rate. verbosity? o Enable/disable verbosity when using targeted mass flow rate. velocity-inlet o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. wall o Set boundary conditions for a zone of this type. zone-name o Give a zone a new name. zone-type o Set a zone's type. custom-field-functions/ o Enter the custom field functions menu. define o Define a custom field function. delete o Delete a custom field function. example-cff-definitions o List example custom field functions. list-valid-cell-function-names o List the names of cell functions that can be used in a custom field function. load o Load a custom field function. save o Save a custom field function. dynamic-zones/ o Enter the dynamic zone boundary conditions menu. create o Create dynamic zone. delete o Delete dynamic zone. insert-boundary-layer o Insert new cell zone. insert-interior-layer o Insert new layer cell zone at specified location. list o List dynamic zones. remove-boundary-layer o Remove cell zone. remove-interior-layer o Remove interior layer cell zone. grid-interfaces/ o Enter the grid-interfaces menu. create o Create a grid-interface. delete o Delete a grid-interface. draw o Draw specified sliding interface zone. list o List all grid-interfaces. make-periodic o Make interface zones periodic. recreate o Recreate all currently defined grid interfaces.

reset o Delete all sliding-interfaces. use-virtual-polygon-approach o Use new virtual polygon approach for interfaces. injections/ o Enter the injections menu. o For a description of the items in this menu, see define/models/dpm/injections. materials/ o Enter the materials menu. change-create o Change the properties of a locally-stored material or create a new material. copy o Copy a material from the database. copy-by-formula o Copy a material from the database by formula. delete o Delete a material from local storage. list-materials o List all locally-stored materials. list-properties o List the properties of a locally-stored material. data-base/ o Enter the material database menu. database-type o Set the database type. edit o Edit material. list-materials o List all materials in the database. list-properties o List the properties of a material in the database. new o Define new material. save o Save user-defined database. mixing-planes/ o Enter the mixing planes menu. create o Create a mixing plane. delete o Delete a mixing plane. list o List defined mixing plane(s). set/ o Set global parameters relevant to mixing planes. under-relaxation o Set mixing plane under-relaxation factor. fix-pressure-level o Set fixed pressure level using value based on define/referencepressure-location. conserve-swirl/ o Enter the menu to set swirl conservation in mixing plane menu. enable? o Enable/disable swirl conservation in mixing plane. verbosity?

o Enable/disable verbosity in swirl conservation calculations. report-swirl-integration o Report swirl integration (Torque) on inflow and outflow zones. conserve-total-enthalpy/ o Enter the menu to set total enthalpy conservation in mixing plane menu. enable? o Enable/disable total enthalpy conservation in mixing plane. verbosity? o Enable/disable verbosity in total-enthalpy conservation calculations. models/ o Enter the models menu to configure the solver. acoustics/ o Enter the acoustics menu. auto-prune o Enable/disable auto prune of the receiver signal(s) during read- and-compute. broad-band-noise? o Enable/disable the broadband noise model. compute-write o Compute sound pressure. cylindrical-export? o Enable/disable the export of data in cylindrical coordinates. display-flow-time? o Enable/disable the display of flow time during read-andcompute. export-volumetric-sources? o Enable/disable the export of fluid zones. ffowcs-williams? o Enable/disable the Ffowcs-Williams-and-Hawkings model. off? o Enable/disable the acoustics model. read-compute-write o Read acoustic source data files and compute sound pressure. receivers o Set acoustic receivers. sources o Set acoustic sources. write-acoustic-signals o Write on-the-fly sound pressure. write-centroid-info o Write centroid info. addon-module o Load addon module. axisymmetric? o Specify whether or not the domain is axisymmetric. crevice-model? o Enable/disable the crevice model. crevice-model-controls/ o Enter the crevice model controls menu. dpm/ o Enter dispersed phase model menu. clear-particles-from-domain o Remove/keep all particles currently in the domain. injections/ o Enter the injections menu.

create-injection o Create an injection. delete-injection o Delete an injection. list-particles o List particle streams in an injection. modify-all-injections o Enter the menu to set properties for all injections. cloud-max-diameter o Set the maximum cloud diameter. cloud-min-diameter o Set the minimum cloud diameter. cloud-on? o Enable/disable cloud tracking. injection-type o Define injection type. number-of-tries o Set the number of stochastic tries. random-eddy-lifetime? o Turn enable/disable a random eddy lifetime. stochastic-tracking? o Turn enable/disable stochastic tracking. time-scale-constant o Set the time scale constant. rename-injection o Rename an injection. set-injection-properties o Set injection properties. interaction/ o Set parameters for coupled discrete phase calculations. coupled-calculations? o Select whether or not to couple continuous and discrete phase calculations. implicit-momentum-coupling? o Enable/disable implicit treatment for the DPM momentum source terms. implicit-source-term-coupling? o Enable/disable implicit treatment for all DPM source terms. no.-of-cont-phase-iters-per-dpm-iter o Set the frequency with which the particle trajectory calculations are introduced. reset-sources-at-timestep? Enable/disable flush of DPM source terms at beginning of every time step. underrelaxation-factor o Set the under-relaxation factor for the discrete phase sources. update-dpm-sources-every-flow-iteration?

Enable/disable the update of DPM source terms every flow iteration (if this option is not enabled, the terms will be updated every DPM iteration).
numerics/

Enter the numerics menu to set numerical solution parameters.

coupled-heat-mass-update

Enable/disable coupled heat and mass update.

tracking-parameters

Set parameters for the (initial) tracking step length.

tracking-scheme

Specify a tracking scheme.

error-control?

Adapt integration step length based on a maximum error.

automated-scheme-selection?

Enable/disable the adaptation of integration step length based on a maximum error.

drag-law

Set the drag law. on particle temperature.

options/

Enter the options menu to set optional models.

brownian-motion

Enable/disable Brownian motion of particles.

ensemble-average

Ensemble average cloud properties.

erosion-accretion

Enable/disable erosion/accretion.
film-separation-angle

Set the angle between faces which causes film particles to separate from the wall.
particle-radiation

Enable/disable particle radiation.

particle-staggering

Enable/disable spatial and temporal staggering of the particle injections.

saffman-lift-force

Enable/disable Saffman lift force.

step-report-sig-figures

Set significant figures in the step-by-step report.

thermophoretic-force

Enable/disable thermophoretic force.

track-in-absolute-frame

Enable/disable tracking in absolute frame.

two-way-coupling

Enable/disable calculation of DPM sources in TKE equation.

parallel/

Enter the parallel menu to set parameters for parallel DPM calculations.
enable-workpile?

Turn on/off particle workpile algorithm.

n-threads

Set the number of processors to use for DPM.

report

Print particle workpile statistics.

use-message-passing

Set DPM parallel-mode to message passing.

use-shared-memory

Set DPM parallel-mode to shared memory.

spray-model/

Enter the spray model menu.

droplet-collision?

Enable/disable droplet collision model.

droplet-breakup?

Enable/disable spray breakup model.

number-of-particles-per-cell

Set the average number of particles per cell.

wave-mass-cutoff

Set the minimum percentage of parent parcel mass shed before new parcel creation.
unsteady-tracking

Enable/disable unsteady particle tracking.

user-defined

Set DPM user-defined functions.

dynamic-mesh?

Enable/disable the dynamic-mesh solver.

dynamic-mesh-controls/

Enter the dynamic mesh control menu.

auto-hide-cells?

Enable/disable automatic hiding of skewed cells.

events/

Enter the dynamic mesh events menu.

export-event-file

Export dynamic mesh events to file.

import-event-file

Import dynamic mesh event file.

in-cylinder-parameter/

Enter the dynamic mesh in-cylinder menu.

crank-angle-step

Specify crank angle step size.

max-crank-angle-step

Specify maximum crank angle step size.

minimum-lift

Specify minimum lift for in-cylinder valves.

minimum-stroke

Specify cut off point for in-cylinder piston.

modify-lift

Modify lift curve (shift or scale).

piston-data

Specify piston stroke and connecting rod length.

position-starting-mesh

Move mesh from top dead center to starting crank angle.

print-plot-lift

Print or plot valve lift curve.

layering?

Enable/disable dynamic-layering in quad/hex cell zones.

layering-parameter/

Enter the dynamic mesh layering menu.

collapse-factor

Set the factor determining when to collapse dynamic layers.

constant-height?

Enable/disable layering based on constant height, else layering based on constant ratio.
split-factor

Set the factor determining when to split dynamic layers.

remeshing?

Enable/disable local remeshing in tri/tet and mixed cell zones.

remeshing-parameter/

Enter the dynamic mesh remeshing menu.

cell-skew-max

Set the cell skewness threshold above which cells will be remeshed.
face-remeshing?

Enable/disable local face remeshing at deforming zones.

face-skew-max

Set the face skewness threshold above which faces will be remeshed.
length-max

Set the length threshold above which cells will be remeshed.

length-min

Set the length threshold below which cells will be remeshed.

must-improve-skewness?

Enable/disable cavity replacement only if remeshing improves the skewness.

size-remesh-interval

Set the interval (in time steps) when remeshing based on size is done.
sizing-funct-defaults

Set sizing function defaults.

sizing-funct-rate

Determine how far from the boundary the increase/ decrease happens.
sizing-funct-resolution

Set the sizing function resolution with respect to shortest boundary.

sizing-funct-variation

Set the maximum sizing function increase/ decrease in the interior.

sizing-function?

Enable/disable sizing function to control size based remeshing.

six-dof-parameter/

Enter the dynamic mesh six-dof menu.

motion-history?

Enable/disable writing position/orientation of six DOF zones to file.

x-component of gravity

Specify x-component of gravity.

y-component of gravity

Specify y-component of gravity.

z-component of gravity

Specify z-component of gravity.

smoothing?

Enable/disable spring-based smoothing in tri/tet cell zones.

smoothing-parameter/

Enter the dynamic mesh smoothing menu.

bnd-node-relaxation

Set the spring boundary node relaxation factor.

bnd-stiffness-factor

Set the stiffness factor for springs connected to boundary nodes.

constant-factor

Set the spring constant relaxation factor.

convergence-tolerance

Set the convergence tolerance for spring-based solver.

max-iter

Set the maximum number of iterations for spring-based solver.

skew-smooth-niter

Set the number of skewness-based smoothing cycles.

skew-smooth-skew-max

Set the skewness threshold above which cells will be smoothed using skewness method.
spring-on-all-shapes?

Enable/disable spring-based smoothing for all cell shapes.

steady-pseudo-time-control

Enable/disable the pseudo time step control in the graphical user interface.
energy?

Enable/disable the energy model.

frozen-flux?

Enable/disable frozen flux formulation for transient flows.

multiphase/

Enter the multiphase model menu.

wet-steam/

Enter the wet steam model menu.

compile-user-defined-wetsteam-functions

Compile user-defined wet steam library.

enable?

Enable/disable the wet steam model.

load-unload-user-defined-wetsteam-library

Load or unload user-defined wet steam library.

set/

Enter the set menu for setting wet steam model options.
max-liquid-mass-fraction

Set the maximum limit on the condensed liquid-phase mass-fraction to prevent divergence.
noniterative-time-advance?

Enable/disable noniterative time advancement scheme.

nox?

Enable/disable the NOx model.

nox-parameters/

Enter the NOx parameters menu.

inlet-diffusion?

Enable/disable inclusion of diffusion at inlets.

nox-chemistry

Select NOx chemistry model.

nox-turbulence-interaction

Set NOxturbulence interaction model.

radiation/

Enter the radiation models menu.

discrete-ordinates?

Enable/disable discrete ordinates radiation model.

discrete-transfer?

Enable/disable discrete transfer radiation model.

do-coupling?

Enable/disable DO/energy coupling.

dtrm-parameters/

Enter the dtrm parameters menu.

check-ray-file

Read DTRM rays file.

controls

Set dtrm solution controls.

make-globs

Make globs (coarser grid) for radiation.

ray-trace

Create DTRM rays for radiation.

non-gray-model-parameters

Set parameters for non-gray model.

p1?

Enable/disable P1 radiation model.

radiation-iteration-parameters

Set iteration parameters for radiation models.

radiation-model-parameters

Set parameters for radiation models.

rosseland?

Enable/disable Rosseland radiation model.

s2s?

Enable/disable S2S radiation model.

s2s-parameters/

Enter the S2S parameters menu.

compute-vf-only

Compute/write view factors only.

compute-write-vf

Compute/write surface clusters and view factors for S2S radiation model.
enable-poly-to-poly-vf

Compute view factors directly for polygon to polygon surface radiation.

partial-enclosure-temperature

Set temperature for the partial enclosure.

print-thread-clusters

Print the following for all boundary threads: thread-id, number of faces, faces per surface cluster, and the number of surface clusters.
print-zonewise-radiation

Print the zonewise incoming radiation, viewfactors, and average temperature.

read-vf-file

Read S2S file.

set-global-faces-per-surface-cluster

Set global value of faces per surface cluster for all boundary zones.
set-vf-parameters

Set the parameters needed for the view factor calculations.

split-angle

Set split angle for the clustering algorithm.

use-new-cluster-algorithm

Use the new surface clustering algorithm.

use-old-cluster-algorithm

Use the old surface clustering algorithm.

solar?

Enable/disable solar model.

solar-calculator

Calculate sun direction and intensity.

solar-parameters/

Enter the solar parameters menu.

autoread-solar-data

Set autoread solar data parameters.

autosave-solar-data

Set autosave solar data parameters.

ground-reflectivity

Set ground reflectivity parameters.

illumination-parameters

Set illumination parameters.

iteration-parameters

Set update parameters.

quad-tree-parameters

Set quad-tree refinement parameters.

scattering-fraction

Set scattering fraction parameters.

sol-adjacent-fluidcells

Set solar load on for adjacent fluid cells.

sol-camera-pos

Set camera position based on sun direction vector.

sol-on-demand

Set solar load on demand.

sun-direction-vector

Set sun direction vector.

solution-method-for-do-coupling

Enable/disable the solution method for DO/ energy coupling.

solidification-melting?

Enable/disable the solidification and melting model.

solver/

Enter the menu to select the solver.

density-based-explicit

Enable/disable the density-based-explicit solver.

density-based-implicit

Enable/disable the density-based-implicit solver.

pressure-based

Enable/disable the pressure-based solver.

soot?

Enable/disable the soot model.

soot-parameters/

Enter the soot parameters menu.

inlet-diffusion?

Enable/disable inclusion of diffusion at inlets.

soot-model-parameters

Select soot model parameters.

soot-process-parameters

Select soot process parameters.

soot-radiation-interaction

Enable/disable the soot-radiation interaction model.

sox?

Enable/disable the SOx model.

sox-parameters/

Enter the SOx parameters menu.

inlet-diffusion?

Enable/disable inclusion of diffusion at inlets.

sox-chemistry

Select the SOx chemistry model.

sox-turbulence-interaction

Set the SOx/turbulence interaction model.

species/

Enter the species models menu.

clear-isat-table

Kill ISAT table.

diffusion-energy-source?

Enable/disable diffusion energy source.

flamelet-expert

Set flamelet expert parameters.

heat-of-surface-reactions?

Enable/disable heat of surface reactions.

ignition-model?

Enable/disable the ignition model.

ignition-model-controls

Set ignition model parameters.

inlet-diffusion?

Enable/disable inclusion of diffusion at inlets.

integration-parameters

Set ISAT parameters.

KINetics-from-Reaction-Design?

Enable/disable KINetics from Reaction Design.

KINetics-parameters/

Enter the expert KINetics parameters menu.

add-cell-monitor

Monitor cell for debug output.

advanced-options

Set advanced parameter options.

basic-options

Set basic parameter options.

delete-cell-monitors

Delete cell monitors.

list-cell-monitors

List cell monitors.

liquid-micro-mixing?

Enable/disable liquid micro mixing.

mass-deposition-source?

Enable/disable mass deposition source due to surface reactions.

mixing-model

Set PDF Transport mixing model.

multicomponent-diffusion?

Enable/disable multicomponent diffusion.

non-premixed-combustion?

Enable/disable non-premixed combustion model.

non-premixed-combustion-expert

Set pdf expert parameters.

non-premixed-combustion-parameters

Set pdf parameters.

off?

Enable/disable solution of species models.

partially-premixed-combustion?

Enable/disable partially premixed combustion model.

particle-surface-reactions?

Enable/disable particle surface reactions.

pdf-transport?

Enable/disable the composition PDF transport combustion model.

pdf-transport-expert?

Enable/disable PDF Transport expert user.

premixed-combustion?

Enable/disable premixed combustion model.

save-gradients?

Enable/disable storage of species mass fraction gradients.

set-premixed-combustion

Set premixed combustion parameters.

set-turb-chem-interaction

Set EDC model constants.

spark-model?

Enable/disable spark model.

spark-model-controls

Set spark model parameters.

species-transport?

Enable/disable the species transport model.

thermal-diffusion?

Enable/disable thermal diffusion.

volumetric-reactions?

Enable/disable volumetric reactions.

wall-surface-reactions?

Enable/disable wall surface reactions.

steady?

Enable/disable the steady solution model.

swirl?

Enable/disable axisymmetric swirl velocity.

unsteady-1st-order?

Enable/disable first-order unsteady solution model.

unsteady-2nd-order?

Enable/disable the second-order unsteady solution model.

unsteady-global-time?

Enable/disable the unsteady global-time-step solution model.

viscous/

Enter the viscous model menu.

buoyancy-effects?

Enable/disable effects of buoyancy on turbulence.

des-limiter-option

Select the DES limiter option (F1, F2, none).

detached-eddy-simulation?

Enable/disable detached eddy simulation.

inviscid?

Enable/disable inviscid flow model.

ke-realizable?

Enable/disable the realizable

ke-rng?

turbulence model.

Enable/disable the RNG

ke-standard? k-kl-w?

turbulence model. turbulence model.

Enable/disable the standard

kw-compressibility?

Enable/disable the k-kl-omega turbulence model. Enable/disable the

kw-shear-correction?

compressibility correction option. shear-flow correction option. turbulence model. turbulence model.

Enable/disable the
kw-sst? kw-standard?

Enable/disable the SST

kw-transitional?

Enable/disable the standard Enable/disable the

laminar? large-eddy-simulation?

transitional flow option.

Enable/disable laminar flow model. Enable/disable large eddy simulation.

les-subgrid-rng?

Enable/disable RNG subgrid-scale model.

les-subgrid-smagorinsky?

Enable/disable the Smagorinsky-Lilly subgrid-scale model.

les-subgrid-tke?

Enable/disable kinetic energy transport subgrid-scale model.

les-subgrid-wale?

Enable/disable WALE subgrid-scale model.

mixing-length?

Enable/disable mixing-length (algebraic) turbulence model.

multiphase-turbulence/

Enter the multiphase turbulence menu.

ke-multiphase-models

Select

multiphase model.

multiphase-options

Enable/disable multiphase options.

rsm-multiphase-models

Select Reynolds Stress multiphase model.

near-wall-treatment/

Enter the near wall treatment menu.

enhanced-wall-treatment?

Enable/disable enhanced wall functions.

non-equilibrium-wall-fn?

Enable/disable non-equilibrium wall functions.

user-defined-wall-functions?

Enable/disable user-defined wall functions.

werner-wengle-wall-fn?

Enable/disable Werner-Wengle wall functions.

wf-pressure-gradient-effects?

Enable/disable wall function pressure- gradient effects.

wf-thermal-effects?

Enable/disable wall function thermal effects.

reynolds-stress-model?

Enable/disable the Reynolds-stress turbulence model.

rng-differential-visc?

Enable/disable the differential-viscosity model.

rng-swirl-model?

Enable/disable swirl corrections for rng-model.

rsm-linear-pressure-strain?

Enable/disable the linear pressure-strain model in RSM.

rsm-omega-based?

Enable/disable the low-Reynolds-Stress-omega model.

rsm-solve-tke?

Enable/disable the solution of T.K.E. in RSM model.

rsm-ssg-pressure-strain?

Enable/disable quadratic pressure-strain model in RSM.

rsm-wall-echo?

Enable/disable wall-echo effects in RSM model.

sa-alternate-prod?

Enable/disable strain/vorticity production in Spalart- Allmaras model.

sa-damping?

Enable/disable full low-Reynolds number form of Spalart-Allmaras model.

spalart-allmaras?

Enable/disable Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model.

turbulence-expert/

Enter the turbulence expert menu.

kato-launder-model?

Enable/disable Kato-Launder modification.

kw-vorticity-based-production?

Enable/disable vorticity based production.

low-re-ke?

Enable/disable the low-Re

low-re-ke-index

turbulence model.

Select which low-Reynolds-number available: Index Model 0 1 2 3 4 5 Abid

model is to be used. Six models are

Lam-Bremhorst Launder-Sharma Yang-Shih Abe-Kondoh-Nagano Chang-Hsieh-Chen

Contact your Fluent technical support engineer for more details.

rke-cmu-rotation-term?

Modify the

definition for the realizable

model.

Note that the use of the realizable - model with multiple reference frames is not recommended. This text command is provided for expert users who want to experiment with this combination of models. Others should use it only on the advice of a technical support engineer.
non-newtonian-modification?

Enable/disable non-Newtonian modification for Lam-Bremhorst model.

restore-sst-v61?

Enable/disable SST formulation of v6.1.

thermal-p-function?

Enable/disable Jayatilleke P function.

turb-non-newtonian?

Enable/disable turbulence for non-Newtonian fluids.

turb-pk-compressible?

Enable/disable turbulent production due to compressible divergence.

user-defined

Set user-defined functions related to turbulent viscosity.

v2f?

Enable/disable V2F turbulence model.

zero-equation-hvac?

Enable/disable zero-equation HVAC turbulence model.

operating-conditions/

Enter the define operating conditions menu.

gravity

Set gravitational acceleration.

operating-density?

Enable/disable use of a specified operating density.

operating-pressure

Set the operating pressure.

operating-temperature

Set the operating temperature for Boussinesq.

reference-pressure-location

Set the location of the cell whose pressure value is used to adjust the gauge pressure field for incompressible flows that do not involve any pressure boundaries.
used-ref-pressure-location

See the actual coordinates of the reference pressure used.

periodic-conditions/

Enter the periodic conditions menu.

massflow-rate-specification?

Enable/disable specification of mass flow rate at the periodic boundary.

pressure-gradient-specification?

Enable/disable specification of pressure gradient at the periodic boundary.

phases/

Enter the phases menu.

domain/

Enter the domain menu.

interaction-domain

Set models and properties for a domain of this type.

phase-domain

Set models and properties for a domain of this type.

profiles/

Enter the boundary profiles menu.

delete

Delete a profile.
delete-all

Delete all boundary-profiles.

interpolation-method

Choose the method for interpolation of profiles.

list-profiles

List all profiles.

list-profile-fields

List the fields of a particular profile.

morphing?

Enable/disable profile morphing options in Orient Profile panel.

update-interval

Set interval between updates of dynamic profiles.

turbo/

Enter the turbo menu.

define-topology

Define a turbo topology.

grid-method

Set turbo structured grid generation method.

search-method

Set search method for a topology.

projection-method

Set 2D projection method.

units

Set unit conversion factors.

user-defined/

Enter the user-defined functions and scalars menu.

1D-coupling

Load 1D library.
compiled-functions

Open user-defined function library.

execute-on-demand

Execute UDFs on demand.

fan-model

Configure user-defined fan model.

function-hooks

Hook up user-defined functions.

heat-exchanger/

Enter the heat exchanger menu.

delete-heat-exchanger-group

Delete heat-exchanger group.

heat-exchanger?

Enable/disable heat-exchanger model.

heat-exchanger-group

Define heat-exchanger group.

heat-exchanger-macro-report

Report the computed values of heat rejection, outlet temperature, and inlet temperature for the macroscopic cells (macros) in a heat exchanger.
heat-exchanger-model

Define heat-exchanger core model.

heat-exchanger-report

Report the computed values of total heat rejection, outlet temperature, and inlet temperature for a specified heat-exchanger core.
heat-exchanger-zone

Specify the zone that represents the heat exchanger, the dimensions of the heat exchanger, the macro grid, and the coolant direction and properties.
interpreted-functions

Load interpreted user-defined functions.

real-gas

Enter the real-gas menu to enable/configure real gas model.

nist-real-gas-model

Load the NIST real-gas library.

nist-multispecies-real-gas-model

Load the NIST real-gas library.

user-defined-multispecies-real-gas-model

Load a user-defined multispecies real-gas library.

user-defined-real-gas-model

Load the user-defined real-gas library.

use-contributed-cpp?

Enable/disable use of cpp from the Fluent.Inc/contrib directory.

user-defined-memory

Allocate user-defined memory.

user-defined-scalars

Define user-defined scalars.

4. exit
exit

Exit program.

5. file/
auto-save/

Enter the auto save menu.

append-file-name-with

Set the suffix for auto-saved files. The file name can be appended by flow-time, timestep value, or by user-specified flags in file name.

case-frequency

Specify the frequency (in iterations or time steps) with which case files are saved.
data-frequency

Specify the frequency (in iterations or time steps) with which data files are saved.
overwrite-existing-files

Overwrite existing files when files are automatically saved.

root-name

Specify the root name for the files that are saved.
max-files

Set the maximum number of files. Once the maximum is reached, files will be erased as new files are written.
binary-files?

Indicate whether to write binary or text format case and data files.
confirm-overwrite?

Confirm attempts to overwrite existing files.

define-macro

Save input to a named macro.

export/

Export case and data information.

abaqus

Write an ABAQUS file.

ansys

Write an ANSYS file.

ansys-input

Write an ANSYS input file.

ascii

Write an ASCII file.

avs

Write an AVS UCD file.

cgns

Write a CGNS file.

custom-heat-flux

Write a generic file for heat transfer.

dx

Write an IBM Data Explorer format file.

ensight

Write EnSight geometry, velocity, and scalar files.

ensight-gold

Write EnSight Gold geometry, velocity, and scalar files.

ensight-gold-transient

Write EnSight Gold Transient geometry, velocity, and scalar files.

fast-grid

Write FAST/Plot3D unstructured grid file.

fast-scalar

Write FAST/Plot3D unstructured scalar function file.

fast-solution

Write FAST/Plot3D unstructured solution file.

fast-velocity

Write FAST/Plot3D unstructured vector function file.

fieldview

Write FIELDVIEW case and data files.

fieldview-data

Write FIELDVIEW case and data files.

fieldview-unstruct-grid

Write FIELDVIEW unstructured grid-only file.

fieldview-unstruct-data

Write FIELDVIEW unstructured results-only file.

fieldview-unstruct

Write FIELDVIEW unstructured combined file.

gambit

Write GAMBIT neutral file.

icemcfd-for-icepak

Write a binary ICEMCFD domain file.

ideas

Write an I-deas universal file.

nastran

Write a NASTRAN file.

patran-neutral

Write a PATRAN neutral file.

patran-nodal

Write a PATRAN nodal results file.

radtherm

Export RADTHERM file.

tecplot

Write a Tecplot+3DV format file.

execute-macro

Run a previously defined macro.

import/

Import case and data information.

abaqus/

Import an ABAQUS file.

fil

Read an ABAQUS .fil result file as a case file.

input

Read an ABAQUS input file as a case file.

ansys/

Import an ANSYS file.

input

Read an ANSYS file as a case file.

result

Read an ANSYS result file as a case file.

cfx/

Import a CFX file.

definition

Read a CFX definition file as a case file.

result

Read a CFX definition file as a case file.

cgns/

Import a CGNS file.

data

Read data from CGNS file.

mesh

Import a CGNS mesh file.

mesh-data

Import a CGNS mesh file and data file.

chemkin-mechanism

Read a CHEMKIN mechanism file.

chemkin-report-each-line?

Enable/disable reporting after reading each line.

ensight

Read an EnSight file as a case file.

fidap

Import a FIDAP neutral file.

flamelet/

Import a flamelet file.

standard

Read a standard format flamelet file.

oppdif

Read an OPPDIF format flamelet file.

fluent4-case

Import a formatted FLUENT 4 case file.

gambit

Import a GAMBIT neutral file.

hypermesh

Read a HYPERMESH file as a case file.

ic3m

Read IC3M files.

ideas-universal

Import an I-deas Universal file.

lstc/

Import an LSTC file.

input

Read an LSTC input file as a case file.

state

Read an LSTC result file as a case file.

marc-post

Read a MARC POST file as a case file.

nastran/

Import a NASTRAN file.

bulkdata

Read a NASTRAN file as a case file.

output2

Read a NASTRAN op2 file as a case file.

partition/

Enter the partition menu to set conditions for partitioning a FLUENT case file during read.
metis

Read and partition a FLUENT case file.

metis-zone

Read and partition a FLUENT case file.

patran/

Import a PATRAN neutral file (zones defined by named components).

neutral

Read a PATRAN Neutral file (zones defined by named components) as a case file.
result

Read a PATRAN result file as a case file.

plot3d/

Import a PLOT3D file.

grid

Read a PLOT3D file as a case file.

result

Read a PLOT3D result file as a case file.

prebfc-structured

Import a formatted PreBFC structured mesh file.

ptc-mechanica

Read a PTC Mechanica Design file as a case file.

interpolate/

Interpolate data to/from another grid.

read-data

Read and interpolate data.

write-data

Write data for interpolation.

zone-selection

Define a list of cell zone IDs. If specified, interpolation data will be read/written for these cell zones only.
read-bc

Read and set boundary conditions from specified file.

read-case

Read a case file.

read-case-data

Read a case and a data file.

read-data

Read a data file.

read-field-functions

Read custom field function definitions from a file.

read-isat-table

Read ISAT Table.

read-journal

Read command input from a file.

read-macros

Read macro definitions from a file.

read-pdf

Read a PDF file.

read-profile

Read boundary profile data.

read-rays

Read a ray file.

read-surface-clusters

Read surface clusters from a file.

read-transient-table

Read table of transient boundary profile data.

read-viewfactors

Read view factors from a file.

set-batch-options

Sets the batch options.

show-configuration

Display current release and version information.

start-journal

Start recording all input in a file.

start-transcript

Start recording input and output in a file.

stop-journal

Stop recording input and close journal file.

stop-macro

Stop recording input to a macro.

stop-transcript

Stop recording input and output and close transcript file.

write-bc

Write out current boundary conditions in use.

write-boundary-grid

Write the boundary grid to a file.

write-surface-clusters/

Write the surface clusters to a file.

set-parameters

Set the parameters needed for the view factor calculations.

split-angle

Set the split angle for the clustering algorithm.

write-surface-clusters

Compute and write surface clusters for S2S radiation model.

write-case

Write a case file.

write-case-data

Write a case and a data file.

write-cleanup-script

Write the cleanup-script-file for FLUENT.

write-data

Write a data file.

write-fan-profile

Compute radial profiles for a fan zone and write them to a profile file.
write-field-functions

Write the currently defined custom field functions to a file.

write-flamelet

Write a flamelet file.

write-isat-table

Write ISAT Table.

write-macros

Write the currently defined macros to a file.

write-pdf

Write a pdf file.

write-profile

Write surface data as a boundary profile file.

6. grid/
check

Perform various grid consistency checks.

grid-info

Print zone information size.

make-hanging-interface

Create hanging interface between quad and tri zones.

memory-usage

Report solver memory use.

modify-zones/

Enter the zone modification menu. For a description of the items in this menu, see
define/boundary-conditions/modify-zone. polyhedra/

Enter the polyhedra menu.

convert-domain

Convert entire domain to polyhedra cells.

convert-skewed-cells

Convert skewed cells to polyhedra.

options/

Enter the polyhedra options menu.

parallel-migration-by-file

Enable cell migration by file input/output during convert-domain.

quality

Analyze the quality of the grid.

reorder/

Reorder domain menu.

band-width

Print cell bandwidth.

reorder-domain

Reorder cells and faces by reverse Cuthill-McKee algorithm.

reorder-zones

Reorder zones by partition, type, and ID.

rotate

Rotate the grid.

scale

Prompt for the scaling factors in each of the active Cartesian coordinate directions.
size-info

Print grid size.

smooth-grid

Smooth the grid using Laplace or skewness methods.

surface-mesh/

Enter the Surface Mesh menu.

delete

Delete surface mesh.

display

Display surface meshes.

read

Read surface meshes.

swap-grid-faces

Swap grid faces.

translate

Prompt for the translation offset in each of the active Cartesian coordinate directions.

7. parallel/
load-balancing

Set load balancing parameters.

network/

Enter the network configuration menu.

kill-all-nodes

Delete all compute nodes from virtual machine.

kill-node

Kill a specified compute node. The compute node is specified by its integer ID. Compute node 0 can only be killed if it is the last remaining compute node process.
load-hosts

Input a hosts database file.

path

Specify the path to the Fluent.Inc installation directory. For most cases, the path should never have to be set.
save-hosts

Write a hosts file containing all entries in the Available Hosts list.
spawn-node

Creates a compute node process. It prompts for a hostname and username. If no hostname is specified, the process will be spawned on the spawning machine. If no username is specified, the username of the spawning process will be used.

partition/

Enter the partition domain menu.

auto/

Set auto partition parameters.

across-zones

Enable auto partitioning by zone or by domain.

load-vector

Set the auto partition load vector.

method

Set the partition method.

pre-test

Set auto partition pre-testing optimization.

use-case-file-method

Use partitions in a prepartitioned case file.

combine-partition

Merge every N partitions.

merge-clusters

Calls the optimizer that attempts to decrease the number of interfaces by eliminating orphan cell clusters. (An orphan cluster is a group of connected cells such that each member has at least one face that is part of an interface boundary.)
method

Set the partition method.

print-active-partitions

Print active partition information (parallel solver).

print-partitions

Print partition information (serial solver).

print-stored-partitions

Print stored partition information (parallel solver).

reorder-partitions

Reorder partitions.
set/

Enter the set partition parameters menu.

across-zones

Allow partitions to cross zone boundaries (the default). If turned off, it will restrict partitioning to within each cell zone. This is recommended only when cells in different zones require significantly different amounts of computation during the solution phase; for example, if the domain contains both solid and fluid zones.
all-off

Turn off all optimizations.

all-on

Turn on all optimizations.

cell-function

Set cell function.

load-distribution

Set the number of cells desired for each partition. This is useful, for example, when computing on multiple machines with significantly different performance characteristics. If left unset, each partition will contain an approximately equal number of cells. Normalized relative values may be used for the entries.
merge

Toggle the optimizer that attempts to decrease the number of interfaces by eliminating orphan cell clusters.
origin

Set the , , and coordinate of the origin used by those partitioning functions that require a radial distance. By default, the origin is set to (0, 0, 0).
pre-test

Enable the operation that determines the best coordinate-splitting direction.

smooth

Toggle the optimizer that attempts to minimize the number of interfaces by modifying the partition boundaries to reduce surface area.
verbosity

Control the amount of information that is printed out during partitioning. If set to 1 (the default), a text character . is displayed during each bisection, and partition statistics are displayed once the partitioning completes. If set to 2, additional information about the bisection operation is displayed during each bisection. If set to 0, partition statistics and information during each bisection are not displayed.
smooth-partition

Call the optimizer that attempts to minimize the number of interfaces by modifying the partition boundaries to reduce surface area.
use-stored-partitions

Use this partitioning.

set/

Enter the set parallel parameters menu.

fast-i/o?

Use the fast I/O option.

partition-mask

Set partition mask.

time-out

Set spawn time-out in seconds.

verbosity

Set the parallel verbosity.

show-connectivity

Print the network connectivity for the selected compute node.

timer/

Enter the timer menu.

usage

Print performance statistics in the console window.

reset

Reset domain timers.

8. plot/
circum-avg-axial

Compute iso-axial band surfaces and plot data vs. axial coordinate on them.
circum-avg-radial

Compute iso-radial band surfaces and plot data vs. radius on them.
fft

Plot FFT of file data.

change-fft-ref-pressure

Change reference acoustic pressure.

file

Plot data from an external file.

file-list

Plot data from multiple external files.

file-set/

Set file plot parameters.

auto-scale?

Set the range for the and axes. If auto-scaling is not activated for a particular axis, you are prompted for the minimum and maximum data values.
background-color

Set the color of the field within the abscissa and ordinate axes.
key

Enable/disable display of curve key and set its window title.

labels

Set labels for plot axes.

lines

Set parameters for plot lines.

log?

Use log scales for one or both axes.

markers

Set parameters for data markers.

numbers

Set number formats for axes.

plot-to-file

Specify a file in which to write XY plot data.

rules

Set parameters for display of major and minor rules.

windows/

XY plot window options. For a description of the items in this menu, see
display/set/windows/xy. flamelet-curves/

Enter the flamelet curves menu.

write-to-file?

Write curve to a file instead of plot.

plot-curves

Plot of a curve property.

histogram

Plot a histogram of the specified solution variable using the defined range and number of intervals.
histogram-set/

Set histogram plot parameters. Sub-menu items are the same as file-set/ above.
plot

Plot solution on surfaces.

plot-direction

Set plot direction for XY plot.

residuals

Contains commands that allow you to select the variables for which you want to display XY plots of residual histories in the active graphics window.
residuals-set/

Set residual plot parameters. Sub-menu items are the same as file-set/ above.
solution

Plot solution on surfaces and/or zones.

solution-set/

Set solution plot parameters. Sub-menu items are the same as file-set/ above.

9. report/
dpm-sample

Sample trajectories at boundaries and lines/planes.

dpm-summary

Print discrete phase summary report.

fluxes/

Enter the fluxes menu.

heat-transfer

Print heat transfer rate at boundaries.

mass-flow

Print mass flow rate at inlets and outlets.

rad-heat-trans

Print radiation heat transfer rate at boundaries.

forces/

Enter the forces menu.

pressure-center

Print the center of pressure on wall zones.

wall-forces

Compute the forces along the specified force vector for all wall zones.
wall-moments

Compute the moments about the specified moment center for all wall zones.
particle-summary

Print summary report for all current particles.

path-line-summary

Print pathline summary report.

print-histogram

Print a histogram of a scalar quantity.

projected-surface-area

Compute the area of the projection of selected surfaces along the

reference-values/

, or

axis.

Enter the reference value menu.

area

Set reference area for normalization.

compute/

Compute reference values from zone boundary conditions.

density

Set reference density for normalization.

depth

Set reference depth for volume calculation.

enthalpy

Set reference enthalpy for enthalpy damping and normalization.

length

Set reference length for normalization.

list

List current reference values.

pressure

Set reference pressure for normalization.

temperature

Set reference temperature for normalization.

velocity

Set reference velocity for normalization.

viscosity

Set reference viscosity for normalization.

zone

Set reference zone.

species-mass-flow

Print list of species mass flow rate at inlets and outlets.

summary

Print the current settings for physical models, boundary conditions, material properties, and solution parameters.
surface-integrals/

Enter the surface integral menu.

area

Print the area of the selected surfaces.

area-weighted-average

Print area-weighted average of the specified quantity over the selected surfaces.
facet-avg

Print the facet average of the specified quantity over the selected surfaces.
facet-max

Print the maximum of the specified quantity over facet centroids of the selected surfaces.
facet-min

Print the minimum of the specified quantity over facet centroids of the selected surfaces.
flow-rate

Print the flow rate of the specified quantity over the selected surfaces.
integral

Print the integral of the specified quantity over the selected surfaces.
mass-flow-rate

Print the mass flow rate through the selected surfaces.

mass-weighted-avg

Print the mass-averaged quantity over the selected surfaces.

standard-deviation

Print the standard deviation of the scalar at the facet centroids of the surface.
sum

Print sum of scalar at facet centroids of the surfaces.

vertex-avg

Print the vertex average of the specified quantity over the selected surfaces.
vertex-max

Print the maximum of the specified quantity over vertices of the selected surfaces.
vertex-min

Print the minimum of the specified quantity over vertices of the selected surfaces.
volume-flow-rate

Print the volume flow rate through the selected surfaces.

uds-flow

Print list of user-defined scalar flow rate at boundaries.

volume-integrals/

Enter the volume integral menu.

mass-avg

Print mass-average of scalar over cell zones.

mass-integral

Print mass-weighted integral of scalar over cell zones.

maximum

Print maximum of scalar over all cell zones.

minimum

Print minimum of scalar over all cell zones.

sum

Print sum of scalar over all cell zones.

vol-avg

Print volume-weighted average of scalar over cell zones.

vol-integral

Print integral of scalar over cell zones.

volume

Print total volume of specified cell zones.

10. solve/
animate/

Enter the animation menu.

define/

Enter the animation definition menu.

define-monitor

Define new animation.

edit-monitor

Change animation monitor attributes.

playback/

Enter the animation playback menu.

delete

Delete animation sequence.

play

Play the selected animation.

read

Read new animation from file or already-defined animations.

write

Write animation sequence to the file.

dpm-update

Update discrete phase source terms.

dual-time-iterate

Perform unsteady iterations for a specified number of time steps.

execute-commands/

Enter the execute commands menu.

add-edit

Add or edit execute commands.

disable

Disable an execute command.

enable

Enable an execute command.

initialize/

Enter the flow initialization menu.

compute-defaults/

Enter the compute default values menu. You can select the type of zone from which you want to compute these values.
dpm-reset

Reset discrete phase source terms to zero.

fmg-initialization

Initialize using the full-multigrid initialization (FMG).

init-flow-statistics

Initialize unsteady statistics.

initialize-flow

Initialize the flow field with the current default values.

init-instantaneous-vel

Initialize unsteady velocity.

list-defaults

List default values.

repair-wall-distance

Correct wall distance at very high aspect ratio hexahedral/polyhedral cells.

set-defaults/

Set default initial values.

set-fmg-initialization/

Enter the set full-multigrid for initialization menu. Initial values for each variable can be set within this menu.
iterate

Perform a specified number of iterations.

mesh-motion

Perform mesh motion.

monitors/

Set solution monitors.

force/

Enter the force monitors menu.

clear-all-monitors-data

Discard the internal and external file data associated with the force monitors.
clear-drag-monitor-data

Discard the internal and external file data (if any exist) for the drag coefficient.
clear-lift-monitor-data

Discard the internal and external file data (if any exist) for the lift coefficient.
clear-moment-monitor-data

Discard the internal and external file data (if any exist) for the moment coefficient.
drag-coefficient

Set the parameters for monitoring the drag coefficient, including the list of wall zones on which to compute the coefficient, whether to print, plot, and/or write the data, the name of the output file (if appropriate), the plot window, and the force vector associated with the coefficient.
lift-coefficient

Set the parameters for monitoring the lift coefficient, including the list of wall zones on which to compute the coefficient, whether to print, plot, and/or write the data, the name of the output file (if appropriate), the plot window, and the force vector associated with the coefficient.
moment-coefficient

Set the parameters for monitoring the moment coefficient, including the list of wall zones on which to compute the coefficient, whether to print, plot, and/or write the data, the name of the output file (if appropriate), the plot window, the moment center associated with the coefficient, and which component of the moment vector to monitor.
monitor-unsteady-iters?

Specify (for transient calculations) whether the monitors are updated every iteration or every time step.
residual/

Enter the residual monitors menu.

check-convergence?

Choose which currently-monitored residuals should be checked for convergence.

convergence-criteria

Set convergence criteria for residuals that are currently being both monitored and checked.
criterion-type

Set convergence criterion type.

monitor?

Choose which residuals to monitor as printed and/or plotted output.

n-display

Set the number of most recent residuals to display in plots.

n-maximize-norms

Set the number of iterations through which normalization factors will be maximized.

normalization-factors

Set normalization factors for currently-monitored residuals (if normalize? is set to

yes). normalize?

Choose whether to normalize residuals in printed and plotted output.

n-save

Set number of residuals to be saved with data. History is automatically compacted when buffer becomes full.
plot?

Choose whether residuals will be plotted during iteration.

print?

Choose whether residuals will be printed during iteration.

relative-conv-criteria

Set relative convergence criteria for residuals that are currently being both monitored and checked.
re-normalize

Re-normalize residuals by maximum values.

reset?

Choose whether to delete the residual history and reset iteration counter to 1.
scale-by-coefficient?

Choose whether to scale residuals by coefficient sum in printed and plotted output.
window

Specify window in which residuals will be plotted during iteration.

statistic/

Enter the statistic monitors menu.

monitors

Choose which statistics to monitor as printed and/or plotted output.

plot?

Choose whether or not statistics will be plotted during iteration.

print?

Choose whether or not statistics will be printed during iteration.

window

Specify first window in which statistics will be plotted during iteration. Multiple statistics are plotted in separate windows, beginning with this one.
surface/

Contains commands to control surface monitoring.

clear-data

Clear current surface monitor data.

clear-monitors

Remove all defined surface monitors.

curves/

Enter the curves menu.

lines

Set lines parameters for surface monitors.

markers

Set markers parameters for surface monitors.

list-monitors

List defined surface monitors.

set-monitor

Define or modify a surface monitor.

volume/

Contains commands to control volume monitoring.

clear-data

Clear current volume monitor data.

clear-monitors

Remove all defined volume monitors.

list-monitors

List defined volume monitors.

set-monitor

Define or modify a volume monitor.

particle-history/

Enter the particle-history menu.

export-particle-data

Export particle history data.

import-particle-data

Import particle history data.

patch

Patch a value for a flow variable in the domain.

set/

Enter the set solution parameters menu.

adaptive-time-stepping

Set adaptive time stepping parameters.

bc-pressure-extrapolations

Set pressure extrapolations schemes on boundaries.

correction-tolerance/

Enter the correction tolerance menu.

courant-number

Set the fine-grid Courant number (time step factor). This command is available only for the coupled solvers.
data-sampling

Enable data sampling for unsteady flow statistics.

disable-reconstruction?

Completely disables reconstruction, resulting in totally first-order accuracy.

discretization-scheme/

Enter the discretization scheem menu. This allows you to select the discretization scheme for the convection terms in the solution equations, as well as the pressurevelocity coupling scheme for the pressure-based solver.
pressure

Select which Pressure model is to be used. Five models are available: Index Model 10 11 12 13 14
flow

Standard Linear Second Order Body Force Weighted PRESTO!

Select which Pressure-Velocity Coupling model is to be used. Three models are available: Index Model 20 SIMPLE

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mom

SIMPLEC PISO

Select which Momentum model is to be used. Four models are available: Index Model 0 1 2 4 First Order Upwind Second Order Upwind Power Law QUICK

The Energy and Turbulence models are indexed as in the Momentum model table above. Contact your Fluent technical support engineer for more details.
equations/

Select the equations to be solved.

expert

Set expert options.

flow-warnings?

Specify whether or not to print warning messages when reversed flow occurs at inlets and outlets, and when mass flow inlets develop supersonic regions. By default, flow warnings are printed.
flux-type

Set the flux type.

gradient-scheme

Set gradient options.

limiter-warnings?

Specify whether or not to print warning messages when quantities are being limited. By default, limiter warnings are printed.
limits

Set solver limits for various solution variables, in order to improve the stability of the solution.
max-corrections/

Enter the set max-corrections menu.

multi-grid-amg

Set the parameters that govern the algebraic multigrid procedure.

multi-grid-controls/

Set multigrid parameters and termination criteria.

multi-grid-fas

Set the parameters that control the FAS multigrid solver. This command appears only when the explicit coupled solver is used.
multi-stage

Set the multi-stage coefficients and the dissipation and viscous evaluation stages. This command appears only when the explicit coupled solver is used.

numerics

Set numerics options.

predict-next-time?

Applies a predictor algorithm for computing.

p-v-controls

Set pressure-velocity controls.

p-v-coupling

Select the pressure-velocity coupling scheme.

reactions?

Enable the species reaction sources and set relaxation factor.

relaxation-factor/

Enter the relaxation-factor menu.

relaxation-method

Set the solver relaxation method.

reporting-interval

Set the number of iterations for which convergence monitors are reported. The default is 1 (after every iteration).
residual-smoothing

Set the implicit residual smoothing parameters. This command is available only for the explicit coupled solver.
residual-tolerance/

Enter the residual tolerance menu.

residual-verbosity

Set the amount of residual information to be printed. A value of 0 (the default) prints residuals at the end of each fine grid iteration. A value of 1 prints residuals after every stage of the fine grid iteration. A value of 2 prints residuals after every stage on every grid level.
set-controls-to-default

Set controls to default values.

slope-limiter-set/

Select a new Fluent solver slope limiter.

stiff-chemistry

Set solver options for stiff chemistry solutions.

surface-tension

Set surface-tension calculation options.

time-step

Set the magnitude of the (physical) time step

under-relaxation/

Enter the under-relaxation menu, which allows you to set the under-relaxation factor for each equation that is being solved in a segregated manner.
variable-time-stepping

Set variable time-stepping options for VOF explicit schemes.

update-physical-time

Advance the unsteady solution to the next physical time level. Using this command in conjunction with the iterate command allows you to manually advance the solution in time (rather than doing it automatically with the dual-time-iterate command).

11. surface/
circle-slice

Extract a circular slice.

delete-surface

Remove a defined data surface.

iso-clip

Clip a data surface (surface, curve, or point) between two isovalues.

iso-surface

Extract an iso-surface (surface, curve, or point) from the current data field.
line-slice

Extract a linear slice in 2D, given the normal to the line and a distance from the origin.
line-surface

Define a "line'' surface by specifying the two endpoint coordinates.

list-surfaces

Display the ID and name, and the number of point, curve, and surface facets of the current surfaces.
mouse-line

Extract a line surface that you define by using the mouse to select the endpoints.
mouse-plane

Extract a planar surface defined by selecting three points with the mouse.
mouse-rake

Extract a "rake'' surface that you define by using the mouse to select the endpoints.
partition-surface

Define a data surface consisting of grid faces on the partition boundary.

plane

Create a plane given 3 points bounded by the domain.

plane-bounded

Create a bounded surface.

plane-point-n-normal

Create a plane from a point and normal.

plane-slice

Extract a planar slice.

plane-surf-aligned

Create a plane aligned to a surface.

plane-view-plane-align

Create a plane aligned to a view-plane.

point-array

Extract a rectangular array of data points.

point-surface

Define a "point'' surface by specifying the coordinates.

rake-surface

Extract a "rake'' surface, given the coordinates of the endpoints.

rename-surface

Rename a defined data surface.

sphere-slice

Extract a spherical slice.

surface-cells

Extract all cells intersected by a data surface.

transform-surface

Transform surface.
zone-surface

Create a surface of a designated zone and gives it a specified name.

12. turbo/
2d-contours

Display 2D contours.
avg-contours

Display average contours.

compute-report

Compute turbomachinery quantities.

current-topology

Set the current turbo topology for global use.

write-report

Write the turbo report to file.

xy-plot-avg

Display average XY plots.

13. view/
auto-scale

Scale and center the current scene without changing its orientation.
camera/

Enter the camera menu to modify the current viewing parameters.

dolly-camera

Adjust the camera position and target.

field

Set the field of view (width and height).

orbit-camera

Adjust the camera position without modifying the target.

pan-camera

Adjust the camera target without modifying the position.

position

Set the camera position.

projection

Toggles between perspective and orthographic views.

roll-camera

Adjust the camera up-vector.

target

Set the point to be the center of the camera view.

up-vector

Set the camera up-vector.

zoom-camera

Adjust the camera's field of view. This operation is similar to dollying the camera in or out of the scene. Dollying causes objects in front to move past you. Zooming changes the perspective effect in the scene (and can be disconcerting).
default-view

Reset view to front and center.

delete-view

Remove a view from the list.

last-view

Return to camera position before last manipulation.

list-views

List predefined and saved views.

read-views

Read views from a view file.

restore-view

Use a saved view.

save-view

Save the current view to the view list.

write-views

Write selected views to a view file.