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

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Te

mp

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ture

(K)

Temperature distribution

0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5

Distance (mm)

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Te

mp

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ture

(K)

Temperature distribution

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0 0.5 1 1.5

Dsitance (mm)

Tem

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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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