AcuSolve Launch Settings

After meshing the model and setting the boundary conditions the model setup is ready for solving.

The solver can be launched by clicking Tools > AcuSolve or by clicking the icon.

Below is a list of the parameters and their descriptions in launching AcuSolve.

Problem Name: Specifies the name of the problem. All of the files during the solutions are created based on this name.
Problem Directory: Specifies the directory in which the input files for the problem are present.
Working directory: Specifies the directory in which the solution files are written.
Solver Modules: Specifies the type of solvers to be run. Solver modules include Prep, View, Solve, Prep-Solve and all.
Prep: Performs only the pre-processing of the model using AcuPrep module.
View: Performs only pre-processing of radiation parameters using the AcuView module.
Solve: Performs only the solver module of AcuSolve.
Prep-Solve: Performs the pre-processing of the flow parameters and solves the problem.
all: Performs all the modules of pre-processing and solving modules.
User Library list: If the simulation uses a user-defined function (UDF) then the name of compiled file should be placed for this parameter.
User argument list: Specifies the list of arguments to be passed on to the User Library list.
Number of Processors: Specifies the number of processors for running the problem.
Generate AcuSolve input files: Flag specifying whether or not to generate the input files.
Launch AcuSolve: Flag specifying whether or not to launch the solving process.
Run on remote host: Flag to specify whether to run on remote host/cluster.

In AcuSolve a simulation can be restarted from a previous solution by using the Restart tab in the Launch AcuSolve dialog. A description of the parameters for restart analysis is provided below.

From problem: Name of the problem from which restart has to be initiated.
From directory: Directory in which the previous solution files are present.
From run: Specifies the number of the run from which restart has to be initiated. A value of zero uses the last run available.
From time step: Specifies the time step from which the run has to be initiated. A value of zero uses the last available time step.
Reset time step: Flag specifying whether the time step numbering should be followed from the previous solution.
Reset time increment: Flag specifying whether to use the time increment from the previous problem. Using on uses the time increment mentioned in the present run.