8.4 Fluid elements in Abaqus/CFD

Products: Abaqus/CFD  Abaqus/CAE  

Benefits: Fluid elements allow you to discretize the fluid domain in a fluid flow analysis.

Description: For an Abaqus/CFD analysis, the sole purpose of the fluid element type is to define the shape of the element used to discretize the continuum. Two new fluid elements are available: FC3D4 and FC3D8.

Abaqus/CAE Usage: 
Mesh module:
    MeshElement Type: Family: Fluid
References:

Abaqus Analysis User's Manual

Abaqus/CAE User's Manual