File Session#
The FileSession class mimics the functionality of live session objects, allowing you
to access field data and other relevant information without a live Fluent session.
You command FileSession objects to read your input files before you access the data through
the FileSession object methods.
Sample usage#
The following examples cover both single-phase and multiphase cases. After case and data files are loaded, field information is accessed and some field data is extracted. Here, the extraction uses two approaches: a transaction-based approach where multiple data requests are bundled into each transaction and a direct approach where a sequence of separate requests are made.
Single-phase#
>>> from ansys.fluent.core import examples
>>> from ansys.fluent.core.file_session import FileSession
>>> case_file_name = examples.download_file("elbow1.cas.h5", "pyfluent/file_session")
>>> data_file_name = examples.download_file("elbow1.dat.h5", "pyfluent/file_session")
>>> file_session = FileSession()
>>> file_session.read_case(case_file_name)
>>> file_session.read_data(data_file_name)
>>> file_session.fields.field_info.get_scalar_field_range("SV_T")
[293.1446694544748, 313.1515948109515]
>>> file_session.fields.field_info.get_surfaces_info()
{'wall': {'surface_id': [3],
'zone_id': -1,
'zone_type': 'wall',
'type': 'plane'},
'symmetry': {'surface_id': [4],
'zone_id': -1,
'zone_type': 'wall',
'type': 'plane'},
.....
'default-interior': {'surface_id': [9],
'zone_id': -1,
'zone_type': 'wall',
'type': 'plane'}}
>>> file_session.fields.field_info.get_scalar_fields_info()
{'SV_ARTIFICIAL_WALL_FLAG': {'display_name': 'SV_ARTIFICIAL_WALL_FLAG',
'section': 'field-data',
'domain': 'phase-1'},
'SV_D': {'display_name': 'SV_D',
'section': 'field-data',
'domain': 'phase-1'},
.....
'SV_WALL_YPLUS_UTAU': {'display_name': 'SV_WALL_YPLUS_UTAU',
'section': 'field-data',
'domain': 'phase-1'}}
>>> file_session.fields.field_info.get_vector_fields_info()
{'velocity': {'x-component': 'SV_U',
'y-component': 'SV_V',
'z-component': 'SV_W'}}
>>> transaction = file_session.fields.field_data.new_transaction()
>>> transaction.add_surfaces_request([3, 4])
>>> transaction.add_scalar_fields_request("SV_T", [3, 4])
>>> transaction.add_vector_fields_request("velocity", [3, 4])
>>> transaction.get_fields()
{(('type', 'scalar-field'),
('dataLocation', 1),
('boundaryValues',
False)): {3: {'SV_T': array([293.14999, 293.14999, 293.14999, ..., 293.14999, 293.14999,
293.14999])}, 4: {'SV_T': array([293.14999, 293.14999, 293.14999, ..., 293.14999, 293.14999,
293.14999])}},
(('type',
'vector-field'),): {3: {'velocity': array([0., 0., 0., ..., 0., 0., 0.]), 'vector-scale': array([0.1])},
4: {'velocity': array([ 3.32643010e-01, 6.64311343e-03, 0.00000000e+00, ...,
4.56052223e-01, 2.45034248e-01, -1.24726618e-15]),
'vector-scale': array([0.1])}},
(('type',
'surface-data'),): {3: {'faces': array([ 4, 3, 2, ..., 727, 694, 3809], dtype=uint32), 'vertices': array([ 0. , -0.1016 , 0. , ..., 0.00620755,
-0.19304685, 0.03033731])},
4: {'faces': array([ 4, 295, 294, ..., 265, 1482, 2183], dtype=uint32),
'vertices': array([ 0. , -0.1016 , 0. , ..., 0.06435075,
-0.08779959, 0. ])}}
>>> from ansys.fluent.core.services.field_data import SurfaceDataType
>>> file_session.fields.field_data.get_surface_data([SurfaceDataType.Vertices], [3, 4])[3].shape
(3810, 3)
>>> file_session.fields.field_data.get_surface_data(data_types=[SurfaceDataType.Vertices], surfaces=[3, 4])[3][1500][0]
0.12405861914157867
>>> file_session.fields.field_data.get_scalar_field_data("SV_T", surfaces=["wall"])["wall"].shape
(3630,)
>>> file_session.fields.field_data.get_scalar_field_data("SV_T", surfaces=["wall"])["wall"][1500]
293.18071329432047
>>> file_session.fields.field_data.get_vector_field_data("velocity", surfaces=["symmetry"])["symmetry"].shape
(2018, 3)
>>> file_session.fields.field_data.get_vector_field_data("velocity", surfaces=["symmetry"])["symmetry"][1000][0]
0.001690600193527586
Multiphase#
>>> from ansys.fluent.core import examples
>>> from ansys.fluent.core.file_session import FileSession
>>> case_file_name = examples.download_file("mixing_elbow_mul_ph.cas.h5", "pyfluent/file_session")
>>> data_file_name = examples.download_file("mixing_elbow_mul_ph.dat.h5", "pyfluent/file_session")
>>> file_session = FileSession()
>>> file_session.read_case(case_file_name)
>>> file_session.read_data(data_file_name)
>>> file_session.fields.field_info.get_scalar_field_range("phase-2:SV_P")
[0.0, 1.5435200335871788e-11]
>>> file_session.fields.field_info.get_scalar_fields_info()
{'phase-1:SV_ARTIFICIAL_WALL_FLAG': {'display_name': 'SV_ARTIFICIAL_WALL_FLAG',
'section': 'field-data',
'domain': 'phase-1'},
'phase-1:SV_DENSITY': {'display_name': 'SV_DENSITY',
'section': 'field-data',
'domain': 'phase-1'},
.....
'phase-4:': {'display_name': '',
'section': 'field-data',
'domain': 'phase-4'}}
>>> file_session.fields.field_info.get_vector_fields_info()
{'phase-1:velocity': {'x-component': 'phase-1: SV_U',
'y-component': 'phase-1: SV_V',
'z-component': 'phase-1: SV_W'},
.....
'phase-4:velocity': {'x-component': 'phase-4: SV_U',
'y-component': 'phase-4: SV_V',
'z-component': 'phase-4: SV_W'}}
>>> transaction = file_session.fields.field_data.new_transaction()
>>> transaction.add_scalar_fields_request("phase-1:SV_DENSITY", [30])
>>> transaction.add_vector_fields_request("phase-1:velocity", [30])
>>> transaction.get_fields()
{(('type', 'scalar-field'),
('dataLocation', 1),
('boundaryValues',
False)): {30: {'phase-1:SV_DENSITY': array([1.225, ..... 1.225])}},
(('type',
'vector-field'),): {30: {'phase-1:velocity': array([0., ..... 0.]),
'vector-scale': array([0.1])}}}
>>> from ansys.fluent.core.services.field_data import SurfaceDataType
>>> file_session.fields.field_data.get_surface_data([SurfaceDataType.Vertices], [30])[30].shape
(79, 3)
>>> file_session.fields.field_data.get_surface_data([SurfaceDataType.Vertices], [30])[30][50][0]
0.14896461503555408
>>> file_session.fields.field_data.get_scalar_field_data("phase-1:SV_P", surfaces=["wall-elbow"])["wall-elbow"].shape
(2168,)
>>> file_session.fields.field_data.get_scalar_field_data("phase-1:SV_P", surfaces=["wall-elbow"])["wall-elbow"][1100]
1.4444035696104466e-11
>>> file_session.fields.field_data.get_vector_field_data("phase-2:velocity", surfaces=["wall-elbow"])["wall-elbow"].shape
(2168, 3)
>>> file_session.fields.field_data.get_vector_field_data("phase-2:velocity", surfaces=["wall-elbow"])["wall-elbow"][1000][0]
0.0
Visualization sample usage#
You can use the ansys-fluent-visualization package to display the mesh and to visualize results via contours, vectors and other post-processing objects.
>>> from ansys.fluent.visualization import set_config
>>> set_config(blocking=True, set_view_on_display="isometric")
>>> import ansys.fluent.core as pyfluent
>>> from ansys.fluent.core import examples
>>> from ansys.fluent.visualization.matplotlib import Plots
>>> from ansys.fluent.visualization.pyvista import Graphics
>>> from ansys.fluent.core.file_session import FileSession
>>> fileSession=FileSession()
>>> fileSession.read_case("elbow1.cas.h5")
>>> fileSession.read_data("elbow1.dat.h5")
>>> graphics = Graphics(session=fileSession)
Display mesh at wall.
>>> mesh1 = graphics.Meshes["mesh-1"]
>>> mesh1.show_edges = True
>>> mesh1.surfaces_list = [ "wall"]
>>> mesh1.display("w1")
Display temperature contour at symmetry.
>>> contour1 = graphics.Contours["mesh-1"]
>>> contour1.node_values = False
>>> contour1.field = "SV_T"
>>> contour1.surfaces_list = ['symmetry']
>>> contour1.display('w2')
Display velocity vector data at symmetry and wall.
>>> velocity_vector = graphics.Vectors["velocity-vector"]
>>> velocity_vector.field = "SV_T"
>>> velocity_vector.surfaces_list = ['symmetry', 'wall']
>>> velocity_vector.display("w3")