

We do this by right clicking on the study in the Simulation Study tree and selecting ‘Properties’. In a SOLIDWORKS Simulation study, I added fixtures to the base of the sign supports and imported the flow loads into the study. We were then able to export this information as a pressure into SOLIDWORKS Simulation, through Tools > Flow Simulation > Tools > Export Results to Simulation: We ran this example through the intuitive Flow Simulation Wizard, simulating a wind of 90 mph blowing against the sign face:

In this example we will take the results of a previously run Flow Simulation on a road sign, then use the results as a loading condition in SOLIDWORKS Simulation: Covered topics include airfoil flow, boundary layers, flow meters, heat exchanger, natural and forced convection, pipe flow, rotating flow, tube bank flow and valve flow.Within SOLIDWORKS, if you are using Flow Simulation and Simulation (FEA), you can take advantage of an integrated feature which allows you to export Flow Simulation loads into FEA studies. Both internal and external flow problems are covered and compared with experimental results and analytical solutions. This book can also be used to show students the capabilities of fluid flow and heat transfer simulations in freshman and sophomore courses such as Introduction to Engineering. It is intended to be a supplement to undergraduate Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer related courses. The fourteen chapters of this book are directed towards first-time to intermediate level users of SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation. End of chapter exercises are included for reinforcement and practice of what has been learned. Each chapter starts with the objectives and a description of the specific problems that are studied.

The results from calculations are visualized and compared with theoretical solutions and empirical data. An Introduction to SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation 2016 takes you through the steps of creating the SOLIDWORKS part for the simulation followed by the setup and calculation of the SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation project.
