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Initial Flow Velocity

In one sentence: Set the uniform starting velocity field for a transient fluid flow analysis or provide an initial guess for steady-state convergence.

Overview

Workbench: FEM
Menu: FEM → Model → Fluid BCs → Initial Flow Velocity

Sets the uniform starting velocity field for a transient (time-dependent) fluid flow analysis using Elmer. At t = 0, every point in the fluid domain has this velocity. For steady-state flow, it serves as an initial guess for the iterative Navier-Stokes solver.

Parameters

Parameter Description
Velocity (x, y, z) Initial velocity vector (m/s)
Enable component Toggle each velocity component independently

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