To launch ANSYS Workbench on Linux, open a command line interface and enter the path to runwb?.

For example:
-/ansys_inc/vI4S/Framework/bin/Linux4/runwb?
The Project Schematic appears with an Unsaved Project. By default, ANSYS Workbench is configured
to show the Getting Started dialog box that describes basic operations in ANSYS Workbench. To
control the display of this dialog box, select Tools>Options from the main menu and go to Project
Management>Startup and select or clear the Show Getting Started Dialog check box.
2. Create a directory where you will store your project (this is your working directory). For example, under
My Documents, create a directory named SystemCouplingHeatingCoilTutorial.
3. Select File>Save.
A Save As dialog box appears.
4. Select the path to your working directory to store files created during this tutorial.
5. Under File name, type SystemCouplingHeatingCoil and click Save.
The project files and their associated directory locations appear under the Files view. To make the
Files view visible, select View>Files from the main menu of ANSYS Workbench.
6. This tutorial uses the geometry file, HeatingCoil.agdb, and a FLUENT mesh file, HeatingCoil-
FLUENTMesh.msh, for setting up the project. To access tutorials and their input files on the ANSYS
Customer Portal, go to http://support.ansys.com/training.
Copy the supplied geometry file, HeatingCoil.agdb, and the mesh file, HeatingCoilFLU-
ENTMesh.msh, to the user_files directory that is in the SystemCouplingHeating-
Coil_files directory.
By working with copies of the geometry and mesh files in your working directory, you prevent
accidental changes to the original files.
7. To ensure that Named Selections will be transferred between applications:
a. From the Project page, select Tools>Options>Geometry Import.
b. Under Basic Options, check the box for Named Selections and remove NS from Filtering Prefixes.
c. Click OK.
Setting the Units in ANSYS Workbench
To ensure that the units for this project are set correctly, select Units from the top menu bar and confirm
that Metric (kg,m,s,C,A,N,V) is checked.
Adding Analysis and Component Systems
In ANSYS Workbench, set up an analysis system in order to transfer data from a Steady-State Thermal
system to a Fluid Flow system, as outlined in this section.
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1. Drag a Steady-State Thermal system from the Analysis Systems toolbox and drop it onto the Project
Schematic.
2. From the Analysis Systems toolbox, drag a Fluid Flow (Fluent) system onto the Project Schematic
and drop it to the right of the Steady-State Thermal system.
3. You will use the System Coupling infrastructure to obtain data from the Steady-State Thermal system
for use in the Fluid Flow (Fluent) system. From the Component Systems toolbox, drag a System
Coupling system and drop it to the right of the Fluid Flow (Fluent) system.
4. Drag the Setup cell from the Fluid Flow (Fluent) system (B4) and drop it onto the Setup cell in the
System Coupling system (C2). That establishes the relationship between the fluid flow and the external
data that is coming in through system coupling.
5. From the Component Systems toolbox, drag an External Data system onto the Project Schematic and
drop it between the Steady-State Thermal system and the Fluid Flow (Fluent) system.
Note that this changes the lettering of the Fluid Flow (Fluent) system from (B) to (C) and the
System Coupling system from (C) to (D).
6. Drag the Setup cell from the External Data system (B2) and drop it onto the Setup cell in the System
Coupling system (D2).
7. Save the project: click Save .
The Project Schematic should appear as shown in Figure 14: Project Schematic of a Fluid Solid Interface,
System Coupling Problem (p. 100).
Figure 14: Project Schematic of a Fluid Solid Interface, System Coupling Problem
The Structural and Fluid systems contain various cells. ANSYS Workbench provides visual indications of
the state of a cell at any given time via icons on the right side of each cell. In Figure 14: Project
Schematic of a Fluid Solid Interface, System Coupling Problem (p. 100), most cells appear with a blue
question mark , indicating that cells need to be set up before continuing the analysis. As these cells
are set up, the data transfer occurs from top to bottom. See Understanding Cell States for a description
of various cell states.
Now the project is ready for further processing. A project schematic such as this with interconnected
systems enables you to perform a multiphysics analysis by adding a new geometry, setting up the
physics of the individual systems (Steady-State Thermal, and Fluid Flow systems in this example), and
also viewing the results.
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Tutorial: Heat Transfer from a Heating Coil
Adding New Materials for the Project
1. On the Project Schematic, double-click the Engineering Data cell in the Steady-State Thermal system
(A2).
In the windows that appear, you will set the Material Properties for the coil.
2. In the Outline of Schematic A2: Engineering Data window, note that Structural Steel is the first entry
in the Material section. Right-click the empty row at the bottom of the Material section, just below
the Structural Steel entry to add a new material for the project.
3. Select Engineering Data Sources.
4. Click General Materials in the Data Source column of the Engineering Data Sources window.
5. In the Contents of General Materials section, click the plus sign beside the Copper Alloy option to
add copper alloy material to the project.
6. You now have all the material properties that you need for the project. From the toolbar, click
to close the Engineering Data workspace and return to the Project Schematic.
7. From the main menu, select File>Save to save material settings to the project.
Adding Geometry to the Project
You will add geometry by importing an existing DesignModeler file.
1. On the Project Schematic, right-click the Geometry cell in the Steady-State Thermal system (A3) and
select Import Geometry>Browse.
2. In the Open dialog box, browse to your working directory, select SystemCouplingHeating-
Coil_files>user_files>HeatingCoil.agdb, and click Open.
Preparing the Steady-State Thermal Source Data
You will now define the physics for the steady-state thermal analysis.
Assigning the Material to the Geometry
To assign the material to the geometry:
1. On the Project Schematic, double-click the Model cell in the Steady-State Thermal system (A4). This
will open the Mechanical application.
2. In the Mechanical application, right-click Project>Model (A4)>Geometry>Part>Container and select
Suppress Body.
3. Click Project>Model (B4)>Geometry>Part>Coil.
4. In the Details of Coil view, click the arrow on the right side of Material>Assignment and select
Copper Alloy.
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