Error while plotting Streamline in 3D Plot

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Dear All,
I want to plot streamline from 3d CSV Data that includes columns as [x, y, z, u1, u2, u3, T ].
where,

x, y, z - —> 3d co-ordinates
u1, u2, u3 --------> velocity components along x, y, and z dirn resp.
T → temperature value at (x, y, z) coordinate

I want to generate streamline using this CSV data. For this, I have followed steps as:

  1. upload data
  2. Applied filter convert data in TabletoPoint
  3. Applied filter Delanau 3d
  4. Applied filter Calculator for computing Steamline equation and the equation is
    streamline = [ Vx * iHat+ Vy * jHat+ Vz * kHat ]

but, it is showing an error as “Undefined symbol Vx”.

Kindly help me to fix it.

CSV data is
data.csv (332.6 KB)

2

Hi,

There is no Vx data array in your file. Do you mean u1 ?

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Yes @nicolas.vuaille

Here, Vx -----> u1, Vy----> u2, Vz------>u3

Also, please suggest the steps for generating the streamlines and Velocity vector.

Thanks for acknowledging the topic.

4

Hi,

you can merge velocity components into one array using Merge Vector Components.
you can try the Streamlines filter, that creates streamlines (from some generated seeds)

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Hello @nicolas.vuaille
I have followed the steps

But as I am applying the streamtracer option on Velocity vector, the Paraview gets closed completely.

can you comment on it?

Also, I have attached the snapshot for your reference, please comment on the steps.

para_vel
para_vel1102×1005 192 KB

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Ugh, indeed, there is an issue here …

edit
Streamtracer expects a connectivity between points, so it wont work on point cloud. A solution is to add a Delaunay 3D after the Table To Points.

edit2
an issue is already open about the crash: https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/13249

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Now it works correctly for me.

May I ask one more doubt for
a) Domain includes a hollow cylinder having a center (0.5, 0.5, Z) and Z varies from 0 to 1.

Can we plot results for such a domain using CSV data?

para_steam2
para_steam21226×972 173 KB

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Nice!

I’m not sure to understand what you want to do:

  • plot: which kind of view do you expect? in paraview plot means line chart
  • results: which data ? The vector field ? The streamlines ?

Also, feel free to create a new post if needed

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Thanks @nicolas.vuaille Sir for your quick response.
Firstly, I am trying to generate the 3d domain (attached fig) with CSV data, where a circular cylinder is placed at the center.

Mainly to avoid the 3d triangulation to the inner cylinder and then other result plots (streamlines mainly).

tcircle

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Creating meshes (including surfaces) from point cloud is not so easy task.

I fear you need Delaunay. Then you may Extract surface if you do not want inner triangles, and you can Clip with a cylinder to remove the inner cylinder.

Also, if you have more issues with this part, a new post may be more appropriate: I’m not expert on meshing and people who does will not be catched by this post :slight_smile:

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