A Graphical User interface for the CFD solver �of the SU2 software suite��Nijso Beishuizen��Technische Universiteit Eindhoven�Bosch Thermotechnology Deventer

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A GUI for SU2

• Introduction
• Trame
• Architecture
• Demo (interactive)
• Next steps

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A GUI for SU2

current workflow: several tools (editor, paraview,...)

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A GUI for SU2

current workflow: several tools (editor, paraview,...)

check tutorials for real-time update with paraview!

https://su2code.github.io/tutorials/paraview_live/

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A GUI for SU2

Graphical User Interface:

one environment for

• preprocessing
• running/monitoring

current workflow: several tools (editor, paraview,...)

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A GUI for SU2

Main goals:

• easy to use

New users: set up and run a case in an easy and robust way

• automate complex tasks

Experienced users: perform more complex tasks with a few buttons

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A GUI for SU2

Main goals:

• easy to use

New users: set up and run a case in an easy and robust way

• automate complex tasks

Experienced users: perform more complex tasks with a few buttons

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A GUI for SU2

Main goals:

• easy to use

New users: set up and run a case in an easy and robust way

• automate complex tasks

Experienced users: perform more complex tasks with a few buttons

Internal | HC-CS/XHC4 | 2023-10-21

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A GUI for SU2

• Introduction
• Trame
• Architecture
• Demo (interactive)
• Next steps

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A GUI for SU2

is:

• an open-source platform for creating interactive and powerful visual analytics applications.
• based on Python, and leveraging platforms such as VTK, ParaView, and Vega.
• able to create web-based applications in minutes.
• being developed by

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https://kitware.github.io/trame/

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A GUI for SU2

• Simple�All the logic and UI definition can be done in plain Python
• Powerful�Python offer scientific and information data visualization with capable data processing (numpy, Plotly, Matplotlib, VTK, ParaView...)
• Ubiquitous�Runs on laptops, desktops, clusters, and the cloud while displaying everywhere (phone, tablet, laptop, workstation)

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A GUI for SU2

• Introduction
• Trame
• Architecture
• Demo (interactive)
• Next steps

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A GUI for SU2

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A GUI for SU2

main menu bar

Rendering window

Git-tree

submenu

layout of the GUI

Main menu bar:

loading and saving mesh, cfg and restart file, main visualization options

Git-tree:

All main options

Submenu:

options that depend on main options

Popup window:

for detailed submenu options

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popup

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A GUI for SU2

main menu bar

Git-tree

submenu

Mesh

History

Rendering window

layout of the GUI

Rendering window:

Different tabs for visualization.

Mesh tab: visualizes 2D or 3D mesh.

History tab: visualizes the residuals from the history file

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A GUI for SU2

JSON

SU2_CFD

setup

monitor

history

solution

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A GUI for SU2

Client side setup:

start GUI locally, access through browser

https://localhost:8080

Server side setup:

start GUI on server, access through browser

https://www.su2online.com:8080

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A GUI for SU2

• Introduction
• Trame
• Architecture
• Demo (interactive)
• Next steps

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A GUI for SU2

starting window with red square

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A GUI for SU2

2D mesh “primitive venturi” loaded

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A GUI for SU2

Note that menu and submenu can have a scrollbar

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A GUI for SU2

You can load and visualize the solution and use it as initial condition

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A GUI for SU2

Boundaries are highlighted when selected

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A GUI for SU2

Switch tabs to see real-time update of residuals or flow

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A GUI for SU2

• Introduction
• Trame
• Architecture
• Demo (interactive)
• Next steps

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A GUI for SU2 – next steps

In the mean time, download from:

https://github.com/bigfooted/su2gui

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• bug fixes
• documentation
• JSON validation

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• species,combustion
• unsteady flows
• multizone

• history variables
• monitoring points
• multi 2D/3D views

v1.0

v2.0

v3.0

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