After successful completion, SU2 writes results in various files. The data from these files can be directly viewed, visualized, and or used for further postprocessing.
One of the files is ("forces_breakdown.dat") which summarizes convergence including flow properties, numerical parameters, and resulting force and moment values. As an AIM output, this file is parsed for force and moment coefficients, and printed as closing remarks.
Net Forces - Pressure + Viscous:
- CLtot = The lift coefficient.
- CDtot = The drag coefficient.
- CSFtot = The skin friction coefficient.
- CMXtot = The moment coefficient about the x-axis.
- CMYtot = The moment coefficient about the y-axis.
- CMZtot = The moment coefficient about the z-axis.
- CXtot = The force coefficient about the x-axis.
- CYtot = The force coefficient about the y-axis.
- CZtot = The force coefficient about the z-axis.
Pressure Forces:
- CLtot_p = The lift coefficient - pressure contribution only.
- CDtot_p = The drag coefficient - pressure contribution only.
- CSFtot_p = The skin friction coefficient - pressure contribution only.
- CMXtot_p = The moment coefficient about the x-axis - pressure contribution only.
- CMYtot_p = The moment coefficient about the y-axis - pressure contribution only.
- CMZtot_p = The moment coefficient about the z-axis - pressure contribution only.
- CXtot_p = The force coefficient about the x-axis - pressure contribution only.
- CYtot_p = The force coefficient about the y-axis - pressure contribution only.
- CZtot_p = The force coefficient about the z-axis - pressure contribution only.
Viscous Forces:
- CLtot_p = The lift coefficient - viscous contribution only.
- CDtot_p = The drag coefficient - viscous contribution only.
- CSFtot_p = The skin friction coefficient - viscous contribution only.
- CMXtot_p = The moment coefficient about the x-axis - viscous contribution only.
- CMYtot_p = The moment coefficient about the y-axis - viscous contribution only.
- CMZtot_p = The moment coefficient about the z-axis - viscous contribution only.
- CXtot_p = The force coefficient about the x-axis - viscous contribution only.
- CYtot_p = The force coefficient about the y-axis - viscous contribution only.
- CZtot_p = The force coefficient about the z-axis - viscous contribution only.