- Importing the mesh and saving the simulation.
- Visualizing the geometry.
- Defining and renaming regions and boundaries.
- Scaling the mesh.
- Defining physical models.
- Defining material properties required for the selected models.
- Creating region interfaces.
- Defining boundary conditions.
- Specifying porosity coefficients.
- Monitoring the solution progress.
- Setting up stopping criteria.
- Initializing and running the solver until monitored values approach an asymptotic solution.
- Evaluating the solution results using STAR-CCM+'s visualization and reporting facilities.