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                                1 decade ago                            
                            
                                23 nov 2010, 05:39 GMT-5                            
                        
                        
                                                    Angeliki,
sounds like you can do it in 2D axial symmetry. Radial components of your fields must be zero on the symmetry axis, to avoid discontinuities. You should set up your geometry on one side of the symmetry axis. The corresponding 3D geometry results from a revolution around the z-axis. 
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Edgar                                                
                                                
                            Angeliki,
sounds like you can do it in 2D axial symmetry. Radial components of your fields must be zero on the symmetry axis, to avoid discontinuities. You should set up your geometry on one side of the symmetry axis. The corresponding 3D geometry results from a revolution around the z-axis. 
Best regards
Edgar                        
                                                
                                                                                                            
                                             
                                            
                                                
    
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                                1 decade ago                            
                            
                                23 nov 2010, 06:04 GMT-5                            
                        
                        
                                                    thank you so much!
I changed my geometry to the one side of the axis. However my initial condition (before pumping water from the well) is not axisymmetric. It is steady flow in the ground from the left to the right (if we had 3D coordinates it would be constant flow in the x direction in the whole geometry and no flow in the y or z directions). Can I do this in 2-D axisymmetric? or do I need to contruct a 3D model?
thank you again!!                                                
                                                
                            thank you so much!
I changed my geometry to the one side of the axis. However my initial condition (before pumping water from the well) is not axisymmetric. It is steady flow in the ground from the left to the right (if we had 3D coordinates it would be constant flow in the x direction in the whole geometry and no flow in the y or z directions). Can I do this in 2-D axisymmetric? or do I need to contruct a 3D model?
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                                1 decade ago                            
                            
                                23 nov 2010, 07:18 GMT-5                            
                        
                        
                                                    Indeed, such a linear flow field is not axially symmetric and you will need to do it in 3D.
You might consider to start in 2D planar symmetry though. You could set up a T-shaped geometry with a horizontal flow field and something like a pipe entering in to the horizontal flow to model the well.
It is in general a good idea to start with something simplified in 2D, collect some results and then generalize into 3D. 
Regards
Edgar                                                
                                                
                            Indeed, such a linear flow field is not axially symmetric and you will need to do it in 3D.
You might consider to start in 2D planar symmetry though. You could set up a T-shaped geometry with a horizontal flow field and something like a pipe entering in to the horizontal flow to model the well.
It is in general a good idea to start with something simplified in 2D, collect some results and then generalize into 3D. 
Regards
Edgar                        
                                                
                                                                                                            
                                             
                        
                        
                            
                                                                                        
                                Ivar KJELBERG
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                                1 decade ago                            
                            
                                23 nov 2010, 09:47 GMT-5                            
                        
                        
                                                    Hi
if I remember right in 2D axi you should stay on the right side (Q1+Q4) of the axis, and if possible avoid going onto the axis (not strictly required, but in V3.5 you could only have brick elements on the axis), in V4 I'm not sure anylonger how it is, apart that the +X rule holds too
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Good luck
Ivar                                                
                                                
                            Hi
if I remember right in 2D axi you should stay on the right side (Q1+Q4) of the axis, and if possible avoid going onto the axis (not strictly required, but in V3.5 you could only have brick elements on the axis), in V4 I'm not sure anylonger how it is, apart that the +X rule holds too
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Good luck
Ivar