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Calculating and plotting the fluid flux over a surface

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Hello,

I am modeling fluid flow in a network with a single input and multiple parallel outputs. The inlet is at a given pressure and the outlets are at zero pressure. I would like to calculate the fluid flux (volumetric flow rate) across the inlet and the outlets.

I started by going to Definitions > Model Couplings > Integration. I created a separate integration for the inlet and each outlet. I added the respective boundary to each Integration. I basically followed the procedure outlined in this video at around the 10 minute mark: http://www.comsol.com/video/359/

Following the video, I went to Study > Update Solution (I had already computed the solution), then I went to Results > 1D Plot Group, then 1D Plot Group > Global. In the Global plot I added the Integrations for the inlet and outlets under the y-Axis Data. E.g. inlet(spf.U), outlet1(spf.U), outlet2(spf.U), etc. The plot showed data that seemed to make sense (the outlets summed was about equal to the inlet). However, the ideal form for the data would be a two columned table with the boundary in the first column and the volumetric flow rate in the other. I want the exact numerical value as opposed to a dot on a graph.

Does anyone know how to do this? Using a Table Graph plot instead of a Global plot didn't seem to be what I wanted.

Thanks,
Steve


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