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IntroductiontoANSYS Meshing
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Introduction
Background
Thisworkshopassumeslittleorno
priorexperienceofANSYSMeshing. Basicworkflowwillbedemonstrated.
Objectives
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ProjectStartup
CreatetheProject
StartWorkbench.
Start>AllPrograms>ANSYS 14.0>Workbench14.0. IfhaveaccesstoDesignModeler, followtheinstructionsbelow. Thisworkshopusesthegeometry createdinworkshop1ofthe DesignModeler course.Openyour savedproject(DMWS1)anddrag anddropaMeshingcomponent systemontotheGeometryCell (A2)asshown.Ifyoudidnot completethisworkshop,acopyis providedintheMeshing WorkshopsInputFilesfolder.
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ProjectStartup
CreatetheProject
Ifyoudonot haveaccessto
DesignModeler followthese instructions DraganddropaMeshcomponent systemintotheProjectSchematic. RightclickontheGeometrycell(A2) andselectImportGeometry>Browse. Locatethefilepipetee.stpinthe MeshingWorkshopsInputFiles folderandselectit.Thegeometrycell willshowacheckmarkindicatingitis uptodate.
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StartingMeshing
OntheMeshcell(B3)rightclickandselectEdit
DoubleclickingontheMeshcellcanalsostartup Meshing ANSYSMeshingwillstartupandloadthegeometry
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Units
SetUnits
Itsgoodpracticetofirstcheckand,ifrequired,settheunits. FromthemainmenuselectUnitsand,ifitisnotalreadyset,
specifyMetric(m...).
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Defaults
SetDefaults
Wellfirstdemonstratehowabasic
meshcanquicklybegeneratedwith theminimumofinput. ClickMeshintheOutline
ThiswilldisplaytheDetailsof
MeshpanelwhichcontainsGlobal MeshControlsettings.
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Defaults
SetDefaults
IntheDetailsofMeshpanelexpand
Defaultsandclickintheboxtothe rightofPhysicsPreferencetoactivate thedropdownbox. SelectCFD SettheSolverPreferencetoFluent UnderSizingsetthefollowing. UseAdvancedSizeFunction:On: Curvature. RelevanceCenter:Coarse. ClicktheGenerateMeshbutton locatedinthemaintoolbar.
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ViewtheMesh
Mesh
Checkthatthegeneratedmesh
matchesthatshown. Thisisafullyautomatic tetrahedronmesh. Appropriatesizingandparameters havebeensetandcalculated basedupontheselectedphysics preferenceandgeometry characteristics.
Thenextstepistospecifywhich
geometricentitieswillform boundariesforuseinthesolverby creatingNamedSelections.
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NamedSelections
AddNamedSelections
FromthetoptoolbarselecttheFace
SelectionFilter
Selectthefaceasshownbyleft
clickingoverit(willturngreen). Withthefaceselected,rightclickand selectCreateNamedSelectionfrom theContextMenuthatappears.
TheNamedSelectionDialogBoxwill
appear.
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AddNamedSelections(Continued)
IntheNamedSelectionsDialogBox
enterthenameinletzasshown. ClickOK TheNamedSelectionyouhavejust createdwillbelistedunderthe NamedSelectionsobjectinthe Outline.
Selectingitwillhighlightthe
correspondingfaces.
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AddNamedSelections(Continued)
Useexactlythesameprocedureto
createtwomoreNamedSelections inlety&Outlet.
outlet
inletz
TheseNamedSelectionswillbeused
todefineboundaryconditionsinthe fluidsolver.
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Review
Themeshwehavejustgeneratedmaybesuitablefora
simplelaminarflowcalculation. Therearemanywaysinwhichameshcanbegeneratedto accommodatefortherequirementsofspecificapplications. Morecomplexphysics,suchasturbulenceforexample,have additionalrequirements. Wellnowlookatanexample.
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Inflation
MeshwithInflationLayers
Thefluidsimulationwillconcernawall
boundedturbulentflow.Toadequately resolveflowgradientsnearthewallwe needsmallermeshcellsnearthewall. Anefficientwaytoachievethisisby inflatingthewallsurfacemeshtoproduce layersofthinprismaticcellscalledInflation Layers. IntheOutline,clickmeshtodisplaythe DetailsofMeshpanel. ExpandtheInflationSectionandsetUse AutomaticInflationtoProgramControlled. ClickGenerate. Themeshwillberegeneratedwiththe newsettings.
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InflatedMesh
ReviewtheInflatedMesh
Theprogramcontrolledinflationhas
automaticallyexcludedtheNamed Selectionfacescreatinglayersonthe unnamedwallfaces.
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SectionPlanes
ViewMeshInterior
Toinspecttheinteriorofamesh
Sectionplanesareused. Clickthe+Zaxistoorientatetheview asshown. ClicktheNewSectionPlanebuttonin theSectionPlanespanel(lower right).
Ifthepanelisnotvisibleactivateit
byselectingView>Windows>Section Planesfromthemainmenubar.
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SectionPlanes(2)
Click
ViewMeshInterior(Continued)
CreatetheSectionPlanebyclickingand
draggingaverticallinedownthroughthe geometryasshown. Itsnotnecessarytodragthelineallthe waythroughthegeometry justfar enoughtoestablishaverticallinethen release.
Drag Release
Clicktheblueiso balltosnaptothe
isometricview.
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SectionPlanes(3)
WiththeSectionPlanetoolactive,
clickanywhereinthegraphics windowanddragtoslidetheSection throughthemesh. Releasetosetthenewposition.
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SectionPlanes(4)
ClickeithersideofSectionPlanetool
totoggletheculling
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SectionPlanes(5)
Displaywholeelementsusingthe
buttonintheSectionPlanePanel
DeactivatetheSectionPlaneby
unchecking theboxSlicePlane1in theSectionPlanePanel.
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MeshStatistics
CheckQuality
Beforeusingameshinanysolveritis
importanttocheckthemeshquality. Qualityisdefinedthroughvarious metricswhichmeasurethedegreeto whicheachmeshcellvariesfroman idealshape. IntheDetailsofMeshpanelexpand Statistics.Clickintheboxtotheright ofMeshMetricandselect OrthogonalQuality. TheminimumvalueforOrthogonal Qualityisimportantandshouldnot fallbelow0.05.Theminimumforthis meshisacceptable.
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SavetheProject
Thiscompletestheworkshop. FromthemainmenuselectFile>CloseMeshing
Workbenchwillsaveanyapplicationdata.
FromtheWorkbenchProjectPageusethefilemenuandsave
theprojectasAMWS1.wbpjtoyourworkingfolder.
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