Introduction to ANSYS Meshing

Module 01: Core Skills

Dr. Ahmed Nagib Elmekawy

 Overview

In this lecture we will learn:

• Meshing Fundamentals
• ANSYS Meshing interface
• Geometry concepts
• Meshing methods
• Diagnostics & Usability
• Display Option
• Mesh Statistics & Mesh Metrics

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 Preprocessing Workflow

Preprocessing
Meshing
and Solution

Geometry
Import / Geometry
Creation Cleanup /
Modifications

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 Mesh Process & Course Plan
Global
Controls
Module 3

Meshing Core Local

Methods Skills Controls
Module 2 Module 1 Module 4

Mesh
Quality
Module 5
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 What is ANSYS Meshing

ANSYS Meshing is a component of ANSYS Workbench

• Meshing platform
• Combines and builds on strengths of preprocessing offerings from ANSYS:
– ICEM CFD, TGRID (Fluent Meshing), CFX-Mesh, Gambit

Able to adapt and create Meshes for different Physics and Solvers
• CFD: Fluent, CFX and POLYFLOW
• Mechanical: Explicit dynamics, Implicit
• Electromagnetic
Integrates directly with other WB systems

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 Meshing Fundamentals

Purpose of the Mesh

• Equations are solved at cell/nodal locations
–Domain is required to be divided into
discrete cells (meshed)

Mesh Requirements
• Efficiency & Accuracy
– Refine (smaller cells) for high solution gradients and fine geometric detail.
– Coarse mesh (larger cells) elsewhere.
• Quality
– Solution accuracy & stability deteriorates as mesh cells deviate from ideal
shape

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 Launching ANSYS Meshing
ANSYS Meshing is launched within Workbench
– 2 ways:
From Analysis Systems From Component Systems
Fluid Flow (Fluent), Static Structural,… Mesh

Double click
Mesh in the
System

or right click and

select Edit

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 Graphical User Interface
Toolbars

Outline Graphics window

Worksheet

Details view

Manage views Message window Mesh Metrics

Section Planes

Entity Details Bar Units Bar

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 Outline

Three default sections

• Geometry
– Bodies
• Coordinate Systems
– Default global & user defined systems
• Mesh
– Meshing operations (controls & methods)
▪ displayed in the order in which they are inserted
In the tree
• Right clicking on any object
– launches a context sensitive menu
– Example: contains commands to generate, preview, clear mesh etc.

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 Details View

Accessing Object Details

• Select an object (in the Outline)
– Related information to that object are displayed in the Details View below
– Ex: Select a body (“Fluid”) in the Outline
• Details of “Fluid” : contains graphical and geometric details
– To access meshing details
• Click the Mesh object or any of the inserted objects

• The Details View provides options to

– review,
– edit, or values for every object in the Tree
– input

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 Geometry Configuration – Multiple Parts
• Geometry composed of Multiple parts
– No connection between parts (no face sharing)
Grid interface
- Fluent
‘Contact Region’
Each part Results in Non-conformal interface.
is automatically GGI - CFX
meshed Meshes do not match.
created between
independently No nodes connection.
2 faces Contact -
Mechanical

Independent faces

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 Hexa vs. Tetra

• Hexa: Concentration in one direction Hexa

– Angles unchanged
• Tetra: Concentration in one direction
– Angles change Tetra
• Prism: Concentration in one direction
– Angles unchanged
Prism

Tetra (in volume)

Prisms (near wall)

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 Geometry Configuration – Multi-bodyParts
• Geometry composed of multiple bodies in a part
– Depend on ‘Shared Topology method’ (in DM)
• None
– Results in a no connection between the bodies (similar to
multiple parts)
• Automatic

Note: The CFX users will

still get duplicate nodes
at interface in CFX, which
is fine for its solver

Faces in contact imprinted & fused to Results in Common face acts

form a single face shared between 2 bodies Conformal mesh as ‘Interior’

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 Geometry Configuration – Multiple – body Parts

• Geometry composed of multiple bodies in a part

• Imprints

Grid interface
Faces are imprinted Contact Region For identical mesh on these non - Fluent
on each other ➔ is automatically faces, use ‘Match Control’ conformal
‘like’ faces created Results in unconnected mesh interface GGI - CFX

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 Meshing – 3D Geometry (1)

• 3D cell Types
• First Meshing Approach

Part/Body Methods
Part/Body based • Tetrahedrons.
− Tetras only
• Meshing occurs at part or
body level.
• Sweep.
− Prisms & hexahedrons
• Meshing Methods are scoped
to individual bodies. • MultiZone.
− Mainly hexahedron
• Method assignment can be
automatic or manual.
• Hex Dominant
− Not for CFD
• Bodies contained in one part
are conformally meshed. • Automatic.
− Sweep + PC Tet (Depends
on bodies) or PC Tet

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 Meshing – 3D Geometry (2)
• Second Meshing Approach (mainly for CFD users)

Cut Cell Meshing

Assembly Meshing
• Meshes an entire model in one
process.
Assembly Meshing
− Assembly of parts Methods
• Generate mainly
• Performs boolean operations. − Hexahedrons
− Volume filling, intersection & − Tetrahedrons
combination
− Does not require prior fluid body
definition or shared topology.

• Conformal mesh created across

parts. Part/Body Meshing
& Assembly Meshing
not interoperable

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 Diagnostics: Mesh display By Body Connection (New in R17.0)
Default meshdisplay
Turning
wireframe
mode on

Turning on Mesh display bybody

connection.

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 Named Selections (1)
Named Selections are groups of geometric or finite element entities:
• Named selections can be created either by selecting the desired items and clicking the “Named
Selection” icon in the context toolbar or RMB > Named Selection OR using the named selection
worksheet (shown later).

RMB

• Named selections must be composed of “like” entities (all surfaces or all edges, all nodes, etc.).

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 Named Selections (2)
A new criteria selection can be based on an initial selection:
• Make an initial selection followed by a RMB > “Create Named Selection”.
• Note, initial selection must be a single entity.

Selection here will

create the first row of
the worksheet.

RMB > Convert to nodal named selection immediately.

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 Named Selections (3)
In many detail window fields Named Selections can be referenced directly:
− In the Details view, change “Scoping Method” from “Geometry Selection” to “Named
Selection”
− Select the “Named Selection” from the pull-down menu

− A named selection toolbar provides quick access to basic controls “View > Toolbars > Named
Selections”:

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 Usability: Option to save mesh out to separate file (New in R17.0)
● When “Save Mesh Data in
Separate File” is on the mesh is
saved as a separate file (*.acmo).
● Duplication, Resume, Replace, and
Save will handle the separate
database and acmo files.
● Clear generated data will not
remove the acmo file. Reset will
remove the acmo file.
● Design Points (also w/RSM)
support the separate database and
acmo files.
This functionality is particularly helpful on Linux
to keep file sizes smaller.

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 Usability: Better Meshing Status in R17.0
● Progress is reported as parts are meshed in parallel
● As a part is meshed the topology (edges, faces, bodies) are highlighted to show what is
being worked on
– This can be turned off by unchecking “Highlight”
– If user stops meshing, entity will stay highlighted, allowing user to find problematic geometry easier

If user stops meshing, parts that have been

meshed are done. Restarting meshing resumes
only with unmeshed parts

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 Usability: Folders for Meshing Controls in R17.0

● Mesh controls can now be grouped for easier

organization
● Option: Group All Similar Children, will group all
objects based on type
● Options to suppress, rename, nest groups,
ungroup, delete objects in group
● Drag and drop capabilities to modify the grouping

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 Display Option: Color by quality
• Displays mesh color by quality metrics
• Options to probe quality or show min/max
• Contour band can be adjusted

Probe Element Find Min or Display mesh

Values Max value contours

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 Section Planes (1)
Displays internal elements of the mesh
• Elements on either side of plane can be displayed
• Toggle between cut or whole elements display
• Elements on the plane
Edit Section Plane button can be used to drag section plane to new location
• Clicking on “Edit Section Plane” button will make section plane’s anchor to appear
Multiple section planes are allowed

For large meshes, it is advisable to switch to

geometry mode (click on geometry in the Tree
Outline), create the section plane and then go
back to mesh model

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 Section Planes (2)
● Shaded section planes (New in R17.0)
– Shaded or hollow section plane
– Plot by body color or same color for section plane

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 Mesh Statistics & Mesh Metrics
• Displays mesh information for Nodes and Elements
• List of quality criteria for the Mesh Metric
– Different physics and different solvers have different requirements for mesh quality

Mesh metrics available in Workbench Meshing include:

– Element Quality
– Aspect Ratio
– Jacobean Ration
– Warping Factor
– Parallel Deviation
– Maximum Corner Angle
– Skewness
– Orthogonal Quality
For Multi-Body Parts, go to corresponding body in Tree Outline
to get its separate mesh statistics per part/body

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 Mesh Metric Graph
• Displays Mesh Metrics graph for the element
quality distribution
• Different element types are plotted with
different color bars
• Can be accessed through menu bar using
Metric Graph button

• Axis range can be adjusted using controls

button (details next slide)

• Click on bars to view corresponding elements

in the graphics window
– Use to help locate poor quality elements

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 Mesh Metric Graph Controls
• Elements on Y-Axis can be plotted with two
methods;
– Number of Elements
– Percentage of Volume/Area
• Options to change the range on either axis
• Specify which element types to include in graph
– Tet4 = 4 Node Linear Tetrahedron
– Hex8 = 8 Node Linear Hexahedron
– Wed6 = 6 Node Linear Wedge (Prism)
– Pyr5 = 5 Node Linear Pyramid
– Quad4 = 4 Node Linear Quadrilateral
– Tri3 = 3 Node Linear Triangle
• Te10, Hex20, Wed15, Pyr13, Quad8 & Tri6 non-linear
elements
For more information about the different mesh metrics please consult module 05: Mesh Quality
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 Summary
What have we learnt in this session:
• The global process to run ANSYS Meshing
• On overview of the interface and
• The various Geometry configurations
– Multiple parts
– Multi-body parts And the associated
– Multiple body parts shared topology option
• Meshing methods
– Part/body based
– Assembly meshing
• Section Planes
• Diagnostics & Usability
• Mesh Statistics & Mesh Metrics
• Display option
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 Workshop 1.1 CFD – ANSYS WB Meshing Basics

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 Workshop 1.1 FEA – ANSYS WB Meshing Basics

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Introduction to ANSYS Meshing

Module 2: Meshing Methods

 Meshing Methods
What you will learn from this presentation

• Meshing Methods for Part/Body Meshing

– Assembly Meshing covered separately
• Methods & Algorithms for;
– Tetrahedral Meshing
– Hex Meshing
– 2D Meshing
• Meshing Multiple Bodies
– Selective Meshing
– Recording Meshing Order

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 Preprocessing Workflow

Geometry Creation
Geometry
OR Meshing Solver
Operations
Geometry Import

Sketches and Meshing

3D Operations
Planes Methods

Boolean, Body Hybrid Mesh: Tet,

Operations, Split, Prisms, Pyramids
3D Operations
etc

Extrude, Revolve, Hexa Dominant,

Sweep, etc Sweep meshing
Geometry
Cleanup and Assembly
Repair Meshing
Geometry Import
Options
Automatic Global Mesh
Cleanup
Direct CAD/Bi-
Settings
Directional CAD
Merge, Connect,
Projection, Flow
Local Mesh
Volume Settings
Extraction, etc
Sizing,
Body/Sphere of
Influence, Match
Control, etc

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 Methods

Why Multiple Methods? High aspect ratio cells Cells refined around
(Inflation) near wall to small geometric
• Choice can depend on; capture boundary layer details and complex
– Physics gradients flow
– Geometry
– Resources
• Mesh could require just one or a
combination of methods.
• Example – Typical mesh design
based on geometric, physics and
resource considerations.

Hex (3d) or Quad

(2d) cells used to
mesh simple Tet (3d) or Tri (2d) cells used here to mesh
regions complex region

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 Inserting Methods

• In the Outline, right click Mesh, Insert > Method

– Select body in Details View
• Or, in the Graphics Window, Select body(s) , right
click, Insert > Method
– Body automatically selected in Details View

• Method is selectable using the drop down box

– Select, Automatic, Tetrahedrons, Hex Dominant,
Sweep or Multizone

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 Tetrahedrons Method

Method Behavior
• Generates tetrahedral elements - two algorithms are
available:
• Patch Conforming
• Patch Independent

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 Tetrahedrons Method: Patch Conforming

Method & Algorithm Behavior

• Bottom up approach: Meshing process starts
from edges, faces and then volume
• All faces and their boundaries are respected
(conformed to) and meshed
• Good for high quality (clean) CAD geometries
– CAD cleanup required for dirty geometry
• Sizing is defined by global and/or local controls
• Compatible with inflation

Access
• Insert Method and set to Tetrahedrons
– Additional drop down box for algorithm choice
appears - Set to Patch Conforming

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 Tetrahedrons Method: Patch Independent

Method & Algorithm Behavior

• Top down approach: Volume mesh generated
first and projected on to faces and edges
• Faces, edges and vertices not necessarily
conformed to
– Controlled by tolerance and scoping of
Named Selection, load or other object
• Good for gross de-featuring of poor quality
(dirty) CAD geometries
• Method Details contain sizing controls
• Compatible with inflation
Access
• Insert Method and set to Tetrahedrons
– Additional drop down box for algorithm
choice appears - Set Patch Independent
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Tetrahedrons Method: Algorithm
Comparison (Surface Mesh)
Patch Conforming:All Patch Independent: Can
Geometry containing geometric detail is ignore and defeature
small details captured geometry
 Tetrahedrons Method: Algorithm
Comparison (Volume Mesh)
Geometry containing Patch Conforming: Patch Independent: Default
small details Delaunay mesh – Octree Mesh – approximate
smooth growth rate growth rate

Smooth Transition option

creates Delaunay mesh
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 Tetrahedrons Method: Control

Patch Conforming
• Sizing
– Mesh sizing for the Patch Conforming algorithm
is defined by Global & Local Controls
– Automatic refinement based on curvature
and/or proximity accessible in Global Controls
• Details of Global & Local Controls covered in
separate lectures
– Choice of surface mesher algorithm in global
controls
Proximity

Curvature

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 Tetrahedrons Method: Control

Patch Independent
• Sizing
– Sizing for the Patch Independent algorithm
defined in Patch Independent Details
– Automatic curvature & proximity
refinement option

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 Tetrahedrons Method: Control

Patch Independent
• Defeaturing Control
– Set Mesh Based Defeaturing On
– Set Defeaturing Tolerance
– Assign Named Selections to
selectively preserve geometry

Named Selection assigned

and Defeaturing Tolerance
= 0.03m. Features > 0.03m
respected.

Defeaturing Tolerance Off

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 Tetrahedrons Method: Application
Examples

Patch Conforming Patch Independent

• Clean CAD, accurate surface mesh • Dirty CAD, defeatured surface mesh

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 Hex Meshing

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 Introduction

Tet Mesh
Hex Meshing Elements: 48K

• Reduced element count

– Reduced run time
• Elements aligned in direction of flow
– Reduced numerical error
Methods Available
• Sweep
• MultiZone Sweep Mesh
Elements: 19K
• Hex Dominant (not recommended for
CFD)
Initial Requirements
• Clean geometry
• May require geometric decomposition

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 Sweep Meshing

Method Behavior Sweep Path

• Meshes source surface, sweeps through to the
target
– Body must have topologically identical faces
Side Face(s)
on two ends, (which act as source and target
faces) Target Face Source Face

• Generates hex/wedge elements

• Side faces must be mappable
• Only one source and one target face is allowed
– Alternative ‘Thin’ sweep algorithm can have
multiple source and target faces
Access
• Insert Method and set to Sweep

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 Sweep Meshing

Source/Target (Src/Trg Selection)

• Automatic
– Source & target faces identified automatically
– Not compatible with inflation
• Manual Source & Manual Source and Target
– User selection (required for inflation)
– Compatible with inflation
• Automatic Thin & Manual Thin
– Multiple source and target faces
– Not compatible
with inflation

Sweep Direction Source Face Target Face

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Sweep Meshing

Src/Trg Selection Behaviour

• Automatic selection requires
that the application find the
Source and Target. Specifying
both Source & Target will
Automatic Selection
accelerate meshing
Sweep Mesh No inflation
• Inflation
– Must specify at least Source
manually when using
Inflation & Sweep Method
– 2D inflation defined on
source face from boundary
edges then swept through Manual Selection
volume, source must
therefore be specified first
Sweep Mesh with inflation
 Sweep Meshing

Sweep
Path
Rotational Sweeping
• Sweep meshes can also be
created by sweeping a Source
around an axis Target Source
Face Face
• Example: Src/Trg Selection -
Rotational sweep for sector
geometry
– Rotational sweeping requires
both Source & Target to be
selected

• For both rotational and axial Manual Source &

sweeping Source & Target faces Target Selection
are color coded when selected

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 Sweep Meshing

Src/Trg Selection: Automatic Thin

& Manual Thin
• Selects an alternate sweep
algorithm
• Advantages
– Capable of sweeping multiple
Source
Source & Targets Faces Target
– Can perform some automatic
defeaturing
• Disadvantages
– For Multibody Parts only one
division across the sweep is
allowed
– Inflation & Sweep Bias not Source Faces
allowed Imprinted on Target

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 Sweep Meshing

How to Identify Sweepable bodies

• ANSYS Meshing can identify sweepable bodies automatically
– Rotational Sweep bodies are not identified
• Right click Mesh object in Outline and select Show > Sweepable Bodies

Geometry RMB on Mesh to find Sweepable bodies in

sweepable bodies green color
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 Sweep Meshing

How to Ensure Bodies are Sweepable

• Bodies which will not allow sweeping can be decomposed into a number
of topologically simpler sweepable bodies
• Decomposition can be performed in CAD/DM
• Example 1 Decomposed in
CAD/DM
Unsweepable body Sweepable!

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 Sweep Meshing

Example 2

T Junction Geometry
Unsweepable

Decomposed in
CAD/DM
Sweepable!

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 MultiZone Meshing

Method Behavior
• Based on blocking approach used in ANSYS ICEM
CFD Hexa MultiZone
• Automatically decomposes geometry into blocks Mesh
• Generates structured hex mesh where block
topology permits
– Remaining region (Free Mesh) filled with
unstructured Hexa Core or Tetra or Hexa
Dominant mesh.
• Can select source & target faces automatically
or manually
– Can have multiple source faces
• Compatible with 3D inflation
Access
• Insert Method and set to Multizone
Target faces should also be selected as “Source” for Multizone
Method as mesh is swept from both directions
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MultiZone Meshing

• Mapped Mesh Type - determines the shape of the

elements used to fill structured regions (the default is
Hexa).
• Hexa - All hexahedral elements are generated
• Hexa/Prism - For swept regions, the surface mesh can
allow triangles for quality and transitioning
• Prism - All prism elements are generated
– This option is sometimes useful if the source facemesh is
being shared with a tet mesh, as pyramids are not required to
transition to the tet mesh
• Surface Mesh Method – specifies method to create the
surface mesh.
• Program Controlled - automatically uses a combination Surface mesh method = Uniform
of Uniform and Pave mesh methods depending on the
mesh sizes set and face properties
• Uniform - uses a recursive loop-splitting method which
creates a highly uniform mesh Surface mesh method = Pave
• Pave - creates a good quality mesh on faces with high
curvature, and also when neighboring edges have a high
aspect ratio
Release 14.5
 MultiZone Meshing

Example 1
• Single body automatically decomposed into three blocks
• Src/Trg Selection – Automatic
• Results in all hex mesh
• Equivalent to manually decomposing by slicing off upper
and lower cylinders to produce three bodies and
applying sweep methods

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 MultiZone Meshing

Example 2
• Blend on central body, Multizone no longer ableto
create structured block
– Filled according to Free Mesh setting
• Tetra, Hexa Core, Hexa Dominant
• Can specify type of surface mesh using Mapped
Mesh Type (Hexa, Hexa/Prism, Prism)

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Automatic Method
 Automatic Method

Method Behavior
• Combination of Tetrahedron Patch
Conforming and Sweep Method
– Automatically identifies sweepable
bodies and creates sweep mesh
– All non-sweepable bodies meshed
using tetrahedron Patch Conformal
method
• Compatible with inflation

Access
• Default Method where not specified
• Can specify by inserting Method and
setting to Automatic

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 2D Meshing

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 Methods for 2D Meshing
Automatic Triangles
• Patch Conforming Methods
– Automatic Method (Quadrilateral
Dominant) & Triangles

Multizone Multizone
Quad/Tri Quad

• Patch Independent Methods

– Multizone Quad/Tri
– Full Quad will be generated if "All Quad" is
selected as Free Face Mesh Type
• Advanced size functions and local size Multizone Quad/Tri & Multizone Quad Methods were
controls are supported previously called Uniform Quad/Tri and Uniform
Quad till R14.0
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 2D Meshing Control & Inflation

Mapped Surface Meshes 2D

Mapped
• Fully mapped surface meshes and Mesh
specified edge sizing/intervals can be
obtained by applying local controls
– Covered in the Local Mesh Controls
lecture

2D mesh with Inflation

• Boundary edges are inflated
• Support for global and local inflation
controls

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 2D Mesh Solver Guidelines
ANSYS FLUENT ANSYS CFX
• For a 2D analysis in • For 2D analysis in CFX, create a
FLUENT generate the
volume mesh (using Sweep) that is 1
mesh in the XY plane (z=0).
element thick in the symmetry
• For axisymmetric direction, i.e.,
applications y  0 and
make sure that the
• Thin Block for Planar 2D
domain is axisymmetric • Thin Wedge (< 5°) for 2D Axis-
about x axis symmetric
• In ANSYS Meshing, by
default, a thickness is
defined for a surface
body and is visible when
the viewis not normal to
the XY Plane. This is
purely graphical – no
thickness will be present
when the mesh is
exported into the FLUENT
2D solver

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 Meshing Multiple Bodies

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 Selective Meshing

What is Selective Meshing?

• Selectively picking bodies and meshing them incrementally

Why use Selective Meshing?

• Bodies can be meshed individually
• Mesh seeding from meshed bodies influences neighboring bodies (user
has control)
• Automated meshing can be used at any time to mesh all remaining
bodies
• When controls are added, only affected body meshes require remeshing
• Selective body updating
• Extensive mesh method interoperability

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 Selective Meshing

Local meshing
• Mesh or clear meshes on individualbodies
• Subsequent bodies will use the attached face
mesh
• The meshing results (cell types) will depend on
the meshing order
• Adjust/add controls – able to remesh only
affected body
• Select body(s) right click for context menu
Meshing first the pipe then the block Meshing first the block then the pipe

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 Selective Meshing

Recording Mesh Operations

• When using selective meshing the order
of meshing can be recorded for
automated future use
• Right click Mesh in the Outline for
Context Menu

• Worksheet is generated recording mesh

operations as ordered steps
• Named Selections are automatically
created for each meshed body for
reference in the Worksheet
– Example; Meshing cylinder then block
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Selective Meshing

Selective Body Updating

• Remeshing only bodies that have changed
• Access option through Tools > Options
– No: All geometry updated, all bodies
remeshed.
– Associatively: Accommodates for body
topology change (add/delete) (slower)
– Non-Associatively: Assumes no topology
change (faster)
• Example; Geometric change to block.
Workshop 2 – Introducing Meshing Methods
 Appendix

Contents
• Hex Dominant Meshing
• Sweep Meshing Biasing & Complex Geometry
• Surface Meshing with Inflation
• Mesh Connections
• Shell Meshing
• Patch Independent Tetrahedrons - Transition

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 Hex Dominant Meshing
• The mesh contains a combination of tet
and pyramid cells with majority of cell
being of hex type
• Useful for bodies which cannot be swept
• Useful for CFD applications not requiring
inflation
• Useful for CFD in the range of
acceptable Skewness or Orthogonal
Quality mesh quality metrics
Access
• RMB on Mesh
• Insert → Method
• Definition → Method

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 Hex Dominant Meshing

• Example:

Geometry with Hex Dominant

valve inside Mesh generated

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 Hex Dominant Meshing
Free (unstructured) Face Mesh Types
• Determines the element shape in the free zone (wherestructured
meshing is not possible)
Options
• Quad/Tri
• All Quad
– May insert triangular elements depending on complexity of geometry

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 Hex Dominant Meshing

Example:
Higher no. of
elements

Free Face Mesh Type:

Quad/Tri

Geometry with
valve inside
Lower no. of
elements

Free Face Mesh Type:

All Quad

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 Sweep Meshing
• Control:
• Free (unstructured) Mesh Type
Source face
elements: Only
Quad

Type: All Quad

Source face
elements: Quad
plus Tri

Type: Quad/Tri

Sweepable Geometry
Source face
elements: Only Tri

Type: All Tri

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 Sweep Meshing

Control: Type
Element size in
swept direction
2mm
Sweep Element Size

No. of elements in
Sweepable Geometry swept direction: 10

Sweep Num Divisions

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Sweep Meshing

• Control: Sweep Bias Type

Uniform mesh

No Bias

Cells are
concentrated on
Sweepable Geometry one side

With Bias
 Sweep Meshing : Complex geometry

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 Tetrahedrons Method: Patch Independent

Transition
• Effect of Smooth Transition
• Smooth transition uses advanced
front meshing technique

Smooth Transition Off (default) Smooth Transition On

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