Workshop1 ANSYSMeshingBasics

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IntroductiontoANSYS Meshing
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Introduction
Background

Thisworkshopassumeslittleorno
priorexperienceofANSYSMeshing. Basicworkflowwillbedemonstrated.

Objectives

StartingANSYSMeshing Generatingamesh CreatingNamedSelections AddingInflation Examiningthemesh Checkingmeshquality Savingtheproject

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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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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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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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