Lecture 2

Introduction to
ANSYS Meshing

AGH 2014 April, 2014

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Workshop plan
Week 1 - Quick start in ANSYS
Week 2 – Geometry –DesignModeler (DM)
Week 3 – Mesh – Meshing
Week 4 – Solver – FLUENT/CFX
Week 5 - Post Processing
Week 6 – Import/Export, Data Visualisation
Week 7 – Exam

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Exercise plan

• Week 1 – Steady problems

• Week 2 – Unsteady problems
• Week 3 – Playing with mesh / Convection
• Week 4 – Turbulent Flows
• Week 5 – Turbomaschinery
• Week 6 – Complex tasks, multiphase flows
• Week 7 – Exam

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Goals AGH –WEiP

• What will you learn today:

• Process for pre-processing using ANSYS tools

• What is the ANSYS Meshing?
• Meshing Fundamentals
• How to launch ANSYS Meshing?
• ANSYS Meshing interface
• Geometry concepts
• Meshing methods

–Solution - Tutorial #3: Meshing /Convection

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Workshop 3 – Meshing AGH –WEiP

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Which method to choose? AGH –WEiP

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Methods & Algorithms for – Tetrahedral Meshing AGH –WEiP

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Important DM Concepts: Body States AGH –WEiP

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Hexa Mesh - Introduction AGH –WEiP

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Local Mesh Controls AGH –WEiP

In this lecture we will learn about:

• Local mesh controls (Mesh sizing,

Refinement, Match control, Inflation, etc)
• How to apply local controls?
• Effect of local controls on mesh

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Meshing Process in ANSYS Meshing

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