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CFD Pro 14.5 L05 Global Mesh Controls
CFD Pro 14.5 L05 Global Mesh Controls
Introduction to ANSYS
CFD Professional
2013 ANSYS, Inc.
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Defaults
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Five Options:
Off. Unavailable for Assembly
Meshing
Proximity and Curvature
Curvature
Proximity
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ASF: Off
ASF: Curvature
ASF: Proximity
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ASF: Fixed
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Max Size
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Mesh size:
GR = 1.1 : 1,263,297 cells
GR = 1.2 : 587,026 cells
GR = 1.3 : 392,061 cells
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Sizing
If ASF is switched off, the following controls are
available. They affect default values with ASF on.
Element Size
Transition
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Inflation
Inflation
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Three options
None
Select this for manual inflation settings using local mesh
controls
Program Controlled
All the faces are selected for inflation except:
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Smooth
Smooth
Transition
Transition
Smooth Transition
Maintains smooth volumetric growth
between each adjacent layer. Total
thickness depends on the variation of
base surface mesh sizes (Default)
First Layer Thickness
Maintains constant first cell height
throughout
Total
Thickness
Last Aspect
Ratio
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Total Thickness
Maintains constant total height of inflation
layer throughout
First Aspect Ratio
Controls the heights of the inflation layers
by defining the aspect ratio of the
inflations that are extruded from the
inflation base
First Layer
Thickness
First Aspect
Ratio
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Defeaturing
AMBD Off
AMBD On
With Pinch
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Statistics
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