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Mesh-Intro 19.2 WS5.4 CFD Workshop Instructions Auto Ext Aero Poly PDF
Mesh-Intro 19.2 WS5.4 CFD Workshop Instructions Auto Ext Aero Poly PDF
Mesh-Intro 19.2 WS5.4 CFD Workshop Instructions Auto Ext Aero Poly PDF
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Introduction
Background
• This workshop will demonstrate the practical application of
ANSYS Meshing to an automotive external aero model
Objectives
• Generating a Polyhedral
Patch Conforming mesh
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Invoke the WBPolyMeshing ACT(1)
Activate the Beta flag
• Options
– Tools → Options
– Select Apperance in the options panel
– Scroll down until Beta Options appear; Activate
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Invoke the WBPolyMeshing ACT(2)
Invoke the ACT in the project page
• Extension manager
– Extensions → Manage Extensions…..
– Install the extension from the workshop input
files by clicking on the ‘+’ button
– Browse to
workshop_input_files\Module05\WBPolyMeshi
ngForFluent\bin and install the wbex file
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Invoke the WBPolyMeshing ACT(3)
Invoke the ACT in the project page
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Unit
Set Units
• From the main menu select Units and, if it is not already set, specify Metric (m...)
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Geometry (1)
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Geometry (2)
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Preparation
Planning
• This geometry contains a symmetric model of a car
incorporating aerodynamic rear wing elements. The mesh
is intended to be used in an external aerodynamic
analysis
• The car body is complex with curved surfaces and some
narrow gaps. The Polyhedral meshing Method combined
with Size Functions to capture curvature and proximity
would therefore be a good candidate. Since the geometry
is clean the Patch Conforming Algorithm will be used
• Inflation will also be used on the car and ground surfaces
to capture boundary layer gradients
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Global Mesh Controls
Mesh
• In the Outline, select the Mesh object to display Details of
“Mesh”
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Section Plane
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Review (1)
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Review (2)
Review the Surface Mesh
• There are two locations where the proximity size function has created small elements due to edges in close
proximity. Since the faces bound by the edges are almost tangential there is no need for this refinement
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Review (3)
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Preparation
Planning
• The two issues identified in the initial surface mesh can be dealt with
by creating Virtual Topology to ‘merge’ small faces and by making
adjustments to size parameters respectively
– In addition to rectifying these issues we will also add some controls
to accommodate for the type of analysis the mesh will be used for
• Solution gradients are often high in the vicinity of bodies in external
aerodynamic solutions. To help capture these gradients we will use a
Body of Influence to limit the cell size surrounding the car geometry
• We require high accuracy in the region of the rear wing. A local sizing
will therefore be scoped to the faces forming the rear wing geometry
• Since we expect turbulent boundary layers in the solution we will apply
an inflation control to capture the boundary layer
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Virtual Topology
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Global Size Controls (1)
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Global Size Controls (2)
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Local Size Controls (1)
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Local Size Controls (2)
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Local Size Controls (3)
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Local Size Controls (4)
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Local Size Controls (5)
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Local Size Controls (6)
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Geometry
Hide Body
• Select the smaller body, right click and select Hide Body
from the Context Menu
• Switch off the Section Plane by unchecking the box in the
Section Planes Panel
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Options
Set Display Options
• From the Main Menu, select Tools → Options
• In the Options Panel expand Mechanical and select Graphics
– Set the Highlight Selection option to Both Sides and click OK
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Named Selections (1)
Add Named Selections
• Change to the Face Selection Filter
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Named Selections (4)
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Named Selections (6)
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Named Selections (8)
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Insert a Patch-conforming Mesh method
Mesh Control
• Insert -> Method
• In the graphics window, RMB and Select All
• In the “Automatic Methods” panel
– Apply the selected body
– Change the “Method” to Tetrahedron
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Review (2)
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Review (2)
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Final Mesh
Generate Volume Mesh
• Update the Fluent Meshing cell to
Generate the Mesh
– Fluent Meshing will run in the
background
• The final mesh contains
approximately 1/2 million
polyhedral cells and will take several
minutes to generate
• When the mesh is complete, check
that the quality is acceptable in
Fluent Solver
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Create a HexCore mesh
Change Setup for HexCore
• In WB meshing
– Change from Poly to HexCore
• In the Project page
– Reset and Refresh the
Fluent Meshing cell
– Update
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Save the Project
• From the Workbench Project Page use the file menu and save
the project as “AMWS5.4_cfd_ACT.wbpj” to your working
folder
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Global Controls
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Appendix I Triangle Surface Mesher
Advancing Front
Program Controlled
(Delaunay)
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