Basic Training

DesignModeler/Meshing

Workshop 6
Meshing of Static Mixer
with Sweep Methods
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Workshop 6

Goals

Training Manual

This workshop will illustrate

combining the Patch Conforming
Tetrahedrons and Sweep
Methods for a multibody part to
yield a conformal mesh with
hybrid tet/prism and hex elements
The use of Inflation is also
demonstrated for both the Sweep
and Patch Conforming methods

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Specifying Geometry

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Copy the sm.agdb file from the tutorial

files folder to your working directory
You can also continue working within the
Static_mixer.wbpj you created in the
previous Workshop

Start Workbench and double-click the

Mesh entry in the Component
Systems panel at the right
Right-click on Geometry in the Mesh
entry in the Project Schematic and
select Import Geometry/Browse
Browse to the sm.agdb file you
copied and click Open

The first 9 steps repeat

the process followed for
Workshop 4 and 5.

Note that the Geometry entry in the

Project Schematic now has a green
check mark indicating that geometry
has been specified
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Initial Mesh

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Double-click the Mesh entry in the

schematic or right-click and select Edit
1

Expand the Geometry entry in the

Outline and note that there is a single
part with 4 bodies

Left click on the Mesh entry and set the

Physics preference to CFD and select
the FLUENT solver

Right click on Mesh and Insert a Mesh

Method. Select the three cylindrical
bodies from the Model View and choose
the Sweep Method

Set the Src/Target Selection to Manual

Source and select the three end faces of
the cylindrical bodies
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Patch Conforming Tetrahedrons

Right click on Mesh and Insert a Mesh

Method. Select the central conical
bodies from the Model View and choose
the Tetrahedrons Method with the Patch
Conforming Algorithm

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Inflating the Sweep Method

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Right-click on the Sweep Method and

choose Inflate this Method. The inflation
will be scoped to the three source faces

For the boundary, you will need to select

the three outer circular edges of the
faces (you may need to enable the Select
Edges toggle to simplify this).

Set the maximum thickness to 0.2 m,

leaving the other settings at defaults.

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Right-click

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Initial Mesh (no Inflation)

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Expand the Inflation entry in the Mesh

settings and set the Use Automatic tet
Inflation option to None as you will
manually inflate the two different
methods
Make sure the mesh settings are as
shown at right

Right-click on Mesh and generate the

mesh. Notice that the mesh is conformal

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Inflating the Tetrahedrons Method

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18. Right-click on the Tetrahedrons Method

and choose Inflate this Method. The
inflation will be scoped to the central body.
Select the 2 outer radial faces of the
conical body
19. Set the Inflation Option to Total Thickness
and set the Maximum Thickness to 0.2 m,
leaving the other settings at defaults.

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Right-click

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Generating the Mesh

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20. Generate the mesh. Note that the

swept regions still produce hexes
while the central body produces
prisms and tetrahedrons.
21. Verify that all meshes are conformal
and save your project.

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Interior View of Inflated Mesh

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22. Use a section plane to check the mesh interior. Note the conforming mesh.

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What we have learned

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Automatic identification of sweepable

bodies
Settings for sweeping
Inflation for sweeping

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