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FLUENT - Flat Plate Boundary Layer - Mesh
Added by stap_tech-mailbox@cornell.edu (Update Your Profile) , last edited by Rajesh Bhaskaran on Apr 11,
2013 16:43
Author: John Singleton and Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University
Problem Specification
1. Pre-Analysis and Start-up
2. Geometry
3. Mesh
4. Setup (Physics)
5. Solution
6. Results
7. Verification and Validation
Exercises
Discussion
Step 3: Mesh
In this section the geometry will be meshed with 3000 elements. That is, the field will be divided
into 50 elements in the x direction and 60 elements in the y direction.
Launch Mesher
In order to begin the meshing process, go to the Workbench Project Page, then (Double
Click) Mesh.
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Default Mesh
In this section the default mesh will be generated. In order to generate the default mesh first click
on Mesh, then click on Update as shown in the image below.
You should then obtain the following mesh.
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Mapped Face Meshing
For this particular problem, we are interested in creating a grid style of mesh that can be mapped
to a rectangular domain. This meshing style is called Mapped Face Meshing. In order to
incorporate this meshing style (Click) Mesh Control > Mapped Face Meshing as can be
seen below.
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Now, the Mapped Face Meshing still must be applied to the geometry. In order to do so, first
click on the surface body(filled rectangle), which should then highlight green. Next, (Click) Apply
in the Details of Mapped Face Meshing table, as shown below.
This process is shown in the link below.
Mapped Face Demo
Now, generate the mesh by clicking Update.
Edge Sizing
The desired mesh has a specific number of divisions in the x direction and a specific number of
divisions in the y direction. In order to obtain the specified number of divisions Edge Sizing must
be used. The divisions in the x direction will be specified first. Now, an Edge Sizing needs to be
inserted. First, (Click) Mesh Control > Sizing as shown below.
Now, the geometry and the number of divisions need to be specified. First (Click) Edge
Selection Filter, . Then hold down the "Control" button and then click the bottom and top
edge of the rectangle. Both sides should highlight green. Next, hit Apply under the Details of
Sizing table as shown below.
Now, set Type to Number of Divisions as shown in the image below.
Then, set Number of Divisions to 50 as shown below.
Next, set the Behavior to Hard as shown in the image below. This step will disable the ANSYS
Mesher from overwriting any of our edge sizing specifications.
At this point, the edge sizing in the the y direction will be specified. Follow the same procedure as
for the edge sizing in the x direction, starting first by selecting (Click) Mesh Control > Sizing.
Select only the left side instead of the top and bottom and set the number of divisions to 60.
Remember to set the Behavior to Hard. Then, click Update to generate the mesh with the new
specifications. You should obtain the following mesh.
Your mesh should now have 3,000 elements (50x60). In order to check how many elements your
mesh has, expand Statistics under "Details of Mesh" as shown below.
Make sure that you also have 3,000 elements.
Edge Sizing Biasing
We would like to have more elements in the region very close to the flate plate and less elements
in the far field. In order to do this, we must bias the edge sizing. First, click on Edge Sizing 2,
then click on Bias Type and set it to the first option as shown below.
Next, set the Bias Factor to 70 as shown below. The Bias Factor is defined in this case to be
the ratio of the longest division and the shortest division. That is, the last division will be seventy
times longer than the length of the first division.
Now, the biasing needs to be specified for the right side of the geometry. In order to incorporate
the biasing on the right side a new Edge Sizing needs to be implemented. First, (Click) Mesh
Control > Sizing. Then, select and apply the left side of the geometry. Then, change Type to
Number of Divisions and set Number of Divisions to 60. Next, set Behavior to Hard
and set Bias Type to the second option, as shown below.
Then, set the Bias Factor to 70. Lastly, click Update to generate the new mesh. You should
obtain the following mesh.
Create Named Selections
Here, the edges of the geometry will be given names so one can assign boundary conditions in
FLUENT in later steps. The left side of the geometry will be called "inlet" and the right side will be
called "outlet". The top side of the rectangle will be called "far_field" and the bottom side of the
rectangle will be called "plate" as shown in the image below.
In order to create a named selection first (Click) Edge Selection Filter, . Then click on the
left side of the rectangle and it should highlight green. Next, right click the left side of the rectangle
and choose Create Named Selection as shown below.
Select the left edge and right click and select Create Named Selection. Enter "inlet" and click
OK, as shown below.
Now, create named selections for the remaining three sides and name them according to the
diagram. Once you have created all four named selections, expand Named Selections and you
should see the four named selections, as shown below.
Save, Exit & Update
First save the project. Next, close the Mesher window. Then, go to the Workbench Project
Page and click the Update Project button, .
Go to Step 4: Setup (Physics)
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