3 ANSYS 13.

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CAE
CAE

3.1

ANSYS 13.0 Workbench

ANSYS13.0

ANSYS13.0

ANSYS13.0

CPU

ANSYS13.0ANSYSWorkbench Mesh

ANSYS13.0ANSYSICEMCFD
TGRID
CFXMESHGAMBIT ANSYS15.0Mesh

Fluent
CFX

POLYFLOW

MeshWorkbench

3.2

ANSYS 13.0 Workbench

ANSYS Workbench Mesh

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Coordinate Systems
ConnectionsMesh

Mesh
Mesh
Mesh
Meshing
Options

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ANSYS13.0Workbench
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3.2.2

1
Meshing Options
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1PhysicsPreference

2MeshMethod

3SetPhysicsandCreateMethod
Mesh
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4SetMeshingDefaults

5
23D
6 3DMeshControlMethod

633

33 3D

1Automatic

2Tetrahedrons
TGrid Patch
ConformingICEMCFDPatchIndependent

Patch Conforming
CAD
PatchIndependent

ANSYS13.0

MeshInsertMethod
Method
=Tetrahedrons
Algorithm=Patch Conforming34

MeshInsertMethod
Method
=Tetrahedrons
Algorithm=PatchIndependent
MinSizeLimit=2mm35

MeshBasedDefeaturing

CurvatureandProximityRefinement
ANSYS
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13.0 Smooth Transition

ICEM CFDWrite ICEM CFD Files

Mesh
BasedDefeaturing=ON
DefeaturingTolerance
35

34

35

CFD

36

36

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Hex DominantSweep
MultiZone

1HexDominant

CFD
Mesh
InsertMethod

Method=HexDominant37

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2Sweep

MeshShow Sweepable Bodies

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38

MeshInsertMethod

Method=SweepSrc/TrgSelection=Automatic
ThinSweepNumDivs=2 39

39

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3MultiZone
ANSYS ICEM CFD

/FreeMeshType
Tetra
Hexa DominantHexa Core

MeshInsertMethod

Method=MultiZoneFree Mesh Type=Not

Allowed/Tetra/Hexa Dominant/Hexa Core/Src/Trg Selection
=Automatic/ManualSourceSrc/Trg Selection=ManualSource
Source310

310

4CutCellCartesian
ANSYS13.0CutCell
ANSYS FLUENT

1
CutCell
MeshCutCellMeshingActive=Yes
CutCell
311
PhysicsPreference=CFDSolverPeference=Fluent
UseAdvancedSizeFunction=On

ProximitySizeFunctionSources=Edges
3D
CutCellMeshingFeatureCapture
40
0CAD
TessellationRefinement
Absolute
Tolerance
StatisticsCutCellMeshing

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311 CutCell

2
CutCell
CutCellCFD&fluent

CutCellCutCell

CutCell

Fluent
CutCellCutCell
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3
CutCell

CAD
3D 1/2

32D
ANSYSFLUENTMechanical2D2D3D
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FLUENT 2DXYY X
CFX2D 2D
2D5
4
1Automatic

2Triangles

3UniformQuad/Tri

4UniformQuad

ANSYS13.0312

312

MeshConnections
MeshConnections

3132100
Edge Coloring

313

3.2.3

CutCell

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CutCell
Mesh
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31

Defaults

100 +100
Sizing

Inflation

0.272
5
1.2

Advanced

Defeaturing

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Statistics

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CutCell
l

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Physics Preference 4 CFD
MechanicalExplicitElectromagnetics
CFD
SolverPreferenceFluentCFXPOLYFLOWANSYS
CutCellFluent
CFX
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314

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1RelevanceRelevance Center

100 +100
Fine
MediumCoarse3
315
2Advanced Sizing Functions

5316
1Off
2D

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315

2Curvature
CurvatureNormalAngle
0180

3Proximity

4ProximityandCurvature

5Fixed

316

CutCellProximityandCurvatureProximity
ProximitySize
FunctionSources

3316

1MinSize

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2MaxFaceSize
CutCell

3MaxSize

4ElementSize

5InitialSizeSeed

CutCell
3317
1ActiveAssembly

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3Part

6Smoothing

3High
MediumLow
318
CutCell

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318

7Transition
SlowFast

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CutCell

319

8SpanAngleCenter
3
Coarse 9160Medium75
24Fine3612 320CutCell

3Inflation

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321

1UseAutomaticInflation3
1None

2Program Controlled

3D

3AllFacesinChosenNamedSelection

2InflationOption

1SmoothTransition

2FirstLayerThickness

3TotalThickness

4FirstAspectRatio
ANSYS13.0

5LastAspectRatio
ANSYS13.0

3InflationAlgorithm

1
Post

2
Pre

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4CollisionAvoidance

322
1
None

2LayerCompression
Fluent

3Stair Stepping
CFX

322

CutCell

4
CutCell
CutCellANSYS13.0ANSYSFLUENT

CFDActivel=Yes
CutCell
5Defeaturing
CutCellPintchAutomatic Mesh Based Defeaturing

1PintchTolerance

2GenerateAfterRefresh

3AutomaticMeshBasedDefeaturing

6Statistics
32ANSYS 13.0

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32
MeshMetric

3.2.4
Mesh Control33

33
MeshControl

Cutcell SizingInflation

1Sizing
Sizing
1ElementSize

2NumberofDivisions
CutCell
1BiasTypeBiasFactor

2BehaviorSoftHard
Soft

Hard

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3SphereofInfluence

CutCell
1
SphereRadiusElementSize

4
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323

2ContactSizing
ContactSizing

Element SizeRelevance
324

324

3Refinement
Refinement
Patch
IndependentTetrahedrons

CutCell
UniformQuad/Tri
UniformQuad
1 3
1
1
325
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325

4Mapped Facemeshing
Mapped Face meshing 326

326

Mesh
ShowMappableFaces

SweepPatch ConformingHexa
Dominant
QuadDominantTriangles
Multizone
Uniform
Quad/Tri
UniformQuadCutCell

Specified SidesSpecified CornersSpecified

Ends
SpecifiedSides136224
1
SpecifiedCorners225314
2
SpecifiedEnds0135
327
RadialNumberofDivisions

5MatchControl
Match Control3D2D
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328

327

328

PostInflationAlgorithm
Cyclic
ArbitraryCutCell

6Pintch
Pintch
CutCell

1PatchConformingTetrahedrons

2ThinSolidSweeps

3HexDominant

4QuadDominantSurfaceMeshing

5TrianglesSurface

7Inflation

3.2.5
VirtualTopology

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VirtualCell

329

329

1Model
InsertVirtualTopology

2VirtualTopology

3InsertVirtualCell

ANSYS13.0 VirtualTopology

VirtualSplitEdgeat+VirtualSplitEdge
Split Ratio

F4 330

330

3.2.6
Connections
ANSYS FLUENT ANSYS
CFX
DM

DM

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FLUENT GridInterfaceCFXGGI
2

FLUENT

FLUENTGridInterfaceCFXGGI

FLUENT Fuse
3.2.7
1NamedSelections
DM

FLUENT CFXPre
DM CAD
2
Mesh

Generate MeshPreview Surface Mesh

CutCell

331

331

Tgrid

3SectionPlane

332

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332

3.2.8

ANSYS

1
MeshMetric

333ANSYS 13.0

1ElementQuality
011
0
2AspectRatio
333
1
20 20 1E6

333

3JacobianRatio

334

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1.0
40

334

4WarpingFactor

335

335

0 0.1
1Shell1817
5 22.5 45
0.20.4
5Parallel Deviation

336 0
70150

336
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6Maximum Corner AngleEmag FLOTRAN

155
179.96090337

337

7Skewness

0133834

338
34

>00.25

0.250.5

0.50.75

0.750.9

0.9<1

8Orthogonal Quality

339 01 1 0

339

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Fluent CFXFluent
CFX

Fluent
0.10.95
Fluent 35
35 Fluent

00.25

0.250.5

0.50.8

0.80.94

0.940.97

0.981

0.951

0.70.95

0.20.69

0.10.2

0.0010.1

00.001

CFXCFX
3
20 100 CFXPost

20 CFDPost
2

340

Y
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341

340

3.3

341

1CAD342
1Workbench UnitsMetric(kg,mm,s)

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2MeshProjectSchematic
3CAD
GeometryImportGeometry
Browse
crankassy.sat
4mesh crank
5Savemeshing.wbpj

342 CAD

6GeometryDMMeterOK

7Generate

8CAD343Import133Parts
3Bodies

343 DM CAD

9 Workbench Mesh
2344
1Mesh
GenerateMesh

2ModelGeometry
Part2
HideAll
OtherBodies
3
4
MeshControlSizing

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5Apply1
Geometry=1Body
ElementSize=0.1m
6MeshBody SizingMesh
GenerateMesh
7

344

3345
1
MeshControlMethod

21
Geometry=1Body
Method=Multizone
MappedMeshType=Hexa/Prism
FreeMeshType=HexaCore
3Mesh
GenerateMesh

345

345

4346
1ModelGeometry
Part1
HideAll
OtherBodies
2
MeshControlSizing

31
Geometry=1 Face
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ElementSize=0.1mFaceSizing
4MeshControlSizing

1
Geometry=1EdgeEdgeSizing
5
Type=NumberofDivisionsNumberofDivisions=4
6Mesh
GenerateMesh
346

346

5347
1Part3
ShowAllBodies

HideAllOtherBodies

2Model

3VirtualTopology
43Virtual
Topology
VirtualCell

53
6Mesh
GenerateMesh

7347

347

6348
1CoordinateSystems

2CoordinateSystems
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3
4OriginGeometryApply
5CoordinateSystem

348

7349
1
MeshControlSizing
BodySizing2

21
Geometry=1Body
Type=Sphere of Influence
SphereCenter=CoordinateSystemSphereRadius=0.5m

ElementSize=0.06m
3
4Mesh
GenerateMesh
5

349

8350
1
MeshControlMappedFaceMeshing

2Ctrl4
34 GeometryApply
4Mesh
GenerateMesh

5350
9351
1
MeshControlRefinement
Refinement

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350

2Ctrl2
3GeometryApply2
Geometry=2 Faces
1
4Mesh
GenerateMesh

351

10352
1ShowAllBodies

MeshControlContactSizing

2
ContactRegion=ContactRegion2

Type=ElementSize
ElementSize=0.05m
3
4Mesh
GenerateMesh

5 352 FileSaveProject

352

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3.4

SharedTopology
Automatic

Imprints
None

1Mesh
2353

353

Geometry
DM
mm
DM
XYPlane
1
Sketch1

2200mm100mm 353
31 Extrude1
30mm
4Plane4
2Sketch2

5353
62 Extrude2
100mm
72
8
XYPlaneZ 200mmPlane5

9
XYPlaneZ 400mmPlane6

10BodyOp5 2 XYPlane
Plane5

112 4
12BodyOp6 2 XYPlane
Plane6

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1335326
14FormNewPartsSolid1Solid2
PartAutomatic

15FormNewPartsSolida1Solida2
PartImprint

16FormNewPartsSolidb1Solidb2
PartNone

3MeshMeshing
354
1Geometry3
2ConnectionsContactRegionimprint

3Solida1Solida2

4
5ConnectionsContactRegionnone

6
7MeshGenerateMesh

8
9
10

354

PatchIndependent
MatchMesh
WherePossible

4355
1Mesh

2PhysicsPreference=Explicit
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3PatchIndependent

4Geometry=6Bodies
5AdvancedMinSizeLimit=10mm
6AdvancedMatchMeshWherePossible=Yes
7 3 355

355

3.5

ThinSweep

SweepAutomaticThinManualThin

MidSurfaceBracket.agdb

1
1Mesh
2Geometry Import Geometry
MidSurfaceBracket.agdb
3Geometry DMmmGenerate

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2
1ToolsFreezeFreeze1

2CreateSliceSlice1

3SliceType=SliceByEdgeLoop
4 16Apply
5Generate
356 2
3

356

6CreateSlice
Slice2

7SliceType=SlicebySurface
8Apply
SliceTargets=Selected
Bodies
ApplyBodies=1
9Generate
357 3
5

357

10CreateBoolean
Boolean1

11Operation=Unite2 Apply
ToolBodies=2Bodies
12Generate35854

3
1MeshMesh

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2ElementSize=1mm
32SweepMethod
MeshControl
Method

4Geometry=1 Body
Method=Sweep
Src/Trg
Selection=AutomaticThin
SweepNumDivs=2
531 SweepMethod2

MeshControlMethod
3Geometry
=3Bodies
Method
=Sweep
Src/TrgSelection=AutomaticThin
SweepNumDivs=1
6Generate
359

358

359

3.6

ANSYS13.0

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