Prism Meshing - Workshop 1 Waterjacket Section: ICEM CFD Introductory Course

Chapter 5 Prism Meshing Workshop 1 Waterjacket Section
ICEM CFD Introductory Course
ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary 2009 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved.
WS5.1-1
July 2009 Inventory #002664
Prism Meshing Workshop 1
Change Working Directory File > Change Working Dir

Choose WaterjacketSection OK
Training Manual
Use the quick icon to open geometry

Choose WaterJacketExtraction.tin Open
WS5.1-2
Build Topology
Diagnostic Topology
Training Manual
Geometry > Repair Geometry > Build

Accept default Tolerance Filter points = on Filter curves = on Feature angle = 30 (default) Filtering curves/points works well with tetra octree to filter unnecessary constraints Apply
Build topology with filtering

WS5.1-3
Set Mesh Sizes for Tetra Meshing Training Manual Mesh > Global Mesh Setup > Global Mesh Size

Max element = 5 Enable Curvature/Proximity Based Refinement Min Size limit = 0.5 Elements in gap = 2 Apply
Mesh > Global Mesh Setup > Volume Meshing

Parameters

Mesh sizes only set globally on this model
Mesh Type = Tetra/Mixed Mesh Method = Robust(Octree) Smooth mesh = on Iterations = 5 Min quality = 0.4 Apply
WS5.1-4
Tetra Mesh

Training Manual
Mesh > Compute mesh > Volume Mesh

Leave all the defaults Mesh Type = Tetra/Mixed Mesh Method = Robust(Octree) Create Prism Layers = off Better to run prism separately so you can check quality/errors in the input mesh Compute Produces a
tetra volume mesh
WS5.1-5
Check Errors and Quality Training Manual It is good practice to check errors and
quality in the input mesh before prism Edit Mesh > Check Mesh
Leave all the defaults, Apply If it finds Unconnected vertices, it is

always safe to delete them The definitions of each check can be found in the Help inside ICEM CFD
Edit Mesh > Smooth Mesh

Globally
This will show a histogram Target is most mesh above 0.2 Smooth if necessary Mesh is already smoothed well
WS5.1-6
Check Surface Mesh for Extrusion Training Manual It is also good practice to inspect the surface mesh
of the parts intended for prism Turn on only shells and the part WJ
Only WJ will have prisms later The boundary elements should be smoothly on the
curves Check for elements in the adjacent part and move to the correct part
If you see this kind of thing, move the surface element to the correct part
WS5.1-7
Save Input Mesh Save the input mesh
Training Manual
In case we want to run prism multiple

times with different parameters Use the quick Save Mesh as.. in the pulldown Save
WS5.1-8
Set Prism Global Parameters Training Manual Mesh > Global Mesh Setup > Prism Meshing
Parameters
Min prism quality = 0.00001 Fillet ratio = 0.2 Prism height limit factor = 3 Number of surface smoothing steps = 0 Apply
It is usually best to set a low

quality to limit the areas that may end the prism layers and cap with pyramids Smoothing results in better quality if pyramids are limited Surface smoothing steps only smooths before prism This input mesh has already been smoothed
WS5.1-9
Define Prism Parts and Compute
Training Manual
Mesh > Compute Mesh > Prism Mesh

Press Select Parts for Prism Layer Check prism for part WJ Height = 0.4 Height ratio = 1 Num layers = 3 Apply, Dismiss Compute
We will extrude 3 fat

layers and split and redistribute later so height ratio can be 1
WS5.1-10
Inspect Pyramids
Training Manual
The problem locations will have prism layers capped off

with pyramids, so inspect where the pyramids form to find where there are problems
Turn on all Parts Turn on only Pyramids in the Mesh section Turn on only Surfaces in wireframe (in Geometry section)
to have a reference for where these pyramids have formed
Layers are colliding
WS5.1-11
Set Local Heights Smaller
Training Manual
Mesh > Surface Mesh Setup

Select the surfaces around the collision
region Height = 0.2 (half the previous height) Apply
WS5.1-12
Load Previous Input mesh and Run Prism

tetra mesh Compute the prism mesh again
Training Manual
Use the quick icon to load the previous

Mesh > Compute Mesh > Prism Mesh Compute
WS5.1-13
Inspect the Mesh
Training Manual
The model tree no longer shows pyramids present It is not always possible to get rid of all pyramids but
these are the low quality regions and you should try to reduce them Pyramids also show up where mesh errors occur Info > mesh Info
This will also print out mesh information

No PYRA_5 listed
No more collisions in this area

WS5.1-14
Smooth

Training Manual
Edit mesh > Smooth Mesh Globally

Smoothing iterations = 5 Up to value = 0.2 Criterion = Quality PENTA_6 = Freeze Press Apply until no more improvement
Should take 4 times
Now smooth everything

PENTA_6 = Smooth Lower Up to value to 0.1 Press Apply twice (2 times of
5 iterations)
WS5.1-15
Split Prisms
Prisms
Training Manual
Edit mesh > Split Mesh > Split

Method = Fix ratio Prism ratio = 1 Number of layers = 2 Apply
Specifying a prism ratio or initial height is

only practical if there is 1 fat layer to split
It only splits the first layer We will redistribute afterward anyway
WS5.1-16
Redistribute Prism Nodes
Training Manual
Edit mesh > Move Nodes >

Redistribute Prism Edge
Method = Fix ratio Prism ratio = 1.4 Apply
WS5.1-17
Save Mesh and Geometry

icons
Training Manual
Save mesh and geometry using the quick

Mesh size parameters are saved to the
geometry The global mesh setup parameters are saved to a .prism_params file at the time prism is run
WS5.1-18

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ICEM CFD Introductory Course

ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary 2009 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved.

July 2009 Inventory #002664