ANSYS ICEM CFD Tutorial Manual
Table of Contents
Hexa Mesh Generation for a 2D Pipe Junction
Starting the Project
Step 1: Block the Geometry
Step 2: Associate Entities to the Geometry
Step 3: Move the Vertices
Step 4: Apply Mesh Parameters
Step 5: Generate the Initial Mesh
Step 6: Adjust the Edge Distribution and Refine the Mesh
Step 7: Match the Edges to Improve Quality
Step 8: Verify and Save the Mesh and Blocking
Hexa Mesh Generation for a 2D Car
Starting the Project
Step 1: Create and Split the Blocking to Resemble the Geometry
Step 2: Associate and Fit the Blocking to the Geometry
Step 3: Align the Vertices
Step 4: Set Mesh Parameters and Generate the Initial Mesh
Step 5: Create an O-grid
Step 6: Refine the Mesh using Edge Parameters
Step 7: Save the Replay File and Use it for Design Iteration
Step 8: Create Output Data for a Solver
Hexa Mesh Generation for a 3D Pipe Junction
Starting the Project
Step 1: Preparing the Geometry
Step 2: Creating the Initial Blocking
Step 3: Fitting the Blocking to the Geometry
Step 4: Generating the Initial Mesh
Step 5: Checking the Mesh Quality
Step 6: Creating an O-Grid in the Blocking
Step 7: Verifying and Saving the Mesh
Hexa Mesh Generation for a Sphere Cube Geometry
Starting the Project
Step 1: Preparing the Geometry
Step 2: Blocking the Geometry
Step 3: Fitting the Blocking to the Geometry
Step 4: Creating the O-Grid
Step 5: Generating the Mesh
Step 6: Viewing the Scan Planes
Step 7: Verifying and Saving the Mesh
Hexa Mesh Generation for a Pipe with Embedded Blade
Starting the Project
Step 1: Creating Parts in the Mesh Editor
Step 2: Initial Blocking and Associations
Step 3: Splitting and Collapsing Blocks around the Blade
Step 4: Fit the Blocking to the Blade geometry
Step 5: Generating the O-Grid
Step 6: Defining the Mesh using Surface Parameters
Step 7: Refining the Mesh using Edge Parameters
Step 8: Checking and Improving Mesh Quality
Step 9: Saving your Work
Hexa Mesh Generation for an Elbow Part
Starting the Project
Step 1: Preparing the Geometry
Step 2: Blocking the Geometry
Step 3: Fitting the Blocking to the Geometry
Step 4: Creating the First O-Grid
Step 5: Adjust the O-Grid Edge Length to Improve Quality
Step 6: Generate the Pre-Mesh
Step 7: Creating the Second O-Grid
Step 8: Generating the Mesh
Step 9: Saving the Project
Bottom Up Hexa Mesh Strategy for a Grid Fin
Starting the Project
Step 1: Creating an Initial 2D Blocking Associated with a Minor Geometry
Step 2: Creating an O-grid and Placing Vertices
Step 3: Completing the 2D Grid by Vertex Placement
Step 4: Extruding the 2D Grid to Create 3D Blocking
Step 5: Resolving Zero Thickness Walls
Step 6: Defining Periodicity
Step 7: Generating and Refining the Mesh
Step 8: Cleaning up
Tetra/Prism Mesh in a Fin Configuration
Starting the Project
Step 1: Creating Surface Parts and a Material Point
Step 2: Setting up Mesh Parameters
Step 3: Generating the Tetra/Prism Mesh
Step 4: Checking and Smoothing the Tetra/Prism Mesh
Step 5: Building the Hexa-Core mesh
Step 6: Saving the Project
Tetra Mesh in a Piston/Valve Assembly
Starting the Project
Step 1: Preparing the Geometry
Step 2: Setting Mesh Parameters
Step 3: Generating the Mesh
Step 4: Checking the mesh and Cleaning up
Tetra/Prism Mesh Generation for a Helicopter
Starting the Project
Step 1: Preparing the Geometry
Step 2: Setting the Mesh Parameters
Step 3: Generating the Octree Mesh
Step 4: Generating the Delaunay Mesh
Step 5: Smoothing the Mesh
Step 6: Saving the Project
Tetra/Prism Mesh Generation for an Aorta
Starting the Project
Step 1: Preparing the Geometry
Step 2: Setting the Mesh Parameters
Step 3: Generating the Octree Mesh
Step 4: Generating the Delaunay Mesh
Step 5: Saving the Project
Further Setup
Merged Tetra-Hexa Mesh in a Hybrid Tube
Starting the Project
Step 1: Setting the Mesh Parameters
Step 2: Generating the Tetra Mesh in CYL1
Step 3: Generating the Tetra Mesh in CYL2
Step 4: Merging the Tetra Mesh between CYL1 and CYL2
Step 5: Generating the Hexa Mesh in CYL3
Step 6: Merging the Tetra Mesh with Hexa Mesh at Interface2
Step 7: Cleaning up and Saving the Project
Multizone Mesh in HVAC Square-to-circle Transition Duct
Starting the Project
Step 1: Setting up Global and Part Mesh Parameters
Step 2: Creating Automatic Surface Blocking
Step 3: Converting the Surface Blocking to 3D Blocking
Step 4: Checking and Improving the Mesh
Step 5: Converting to Hexa-core and Saving the Project