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Adaptive Meshing
Introduction to
ANSYS Polyflow
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Contents
Principle
T-Grid
T G id
Element subdivision
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Contents
Principle
Procedure
T-Grid
Element subdivision
Additional ingredients
g
T-Grid
Element subdivision
For flows in fixed domains and MST
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Purpose:
Procedure
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Principle
T-Grid
transform all elements in tris or tets,
used
d ffor 2D,
2D 3D cases iinvolving
l i ffree surface
f ((possible
ibl with
ith
contact)
Element subdivision
2D or 3D
subdivides quads in 4 sub-quads
subdivides bricks into 8 sub-bricks
hierarchical subdivision
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Additional ingredients
For steady and transient cases
Frequency of adaptive meshing:
adaptive
d ti meshing
hi is
i equivalent
i l t tot a restart
t t
time-step control is reactivated after the 3rd step
T-Grid: once every four steps, at least toenable possible time-step increase
Subdivision: the type of flow calculation may require more frequent remeshing
(MST, etc.)
possibly checking tools for element deformation (T-Grid only)
Compatible with
elastic remeshing
full Lagrangian remeshing
Thompson remeshing
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Principle
T-Grid
Application
Definition
Adaptive meshing for remeshing
Adaptive meshing for contact
Tricks/Tips
Element subdivision
Applications
2D - 3D cases
with free surface
possiblyy with contact
steady state - time-dependent
Definition
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I iti l msh
Initial h
Step1
POLYFLOW simulation with a deforming mesh
Results : velocity,
y Results : new
pressure, coordinates of the Results
temperature, ... deformed msh files
Step2
ue Adaptive : criteria
adapt.msh
Adaptive meshing
for contact
criterion based on mould curvature
for remeshing
criteria on element size
in zones
Calculated with
d 2
new size = max Sizemin, (A.r + C ) 1 +
B
d is a distance to the mould
B is a reference distance
typically, B = 2
2*Size
Sizemin
r is a local curvature radius of the mould
A is a size coefficient
typically, 2.A.rmin = Sizemin
Size
2Ar
Ar
d
B
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t = 0s
t=0
0.3s
3
t = 0.75s
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Xmin Xmax
Size = 1
Box Ymax
2D: Xmin, Xmax, Ymin, Ymax
3D: Xmin
Xmin, Xmax
Xmax, Ymin
Size = 0
0.2
2
Ymin, Ymax,
Zmin, Zmax
Ci l /S h
Circle/Sphere Size = 1
z 2D, center (X,Y) and diameter
z 3D, center (X,Y,Z) and diameter
Size = 0.2
Along boundaries
z Criteria based on the curvature of the
boundary
z Parameters: Size_min, A, B,C
z If A=0 -> independent of the curvature
d 2 Size = 1
S new min ( A * r + C )* 1 +
= max Size min,
B
Size = 0.2
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A/2
B*2
B B
Number of Number of
elements = 1,318 elements = 2,952
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T-Grid
T i k /Ti
Tricks/Tips
Choice of parameters
Global criteria affect the whole remeshing domain
Local criteria are applied on local remeshing domains
Quality control 0.5 in 3D, 0.85 in 2D
Not more than once every fourth time step
Sequence:
adaptive meshing for remeshing
adaptive meshing for contact (if any)
Compatible with Elasticity, Lagrangian, Thompson
Principle
T-Grid
Element subdivision
Application
Definition
Ad ti meshing
Adaptive hi for
f remeshing
hi
Adaptive meshing for contact
Tricks/Tips
Applications
2D shell with contact
2D - 3D cases with MST
Flows in fixed domains
Steady state and time-dependent flows
Criteria
2D shell : based on g
geometryy ((mould curvature))
MST : Inside field
Flows in fixed domains : field variation
velocity,
velocity pressure,
pressure temperature,
temperature species,
species etc.
etc
Dichotomic subdivision
Definition
B is a reference distance
typically, B = 2*Sizemin
r is a local curvature radius of the mould
A iss a ssize
e coe
coefficient
ce t
typically, 2.A.rmin = Sizemin
d2
S new = max A r1 + 2 , S min
B
An example
Blister thermoforming
1 2 3 subdivisions
subdivision subdivisions
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Element subdivision
Example
E l : mixer-2D
i 2D Fluid domain colored
with local shear rate
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Element subdivision
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Element subdivision
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Element subdivision
An example : Distributor
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Element subdivision
Tricks/Tips
Choice of parameters
Global criteria should not be too severe:
affect the whole remeshing domain thus all local
remeshing domains
Local criteria can be locally severe
Quality control 0.5 in 3D, 0.8 in 2D and shell
Not more than once every fourth time step
Number N of subdivision: 2 3;
CPU time grows as 4N (2D) and 8N (3D) !
Sequence (for element subdivision):
adaptive meshing for contact (if any)
adaptive meshing for remeshing
Compatible
Co pa b e with Elasticity,
as c y, Lagrangian,
ag a g a , Thompson
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