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Meshing - General
To reduce overall mesh size, confine small cells to areas where they are needed (e.g., where high gradients are expected). Controlling cell size distribution
A uniform mesh is generated unless pre-meshing or sizing functions are used. Edge meshes can be graded (varying interval size on edge) Graded edge mesh can be used to control distribution of cell size in face mesh. Controlling distribution of cell size in face mesh also controls distribution of cell size in volume mesh. New feature to control cell size in faces and volumes directly.
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Pre-meshing
Sizing Functions
Edge Meshing
Edge mesh distribution is controlled through the spacing and grading parameters. Using the Edge meshing form
Picking
Options
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Picking
When you pick an edge, the edge is temporarily meshed using white nodes Displayed edge mesh is based on current grading and spacing parameters If you modify the scheme or spacing, the temporary mesh will be immediately updated When you Apply, the mesh nodes will turn blue Sense is used to show direction of grading Every picked edge will show its sense direction using an arrow The sense can be reversed by a shift-middle click on the last edge picked (this is in addition to the "next" functionality) or by clicking on the Reverse button
Sense
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Soft Links
By enabling this option, Soft-linked edges can be selected in a single pick Linked edges share the same information and can be picked in a single pick
By default, GAMBIT will form links between unmeshed edges that are picked together By default, GAMBIT will maintain links between meshed edges that are picked together
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Grading
Controls mesh density distribution along an edge. Grading can produce single-sided or double-sided mesh
Symmetric schemes produce symmetric mesh about edge center. Asymmetric schemes can produce asymmetric mesh about edge center.
Single-sided grading:
Uses a multiplicative constant, R, to describe the ratio of the length of two adjacent mesh elements, i.e.,
R = l(i+1) / li
R can be specified explicitly (Successive Ratio) or determined indirectly Gambit also uses edge length and spacing information to determine R.
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Symmetric grading schemes implicitly generate double sided grading that is symmetric. Asymmetric schemes are accessible when Double-Sided Option is used with:
Successive Ratio, First Length, Last Length, First-Last Ratio, and Last-First Ratio
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Spacing
Spacing
A value of 5 creates 5 intervals on the edge (6 nodes, including ends) An edge length of 10 and a value of 20 creates 5 intervals on the edge Identifies the interval size relative to overall dimensions of geometry Identifies "average" interval size if used with grading An edge-length of 10 and a value of 2 creates 5 intervals on the edge Average size of elements/grid is 2
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Use first edge settings enabled First edge selected in pick list updates form Useful to copy settings from one meshed edge to other edges. Use first edge settings disabled Any time you pick two or more meshed edges where there is a difference in:
the local Apply button for that option will be turned off This allows you to maintain pre-existing grading and/or spacing settings for each edge. Enforce a change in grading and/or spacing by enabling Apply button.
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Mesh Options
This option is useful in cases where you want to impose a scheme without fixing the number of intervals The higher level meshing scheme will decide (and match) the intervals
Example
Specify fixed interval and no grading Specify double sided grading and Apply without Meshing on bottom edges Face meshing will automatically match mesh
Deletes old mesh Sizing function has precedence on meshing unless this option is enabled.
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Face Meshing
GAMBIT automatically chooses Quad elements GAMBIT chooses the Type based on the
Quad
Quad/Tri
Tri
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Quad: Map
Quad: Submap
Quad: Tri-Primitive
Quad: Pave
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Quad/Tri: Map
Quad/Tri: Pave
Quad/Tri: Wedge
Tri: Pave
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Mesh can be deleted using delete mesh form. Lower topology mesh can also be deleted (default)
Existing mesh can also be removed in all Create mesh forms without the need for Delete mesh
Remove mesh
Leaves all lower topology mesh Removes all lower mesh that is not shared with another entity
Hard Linking
created for periodic boundary conditions Best to use soft links for edge meshing To link volume meshes, all faces must be mesh hard linked first.
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Edge sense will appear Reverse orientation on by default for sense Periodic option can be used for split edges mesh on second face generated automatically
where:
max = largest angle in face or cell min = smallest angle in face or cell e = angle for equiangular face or cell
max min
Range of skewness:
0 best 1 worst
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Display Type
Plane/Sphere
View mesh elements that fall in plane or sphere. View mesh elements within quality range. Histogram shows quality distribution. Show worst element automatically zooms into worst element
Range
Select 2D/3D and Element Type Select Quality Type Change cell display attributes.
Display Mode
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A poor quality grid will cause inaccurate solutions and/or slow convergence. Minimize EquiAngle Skew:
Tris
Tets
e.g., adjacent cells should not have size ratio greater than 20%. Delete mesh Perform necessary decomposition and/or pre-mesh edges and faces. Remesh
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Mesh Smoothing
Gambit generally incorporates default smoothing scheme after initial mesh on face or in volume is created.
First choose entity type as face or edge. Available types depend on Solver
Can also modify and delete zone/boundary. External faces/edges are walls Internal faces/edges are interior
By default,
By default, the 4 remaining external faces have the Name and Type: Boundary: Name = wall Type = WALL
By default, the one remaining volume has the Name and Type Continuum: Name = fluid Type = FLUID
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