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Static Mixer with Patch Conforming Tetrahedrons and Sweep Methods ANSYS Meshing Application Introduction
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Goals
This workshop will illustrate combining the Patch Conforming Tetrahedrons and Sweep Methods for a multibody part to yield a conformal mesh with hybrid tet/prism and hex elements The use of Inflation is also demonstrated for both the Sweep and Patch Conforming methods

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Specifying Geometry
1. Copy the sm.agdb file from the tutorial files folder to your working directory 2. Start Workbench and double-click the Mesh entry in the Component Systems panel at the right 3. Right-click on Geometry in the Mesh entry in the Project Schematic and select Import Geometry/Browse 4. Browse to the sm.agdb file you copied and click Open 5. Note that the Geometry entry in the Project Schematic now has a green check mark indicating that geometry has been specified
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Initial Mesh
7. Double-click the Mesh entry in the schematic or right-click and select Edit 8. Expand the Geometry entry in the Outline and note that there is a single part with 4 bodies 9. Left click on the Mesh entry and set the Physics preference to CFD and select the FLUENT solver 10.Right click on Mesh and Insert a Mesh Method. Select the three cylindrical bodies from the Model View and choose the Sweep Method 11.Set the Src/Target Selection to Manual Source and select the three end faces of the cylindrical bodies
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Patch Conforming Tetrahedrons

12. Right click on Mesh and Insert a Mesh Method. Select the central conical bodies from the Model View and choose the Tetrahedrons Method with the Patch Conforming Algorithm

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Initial Mesh (no Inflation)

13. Expand the Inflation entry in the Mesh settings and set the Use Automatic tet Inflation option to None as you will manually inflate the two different methods Make sure the mesh settings are as shown at right 14. Right-click on Mesh and generate the mesh. Notice that the mesh is conformal

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Inflating the Sweep Method

15. Right-click on the Sweep Method and choose Inflate this Method. The inflation will be scoped to the three source faces 16. For the boundary, you will need to select the three outer circular edges of the faces (you may need to enable the Select Edges toggle to simplify this). 17. Set the maximum thickness to 0.2 m, leaving the other settings at defaults.

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Inflating the Tetrahedrons Method

18. Right-click on the Tetrahedrons Method and choose Inflate this Method. The inflation will be scoped to the central body. Select the 2 outer radial faces of the conical body 19. Set the Inflation Option to Total Thickness and set the Maximum Thickness to 0.2 m, leaving the other settings at defaults.

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Generating the Mesh

20. Generate the mesh. Note that the swept regions still produce hexes while the central body produces prisms and tetrahedrons. 21. Verify that all meshes are conformal and save your project.

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Interior View of Inflated Mesh

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