[ANSYS Meshing] + ICEM. Split existing elementregion to smalle regiins

Rickard.Solsjo · April 21, 2011, 05:39

Hi all
I have a larger elementsection covering my entire mesh called ZONE0
Is it possible to break this zone into smaller zones called TopZone, middleZone and bottomZone without having to remesh the enitre thing?
Thx"!!

alastormoody11 · April 21, 2011, 06:25

I am not sure whether you can do this in ICEM, but you can surely do this in solvers like FLUENT, however to do this, a prerequisite is that the regions are separated by simple boundaries as in something like Z=constant plane etc.

If the boundaries are complex in shape, then you would be better served to create the requisite interfaces in ICEM itself and remesh it.

Rickard.Solsjo · April 21, 2011, 07:21

Than you for the reply
Okay, so if i remove the entire mesh in ICEM and redo it, this is okay,
How do I do this? Do I remove the ZONE0 where the entire internal mesh is?
I would really appreciate this help , for I have been dealing with this for some days now.

alastormoody11 · April 21, 2011, 07:41

Hi,

You can create the surfaces in ICEM that divide the Zone0 into top, middle and bottom zone and mesh the geometry and then define these separating surfaces as interfaces and you are good to go.

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Rickard.Solsjo Senior Member Rickard Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lund, Skåne, Sweden Posts: 143 Rep Power: 15	Hi all I have a larger elementsection covering my entire mesh called ZONE0 Is it possible to break this zone into smaller zones called TopZone, middleZone and bottomZone without having to remesh the enitre thing? Thx"!!

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April 21, 2011, 06:25		#2
alastormoody11 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 100 Rep Power: 16	I am not sure whether you can do this in ICEM, but you can surely do this in solvers like FLUENT, however to do this, a prerequisite is that the regions are separated by simple boundaries as in something like Z=constant plane etc. If the boundaries are complex in shape, then you would be better served to create the requisite interfaces in ICEM itself and remesh it.

April 21, 2011, 07:21		#3
Rickard.Solsjo Senior Member Rickard Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lund, Skåne, Sweden Posts: 143 Rep Power: 15	Than you for the reply Okay, so if i remove the entire mesh in ICEM and redo it, this is okay, How do I do this? Do I remove the ZONE0 where the entire internal mesh is? I would really appreciate this help , for I have been dealing with this for some days now.

April 21, 2011, 07:41		#4
alastormoody11 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 100 Rep Power: 16	Hi, You can create the surfaces in ICEM that divide the Zone0 into top, middle and bottom zone and mesh the geometry and then define these separating surfaces as interfaces and you are good to go.