Airfoil Meshing software

Alhasan · March 27, 2013, 09:45

Hey ppl,

which is the best software to create a structure mesh for an un-symmetric airfoil 2D and 3D, and how long will it take to make a good one with very less skewness
i will be running my cases in OpenFOAM

thanks,
Hasan.

sivakumar · March 27, 2013, 14:55

Hi,
I am working on axial flow fan, it is twisted blade. I am using Gambit, it is bit easy comparing with other software, but it is not a good choice. If you are in the begging stage better to go for ANSA or ICEM-CFD.

ICEM will be nice, but some utilities are really terrible (face with face trimming), it is very simple in Gambit.

Since you are going to use OpenFOAM, better to stick with ANSA (ßCAE) and it produces direct OpenFoam Mesh.

My personal opinion is, ANSA will be the best choice for OpenFOAM users.
the license is bit cheaper than other software.

Thanks,
Sivakumar

Alhasan · March 27, 2013, 17:52

one of my friends have used salome 6.5 for meshing his airfoil last year and it was good he had great control over the mesh..!!! but i was still thinking if anything better was available..

i have used salome aswell for someother diff geometry but i was seeing if there is any softwares that u mentioned specialises on airfoil meshing as airfoil is one very common object to be calculated using CFD

JBeilke · March 28, 2013, 04:31

Please have a look at GridPro. You can create the highest quality meshes and it is free for academic use with a limited number of blocks.

I have two ready to run GridPro setups for NACA 0012 and NACA 0025 on my homepage.

http://www.beilke-cfd.de/naca0012_gridpro.tar
http://www.beilke-cfd.de/naca0025.tar

Here is an example of the 0012 case for those having ccm+:

http://www.beilke-cfd.de/naca_0012_5_degree.sim.gz

sameben · March 28, 2013, 06:57

You can also get templates for aerofoils from GridPro by mailing to gridpro@gridpro.com .

Alhasan · March 28, 2013, 08:23

@sam .. thanks a lot for sharing

.. .ill spend some time on grid pro and see where it takes me

uzairm · April 10, 2013, 19:09

I am using Pointwise,and it really creates a good grid.Moreover,its simple to use.

Far · May 12, 2013, 10:31

nice meshes @ Gridpro.

tranchitam · June 17, 2013, 11:29

In my opinion, ANSA is the best software for you to generate a mesh in fluid analysis

March 27, 2013, 09:45	Airfoil Meshing software	#1
Alhasan Senior Member Hasan K.J. Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bristol, United Kingdom Posts: 200 Rep Power: 15	Hey ppl, which is the best software to create a structure mesh for an un-symmetric airfoil 2D and 3D, and how long will it take to make a good one with very less skewness i will be running my cases in OpenFOAM thanks, Hasan.

March 27, 2013, 14:55		#2
sivakumar Senior Member sivakumar selvaraju Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: India Posts: 205 Rep Power: 18	Hi, I am working on axial flow fan, it is twisted blade. I am using Gambit, it is bit easy comparing with other software, but it is not a good choice. If you are in the begging stage better to go for ANSA or ICEM-CFD. ICEM will be nice, but some utilities are really terrible (face with face trimming), it is very simple in Gambit. Since you are going to use OpenFOAM, better to stick with ANSA (ßCAE) and it produces direct OpenFoam Mesh. My personal opinion is, ANSA will be the best choice for OpenFOAM users. the license is bit cheaper than other software. Thanks, Sivakumar vangelis, tranchitam, Alhasan and 1 others like this. Last edited by sivakumar; March 28, 2013 at 02:12.

March 27, 2013, 17:52	Salome	#3
Alhasan Senior Member Hasan K.J. Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bristol, United Kingdom Posts: 200 Rep Power: 15	one of my friends have used salome 6.5 for meshing his airfoil last year and it was good he had great control over the mesh..!!! but i was still thinking if anything better was available.. i have used salome aswell for someother diff geometry but i was seeing if there is any softwares that u mentioned specialises on airfoil meshing as airfoil is one very common object to be calculated using CFD

March 28, 2013, 06:57		#5
sameben Member Sam Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 35 Rep Power: 17	You can also get templates for aerofoils from GridPro by mailing to gridpro@gridpro.com . Alhasan likes this.

March 28, 2013, 08:23	:D	#6
Alhasan Senior Member Hasan K.J. Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bristol, United Kingdom Posts: 200 Rep Power: 15	@sam .. thanks a lot for sharing .. .ill spend some time on grid pro and see where it takes me

April 10, 2013, 19:09		#7
uzairm New Member Uzair Mansuri Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I am using Pointwise,and it really creates a good grid.Moreover,its simple to use.

May 12, 2013, 10:31		#8
Far Super Moderator Sijal Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Islamabad Posts: 4,553 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 54	nice meshes @ Gridpro.

June 17, 2013, 11:29		#9
tranchitam New Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 15	In my opinion, ANSA is the best software for you to generate a mesh in fluid analysis

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