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Old   April 24, 2014, 15:15
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Hi,

Can any one please advise on how to create a structured mesh for a cylinder in Ansys? The problem I am facing is at the top and bottom faces.

I am trying to simulate the flow past a finite 3D cylinder with a volume of water above it. I have meshed this volume as a structured mesh corresponding to the fluid domain around the cylinder. The domain around the cylinder is modelled as a block with a hole in it. This necessitates the addition of a cylinder above the hole to capture the mesh effectively.

Is this the right approach to meshing these kind of problems? I have attached a few pics of the same.



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The approach is good. Just make sure to refine mesh in wake region and in vicinity of wall...
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If you want a pure hex mesh, you can further divide the cylindrical volume above the cylinder to get volume elements with hexahedral shape.

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Hi,

What method did you use for this?
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