[ewlks]

Hey, I've been having some success with cfMesh for 3D problems, and have recently started exploring the 2D cartesian meshing workflow to answer some specific questions about the numerics I'm using with a less expensive simulation.

Two features that I've made use of with 3D meshes don't seem to work in the 2D workflow, namely:

• layer optimization which smooths the boundary layer cell normals. This doesn't seem to run at all in the cartesian2DMesh workflow.
• refinementThickness does result in greater refinement near the specified patch, but the transition between refinement layers is far more abrupt than in the cartesianMesh case.

I don't think its an issue with the meshDict (spelling, etc.) because with the same meshDict and a suitable geometry the cartesianMesh routine does generate these features.


Does anyone have any ideas? Is the cartesian2DMesh routine simply not as feature rich as the more general cartesianMesh case? Should I just give up, and generate a thin 3D mesh and then extrude a surface à la snappyHexMesh?



Thanks in advance for your help!