[Luchini]

hello,
I am relatively new to commercial CFD code.
I need to simulate the flow in a set of empty Kelvin cells. Something like :

http://tu-freiberg.de/fakult4/imfd/f.../index.en.html

What do you suggest to do for the grid? which software would you suggest for such a case taking into account the grid creation and the export process for OpenFoam? why?

thank you a lot for the suggestions and time

[elvis]

Hello,

looks to me you want to mesh those micro structures mentiond in your link? right?

http://www.opensourcecfd.com/confere...0b8b978b532798

http://www.opensourcecfd.com/confere...ceedings-day-1 =>search for "micromodels" presentation goes into the same direction =>You have to be logged in to download presentations.

you will find also some publication among "OpenFOAM workshop" presentation, but that server is down at the moment, so I can not link to them.

Do you have allready a geometric model (Cad Model) or do you need to create that from microscopy images?

[Luchini]

Hi Elvis, thank you a lot for the links and help.

Originally Posted by elvis

Hello,

looks to me you want to mesh those micro structures mention in your link? right?

Well yes, but that is the last step. First i would like to mesh a geometrical model of those, like a kelvin structure, that i have to build i guess starting from a CAD.
Up to now i think of using FreeCAD for the cad Model and Salome or Cubit(for internal knowHow). Then import everything in OpenFoam.
But i was asking for some help, since i do not have direct experience of any of these software and i will have to learn them almost completely by myself.
So a was looking for some help and suggestions since I start completely from scratch and i am a little scared for all the things i have to learn.
I was wondering if anybody knows of compatibility problems between these software. Or if anybody has easier software to suggest.

Originally Posted by elvis

Do you have already a geometric model (Cad Model) or do you need to create that from microscopy images?

For the first simulation i plan to build a cad geometrical model then if everything goes well i may build a more "real" model from a tomography.

Do you have any specific or general suggestion?

thank you a lot for your time