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Forum: ANSYS Meshing & Geometry

September 6, 2012, 04:55

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[ICEM] Blocking topology for cruciform fins

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Posted By siw

Far, I cannot share or descibe in detail the...

Far, I cannot share or descibe in detail the geometry (even privately) as it is commerically sensitive.

However, do you recall the generic missile shape you made a topic about (Meshing of complex...

Forum: ANSYS Meshing & Geometry

September 5, 2012, 06:18

Replies: 22

[ICEM] Blocking topology for cruciform fins

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Posted By siw

Yep, I spend a fair amount of time at the start...

Yep, I spend a fair amount of time at the start doing blocking sketches before I even start up ICEM. However, as you haven seen attached to the topic in this instance but it did not help much.
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Forum: ANSYS Meshing & Geometry

September 4, 2012, 02:04

Replies: 22

[ICEM] Blocking topology for cruciform fins

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Posted By siw

diamondx, thanks for the video that has helped...

diamondx, thanks for the video that has helped considerably:).

I am never able to plan successful blocking, as you can see from my sketches. How didi you go about seeing that blocking?

Forum: ANSYS Meshing & Geometry

September 3, 2012, 04:58

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[ICEM] Blocking topology for cruciform fins

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Posted By siw

stuart23, My first series of splits was...

stuart23,

My first series of splits was length-wise along the body. That way I have single block containing a piece of the fuselage and the fins.

Thanks

Forum: ANSYS Meshing & Geometry

September 3, 2012, 03:59

Replies: 22

[ICEM] Blocking topology for cruciform fins

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Posted By siw

stuart23, I think I understand what you did (the...

stuart23, I think I understand what you did (the pictures make it so much easier to follow).

How would you further extend that to a fin which has a rounded leading edge and either a blunt or...

Forum: ANSYS Meshing & Geometry

September 3, 2012, 02:52

Replies: 22

[ICEM] Blocking topology for cruciform fins

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Posted By siw

Thanks all for your replies - I hope you'll stick...

Thanks all for your replies - I hope you'll stick at it with me as this is the most difficult mesh I've ever needed to make and accurate results are very important to me here. Which is why I'm going...

Forum: ANSYS Meshing & Geometry

September 2, 2012, 10:55

Replies: 22

[ICEM] Blocking topology for cruciform fins

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Posted By siw

Blocking topology for cruciform fins

Hi,

Please can somebody explain the blocking topology for a body with cruciform fins (i.e. fins in an X orientation)? I cannot use 1/2 or 1/4 symmetry and some fins have blunt and some have sharp...

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