Structured Meshing with a Radial Pattern in Star-CCM+

@E18 · August 26, 2016, 16:51

Hi,

I am trying to mesh a cylinder look domain by the structure mesher with a radial pattern like the picture attached.

Any help is highly appreciated. I tried the directed mesh option but the mesher does not recognize the circles as the edges for the source surface.

Best,
A E

fluid23 · August 29, 2016, 16:12

Star-CCM doesn't really do structured mesh. Directed meshing is as close as you can get. If it isn't getting close enough for your liking, you will need to resort to a 3rd party meshing software and import the mesh.

@E18 · August 29, 2016, 16:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by MBdonCFD

Star-CCM doesn't really do structured mesh. Directed meshing is as close as you can get. If it isn't getting close enough for your liking, you will need to resort to a 3rd party meshing software and import the mesh.

Thanks for your reply MBdonCFD. Yes, I am using the directed mesher on Star-CCM+, however I am not able to mesh the source surface by the auto mesher option (patch mesh). Do you think I should use an existing mesh for this purpose? Any help is really appreciated.

Best,
Amir

me3840 · September 7, 2016, 00:47

You can make that type of mesh if it is what I think it is - is the center hollow? i.e. no mesh there?

If you need a center, the directed mesher can do that, but you have to make a square block in the center of the circle, so your final mesh will not look like the one you posted.

If you want a structured mesh you can't source it from any other mesher than the patch mesh.

@E18 · September 7, 2016, 16:50

Thank you very much for your reply. Yeah, I finally used a revolved rectangle to generate the directed mesh.

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fluid23 Senior Member Matt Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 947 Rep Power: 17	Star-CCM doesn't really do structured mesh. Directed meshing is as close as you can get. If it isn't getting close enough for your liking, you will need to resort to a 3rd party meshing software and import the mesh. lcarasik likes this.

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September 7, 2016, 00:47		#4
me3840 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,232 Rep Power: 24	You can make that type of mesh if it is what I think it is - is the center hollow? i.e. no mesh there? If you need a center, the directed mesher can do that, but you have to make a square block in the center of the circle, so your final mesh will not look like the one you posted. If you want a structured mesh you can't source it from any other mesher than the patch mesh.

September 7, 2016, 16:50		#5
@E18 New Member A E Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 29 Rep Power: 10	Thank you very much for your reply. Yeah, I finally used a revolved rectangle to generate the directed mesh.