Mesh Generation problem

Kelysamex · July 28, 2021, 08:55

Hi everyone,

I initiated a mesh generation using Star-ccm+. The mesh generation keeps running forever and never completes. I believe the expected element count should not be that colossal. Because, I have generated meshes of above 250 million cells in the past. So, I have an idea of how long it could take. I am generating the mesh on 1024 processes CPU. Each core with 32GB RAM.

The output is as below before the mesh generation suspends (or keeps running forever):

Executing Mesh Operation Prop fluid mesh
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Checking mesh-CAD association...done. Found 8 problems, all fixed.
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Preparing surface for surface meshing in Parts:
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finished preparing surface for surface meshing CPU Time: 0.26, Wall Time: 0.26, Memory: 3055.22 MB

I will appreciate if someone could help me with how to fix this. Or has anyone encountered similar problem?

fluid23 · August 2, 2021, 08:35

How do you know your mesh is not too big? Have you tried making it very coarse?

Kelysamex · August 6, 2021, 02:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by fluid23

How do you know your mesh is not too big? Have you tried making it very coarse?

Hi, I later found out the problem was from the geometry. The surfaces had issues.

July 28, 2021, 08:55	Mesh Generation problem	#1
Kelysamex New Member Kelvin Eloho Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 7	Hi everyone, I initiated a mesh generation using Star-ccm+. The mesh generation keeps running forever and never completes. I believe the expected element count should not be that colossal. Because, I have generated meshes of above 250 million cells in the past. So, I have an idea of how long it could take. I am generating the mesh on 1024 processes CPU. Each core with 32GB RAM. The output is as below before the mesh generation suspends (or keeps running forever): Executing Mesh Operation Prop fluid mesh ---------------------------------------- Checking mesh-CAD association...done. Found 8 problems, all fixed. ---------------------------------------- Preparing surface for surface meshing in Parts: ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- finished preparing surface for surface meshing CPU Time: 0.26, Wall Time: 0.26, Memory: 3055.22 MB I will appreciate if someone could help me with how to fix this. Or has anyone encountered similar problem?

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August 2, 2021, 08:35		#2
fluid23 Senior Member Matt Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 947 Rep Power: 18	How do you know your mesh is not too big? Have you tried making it very coarse?