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Old   February 7, 2012, 07:37
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Hi everyone!

I have been creating a mesh which is two regions. In both the regions, the meshing method is different. When I create an interface from two boundaries from the two separate region, then what should be the boundary type for these boundaries? As in, all that should happen here is information exchange, why have a boundary type here?

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If i understand you right you have two regions with one mesh continuum for each, right?! (two mesh continua!)
I'm sry but it isnt possible to create an interface between two regions with different mesh continua.
Use one mesh continuum for both regions, then you can create an interface between them. The boundary type for the boundaries which you would like to connect by the interface is just important for the areas where no interface will be created and depends on the behavior of your simulation model.
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Old   February 7, 2012, 08:28
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Okkk...I wasn't aware of that...thanks!

But then how should I accomplish my goal? I have been told to create a highly refined structured C-mesh around an airfoil (I will use trimmer for that) followed by a tetrahedral mesh in the background. How should I create such a hybrid mesh? I have been told not to use prism layers as prism layers option produces an O-mesh around the airfoil and hence the quality of mesh is not good at the trailing edge.

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Old   February 7, 2012, 09:49
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From the user guide, Chapter Volume Meshing (V6.06.017):


".... For multi-region cases, a conformal mesh at the interface
one of region and the next is currently possible for the tetrahedral and
polyhedral mesh types as part of the meshing process. This option is
currently not supported for the trimmed cell mesher.
Different mesh types can also be used for different mesh regions if desired
by using a different mesh continuum for each region. A conformal mesh
interface at inter-region boundaries is not supported in this case.
...."

So it is impossible to generate such a trimmer hybrid mesh in ccm+.

In your case i would use poly mesh plus well solved prism layer boundary. Also i would refine the mesh with volumetric control at the trailing edge and the area downstream the airfoil.
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Thanks for your insight!

Could you just clarify what you mean by "well solved" prism layer boundary?

I have tried by increasing the mesh density in the wake region using volumetric control (see picture), but it didn't give me the result I was looking for. I have been meaning to capture the vortex shedding pattern from the airfoil under low Reynolds no flow. But the vortex seems to dissipate out after formation. Is it because of faulty mesh? Or am I going wrong in some other aspect?

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"Well solved" means that you have as much layers as you need to resolve your boundary layer flow gradients in the way you need. In your case the mesh seems to be ok on the first view.

Are you using steady or unsteady solver?! Which turbulence model do you use?!

I give my best to answer specific questions, i am sry that i cant give you an detailed explanation how to set up your simulation. But there are a lot of informations in the user guide, books, forums, websites e.g. which will help you. Just spend some time on it.
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You should use either a trimmed mesh or a poly mesh. Tetras don't work very well with ccm+.
Also have a look on the aspect ration of the near wall cells (first prism layer), it seems to be a very flat cell. Maybe you have to refine a little bit at the surface of your airfoil.

And assuming you can create a structured C-mesh (ccm+ doesn't support that with standard meshing models, maybe the airfoil wizard will do), you CAN create hybrid mesh. So willimanili's answe ist just wrong. You can create an interface between arbitrary meshes. What you can't do is creating a CONFORMAL interface.
Without a conformal interface, your solution will smear a little at the interface, but it shouldn't have too much impact on the solution when the interface is far enough from the region of interest.
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I'm sry but it isnt possible to create an interface between two regions with different mesh continua.
Use one mesh continuum for both regions, then you can create an interface between them. The boundary type for the boundaries which you would like to connect by the interface is just important for the areas where no interface will be created and depends on the behavior of your simulation model.
Hi willimanili,

I don't understand your explanation. I'm actually studying a wheel with brake system with a rotation velocity. The inner part of my brake disk (the cooling channel) is set as another region and a MRF rotation is applied on it.

The both regions are meshed with two different mesh continua (one trimmed for the wheel and one poly for the cooling channel) and both region a coupled with an interface. And that works fine !!!

One part of the interface is meshed as poly and the otherone with trimmer, the intersection Tolerance is 0.05 and a get 100% surface intersection for both part of the interface. The only thing you really have to care is to disable the boundary layer on this interface.

I really think this is possible to do this kind of mesh (i'm actually doing it) !

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Yes it will work, but it isnt a conformal interface, like abdul has already mentioned.

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Without a conformal interface, your solution will smear a little at the interface, but it shouldn't have too much impact on the solution when the interface is far enough from the region of interest.
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Hi everyone!

I have been creating a mesh which is two regions. In both the regions, the meshing method is different. When I create an interface from two boundaries from the two separate region, then what should be the boundary type for these boundaries? As in, all that should happen here is information exchange, why have a boundary type here?
The answer to this initial question is: wall boundary, especially if it should be connected 100%.

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If i understand you right you have two regions with one mesh continuum for each, right?! (two mesh continua!)
I'm sry but it isnt possible to create an interface between two regions with different mesh continua.
Use one mesh continuum for both regions, then you can create an interface between them. The boundary type for the boundaries which you would like to connect by the interface is just important for the areas where no interface will be created and depends on the behavior of your simulation model.
The first part of this answer is definitely wrong, an interface can be created, but it is not conformal, as already mentioned (so what, some additional faces are created for the cells). The second part is correct and helpful.
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