Problem Mesh and Optimization
 

Hello
I need a suggest. I have to run a shape optimization with SU2 and i'm in trouble because i need to build a mesh of a 2D airfoil.
I'm in trouble because the only mesh generator i know well is ICEM, and my student version is only for windows, while I've installed SU2 on Linux.
I'm also starting familiarize with OPENFOAM.

Now i don't know how to obtain a mesh compatible with SU2. Can i generate it by ICEM and then export to SU2? Or is it better learning BlockMesh or Snappy and then change the format?


Thanks for help :)

Hi,
from ICEMCFD you have to save the grid as CGNS format, while SU2 has to be compiled with the CGNS library. If you want to export a grid in SU2 native format you have to use Pointwise
For more info refers to https://github.com/su2code/SU2/wiki/Mesh-File

Anyway, in my case I compiled SU2 (release 3) with CGNS_3.2.1 library while exporting from ICEMCFD as CGNS 2.4

Thanks Jiba.
To save in CGNS format have i only do "save as" and then write .CGNS?

In the tab "Output mesh" -> "Select solver" choose CGNS.
In the same tab select "write input" and pick the CGNS version.
As written before I used 2.4 as the others gave errors in SU2, but it's upon the library you compile