7 Polyflow - 12.1 Adapt

Chapter 7
Adaptive Meshing
Introduction to
ANSYS Polyflow
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Introduction to POLYFLOW training
Training Manual
Contents
Principle
T-Grid
T G id
Element subdivision

Training Manual
Contents
Principle
Procedure
T-Grid
Element subdivision
Additional ingredients
g
T-Grid
Element subdivision
For flows in fixed domains and MST

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Purpose:
Refinement where it is necessary (independent of the sub-domains)
Reduction of the CPU time via a distribution of the element size
Procedure
selection of elements to remesh, based on criteria

specified on domains, zones, borders
quality of element
size of element
variation of fields in an element
remeshing applied on the selected elements

Element subdivision
T-Grid

Training Manual
Adaptive Meshing triggering
Each N(time)step (user specified), remeshing if
Quality < Tquality (user specified)

Size < 0.5 * POLYDATA Size (user specified)
Size > 2 * POLYDATA Size (user specified)
Hierarchy between sizing function(s), Time-dependence of the size and

adaptive
d ti meshinghi for
f contact:
t t
Selection of the smallest size among all criteria on each element
If no sizing function, local size

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Principle
T-Grid
transform all elements in tris or tets,
used
d ffor 2D,
2D 3D cases iinvolving
l i ffree surface
f ((possible
ibl with
ith
contact)
Element subdivision
2D or 3D
subdivides quads in 4 sub-quads
subdivides bricks into 8 sub-bricks
hierarchical subdivision

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Additional ingredients
For steady and transient cases
Frequency of adaptive meshing:
adaptive
d ti meshing
hi is
i equivalent
i l t tot a restart
t t
time-step control is reactivated after the 3rd step
T-Grid: once every four steps, at least toenable possible time-step increase
Subdivision: the type of flow calculation may require more frequent remeshing
(MST, etc.)
possibly checking tools for element deformation (T-Grid only)
Compatible with
elastic remeshing
full Lagrangian remeshing
Thompson remeshing

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Principle
T-Grid
Application
Definition
Adaptive meshing for remeshing
Adaptive meshing for contact
Tricks/Tips
Element subdivision

T-Grid Training Manual
Applications
2D - 3D cases
with free surface
possiblyy with contact
steady state - time-dependent

Definition

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I iti l msh
Initial h
Step1
POLYFLOW simulation with a deforming mesh
Results : velocity,
y Results : new
pressure, coordinates of the Results
temperature, ... deformed msh files
Step2
ue Adaptive : criteria
Generation of a new mesh with TGrid

Techniqu
Adaptive
e
adapt.msh
Adaptive : Interpolation of the fields
POLYFLOW simulation with a deforming mesh Results

fil
files

Adaptive meshing
for contact
criterion based on mould curvature
for remeshing
criteria on element size
in zones


Allows coping with local mould curvature
Calculated with
d 2
new size = max Sizemin, (A.r + C ) 1 +
B
d is a distance to the mould
B is a reference distance
typically, B = 2
2*Size
Sizemin
r is a local curvature radius of the mould
A is a size coefficient
typically, 2.A.rmin = Sizemin
Size
2Ar
Ar
d
B
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t = 0s
t=0
0.3s
3
t = 0.75s
POLYFLOW automatically refines the

t = 0.5s mesh to adjust it to the mold curvature
t = 1s


Define global criteria or local criteria for local remeshing
element size [units !]
quality [0=poor, 1=equilateral, > 0.85 in 2D, > 0.5 in 3D]


Define criteria on zones
Box - Circle - Border
Element Size

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Xmin Xmax
Size = 1
Box Ymax
2D: Xmin, Xmax, Ymin, Ymax
3D: Xmin
Xmin, Xmax
Xmax, Ymin
Size = 0
0.2
2
Ymin, Ymax,
Zmin, Zmax
Ci l /S h
Circle/Sphere Size = 1
z 2D, center (X,Y) and diameter
z 3D, center (X,Y,Z) and diameter
Size = 0.2
Along boundaries
z Criteria based on the curvature of the
boundary
z Parameters: Size_min, A, B,C
z If A=0 -> independent of the curvature
d 2 Size = 1
S new min ( A * r + C )* 1 +
= max Size min,
B
Size = 0.2

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Sizing function along boundaries

The parameter A is the curvature proportionality coefficient
A is proportional to the size of the elements along the boundary
Estimation for A : A = Sizemin / 2*r (r = radius of curvature)
A/2
Size along Number of

Number of
boundaries is elements
e e e ts = 3,686
elements = 1,318
1 318
divided by 2
Depth of the zone B
B*2
B B
Number of Number of
elements = 1,318 elements = 2,952

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T-Grid
T i k /Ti
Tricks/Tips
Choice of parameters
Global criteria affect the whole remeshing domain
Local criteria are applied on local remeshing domains
Quality control 0.5 in 3D, 0.85 in 2D
Not more than once every fourth time step
Sequence:
adaptive meshing for remeshing
adaptive meshing for contact (if any)
Compatible with Elasticity, Lagrangian, Thompson

Contents Training Manual
Principle
T-Grid
Element subdivision
Application
Definition
Ad ti meshing
Adaptive hi for
f remeshing
hi
Tricks/Tips

Element subdivision Training Manual
Applications
2D shell with contact
2D - 3D cases with MST
Flows in fixed domains
Steady state and time-dependent flows
Criteria
2D shell : based on g
geometryy ((mould curvature))
MST : Inside field
Flows in fixed domains : field variation
velocity,
velocity pressure,
pressure temperature,
temperature species,
species etc.
etc
Dichotomic subdivision

Definition


element size [units !]
quality [0=poor, 1=equilateral, > 0.8 in 2D, > 0.5 in 3D]


z Allows coping with local mould curvature
z Calculated with
d 2
new size = max Sizemin, (A.r + C ) 1 +
B
d is a distance to the mould
B is a reference distance
typically, B = 2*Sizemin
r is a local curvature radius of the mould
A iss a ssize
e coe
coefficient
ce t
typically, 2.A.rmin = Sizemin

Represent the geometric details (having a certain curvature) with a user

specified minimum size (for C=0)
The user controls what really matters to him.
Start to refine the mesh at a certain (user specified) distance to the mold (not
before)
Efficient usage of CPU time
d2
S new = max A r1 + 2 , S min
B

An example
Blister thermoforming
1 2 3 subdivisions
subdivision subdivisions
Adaptive meshing for moving part

S_up S_down element size [units !]
quality [0=very bad,
bad 1=equilateral,
1=equilateral > 0.8
0 8 in 2D,
2D > 0.5
0 5 in 3D]
the time step is controlled by the user

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Element subdivision
Example
E l : mixer-2D
i 2D Fluid domain colored
with local shear rate
Cams as MST moving part

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Element subdivision

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Element subdivision
Adaptive meshing for large variations of fields

Criteria are defined on fields to select, for refinement
Available fields:
velocity, velocity components
Temperature
I and II invariants of extra-stress tensor
species (transport variable)
S_up S_down element size [units !]
number of sub-division:
number sub division: 2 3
not more than once every fourth step

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Element subdivision

An example : Distributor

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Element subdivision
Tricks/Tips
Choice of parameters
Global criteria should not be too severe:
affect the whole remeshing domain thus all local
remeshing domains
Local criteria can be locally severe
Quality control 0.5 in 3D, 0.8 in 2D and shell
Not more than once every fourth time step
Number N of subdivision: 2 3;
CPU time grows as 4N (2D) and 8N (3D) !
Sequence (for element subdivision):
adaptive meshing for contact (if any)
adaptive meshing for remeshing
Compatible
Co pa b e with Elasticity,
as c y, Lagrangian,
ag a g a , Thompson
o pso


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Refinement where it is necessary (independent of the sub-domains)

Reduction of the CPU time via a distribution of the element size

selection of elements to remesh, based on criteria

remeshing applied on the selected elements

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Adaptive Meshing triggering

Each N(time)step (user specified), remeshing if

Quality < Tquality (user specified)

Hierarchy between sizing function(s), Time-dependence of the size and

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Generation of a new mesh with TGrid

Adaptive : Interpolation of the fields

POLYFLOW simulation with a deforming mesh Results

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Adaptive meshing for contact

POLYFLOW automatically refines the

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Adaptive meshing for remeshing

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Adaptive meshing for remeshing

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Sizing function along boundaries

Size along Number of

Depth of the zone B

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Adaptive meshing for remeshing

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Adaptive meshing for contact

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Represent the geometric details (having a certain curvature) with a user

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Adaptive meshing for moving part

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Cams as MST moving part

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Adaptive meshing for large variations of fields

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