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Chapter 3 Shell Meshing ICEM CFD Introductory Course ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary July 2009 © 2009 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 3-1 Inventory #002663 Shell Meshing Introduction to Shell Meshing Training Manual • Usages of shell meshing: – Thin sheet solid modeling (FEA) – stamped parts – 2D cross sectional analysis (CFD) – Input for volume meshing (FEA/CFD) – Delaunay, Advancing Front, T-grid – Filling a surface mesh is faster than tetra octree but requires well-connected geometry • Procedure – First need to decide mesh setup parameters • Mesh method –Algorithm used to create mesh • Mesh type – quad/tri/mix • Mesh sizes – Small enough to capture physics, important features – Large enough to reduce grid size (number of elements) • Memory limitations • Faster mesh/solver run – Set mesh sizes on parts, surfaces, and/or curves – Based on edge length – Can have different types/methods set on different surfaces ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary July 2009 © 2009 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 3-2 Inventory #002663 Shell Meshing Global Mesh Setup Training Manual • Mesh Setup Icons Mesh tab • Global Mesh Setup – To change defaults globally fo