CFD simulations involving 3D complex geometry have become the norm, however, this hasn’t lessened the need for 2D simulations. Sometimes geometry and flow are such that a 2D simulation is the most appropriate approach. 2D meshing In versions of Pointwise…
In this month’s blog, we are ending 2020 on a festive note, by using Pointwise to mesh Santa's hat with Pointwise's new Automatic Surface meshing. Automatic Surface meshing is now available in Pointwise v18.4R2. Import CAD We begin meshing Santa's hat…
This monthly mesh we refer readers to our guest blog “Recombination of Voxel Transition Cells for OpenFOAM meshes”, published on Another Fine Mesh. That article describes a utility (vtCombine) developed by Applied CCM for Caelus that recombines the transition layers in…
This monthly mesh we refer readers to our guest blog "It's all in the numbering - mesh renumbering may improve simulation speed”, published on Another Fine Mesh. We all know that the mesh plays a vital role in CFD simulations. Yet,…
Introduction This monthly mesh we discuss part 2 in a blog series on "Car park Ventilation CFD with Pointwise, Caelus, CFX and FDS". First published in Another Fine Mesh on 27th May 2020, we continue the discussion, in particular, mesh independence.…
This monthly mesh we refer readers to our guest blog “Car park Ventilation CFD with Pointwise, Caelus, CFX and FDS”, published on Another Fine Mesh. Design of covered car parks in Australia requires CFD modeling of carbon monoxide from car exhausts to ensure the…
In this monthly mesh, during COVID-19 we continue to focus on Aerospace meshes with Pointwise, whilst working from home. This article steps through how Pointwise can be used to generate normal extrusion hybrid meshes for multi-element airfoils as shown, in…
This monthly mesh we are referring readers to our guest blog "Mesh adaptation with Python, Pointwise and Caelus", published on Another Fine Mesh. Mesh adaptation is one of the NASA 2030 goals and has been one area of research and development…
This is our first blog in the monthly mesh series for 2020, and we hope you enjoy the meshes this year. To start the year off we are focusing on Scripting Structured-Unstructured Meshes for Aerospace with Pointwise, as a lead…
In this month’s blog we are ending 2019 on a festive note, by using Pointwise to mesh a pod racer version of Santa's sled! Obviously, Santa's sled normally has lots of reindeer to power his traditional sled. On this occasion the…