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…
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…
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…
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…
In 2020 we are conducting a "Pointwise for Aerospace CFD Workshop". Details are below. Title: Pointwise for Aerospace CFD Workshop Date/time: Monday 20th April 2020, from 09:30 - 16:30pm AEST Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Register : here The workshop will…
In this month's blog we describe the usage of Python to drive a process of mesh adaption with Caelus and Pointwise. Mesh Adaption can be beneficial in reducing the effort in meshing, whilst increasing coupling between the mesh resolution and…
We are pleased to announce that Applied CCM has been named the Pointwise Distributor of the Year for 2019. Martin Leahy received the award from Pointwise executive vice presidents John Steinbrenner and Rick Matus (pictured below) at the recent annual…
Introduction In this month's blog we use Pointwise as a pre-processor for performing a CFD analysis with ANSYS Fluent and OpenFOAM from the same Pointwise mesh. The geometry (Figure 1) is that of a glider and comes from the examples…
We are pleased to announce an upcoming mesh adaption webcast coming live on the Applied CCM YouTube channel on Monday 11th November 2019. Details are below. Title: Python, Pointwise and Caelus: CFD driven automatic re-meshing Date/time youTube link live: Monday…
CFD simulations involving three dimensional (3D) complex geometry have become the norm. This hasn't lessened the need for two dimensional (2D) simulations. Sometimes geometry and flow are such that a 2D simulation is the most appropriate approach. An example is…