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Dynamic Mesh Model

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Agenda
9:00 Overview of Dynamic Mesh (DM)
9:30 Global Controls
10:00 Dynamic Zones
10:30 Motion Specification
11:00 Step-by-Step Procedure
11:15 Tutorial 1
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Step-by-Step Procedure
1:30 Tutorial 2
2:30 Examples
3:00 Tips-and-Tricks and Technical Discussion Session
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Overview of DM
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Dynamic Mesh Overview

New feature in FLUENT 6.1
z Built-in, no additional fee
A general purpose model targeted for moving boundary problems
z IC engines
z Valves
z Fuel injectors
z HVAC modules and much much more…
Can also be used for steady-state parametric studies
Compatible with all physical models and solver types in FLUENT 6.1
Compatible with any pre-processor
Fully parallelized
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Mesh Motion Schemes

Fluent offers three mesh schemes
z Spring analogy
z Local remeshing
z Dynamic layering
Mesh motion may be applied to individual zones
Different zones may use different schemes for mesh motion
Connectivity between adjacent deforming zones may be non-
conformal
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Spring Analogy
Interior nodes behave like a spring
or sponge
Connectivity remains unchanged
Limited to relatively small
deformation when used as a stand-
alone meshing scheme
Available for tri, tet, quad, hex and
wedge mesh element types
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Local Remeshing
As user-specified skewness and
size limits are exceeded, local
nodes and cells are added or
deleted
As cells are added or deleted,
connectivity changes
Available only for tri and tet mesh
elements
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Dynamic Layering
Cells are added or deleted as the
zone grows and shrinks
As cells are added or deleted,
connectivity changes
Available for quad, hex and wedge
mesh elements
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Combination of Approaches
Initial mesh needs
proper decomposition
Layering
z Valve travel region
z Lower cylinder
region
Remeshing
z Upper cylinder
region
Non-conformal
interface between
zones
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Combination of Approaches
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Motion Specification
Internal node positions are automatically calculated based on user
specified boundary motion
Mesh motion scheme in each zone is automatically chosen based on
element type in that zone
Prescribed mesh motion
z Position or velocity versus time i.e. ‘profile’ text file
z UDF with expression for position or velocity
Flow dependant motion
z Mesh motion is coupled with the flow solution through a UDF
z Can integrate forces (pressure, gravity and viscous etc)
z Six degree of freedom UDF provided
z UDF readily customized for desired mesh motion
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Mesh Preview
Mesh motion can be previewed without calculating flow variables
z Allows user to quickly check mesh quality throughout the simulation cycle
z Applicable to any dynamic mesh simulation
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Global Controls
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Overview
Define > Dynamic Mesh > Parameters z Dynamic Mesh model enables generic
z Methods functionality
toggle spring analogy, layering, z In-Cylinder option adds specific
remeshing approaches functionality
GUI dynamically changes to reflect definition of RPM, starting crank angle,
selected methods crank period, etc...
option enables IC specific profile format
for valve motion
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Overview
Smoothing (spring) parameters Layering parameters
z ‘stiffness’ z split/collapse factor
z boundary node relaxation Remeshing parameters
z convergence tolerance z min/max volume
z (max) number of iterations z max skewness
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Smoothing
Edges between any two mesh nodes are idealized as a
network of interconnected springs. A set of linear
equations are derived based on force balance at the
nodes. The node positions at each time-step are solved
iteratively.
By default smoothing is applied on tet/tri mesh.
To apply smoothing for all type of mesh use:
(rpsetvar 'dynamesh/spring/all-element-type? #t)
Spring Constant Factor: It adds “damping” to the
springs [1,0]
Boundary Node Relaxation: Under-relaxation used
for the boundary nodes. Use a value of 0 if no
smoothing on the boundaries
z A default value of 1.0 is used for interior nodes
Convergence Tolerance: Used when solving for node
positions.
Number of Iterations: Max number of iterations.
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Smoothing
Spring
Constant
Factor = 1.0
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Smoothing
Spring
Constant
Factor = 0.1
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Smoothing
Spring
Constant
Factor = 0.05
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Smoothing
Spring
Constant
Factor = 0
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Smoothing
Smoothing on Quads
(rpsetvar 'dynamesh/spring/all-element-type? #t)
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Smoothing
The rpsetvar command is
not used here. Smoothing is
not applied automatically on
quad/hex meshes.
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Layering
Constant Height
z Useful for uniform layer height
Constant Ratio:
z Maintain a constant ratio of cell
heights between layers
z Useful when layering is done in
curved domains (e.g. cylindrical
geometry).
Split if:
Collapse if:
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Layering
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Layering
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Remeshing
Sizing Function Controls:
Resolution: determines the size of the
background bins used to evaluate the
size distribution with respect to the
minimum characteristic length of the
current mesh.
Sizing Function Variation Rate: How
the background mesh increases in size
(from the boundary to the interior) [-
1,+inf]
Distance Threshold: Is the degree of
polynomial that handles the size
variation of the background cell size.
(values in [-1,1]).
Size Remesh Interval: How often the
remeshing is done based on min and
max cell volume.
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Remeshing
Meaning of Variation Rate:
A value of -0.5 means that the minimum mesh size (cell edge length)
in the interior is half of the mesh size at the boundary,
A value of 50 means that the maximum mesh size in the interior can be
50 times higher than the mesh size at the boundary.
Meaning of Distance Threshold:
The higher the value, the slower the change of the mesh size close to
the boundary.
A threshold value of 0 corresponds to linear in-/de-crease from the
boundary.
Negative threshold values enforce a faster (than linear) in-/de-crease at
the boundary.
Default Values work fine most of the time.
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Remeshing
Minimum Cell Volume: mark cells for remeshing if their size gets
smaller than this value
Maximum Cell Volume: mark cells for remeshing if their size gets
larger than this value
Maximum Skewness: mark cells if their skewness increases this value
z Use 0.9 for tet mesh and
z 0.75 for tris
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Remeshing
No Smoothing
Effect of Size Remesh
Interval (SRI)
z SRI = 10
z Note that cells
adjacent to moving
wall get stretched.
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Remeshing
No Smoothing
Effect of Size
Remesh Interval
(SRI)
z SRI = 1
z Note cells
adjacent to wall
don’t get
stretched as
much.
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Dynamic Zones
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Dynamic Zones - Stationary

Sets the nodes on a zone (either
fluid or face zone) as stationary.
Cell height:
z Used for face zones
z For the remeshing of tet/tri, this
height is used for boundary node
distance.
z If layering, it will be used for
ideal height.
z It should be roughly the same
size as the initial mesh
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Dynamic Zones – Rigid Body

Moves all nodes associated with
that zone (cell or face zone)
Nodes do not move relative to
each other
Motion Attributes: Motion can be
specified by Profile or UDF.
Center of Gravity (CG) and its
location: specify if
z Profile uses position x, y, z. The
position is measured relative to
the CG location.
z Profile/UDF uses rotation
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Dynamic Zones – Rigid Body

Mesh Options
Cell height:
z For the remeshing of tet/tri, this
height is used for boundary node
distance.
z For layering, it will be used for
ideal height.
z It should be roughly the same
size as the initial mesh
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Dynamic Zones - Deforming

Geometry Definition
z Required for remeshing and smoothing
z A simple Cylinder and Plane is built in.
Cylinder requires Origin and Axis
Plane requires any point on the plane
and a normal vector
Normal vector can point either
direction
z User-Defined for other geometries
Deforming is NOT required if the
adjacent cell is layering.
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Meshing Options
z Smooth: If smoothing is required
z Remeshing: If remeshing is required
z Expand until
z Contract until
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deforming
Smoothing deforming
and
Remeshing
applied on
deformed
face zones.
deforming
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Smoothing is not
selected
Only Remeshing is
applied.
This looks much
better.
In some 2d cases, like
this one, it may be
necessary not to select
Smoothing.
In 3d cases,
Maximum Skewness
is also used, which
prevents this problem.
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Dynamic Zones – User-Defined

If nodes
move
relative to
each other,
will need
UDF
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Motion Specification
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In-Cylinder Motion
For any simple sinusoidal (single-
degree, rigid-body, and
prescribed) motion, we can use
the built-in piston motion: A
L
L ps
θ
c Valve/Piston
Axis
A
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Table Profile
For any type of rigid-body, single-degree, and prescribed motion, you
can use a profile table having the following format:
((profile_name_1 3 point)
(time 0 1 2)
(x 2 3 4) where,
(v_y 0 -5 0)) {“time”,“angle”};
{ "x", "y", "z"};
((profile_name_2 3 point) {"v_x", "v_y", "v_z"};
(time 0 1 2) {"theta_x", "theta_y", "theta_z"};
(omega_x 2 3 4)) {"omega_x", "omega_y", "omega_z"};
Angle = crank angle
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UDFs
Fluent also provides the following macros for DM calculations:
z DEFINE_CG_MOTION
z DEFINE_GEOM
z DEFINE_GRID_MOTION
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DEFINE_CG_MOTION Macro
Used to define the motion of the center of gravity for rigid body motion
z Used for un-prescribed and prescribed motion
z Multiple-Degree of freedom
Macro: DEFINE_CG_MOTION ( name, dt, vel, omega, time, dtime)
Argument types:
z void *dt (dynamic thread pointer; common in all macros)
z real vel[] (array that returns the CG velocity)
z real omega[] (array that returns the ω of the CG)
z real time (time)
z real dtime (time step)
Function returns: void
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DEFINE_CG_MOTION Example
#include "udf.h" /* compute pressure force on body by looping through all
#include "dynamesh_tools.h" faces */
force = 0.0;
static real v_prev = 0.0; begin_f_loop (f, t)
{
DEFINE_CG_MOTION(piston, dt, vel, omega, time, dtime)
F_AREA (A, f, t);
{
Thread *t; force += F_P (f, t) * NV_MAG (A);
face_t f; }
real NV_VEC (A); end_f_loop (f, t)
real force, dv;
/* compute change in velocity, i.e., dv = F * dt / mass
/* reset velocities */ velocity update using explicit euler formula */
NV_S (vel, =, 0.0); dv = dtime * force / 50.0;
NV_S (omega, =, 0.0); v_prev += dv;
Message ("time = %f, x_vel = %f, force = %f\n", time, v_prev,
if (!Data_Valid_P ())
force);
return;
/* get the thread pointer for which this motion is defined */ /* set x-component of velocity */
t = DT_THREAD ((Dynamic_Thread *)dt); vel[0] = v_prev;
}
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DEFINE_GEOM Macro
The DEFINE_GEOM macro is used to define geometry in a deforming
zone
Macro: DEFINE_GEOM ( name, d, dt, position)
Argument types:
z char name
z Domain *d
z void *dt
z real *position (this matrix is overwritten with the node position on the
boundary)
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DEFINE_GEOM Example
/************************************************************
*
* defining parabola through points (0, 1), (1/2, 5/4), (1, 1)
*
************************************************************/
#include "udf.h"
DEFINE_GEOM(parabola, domain, dt, position)

{
/* set y = -x^2 + x + 1 */
position[1] = - position[0]*position[0] + position[0] + 1;
}
The new position (after projection to the geometry defining the zone)
is returned to FLUENT by overwriting the position array
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DEFINE_GRID_MOTION Macro
Useful when defining the position of the nodes individually, e.g. fluid-
structure interaction.
DEFINE_GRID_MOTION ( name, d, dt, time, dtime)
Argument types:
z char name
z Domain *d
z void *dt
z real time
z real dtime
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DEFINE_GRID_MOTION Example
Case: Specify the deflection of a beam based on local coordinate x and
time t according to
− 10 .4 x sin( 27 .178 t ), x > 0.02
ω ( x, t ) = {
0, x < 0.02
Node position is updated based on:
r n +1 = r n + Ω × r n Δt
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DEFINE_GRID_MOTION Example
NV_S (omega, =, 0.0);
/********************************************************** NV_D (axis, =, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
* NV_D (origin, =, 0.0, 0.0, 0.152);
* node motion based on simple beam deflection equation
* compiled UDF begin_f_loop (f, tf)
* {
**********************************************************/ f_node_loop (f, tf, n)
#include "udf.h" {
v = F_NODE (f, tf, n);
DEFINE_GRID_MOTION(beam, domain, dt, time, dtime)
{ /* update node if x position is greater than 0.02
Thread *tf = DT_THREAD (dt); and that the current node has not been previously
face_t f; visited when looping through previous faces */
Node *v; if (NODE_X (v) > 0.020 && NODE_POS_NEED_UPDATE (v))
real NV_VEC (omega), NV_VEC (axis), NV_VEC (dx); {
real NV_VEC (origin), NV_VEC (rvec); /* indicate that node position has been update
real sign; so that it's not updated more than once */
int n; NODE_POS_UPDATED (v);
/* set deforming flag on adjacent cell zone */ omega[1] = sign * pow (NODE_X (v)/0.230, 0.5);
SET_DEFORMING_THREAD_FLAG (THREAD_T0 (tf)); NV_VV (rvec, =, NODE_COORD (v), -, origin);
NV_CROSS (dx, omega, rvec);
sign = -5.0 * sin (26.178 * time); NV_S (dx, *=, dtime);
NV_V (NODE_COORD (v), +=, dx);
Message ("time = %f, omega = %f\n", time, sign); }
}
}
end_f_loop (f, tf);
}
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Summary
Mesh schemes available
z Spring Smoothing
z Layering
z Remeshing
If there is relative motion between the boundary and its adjacent cell zone,
Fluent will automatically choose the appropriate mesh scheme
z If the adjacent cell type is hex/quad, or wedge, it will use layering.
z If the adjacent cell type is tet/tri, it will use Spring Smoothing and Remeshing
The initial mesh needs to be decomposed according to the mesh scheme
desired.
Motion can be specified to face zones as well as to cell zones.
Motion can be defined using profile, built-in in-cylinder piston profile, or UDF
Motion can be prescribed or un-prescribe
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Step-by-Step Setup Procedure
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Simple Remeshing & Smoothing
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1cm
sides
1
V_y 0
(m/s) 1cm
-1
0 .005 .01 .015 V_y

.02
Time (s) cells-tri
bot 0.07cm
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Step 1: Select Unsteady Solver
Define Æ Solver
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Step 2: Activate Dynamic Mesh and Select Mesh Methods
Define Æ Dynamic Mesh Æ Parameters
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Step 3: Define Load Profile 1
z Write a profile file V_y 0

(m/s)
((v_y 5 point) -1
(time 0 .005 .01 .015 .02)
(v_y 0 1 0 -1 0)) 0 .005 .01 .015 .02
Time (s)
z Read the profile

Define Æ Profile
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Step 4: Define Dynamic Zones
z Rigid Body motion
V_y
cells-tri
0.07cm
bot
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Step 4: Define Dynamic Zones
z Deforming side walls
sides
0.07cm
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Step 5: File Æ Write Æ Case
Step 6: Mesh Motion
Solve Æ Mesh Motion
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Simple Remeshing & Layering -1

Layering takes
place at the
interface
between tri and
quad.
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1cm
sides
1 x
1cm
V_y 0
(m/s)
-1 .07cm cells-tri int
V_y
0 .005 .01 .015 .02
Time (s) 0.1cm
cells-quad
.033cm
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Define Dynamic Mesh Parameters
z Default parameters for layering is fine
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Define Dynamic Zones
z Rigid Body Motion applied to the interface
between tri and quad.
.07cm
cells-tri V_y
cells-quad
0.033 .033cm
int
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z Deforming sides
z No need to assign Deforming for sides attached to quad
sides
.07cm
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Final mesh
motion.
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How to setup up
when layering
starts from
bottom wall?
This requires
motion of quad
cells and use of
stationary on the
bottom wall.
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z Rigid Body Motion to Quad Cell Zone
V_y
cells-quad
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Define Dynamic Zone
z ALL nodes on quad moves unless declared as stationary. When declared as
stationary, there will be relative motion between boundaries of the quad;
therefore, layering will take place.
cells-quad
.033cm bot
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Dynamic Mesh Zone Assignment
z IF control of height for the tri is desired, specify
Rigid Body motion to the interface and specify ideal
height.
.07cm
V_y
cells-tri
cells-quad
int
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Dynamic Mesh Zone Assignment
z Deforming sides attached to tris.
sides-tri
.07cm
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Final mesh motion.
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How to setup if
layering and
remeshing starts
and stops at
different times?
This requires two
profiles, one for
the quad and
another one for
the interface.
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Need to specify two
profiles.
Note: Details of setup not shown
int
1
cells_quad
(m/s) 0
-1 cells-quad
0 .005 .01 .015
.02 ((cells-quad 5 point)
-1 Time (s) (time 0 .005 .01 .015 .02)
(v_y 0 -1 0 1 0))
int
-0 ((int 7 point)
(m/s)
(time 0 .005 .005 .01 .015 .015 .02)
-1 (v_y 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0))
0 .005 .01 .015
.02
Time (s)
Profile File
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Simple Non-Conformal
What if we have
non-conformal
interface?
It is used for:
z Closing
valves.
z Must have it
between
layering and
remeshing.
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DefineÆGrid Interfaces
z Select int_quad under Interface Zone 1
z Select int_tri under Interface Zone 2
z Specify name under Grid Interface
cells-quad cells-tri
z Click on Create
Note: Motion Specification to the bottom walls
are not shown.
int-quad int-tri
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z Only the sides that is part of the tri
should be declared as Deforming.
cells-quad cells-tri
int-quad int-tri
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z Define sides as Deforming
cells-tri
side-tri
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Simple Inserting a Layer

How to insert a
new layer?
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Inserting Boundary Layer

Events is used to insert
layering at crank-angle of
40 degrees and removed at
crank angle of –40 (320
degrees).
cyl-side:
deforming
piston:
rigid-body
piston motion
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Tips and Tricks
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Completely Closing a Valve

There are two ways to completely close a valve.
z The most common method is to delete non-conformal interface.
z Changing cell type from fluid to solid.
The above can be performed via the Events (DefineÆDynamic Mesh
ÆEvents)
But since events were implemented mainly to open and close valves in
IC applications, it is in terms of Crank Angle!
But it is easy to translate or transform our time into Crank Angle.
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High pressure
How to close a valve
as shown on the valve
right?
You need to create
the mesh with the v_
non-conformal
interface as shown.
y
interface-1
-1
interface-2
v_y
-0
(m/s)
-1
0 .005 .01 .015
.02
Time (s) Low pressure
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Define Global Controls and Motion
Specification
For ease, get 1-to-1 correspondence
between Crank Angle (degrees) and time
(seconds).
z To do this, specify Crank Shaft Speed of
0.1666667 rmp
Specify the period for the oscillation, which
is 0.02 seconds, as Crank Period = 0.02
deg
The simulation will be run at time step size
of 5e-5, so enter 5e-5 for Crank Angle
Step Size
Put any number > 0 for Piston Stroke and
Connecting Rod Length
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After setting up Global
Parameters and defined
Dynamic Zones, you
need to define events in
DefineÆDynamic
MeshÆEvents
In this example, at
initial mesh, the valve is
assumed closed, so enter
0 under At Crank
Angle (deg)
We will keep it closed
for about 0.0001 second
to make sure we get at
least one step while it is
closed.
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HVAC Register
Temperature plot
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HVAC Duct
Non-Conformal
Interface is used
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Another
example of
valve
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Min and Max Volumes - 1

For the remeshing scheme, what is the
best way to determine Minimum and
Maximum Cell Volume?
Plot histogram of cell volume. %
Plot Æ Histogram
Select Min and Max roughly as shown

on the right figure. Min Max
But this will give plot of all cells zones.
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Min and Max Volumes - 2

To find min and max volume in a
given cell zone,
z Select the cell zone under Zones
Name in Dynamic Zones panel
z Click on Zone Size Info..
z But don’t click on create!
For Minimum Volume in the
remeshing parameters use a value
slightly larger than reported above.
For Maximum Volume in the
remeshing parameters use a value
slightly smaller that reported above.
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Current Limitations
Can’t have two deforming face zones attached.
For deforming face zone, one need to have complete edge-loop
You may also need to use deforming on a face zone if the adjacent
cell zone is only being smoothed.
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Examples
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Passing Cars
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Passing Cars
Prism layers
move with the car.
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Check Valves
Fluid-structure interaction
Spring loaded valve.
Determine ball position as a
function of flow forces
z Implemented through a UDF
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Check Valves
The max displacement of the ball
was known to be small. So only
smoothing is used.
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Flow Control Valves
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Fuel Injectors
Transient flow rates
Cavitation
Flow forces
Pure Layering
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Velocity
Contours
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Compressors
Spring loaded valves
Valve motion coupled to the flow
solution via a UDF
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Compressors
As the piston moves to BDC,
intake valve opens and exhaust
valve closes
As the piston moves to TDC,
intake valve closes and exhaust
valve opens
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2-Stroke Engines
Premixed combustion
Mesh motion
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4-Stroke Engines
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Positive Displacement Pumps
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Gear Pumps
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Volumetric Pump
Pump diameter of 6 cm
Water
Eccentric (offset) rotor
z Blades move in and out
of the rotor
All-hex grid
z 100,000 cells
Mesh motion specified via
user-defined function
z Constant RPM of 1,500
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Volumetric Pump
Geometry
and motion
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Volumetric Pump
Pressure
contours
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Vibromixer
Contours of
Velocity
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Vibromixer
Pure
Layering
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Store Separation
Fluent
Versus
Wind
Tunnel
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Store Separation
Contours of
pressure
Note partition
interface move.
z Dynamic
partitioning is
performed.
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