ANSYS ICEMCFD Hexa Basic course (Part 1)

Create points from screen, by coordinates, at arc centers, ends, intersections, or midpoints; place points between two locations or on curves, and project onto surfaces to support the Hegner mesh.

Explore creating and modifying curves in the ICEM CFD Hexa basic course by placing points, forming lines and circles, and projecting curves onto surfaces.

Learn to create and modify surfaces in ICM code, including boxes, spheres, and cylinders with precise dimensions and origins, and drive curves to form complex surfaces.

Practice geometry transformations using translate, rotate, mirror, and scale to shape domains around a body, copy points, create circles, and apply origin-based positioning and multiple copies.

Learn how to view and control surface normals in ANSYS ICEM CFD, reorient meshes for consistent prism growth, and apply normal direction concepts to repair geometry and customize meshing.

Develop the hexa meshing concept in ICEMCFD by building a top-down blocking geometry and projecting the block mesh onto the geometry.

Learn to create all types of blocks and a 2d block from vertices in the ansys icemcfd hex a basic course, including map, free, and bottom-up blocking and vertex-order considerations.

Create 3d blocks from vertices, edges, and faces in ICEM CFD, using prematch, splitting blocks, and assigning block indices to generate meshes from geometry.

Create a hex mesh quarter o-grid from six vertices by defining a six-vertex block, forming quad and hex elements, and refining with prematch.

Explore building a degenerate hex block from six vertices in ANSYS ICEM CFD, starting from different corners to form triangular present blocks, assigning fluids, and assessing mesh quality.

Learn to create blocking for cylindrical and square geometries by exporting, excluding faces, and using interactive, fixed along curve methods; extrude blocks along curve and split them at strategic points.

Create blocking from a top-down approach starting with one block to generate hex mesh, associating edges to curves and extruding faces along the curve.

Create 3d blocking from a 2d layout using the rotate option, translating and rotating the geometry to generate a full 3d blocking with its surfaces in a single click.

Learn the correct method to create 2D to 3D blocking by rotation for 360-degree models, using four copies with 15 points and prematch quality checks to yield high-quality 2x2x2 mesh.

Apply the relativity blocking method by rotation to convert 2-D blocking into 3-D, generating full hexahedral geometry with a single plane, axis, and prematch.

Rotate 2d blocking into 3d sector geometries (45°, 90°, etc.), define surfaces and parts, clean up geometry, and prepare a ready-to-solve mesh for fluent.

Explore how blocking is associated with geometry in ICEM CFD to generate surface and volume meshes. Learn to define blocks, curves, edges, and faces, color coding, and common blocking pitfalls.

Learn to perform block splits in ANSYS ICEM CFD hex workflow, selecting split options, defining block locations with points, and manipulating blocks to achieve desired geometry and mesh control.

Explore o-grid generation for hex meshing in Ansys icem CFD by building a block, defining sizes, and selecting faces to improve mesh quality.

This lecture demonstrates o-grid generation for a two-sided geometry, adjusting block size, surfaces, and prematch parameters, then iterating to improve mesh quality and inlet edge alignment.

Learn to generate a hexa o-grid around an aerofoil by creating and anchoring blocks to geometry, then refine near the trailing edge for quality mesh.

Master premesh edge parameters to achieve uniform spacing across blocks by copying spacing from reference edges, using link spacing, and applying parameters to selected ages with prematch and eMESH.

Learn premesh edge parameters in ANSYS ICEM CFD Hex course, apply uniform sizing or geometric methods, adjust maximum size and ratio, and recompute to refine mesh near boundaries for turbulence.

Explore scaling and refining hexa mesh in targeted regions by adjusting one-direction refinement factors, applying pre-mesh checks, and comparing node counts to achieve desired mesh density.

Demonstrate building a 2.5 aerofoil mesh in ANSYS ICEM CFD, detailing geometry preparation, blocking, point placement, and applying Oger and Weigert commands to refine the final mesh.

Learn to edit edges in ANSYS ICEM CFD Hexa by converting linear edges to plane using control points, linking to geometry, and improving mesh quality.

Define periodic vertices and periodicity for concentric cylinders in ICEM CFD; use axis points to establish periodicity and set the mesh angle by dividing 360 by the number of passes.

Create concentric pipe geometries with a small 4 mm diameter and 2 mm length, extending into a larger section by 9 mm, using ICEM CFD geometry commands in 3D.

Create three-dimensional geometry from two concentric ducts by revolving a half profile about the axis, then define and repair surfaces, assign parts, and label boundaries for hex mesh preparation.

Create a 90-degree pipe bend by defining an origin, creating and offsetting points, and forming curves and arcs by projection and center-arc methods. Assign inlet, outlet, and walls as parts.

Create the Agronin aerofoil geometry and surrounding domain for ICEM CFD hex, using Excel coordinates and text import. Highlight wind turbine goals: low-speed operation, wide angle of attack, low drag.

Create surfaces and parts for the S809 airfoil and its domain in the icem cfd hexa course, defining inlet, outlet, top, bottom boundaries and applying pressure outlet and incompressible flow.

Import the NREL first six wind turbine model into icemcfd, clean geometry, and create rotating and stationary domains while defining outlet interfaces, background, and blade aerofoil parameters.

Import the geometry, set the working directory, and create the inner rotating domain with interfaces, using topology to repair geometry and color-coded surface checks to ensure proper connectivity.

Create an inner rotating domain with interfaces by defining inlet geometry, projecting curves onto surfaces, forming circular hub features, and adjusting upstream offsets to guide flow to the wind turbine.

Create an inner rotating domain with interfaces by building surfaces, copying edge points, positioning an axis, and forming a circle to close the wind turbine hub.

Create an outer (stationary) domain with interfaces from the top model by copying and placing points, circles, and guards to define entry points, then save as outer domain.

Develop the outer stationary domain and its interfaces by cleaning geometry, repairing topology, and naming boundary parts for inlet, outlet, and interfaces to prepare for meshing and solving.

Create the full-scale model of the inner domain and the other domain with the same boundary conditions, defining interfaces, inlet, outlet, and bottom conditions, for instructor feedback.

Describe the flood plain geometry for a flow scenario and create a mesh that resolves the free-stream flow at the top of the plate within the domain.

Describe boundary layer behavior and flow parameters to resolve the flow. Specify meshing parameters and region considerations for ICEM CFD hex meshing.

Generate the geometry of a flat plate from five points, assign named parts, save the project files, and prepare for the mesh by defining coordinates and boundaries.

Develop meshing skills from simple to complex cases and apply them to hex mesh design using a 1x1 square and 20x20 nodes scaled to about 28–29.

Create a mesh inside a circle, a half circle, and a golden circle of diameter one meter using a consistent 2D/3D strategy. Export with boundary conditions and evaluate mesh quality.

Access downloadable input files for three geometries, learn to create them and mesh with blocking, and compare with five reference cases to guide the straight pipe assignment.

Create circle geometry in Icemcfd from three points—the origin and two axis points—using the central and two-point circle method, then place additional points to form four circles and plan blocking.

Create an o-grid to fix low-quality mesh at corner angles, adjust diagonal edges and edge spacing, and refine via blocking, inside circular geometry, to achieve improved angle and quality.

Block and pre-mesh half-circle geometries in ICEM CFD, handling edges and sharp corners, and adjust node distribution for uniform mesh across the circle and its edges.

Export and inspect the hex mesh, set blocking and parts, and assign boundary conditions by matching geometry. Improve mesh quality with smoothing and prematch, then export for CFD.

Demonstrate blocking and premesh for an assignment, including splitting geometry, assigning blocks to edges and vertices, snapping blocking to geometry, and setting meshing parameters for quality hexa elements.