Multiphase Flow for a Fuel Tank: Exercise 3—Preparing the Mesh
Generating the Mesh
1. In the Flow Analysis Tree, select Domains.
2. In the Properties panel, Model tab, for Mesh Generation, type the following values:
◦ Maximum Cell Size—0.008
◦ Minimum Cell Size—0.0003
◦ Cell Size on Surfaces—0.002
◦ Create a Refinement Zone—Cylindrical Zone
▪ Cell Size—0.002
▪ Top Circle Center—4.0140, -2.6150, 0.2656
▪ Bottom Circle Center—3.6139, -2.6140, 0.1586
▪ Zone Radius—0.03
3. Click
Generate Mesh to create the mesh for the fluid domain.
Viewing the Mesh
1. Clear
Flow Analysis Bodies.
2. Press CTRL and under Domains select all the fluid domains.
3. In the Properties panel, View tab, set Surface, Grid, and Outline to Yes.
4. In the
Post-processing group click .
Section View A new entity
Section 01 appears under
Derived Surfaces in the Flow Analysis Tree.
5. Select Section 01.
6. In the Properties panel, Model tab, set values for the options as listed below:
◦ Type—Plane Y
◦ Position— –2.62 (minus 2.62)
7. In the Properties panel, View tab, for Grid select Yes.
8. Press CTRL and under Domains select all the fluid domains.
9. In the Properties panel, View tab, set Surface, Grid, and Outline to No.
