Power Inverter with Conjugate Heat Transfer: Exercise 2—Preparing the Mesh
1. In the Flow Analysis Tree select Domains.
2. In the Properties panel, Mesh tab, for Mesh Generation, specify the following values:
◦ Maximum Cell Size—0.02
◦ Minimum Cell Size—0.0007
◦ Cell Size on Surfaces—0.01
The values are retained as default settings. You can change these if required.
3. Click
Generate Mesh to create the mesh for the fluid domain. If the
Info dialog box opens, click
Yes to convert all the units.
4. Click
in the Graphics toolbar to display the style elements. Select
No Hidden,
Hidden Line, or
Wireframe to display the mesh.
5. Clear
CAD Bodies.
6. Enable
Flow Analysis Bodies.
7. In the Functions panel click
Turn on/off view properties and select the following from the list:
Hide all surfaces,
Hide all grids, and
Hide all outlines.
8. Under
Domains, select all entities except
POWERINVERTER_FLUID and
CASING. In the View panel, click
Show to display the selected domains.
9. In the Properties panel, View tab, set Grid, and Outline to Yes. The mesh appears as shown in the figure.