Power Inverter without 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, type the following values:
Maximum Cell Size0.02
Minimum Cell Size0.0007
Cell Size on Surfaces0.01
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. To view the surface, mesh or outline for a boundary, in the Flow Analysis Tree, under Boundary Conditions > General Boundaries > Default select the boundary POWERINVERTER_1_FLUID.
9. In the View panel, click Show to display the selected boundaries.
10. In the Properties panel, View tab, set Grid, and Outline to Yes. The mesh for the boundary POWERINVERTER_1_FLUID appears as shown.
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