Reply To: Reflected Mesh Refinement in Watertight Workflow

[Rob]

The top plate refinement may be the result of the proximity size function. Can you check what surfaces are present and whether you need to rethink how the struts attach? You may always see some effect unless you turn off proximity and rely more on the local sizing. 

If you retained the data (always a good idea) you can check any results you missed for a steady flow - that's one of the many benefits of CFD! 

If you're seeing a drop in the force like in the plot look for changes in the flow. Numerical values are very "experimental" but you've also got velocity, pressure, turbulence etc in every single cell: there's a reason we spent a long time working on Fluent's ability to print pretty pictures! :)