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combining crossing transition zones (ratio 1:3)

    • September 18, 2022 at 12:59 pm
      isacco83
      Subscriber

      Hi,

      i have to to mesh a hollow cylinder geometry ONLY with hexahedrons, i'm struggling in combining two transition zones (ratio 1:3) one perpendicular to the other, as in the small cube that connect the two outer transition layers intersecting, i cannot find a way to get only hexahedrons (see attached picture)

    • September 18, 2022 at 2:23 pm
      peteroznewman
      Subscriber

      How many elements are through the pipe wall thickness?

    • September 18, 2022 at 3:30 pm
      isacco83
      Subscriber

      Hi peter

      in the fine areas i do 0,35 mm elements with edge division, the wall is about 3 mm thick, so i do 9 divisions, the transition zones are 0,7 mm large

    • September 18, 2022 at 5:04 pm
      peteroznewman
      Subscriber

      What is the ID and OD of the pipe?  I will need some geometry to try it myself.

      What version of ANSYS are you using?

    • September 18, 2022 at 5:39 pm
      isacco83
      Subscriber

      Hi Peter

      thanks for the help, tomorrow i'll provide you the info, i don't have the proj. with me right now

    • September 18, 2022 at 5:50 pm
      peteroznewman
      Subscriber

      No problem, what verion of ANSYS do you use?

    • September 18, 2022 at 5:54 pm
      isacco83
      Subscriber

      the latest 22 R2... but i'm not 100% sure, i have to check

    • September 18, 2022 at 10:11 pm
      peteroznewman
      Subscriber

      Here is a surface mesh that uses only quad elements to transition from 1:3 elements.

      Shell elements can be Pulled into hex elements using the Pull tool.

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