Hey all,<\/p>\n
First of all, I want to mention that I am a complete rookie when it comes to Ansys. I did some FEM analyses for my studies, but I am completely new to doing CFD simulations using it.<\/p>\n
I am doing my bachelor assignment on air bearings and I am currently trying to run CFD simulations using Ansys Fluent for the air flow through a sliding air bearing. However, I do not seem to be able to get an accurate or correct volume mesh (see picture). The bearing has three inlets: two on the side and one in the middle. The one in the middle will need the highest inlet pressure since it needs to carry most of the weight of the object sliding through the bearing. The two side inlets are mainly for balance. I specified the outer edges of the rectangular parts as the outlet since this is where the flow will go into the environment again. From there, the flow’s parameters are not of interest anymore. I included my solidworks assembly of the air bearing and the sliding mass going through it as well as my Design Modeler model of the volume where the air can go (see grey area in the picture as well) using a WeTransfer URL at the end of the post.<\/p>\n
I was wondering if anyone could help me with creating a good mesh and setting the model up for a simulation. Thanks in advance!<\/p>\n
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