{"id":290502,"date":"2023-06-27T07:11:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T07:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/stretching-cells-away-from-a-narrow-gap-face-cells-per-gap-1\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T07:11:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T07:11:20","slug":"stretching-cells-away-from-a-narrow-gap-face-cells-per-gap-1","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/stretching-cells-away-from-a-narrow-gap-face-cells-per-gap-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Stretching Cells Away from a Narrow Gap Face (Cells Per Gap &lt; 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">I am working on a fluent model where <strong>minimum cell volume <\/strong>in my domain is of determining importance. There is a baffle in my model (See image 1). Assuming that minimum sized cells are produced around the baffle (See image 2), I want these minimum sized cells to stretched away from the groove narrow face (See image 2) so that the minimum cell volume in the domain is increased. How can I achieve this?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Image 1\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/27-06-2023-1687849770-screenshot_32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"428\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Image 2\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/27-06-2023-1687849800-screenshot_33.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"718\" height=\"432\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">PN: Only if proximity size function is a solution, I know that &#8220;cells per gap&#8221; in the proximity size function accepts values less than unity with 0.01 being the minimum. However, I can&#8217;t figure out how it works despite my tests on some dummy models I have. The Fluent User Guide 2023 pp. 561-2 reads:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>For proximity size functions, the number of cells per gap can be a real value, with a minimum of 0.01. This has the effect of increasing the size of face elements located farther away from edges, and stretching face elements with larger sizes <strong>along side faces<\/strong>, or gaps, thereby reducing the overall face count, and ultimately the cell count.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>In the exerpt from Fluent Guide above, what exactly is meant by &#8220;side faces&#8221;?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-290502","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-meshing","topic-tag-proximity"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I am working on a fluent model where minimum cell volume in my domain is of determining importance. There is a baffle in my model (See image 1). 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