{"id":396684,"date":"2024-12-08T01:49:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T01:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/multiblock-structured-meshing-in-icem-cfd\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T01:49:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T01:49:32","slug":"multiblock-structured-meshing-in-icem-cfd","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/multiblock-structured-meshing-in-icem-cfd\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiblock structured meshing in ICEM CFD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hello everyone,&lt;br&gt;I am trying to create an airfoil mesh (multiblock and structured) in ICEM CFD with somewhat unconventional target spacings. Specifically, I need the streamwise spacing (&lt;span class=&#8221;katex&#8221;&gt;&lt;span class=&#8221;katex-mathml&#8221;&gt;dx&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;) on the upper surface like the followings:&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>constant spacing between &lt;span class=&#8221;katex&#8221;&gt;&lt;span class=&#8221;katex-mathml&#8221;&gt;x\/c=0.1&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&nbsp;and &lt;span class=&#8221;katex&#8221;&gt;&lt;span class=&#8221;katex-mathml&#8221;&gt;x\/c=0.2,&nbsp;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;<\/li>\n<li>increase spacings linearly up to x\/c=0.2 to &lt;span class=&#8221;katex&#8221;&gt;&lt;span class=&#8221;katex-mathml&#8221;&gt;x\/c=0.6&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;<\/li>\n<li>constant spacing again between&nbsp;&lt;span class=&#8221;katex&#8221;&gt;&lt;span class=&#8221;katex-mathml&#8221;&gt;x\/c=0.6 &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;and &lt;span class=&#8221;katex&#8221;&gt;&lt;span class=&#8221;katex-mathml&#8221;&gt;x\/c=1.0.&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;I understand that this can be easily achieved by splitting the blocks (block -1 in the figure), but my question is: are there any alternatives I can try without splitting the blocks? Thank you!<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/08-12-2024-1733622416-targetSpacings.png\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-396684","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-airflow","topic-tag-icem-cfd","topic-tag-icem-cfd-structured-mesh"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hello everyone,I am trying to create an airfoil mesh (multiblock and structured) in ICEM CFD with somewhat unconventional target spacings. 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