Simulation of the 2D Flow around a NACA 0012 Airfoil using the Ansys Fluent 2D Meshing Workflow

This workshop provides a complete, step-by-step workflow for performing an end-to-end 2D CFD simulation of flow around a NACA 0012 airfoil at a 6° angle of attack using the Ansys Discovery™ 3D product simulation software and the Ansys Fluent® fluid simulation software 2D meshing workflow, along with the Ansys Fluent Solver. It covers:

• Geometry preparation and named selections in Ansys Discovery tool.
• High-quality 2D mesh generation using the Ansys Fluent 2D meshing workflow.
• Applying best practices for boundary layer resolution.
• Ansys Fluent solver setup and convergence monitoring, and detailed post-processing of aerodynamic quantities such as lift, drag, pressure coefficient, velocity fields, and wall y⁺.

The material emphasizes practical meshing and solver choices, validation of mesh quality and boundary layer resolution, and interpretation of results, concluding with guidance on saving, and optionally extruding the mesh for 2.5D and 3D applications.

Learning Outcomes:

Following completion of this workshop, you will be able to:

• Generate and export good quality airfoil mesh using 2D Meshing workflow in Ansys Fluent software.
• Resolve the boundary layer using best practices.
• Analyze the simulation results using various post-processing tools available in Ansys Fluent software.

Prerequisites:

You should be familiar with:

• Ansys Discovery software and
• Ansys Fluent software (both Meshing and Solution).