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1. Duplicate Model branch in project page
2. Bring up Mechanical window by double-clicking on Model and double edge sizings. Since we double the number of divisions in x and y directions in the refined mesh, the number of elements is increased by a factor of 4 (2x2) as compared to the original mesh.

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To resolve the steep temperature gradient at right, lower corner, we bias the edge sizings using the following process demonstrated in the video below:

1. Check direction of edges by clicking on arrow in top toolbar.
2. For first edge sizing, select the bias type and apply bias factor of 10. Rescope to just the bottom boundary. Note that the bias factor is the ratio of the largest division to the smallest division.
3. Repeat for second edge sizing, rescoping to left boundary.
4. Duplicate these edge sizings, rescope to upper/right boundaries and reverse bias type.
5. Set Behavior = Hard for all four edge sizings so that ANSYS does not mess with the edge sizing inputs provided. (You don't need to repeat this if you already did this in the meshing step.)

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To update prior results on the new mesh, click Solve. Highlight the column in the tabular data containing the updated heat flux values along the bottom surface and copy into the Excel file in a new column.

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