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3D Bifurcating Artery (steady) - Panel
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Mesh


The meshing process is:

1. Create named selections (inlet, outlet1, outlet2, wall_artery and fluid_zone).

2. Change the Global Mesh settings.

3. Add Local Sizings to refine the mesh (inflation mesh and body sizing).

4. Preview automatically generated inflation mesh and finally, generate the volume mesh.

The videos below show you how to create the mesh for the fluid domain.

Named Selection:

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Summary of steps in the video above:

  1. Face Selection Filter -> select inlet surface -> (right-click) Create Named Selection -> inlet
  2. Repeat the steps above to create named selections for the outlet1, outlet2 and wall_artery
  3. Body Selection Filter -> select the whole body -> (right-click) Create Named Selection -> fluid_zone

Preview Surface Mesh:

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<iframe width="600" height="338" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lESMus1uS6Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Summary of steps in the video above:

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Note: To select or deselect multiple entities, use Ctrl+left click. For instance, to deselect the inlet after using "select all", Ctrl+click on it.  

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Inflation Mesh and Body Sizing:

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<iframe width="600" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ILC5D0X-Paw1RZZCDTr_tA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Summary of steps in the video above:

  1. Highlight Mesh in the tree -> (right-click) Insert -> Sizing 
  2. Details of Body Sizing given below: 
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  3. Highlight Mesh in the tree -> (right-click) Insert -> Inflation
  4. Details of Inflation given below:
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Comparison of the surface mesh before and after changing the minimum mesh size:

Before setting minimum element size:
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Named Selection:

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Preview Inflation Mesh and Generate Volume Mesh:

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Summary of steps in the video above:

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Generate mesh

Go to Step 4: Physics Setup

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