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In this section the geometry will be meshed with 18,432 elements. The geometry will be given 192 circumferential divisions and 96 radial divisions. Mapped face meshing will be used and biasing will be used in order to significantly increase the number of elements located close to the cylinder.

Launch Mesher

(Double Click) Mesh

Mapped Face Meshing

(Right Click) Mesh > Insert > Mapped Face Meshing
Set Geometry to both portions of the surface body. You will have to hold down control in the selection process in order to highlight both halves. Click Update.

Circumferential Edge Sizing

(Right Click) Mesh > Insert > Sizing
Set Geometry to both edges of the surface body. You will have to use the edge selection filter and you will have to hold down control in the selection process in order to highlight both halves. Set Type to Number of Divisions, set Number of Divisions to 96 and set Behavior to Hard. Click Update to generate the new mesh.

Radial Edge Sizing 1 (Top Half)

(Right Click) Mesh > Insert > Sizing
Set Geometry to the top half of the bisecting line. Set Type to Number of Divisions, set Number of Divisions to 96 and set Behavior to Hard. Then, set Bias Type to the first option and set Bias Factor to 460. These selections are shown in the image below.

Radial Edge Sizing 2 (Bottom Half)

(Right Click) Mesh > Insert > Sizing
Set Geometry to the top half of the bisecting line. Set Type to Number of Divisions, set Number of Divisions to 96 and set Behavior to Hard. Then, set Bias Type to the second option and set Bias Factor to 460. These selections are shown in the image below.



Then, click Update to generate the new mesh. You should obtain the mesh, that is shown below.

https://confluence.cornell.edu/download/attachments/144972134/Mesh_Full.png

Verify Mesh Size

(Click) Mesh > (Expand) Statistics
You should have 18,624 nodes and 18,432 elements.

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