FORT WORTH, TX – Pointwise and Applied CCM will host the webinar, “Mesh Strategies for the FDA Benchmark Centrifugal Blood Pump.” on 1 October 2019 at 10 a.m. CDT (UTC -5). In this webinar, we explain how hybrid-viscous mesh can improve solution efficiency.

For more information or to register, go to https://ptwi.se/2HYgtSj.

The focus of this work is to explore hybrid and multi-block structured meshing strategies and their impact on solution accuracy for a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) benchmark case involving a centrifugal blood pump. If no appreciable change in solution accuracy is observed per each meshing strategy, hybrid meshing techniques may facilitate a more efficient solution process. Designed to operate across a large range of flow conditions, the blood pump consists of four blades attached to a rotor base and shaft.

Pointwise has numerous integrated functionalities, making hybrid-viscous mesh generation fairly automated - reducing the time required to construct a high-quality mesh. These tools enable the engineer to focus a majority of their time interpreting simulation results. Consequently, this allows the engineer to make decisions rapidly and early in the project life cycle.

Caelus v8.04 [2], a derivative of OpenFOAM, was used to perform the CFD simulations on each of the grids for solution accuracy comparisons.

Discover how to:

• Utilize anisotropic tetrahedral extrusion (T-Rex) to automatically generate a hybrid-viscous volume mesh suitable for internal flow applications

• Enable surface mesh adaptation for proximity refinement during volume meshing

• Construct a suitable multi-block structured mesh topology

• Thoroughly examine surface and volumetric cell quality

• Set up an MRF simulation using Caelus and interpret simulation results to identify key parameters driving solution accuracy

Presenters will be Joshua Dawson, Travis Carrigan, and Daniel LaCroix, Ph.D. [bio link] from Pointwise, Inc. and Chris Sideroff, Ph.D. from AppliedCCM.

Applied CCM Inc. [www.appliedccm.ca] supports new and current users in the field of computational continuum mechanics by providing development, training, and support and expanding the use of OpenFOAM®-based technologies in the academic and industrial communities. Applied CCM is also the originator and main developer of Caelus, a fork of OpenFOAM designed to improve the user experience and give businesses confidence that open-source CFD solutions are an excellent alternative to commercial offerings. Applied CCM Inc is partnered with Dr. Darrin Stephens, located in Melbourne, Australia, who founded Applied CCM Pty Ltd in 2011.

Applied CCM is the distributors of Pointwise and CFDEMworkbench in Canada and Suggar++ worldwide. CFDEMworkbench is a Discrete Element Modelling (DEM) software developed by DCS Computing. Suggar++ is the industry-leading overset grid assembly software developed by Celeritas Simulation Technology.

Pointwise, Inc.[www.pointwise.com] is solving the top problem facing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) today – reliably generating high-fidelity meshes. The company's Pointwise software generates structured, unstructured, overset and hybrid meshes; interfaces with CFD solvers such as ANSYS FLUENT®, STAR-CCM+®, OpenFOAM®, and SU2 as well as many neutral formats, such as CGNS; runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac, and has a scripting language, Glyph, that can automate CFD meshing. Manufacturing firms and research organizations worldwide have relied on Pointwise as their complete CFD preprocessing solution since 1994.

Pointwise is a registered trademark of Pointwise, Inc. in the USA and the EU. Pointwise Glyph, T-Rex and Let's Talk Meshing are trademarks of Pointwise, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owner.

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