[ICEM] Beginner's question - Why blocking?

athonyburk · April 9, 2013, 10:55

Hello, everyone!

I'm a beginner to the ANSYS softwares and I'm studying them to run a group of simulations for my bachelor's thesis. While using the ICEM CFD, I'm curious about its blocking function - why does the geometry need to be blocked first and projected to the curves for meshing? What's the advantage of doing that? Will it generate a mesh more fitting the geometry? But isn't the geometry a better projection of itself?

Any answers are welcome and I'd like to know more about the fundamentals of this meshing strategy.

Thank you!
Anthony

diamondx · April 9, 2013, 11:39

blocking is for structured mesh. you start by one block you split it into more blocks so you can adapt all to your geometry.

April 9, 2013, 10:55	Beginner's question - Why blocking?	#1
athonyburk New Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 13	Hello, everyone! I'm a beginner to the ANSYS softwares and I'm studying them to run a group of simulations for my bachelor's thesis. While using the ICEM CFD, I'm curious about its blocking function - why does the geometry need to be blocked first and projected to the curves for meshing? What's the advantage of doing that? Will it generate a mesh more fitting the geometry? But isn't the geometry a better projection of itself? Any answers are welcome and I'd like to know more about the fundamentals of this meshing strategy. Thank you! Anthony

April 9, 2013, 11:39		#2
diamondx Super Moderator Ghazlani M. Ali Join Date: May 2011 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 1,385 Blog Entries: 23 Rep Power: 29	blocking is for structured mesh. you start by one block you split it into more blocks so you can adapt all to your geometry. amin_gls, Janet and deepak013 like this. __________________ Regards, New to ICEM CFD, try this document --> https://goo.gl/KAOIwm Ali

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