Inflation layers / boundary layer meshing.

February 19, 2009, 04:26

Hi All,

Does anyone know of publications / references / web-sites that discuss techniques / algorithms for generating prismatic inflation layer meshes at the boundary of a domain and the integration into a tetrahedral / triangular mesh?

I would be very happy to hear about simple algorithms for 2-D meshes as well as anything about 3-D.

Thanks in advance. andy2o

February 20, 2009, 19:10

hmmm, the dark side otherwise known as star excels in it

February 21, 2009, 11:53

Hello andy2o,

Dr. Steve Karman at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is researching this topic. Here is one reference that I was able to find on the UT SimCenter's web site, http://www.utc.edu/Research/SimCenter/index.php.

S. Karman Jr., "Unstructured Viscous Layer Insertion Using Linear-Elastic Smoothing," AIAA Journal, Volume 45, Number 1, pp. 168-180, January 2007.

I'm sure other researchers are investigating this issue.

February 22, 2009, 10:03

John,

Many thanks - that should give me a starting point for a literature search / citation search etc. (I hadn't heard the term 'viscous layer insertion' before. Finding the right search term is often half the work....)

Best regards, Andy

February 19, 2009, 04:26	Inflation layers / boundary layer meshing.	#1
andy2o Guest Posts: n/a	Hi All, Does anyone know of publications / references / web-sites that discuss techniques / algorithms for generating prismatic inflation layer meshes at the boundary of a domain and the integration into a tetrahedral / triangular mesh? I would be very happy to hear about simple algorithms for 2-D meshes as well as anything about 3-D. Thanks in advance. andy2o

February 20, 2009, 19:10	Re: Inflation layers / boundary layer meshing.	#2
alex Guest Posts: n/a	hmmm, the dark side otherwise known as star excels in it

February 21, 2009, 11:53	Re: Inflation layers / boundary layer meshing.	#3
John Chawner Guest Posts: n/a	Hello andy2o, Dr. Steve Karman at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is researching this topic. Here is one reference that I was able to find on the UT SimCenter's web site, http://www.utc.edu/Research/SimCenter/index.php. S. Karman Jr., "Unstructured Viscous Layer Insertion Using Linear-Elastic Smoothing," AIAA Journal, Volume 45, Number 1, pp. 168-180, January 2007. I'm sure other researchers are investigating this issue.

February 22, 2009, 10:03	Re: Inflation layers / boundary layer meshing.	#4
andy2o Guest Posts: n/a	John, Many thanks - that should give me a starting point for a literature search / citation search etc. (I hadn't heard the term 'viscous layer insertion' before. Finding the right search term is often half the work....) Best regards, Andy

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