thin baffles surrounded by flow region

ACmate · June 21, 2012, 04:15

Hi all,
I am running preliminary simulations in CCM+ to determine the effectiveness of various mirror configuration in transmiting sunlight. I would like to represent the mirrors as baffle. The mirrors are "randomly" distributed in an air region. Is there any way to create thin baffles boudaries that are not interfaces? I would like to do that in order to easily change the angles and length of the mirrors.
An interface would requires two seperate region or a cut-extrude.
For CAD generation, I have access to CCM+ and SW.
Thanks

siara817 · June 21, 2012, 06:16

Yes, I think you can do that, in the cad software for mirror, you can build a very thin box. in the meshing you need to change the size of meshing of this box to be small sizes.
Good luck

eRzBeNgEl · July 16, 2012, 19:11

Not sure but this might also help, import the areas as parts (or in the CAD Modeler) and imprint the parts. Maybe you have to close the intersections after imprinting. By splitting surface by patches, u should now be able to select the areas separately and create your regions

ACmate · July 16, 2012, 20:43

Thanks all, I got my answer.

June 21, 2012, 04:15	thin baffles surrounded by flow region	#1
ACmate New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 16	Hi all, I am running preliminary simulations in CCM+ to determine the effectiveness of various mirror configuration in transmiting sunlight. I would like to represent the mirrors as baffle. The mirrors are "randomly" distributed in an air region. Is there any way to create thin baffles boudaries that are not interfaces? I would like to do that in order to easily change the angles and length of the mirrors. An interface would requires two seperate region or a cut-extrude. For CAD generation, I have access to CCM+ and SW. Thanks

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June 21, 2012, 06:16		#2
siara817 Senior Member siamak rahimi ardkapan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 220 Rep Power: 18	Yes, I think you can do that, in the cad software for mirror, you can build a very thin box. in the meshing you need to change the size of meshing of this box to be small sizes. Good luck

July 16, 2012, 19:11		#3
eRzBeNgEl Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 135 Rep Power: 15	Not sure but this might also help, import the areas as parts (or in the CAD Modeler) and imprint the parts. Maybe you have to close the intersections after imprinting. By splitting surface by patches, u should now be able to select the areas separately and create your regions

July 16, 2012, 20:43		#4
ACmate New Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 16	Thanks all, I got my answer.