ICEM CFD Meshes for Drag Prediction Workshop Structured

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ICEM CFD Meshes for Drag Prediction Workshop • Structured Multiblock Meshes for WB &

ICEM CFD Meshes for Drag Prediction Workshop • Structured Multiblock Meshes for WB & WBNP configuration • Unstructured Tetra + Prism Meshes • Three unstructured meshes for each configuration based on size of the mesh • Prisms & Pyramids can be readily converted into tetras for solvers that can not handle prism & pyramid elements

Files • ICEM CFD files, Plot 3 D files and CGNS files are available

Files • ICEM CFD files, Plot 3 D files and CGNS files are available • CGNS files are written by ICEM CFD CGNS translator using CGNS library version 2. 1 • Plot 3 D files are written with Double precision, Formatted, no IBLANK array with ‘Whole’ data layout. • Contact senthan@icemcfd. com for different format of the mesh • Wing-body configuration mesh files contains “wb” in the name, Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon configuration mesh files contains “wbnp”

Wing-Body Hex Mesh • C – Topology around the wing • Fine, Medium and

Wing-Body Hex Mesh • C – Topology around the wing • Fine, Medium and Coarse grids are available • 4 Levels of Multigrid (level 0, 1, 2 & 3) – Coarse mesh has only 3 levels (level 0, 1 & 2) of Multigrid • Viscous Grid with Near wall Spacing = 0. 001

Wing-Body Hex Mesh C – Topology for wing Fine Mesh • 10 Million Hexas

Wing-Body Hex Mesh C – Topology for wing Fine Mesh • 10 Million Hexas Medium Mesh • 5. 5 Million Hexas Coarse Mesh • 3. 3 Million Hexas

Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon Hex Mesh • C – Topology for Wing-Nacelle-Pylon region. • 4 Levels of

Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon Hex Mesh • C – Topology for Wing-Nacelle-Pylon region. • 4 Levels of Multigrid (level 0, 1, 2 & 3) for fine and medium meshes and 3 levels of multigrid (level 0, 1 & 2) for coarse configuration • Minimum number of blocks • Viscous Grid With Near Wall Spacing = 0. 001

Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon Fine Mesh • C – Topology for Nacelle & Wing 13. 7 Million

Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon Fine Mesh • C – Topology for Nacelle & Wing 13. 7 Million Nodes (13. 5 M Hexas) Coarse Mesh • 4. 6 Million Nodes (4. 5 M Hexas) Medium Mesh • 8. 5 Million Nodes (8. 3 M Hexas)

Wing-Body Tetra Prism Mesh - Coarse • Total Number of Tetras – 1. 2

Wing-Body Tetra Prism Mesh - Coarse • Total Number of Tetras – 1. 2 million Prisms – 0. 8 million Nodes –. 62 million • 10 Layers of Prisms • First prism layer height from surface = 0. 05 mm • File name aiaa_wb_prism_2. 0 m*

Wing-Body Tetra Prism Mesh - Medium • Total Number of Tetras – 1. 5

Wing-Body Tetra Prism Mesh - Medium • Total Number of Tetras – 1. 5 million Prisms – 3. 8 million Nodes – 2. 2 million • 35 Layers of Prisms • First prism layer height from surface = 0. 001 mm • File name aiaa_wb_prism_5. 2 m*

Wing-Body Tetra Prism Mesh - Fine • Total Number of Tetras – 4. 2

Wing-Body Tetra Prism Mesh - Fine • Total Number of Tetras – 4. 2 million Prisms – 9. 75 million Nodes – 5. 7 million • 40 Layers of Prisms • First prism layer height from surface = 0. 001 mm • File name aiaa_wb_14. 0 m*

Wing-Body Tetra Prism Mesh With Elongated Triangles at Leading and Trailing Edges • Total

Wing-Body Tetra Prism Mesh With Elongated Triangles at Leading and Trailing Edges • Total Number of Tetras –million Prisms –million Nodes –million • 35 Layers of Prisms • First prism layer height from surface = 0. 001 mm • File name aiaa_wbe*

Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon Tetra Prism Mesh - coarse • Total Number of Tetras – 1. 25

Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon Tetra Prism Mesh - coarse • Total Number of Tetras – 1. 25 million Prisms – 1. 7 million Nodes – 1. 1 million • 10 Layers of Prisms • First prism layer height from surface = 0. 05 mm • File name aiaa_wbnp_3. 0 m*

Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon Tetra Prism Mesh - Medium • Total Number of Tetras – 0. 8

Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon Tetra Prism Mesh - Medium • Total Number of Tetras – 0. 8 million Prisms – 4. 25 million Nodes – 2. 3 million • 35 Layers of Prisms • First prism layer height from surface = 0. 001 mm • File name aiaa_wbnp_5. om*

Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon Tetra Prism Mesh - Fine • Total Number of Tetras – 3. 0

Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon Tetra Prism Mesh - Fine • Total Number of Tetras – 3. 0 million Prisms – 10. 6 million Nodes – 5. 9 million • 39 Layers of Prisms • First prism layer height from surface = 0. 001 mm • File name aiaa_wbnp_14. 0 m*

Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon Tetra Prism Mesh With Elongated Triangles at Leading and Trailing Edges • Total

Wing-Body-Nacelle-Pylon Tetra Prism Mesh With Elongated Triangles at Leading and Trailing Edges • Total Number of Tetras – 2. 5 million Prisms – 5. 5 million Nodes – 3 million • 39 Layers of Prisms • First prism layer height from surface = 0. 001 mm • File name aiaa_wbnpe*