Rapid Meshing for Vehicle Aerodynamics Simulation

Document Number: 2009-01-0335

Date Published: April 2009

Author(s):
Sandeep Dinkar Sovani - ANSYS Inc.
Hamid Ghazialam - Fluent Inc.
Ashok Khondge - ANSYS Inc.
Keyur Kanade - Ansys
Padmesh Mandloi
Laz Foley - ANSYS Inc.
Robert Lietz - Ford Motor Co.
Ibrahim Yavuz - ANSYS Inc

Abstract:
To-date the primary challenge in conducting aerodynamic CFD simulations of actual vehicles with realistically complex geometry has been the construction of a computational mesh. The CAD-to-Mesh processes used to-date have been laborious, often requiring many weeks of engineering time. In this paper we present a new technique to greatly expedite the CAD-to-Mesh process. The fundamentals of this technique are discussed followed by case studies that show that this technique can reduce the engineering time required for the CAD-to-Mesh process to just a few hours.

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See other papers presented at SAE World Congress & Exhibition, April 2009, Detroit, MI, USA, Session: Vehicle Aerodynamics (Part 3 of 5): CFD Tool Development for Aero

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