Mesh generation is one of the most critical aspects of engineering simulation. Too many cells may result in long solver runs, and too few may lead to inaccurate results. ANSYS Meshing technology provides a means to balance these requirements and obtain the right mesh for each simulation in the most automated way possible. ANSYS Meshing technology has been built on the strengths of stand-alone, class-leading meshing tools. The strongest aspects of these separate tools have been brought together in a single environment to produce some of the most powerful meshing available.

Consistent user controls make switching methods very straight forward and multiple methods can be used within the same model. Mesh connectivity is maintained automatically.

Different physics requires different meshing approaches. Fluid dynamics simulations require very high-quality meshes in both element shape and smoothness of sizes changes. Structural mechanics simulations need to use the mesh efficiently as run times can be impaired with high element counts. ANSYS Meshing has a physics preference setting ensuring the right mesh for each simulation.

Engineers need high-quality mesh for high-quality fluid dynamics analysis.

ANSYS TurboGrid software provides turbomachinery designers and analysts with mesh creation tailored specifically to the needs of bladed geometries. It creates high-quality hexahedral meshes that are tuned to the demands of fluid dynamics analysis in rotating machinery.

ANSYS TurboGrid imports geometry definitions from blade design software like the ANSYS BladeModeler product. In a modern graphical user interface, selected topologies are adjusted to the specifics of a particular blade design. The integrated grid topologies ensure that an optimal mesh can be created, with minimal user input required. The same topology is then automatically adapted to variants of a design, ensuring that the mesh produced is consistent. Such self-consistent meshes are critical when assessing differences in performance predictions between designs to minimize the mesh dependency in any such comparisons.

ANSYS TurboGrid includes full scripting for batch mode operation to maximize productivity when assessing many variants to optimize blade geometries.

Using ANSYS TurboGrid within the ANSYS Workbench platform allows users to set up complete turbomachinery analyses, from geometry design to meshing, with persistent system-wide parameter management to automate the entire standardized processes.