1、ANSYS ICEMCFD/AI*ENVIRONMENTversion 11.0Introductory Training Course,Agenda,Day 1 Introduction to AI*Environment Review of Features Process AI*Environment Layout Geometry Intro Workshops 1-5 Shell Meshing Intro Workshops 1-3 Day 2 Auto Volume Meshing Intro Workshops 1-4 Prism Mesh Editing Intro,Day

2、3 Basic Hexa Meshing Intro Workshops 1-2 Advanced Hexa Meshing Workshops 1-3 Solver Setup Boundary Conditions Loads, Constraints and Properties Translate (output) to solver Day 4 Working on an appropriate project of your choosing Possible additional topics based on user interest,Purpose/Goals,Show t

3、he best available tools for creating a mesh Provide overview of ANSYS ICEMCFD/AI*Environment Become familiar with GUI Layout and Function Keys Gain understanding of basic functionality For geometry Meshing Mesh Editing Solver setup Tutorials! Propose best meshing practices,Definition,Mesh Grid compr

4、ised of elements used to discretize a domain for numerical solution Structural Fluid dynamics Electromagnetics Other Elements 0D Node element Point mass Constraint, load location 1D Lines Bars, beams, rods, springs 2D mesh boundary,2D Surface/Shell Quads Tris Thin sheet modeling 2D volume 3D mesh bo

5、undary 3D - Volume Tetra Pyramid Penta (prism) Hexa Solid modeling 3D fluid modeling Formats Unstructured Block Structured Nodes Point locations of element corners,Definition,ANSYS ICEMCFD/AI*Environment ANSYS complete product suite for pre-processing Geometry tools Creation Manipulation MESHING TOO

6、LS Shell Meshing Volume meshing Any element type Mesh Editing Solver setup Boundary conditions Loads, contraints, properties Output To over 100 solvers Post processing Structural Fluid,Different flavors,FEA: AI*Environment Pre and Post Processor, includes Load, Constraint and Properties tabs, design

7、ed to work with FEA solvers: ANSYS, ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, NASTRAN. CFD: ICEM CFD Pre and Post Processor without Load, Constraint and Properties tabs. Includes Prism meshing and output to 100+ CFD and FEA solvers. FSI: AI*Environment plus CFD Utilities Combination of FEA and CFD features, AI*Environment +

8、 CFD Utilities Advanced Meshing Inside Ansys Workbench CFX output limited to CFX No shell meshing,Features,Modernized and Integrated GUI Wide CAD support Geometry Creation/Repair/Simplification Including Mid-Plane Extractions/Extensions Powerful Meshing tools Tetra/Prism from CAD and/or existing sur

9、face mesh Shell meshing: patch dependent, patch independent, mapped, structured/unstructured Hex-dominant, unstructured hexa, structured hexa, extruded quads, Cartesian Hybrid meshing Advanced mesh editing Solver Setup Output to 100+ Solvers Post processing Scripting and much more,ICEM CFD V11 Layou

10、t & Tools,File and Directory Structure,Use of many files Not one large common database For faster input/output All files are usually associated within a Project Establishes working directory Settings (*.prj) file Primary file types: Tetin (.tin): Geometry plus Geometry entities and material points P

11、art association Global and entity mesh sizes Created in AI*Environment or Direct Cad Interface Domain file (.uns) Unstructured mesh Blocking file (.blk) Blocking topology Attribute file (.fbc) Boundary conditions, local parameters & element types Parameter file (.par) Model parameters & element type

12、s Journal file(.jrf) Record of performed operations (echo file),.fbc,.par,.uns,.tin,.prj,Project Dir,.jrf,.blk,.rpl,GUI Layout,Data Entry Panel,Model Tree,Message Window,Utility Icons,Function Tabs,Histogram Window,Utility Menu,Selection Toolbar,Display Triad,Mouse Usage,Dynamic viewing mode (click

13、and drag) left:rotate middle:translate right:zoom(up-down) / 2-D rotation(sideways) Wheelzoom Selection mode (click) left:select (click and drag for box select) middle:apply operation right:unselect,F9 toggles the mouse control to Dynamic mode while in Select mode Spaceball allows for dynamic motion

14、 even while in select mode,Utility Menus,File Menu (file i/o),Edit Menu,View Menu,Info Menu,Settings Menu (preferences),Help Menu,File menu,To open/save/close Projects Will open/save/close all associated files including Geometry (*.tin) Mesh Attributes All file types can be opened/saved/closed indep

15、endently Also to Read in results data Import/Export Geometry/Mesh Invoke scripting Exit,Icons Many menu items duplicated by utility icons:,Most common functions are duplicated as utility icons:,Open Project,Save Project,Open/Save/Close Geometry,Open/Save/Close Mesh,Open/Save/Close Blocking,Save freq

16、uently!,Local Coordinate System Used by: Select location Measuring Node/point movement/creation Alignment Loads Transformation Surface display Wireframe Solid Transparent,Other Commonly Used Utilities,Edit Undo/Redo View Fit Fit active entities into screen Box Zoom Standard views Top, Bottom, Left,

17、etc. Can also select X, Y, Z axis of display triad in lower right hand corner of main view screen to orient to standard view, e.g. selecting “X” will orient “right” Isometric select blue dot within triad Measure Distance Angle Location,Help,Menu Driven Searchable Includes tutorials Programmers guide

18、 (for ICEM/Tcl scripting procedures) Hyper-link to specific topic,Bubble explanation with cursor positioning,Function Tabs,Mesh,Blocking,Edit Mesh,Geometry,Create/Modify geometry,Set mesh sizes, types and methods Set options Auto create Shell, Volume, Prism meshes,Initialize a block Split/modify blo

19、cks Generate structured hexa mesh,Check, Smooth Refine/Coarsen Merge,Auto repair, Manual edit Transform, etc.,Output,Set Boundary Conditions and Parameters Write mesh for 100+ solvers.,Primary Function Tabs,Post Processing,Visualize results: cut plane, streams, animation, calculate integral and more

20、.,Set force, pressure and temperature loads,Set constraints, displacements, define contacts, initial velocity, rigid walls,Set parameters, attributes, create subcases, write out input file, run solver,Solve options,Loads,Constraints,Properties,Create, read, write out material properties Apply to geo

21、metry/elements,Selection Toolbar,During select mode, popup selection toolbar appears Some tools are common to all, others are contextual Linked to select mode hotkeys Filtering of entities,Select all,Polygon,Only visible,Cancel,Flood fill to Angle,By Part,Entity Filter,Geometry,Mesh,Blocks,Faceted G

22、eometry Segments,All Shells,Entire/Partial toggle,Circle,Toggle Dynamic Mode (F9),Flood fill to Curve,Set FF angle,Mesh on Geom,From Corners,By Subset,In between segments,Hot keys,For selection:,F9 to toggle between dynamic and selection modes,Hot keys,For Geometry, Edit Mesh and Blocking Refer to H

23、elp - Help Topics - Selection Options - Hotkeys,To toggle on/off various sections of the model Main Categories for: Geometry, Mesh, Blocking, Parts Element Properties, Connectors, Displacements, Loads and Material Properties Toggle check boxes to blank/unblank Blanked/inactive Visible/active Partial

24、ly visible/active: some sub members turned on, some turned off Click on plus sign to expand tree Expose sub members Right mouse click for display options,Model Tree,Parts Grouping of mesh and geometry entities Based on boundary condition/property Based on mesh size (can set mesh size by part) Based

25、on material property Just to partition large model Select to blank/unblank all entities within part Color coded: Part name matches entity screen display Right Mouse Button on Parts to access: Create Part Create Assembly Delete Empty Parts Etc. RMB on specific parts branches allows options to modify or delete the parts Properties are shown as a sub branch of the part Double Left Click or RMB Modify to modify element properties,Model Tree: Parts