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Mesh Generation Using gmsh to simulate cavity flow Albert S. Kim, Assoc. Prof. CEE, UHM

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Mesh Generation Using gmsh to simulate cavity flow

Albert S. Kim, Assoc. Prof.CEE, UHM

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Adding Points

● Go to– Modules

– Geometry

– Elementary entities

– Add

– Point

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● Numbers are arbitrary.

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Coordinate input (1-4)

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Coordinate input (5-8)

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Adding Lines

● Go to– Modules

– Geometry

– Elementary entities

– Add

– Straight Line

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Adding Surfaces

● Go to– Modules

– Geometry

– Elementary entities

– Add

– Plane Surface

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Top

Press ‘e’ after you select 4 lines.

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Bottom

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Left & Right

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Front & Back

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Adding Volume

● Go to– Modules

– Geometry

– Elementary entities

– Add

– Volume

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Adding .geo file

● Go to File → Save As

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Adding Physical Surface

● Go to– Modules

– Geometry

– Physical groups

– Add

– Surface

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top

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left & right

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front & back

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Adding Physical Volume

● Go to– Modules

– Geometry

– Physical groups

– Add

– Volume

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My cu be. ge o

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My cu bes ym

.ge o

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● Close gmsh program● Restart gmsh● Load

“mycubesym.geo”

● Go to– Mesh

– 3D

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File → Save Mesh

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Files generated are

● mycube.geo– Original file generated by gmsh

● mycubesym.geo– Edited file from mycube.geo to include surface

names such as top, bottom, left, right, front, and back.

● mycubesym.msh– Mesh file from mycubesym.geo.