Using Patch Meshing
You can mesh the Air, Slot, and Stator Steel parts at the same time using patch meshing. Patch meshing requires you to create patches on the source surface manually. Simcenter STAR-CCM+ uses these patches to generate a quadrilateral surface mesh. The three parts have contacts that are defined between them, allowing them to be used together in one directed mesh operation.
- Right-click the node and select .
- In the Create Directed Mesh Operation dialog, select the Air, Slot, and Stator Steel parts.
- Click OK.
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Right-click the
Edit.
node and select
The Directed Mesh panel that is used for all directed mesh operations appears. Only the selected parts are shown in the Graphics window.
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In the
Directed Mesh 1 window, select the three target surfaces:
- Stator Steel.target
- Slot.target
- Air.target
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Right-click on one of the selections and choose
.
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In the
Directed Mesh 1 window, select the three source surfaces:
- Stator Steel.source
- Slot.source
- Air.source
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Right-click on one of the selections and choose
.
The source surfaces are grouped together in the Properties of the node and are colored green in the Graphics window. The target surfaces are grouped in the Target Surfaces node and are colored red. The surfaces are shown in the following image with the scene transparency turned on.