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- From: muthu@mecad.uta.edu (S.N. Muthukrishnan)
- Subject: Mesh generation schemes (was Re: FEA help!)
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- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:38:49 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec16.164320@roper.mc.ti.com> a722756@roper.mc.ti.com (W.
- Donald Rolph) writes:
- >
- > In article <1992Dec15.225304.11571@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>,
- bhatia@bigcat.bellcore.com (Raman Bhatia) writes:
- > |> In article <1992Dec14.181725@roper.mc.ti.com>, a722756@roper.mc.ti.com (W.
- Donald Rolph) writes:
- > |> |>
- > |> |> This is by no means a trivial question. You must first ask the class
- of FEA to
- > |>
- > |> Raman Bhatia (bhatia@bigcat.bellcore.com)
- >
- > I have an interesting proof that show that the triangularization schemes all
- > violate controllability theory at any given point in the model. The effect
- is
- > that in 3D, with typcial dimensions in orthoganoal directions which have
- > significantly different scales (1.4 in thick by 5 inches wide by 20 inches
- long),
- > the triangularizations schemes produce highly unsatisfactory meshes for many
- > classes of problems, particularly nonlinear problems. It is interesting to
- note
- > the CFd codes are gradually adopting Laplacian mesh generation schemes,
- schemes
- > which were popular as early as 1960 for fea. It should be noted that CFD can
- be
- > very suseptible to poor meshes, and perhaps there is a message here!
- >
- > I have simplistic proof which suggests that Laplacian mapping produces the
- > "optimal mesh" fgor certain classes of problems, based on the givven mesh
- density
- > provided as input. I also have s ample program which generates hexahedral
- meshes
- > off an arbitray boundary rep trimmed nurb solid model, demonstrating that the
- > technogy is feasible, and the input is not overly burdensome.
- > --
- >
- > Regards.
- >
- > Don Rolph a722756@pan.mc.ti.com WD3 MS10-13 (508)-699-1263
-
- Yes. That is true. However, it is possible to control the "aspect ratio"
- in meshes, be it 2-D or 3-D. I assume that in 2-D it is triangular elements
- and in 3-D it is tetrahedral elements. Laplacian mapping is one way to improve
- the aspect ratio. There is also a very good paper in mesh smoothing. I shall
- mail it or post it if there is any interest. I don't remember it off my head.
-
- -Muthu
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