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Swept mesh
Posted Apr 8, 2010, 12:49 a.m. EDT 2 Replies
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Hi All:
I'm trying to create a swept mesh but I'm getting the following error:
Error: 4129
Source and target faces must be specified.
- Subdomain: 1
The geometry represents a microfluidic device with a Y-shape entry. Basically, two channels running in paralell separated by a middle smaller channel (H-shaped cross section). Any suggestion for this case?
Thanks very much,
-Omar Canales
I'm trying to create a swept mesh but I'm getting the following error:
Error: 4129
Source and target faces must be specified.
- Subdomain: 1
The geometry represents a microfluidic device with a Y-shape entry. Basically, two channels running in paralell separated by a middle smaller channel (H-shaped cross section). Any suggestion for this case?
Thanks very much,
-Omar Canales
2 Replies Last Post Apr 8, 2010, 2:36 p.m. EDT
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Posted:
1 decade ago
Hi
Sweep meshing works "automatically" when you have simple items, such as boxes: you mesh one side and ask it to sweep over the rest, but if you have meshed more than 1 side, COMSOL gets confused on "how" to seep, and ask for help.
Take a look at the doc and test it out on simple volumes, there are also limits on the number of distinct surfaces on the "start" = "source" or "stop" = "target" face (I tend to forget on which one ther is a limit).
Furthermore, it only works if the topology of the part remains coherent: no branches, so that if you have a Y you must manually split it up in 4 items, each branch and the combination part, and mesh them by hand one by one.
Start playing with simple volumes, you will quickly get it, I'm sure
Have fun Comsoling
Ivar
Sweep meshing works "automatically" when you have simple items, such as boxes: you mesh one side and ask it to sweep over the rest, but if you have meshed more than 1 side, COMSOL gets confused on "how" to seep, and ask for help.
Take a look at the doc and test it out on simple volumes, there are also limits on the number of distinct surfaces on the "start" = "source" or "stop" = "target" face (I tend to forget on which one ther is a limit).
Furthermore, it only works if the topology of the part remains coherent: no branches, so that if you have a Y you must manually split it up in 4 items, each branch and the combination part, and mesh them by hand one by one.
Start playing with simple volumes, you will quickly get it, I'm sure
Have fun Comsoling
Ivar
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Posted:
1 decade ago
Thanks for you response. I will try such suggestions!