Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6876360 Computer-Aided Design 2018 13 Pages PDF
Abstract
In this work, we provide a new post-processing procedure for automatically adjusting node locations of an all-hex mesh to better match the volume of a reference geometry. This process is particularly well-suited for mesh-first approaches, as overlay grid ones. In practice, hexahedral meshes generated via an overlay grid procedure, where a precise reference geometry representation is unknown or is impractical to use, do not provide for precise volumetric preservation. A discrete volume fraction representation of the reference geometry MI on an overlay grid is compared with a volume fraction representation of a 3D finite element mesh MO. This work introduces the notion of localized discrepancy between MI and MO and uses it to design a procedure that relocates mesh nodes to more accurately match a reference geometry. We demonstrate this procedure on a wide range of hexahedral meshes generated with the Sculpt code and show improved volumetric preservation while still maintaining acceptable mesh quality.
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