8.1. Preprocessing

• 8.1.1. Meshing Recommendations
  • 8.1.1.1. Introduction
  • 8.1.1.2. Surface Mesh
    • 8.1.1.2.1. Element Sizing
    • 8.1.1.2.2. Quality Metrics
  • 8.1.1.3. Volume Mesh
    • 8.1.1.3.1. Element Sizing
    • 8.1.1.3.2. Quality Metrics
    • 8.1.1.3.3. \(y^+\) Estimation
  • 8.1.1.4. Flow360
  • 8.1.1.5. BET and AD Refinement Regions
  • 8.1.1.6. Modeling a Hub in BET/AD Simulations
  • 8.1.1.7. Automated Meshing Refinement Regions for BET/AD Simulations
• 8.1.2. Nondimensional Inputs
  • 8.1.2.1. Compute Reynolds
  • 8.1.2.2. Compute muRef
  • 8.1.2.3. Define the angle of attack alpha and sideslip angle beta
  • 8.1.2.4. Compute timeStepSize
  • 8.1.2.5. Convert RPM to nondimensional rotating speed omega
  • 8.1.2.6. Compute thermalConductivity and volumetricHeatSource
• 8.1.3. Boundary Conditions
  • 8.1.3.1. The Use of Expressions in Boundary Condition Inputs
• 8.1.4. BET Translators
  • 8.1.4.1. C81 to Flow360 JSON
  • 8.1.4.2. XFOIL to Flow360.json
  • 8.1.4.3. XROTOR to Flow360.json
  • 8.1.4.4. DFDC to Flow360.json
• 8.1.5. SectionalPolars Best Practices.