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Overview

blockMesh is a structured hexahedral mesh generator.

Key features:

  • structured hex mesh
  • built using blocks
  • supports cell size grading
  • supports curved block edges

Constraints:

  • requires consistent block-to-block connectivity
  • ordering of points is important

Well suited to simple geometries that can be described by a few blocks, but challenging to apply to cases with a large number of blocks due to book-keeping requirements, i.e. the need to manage point connectivity and ordering.

Usage

Command line usage:

blockMesh [OPTIONS]

The utility is controlled using a blockMeshDict dictionary, located in the case system directory, split into the following sections:

  • points
  • edges
  • blocks
  • patches

Further information

Example usage: