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TransAT Tutorial Manual 2.1. Block Mesh Refinement: Flow over Cylinder (Re=150)

• Click to create a new project

• In the next window, navigate to the folder where the project will be saved

• To create a new project folder, click in the top right corner of the window

• Enter a project folder name, say cylinder bmr, then click to create the folder

• Click to select the folder and close the browser
• Set Project Name to a more explicit name such as cylinder bmr then click

After clicking , the Mesh & BCs tab will be opened.

The Geo, Mesh & BCs, Input and Execute tabs at the top of the TransATUI window can
now be selected to open the modules to set up a simulation with TransAT.

2.1.5 Geo Tab

A cylinder is needed for the simulation. To create a cylinder

• Click Geo at the top of the TransATUI.

• Click Create Shape tab within the left panel

• In the object selection drop-down list next to the button , choose cylinder.

• Set the following parameters:
Name : Cylinder
Base Center , X−coord . : −1.0 [m]
Base Center , Y−coord . : 0.0 [m]
Base Center , Z−coord . : 0.0 [m]
Radius : 0.5 [m]
Pipe Length : 1.0 [m]
Points on c i r c l e : 256

• Click .
• Check Resize Mesh around Geometry, to adjust the domain around the cylinder

• Click to create the Cylinder and send it to the mesh

The cylinder needs to be rotated and translated.

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