Adaptive hexahedral mesh generation based on local domain curvature and thickness using a modified grid-based method

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 691-704

  Zhang, Hongmei ^a   Zhao, Guoqun ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Curvature and thickness criteria; Geometry adaptive technique; Grid based method; Refinement field; Refinement templates; Three dimensional hexahedral element meshes

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONFORMAL MAPPING; GRID COMPUTING; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TOPOLOGY;

GEOMETRY-ADAPTIVE TECHNIQUE; GRID-BASED METHOD; REFINEMENT FIELD; REFINEMENT TEMPLATES; SOLID MODEL;

MESH GENERATION;

EID: 34248155788     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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