Remove small gaps/defects that are hard to find
Remove small gaps/defects that are hard to find
(OP)
Hi,
I am new using flow works, and I have a problem putting boundary conditions for an internal analysis ("Face<1> is not laying on the boundary between solid and fluid region"). Check geometry gives me a 0 m^3 fluid volume, but I can't find where my solid is not closed.
In the help topic, they give the following tip : "Add mates where applicable. This may remove small gaps/defects which may be hard to find". Problem is, I am not english and I don't understand what "mate" means apparts from "buddy"... Is it some kind of envelope that would fill in the gaps ?
If anybody knows some way to solve my problem, all the ideas are welcome !
Thanks
I am new using flow works, and I have a problem putting boundary conditions for an internal analysis ("Face<1> is not laying on the boundary between solid and fluid region"). Check geometry gives me a 0 m^3 fluid volume, but I can't find where my solid is not closed.
In the help topic, they give the following tip : "Add mates where applicable. This may remove small gaps/defects which may be hard to find". Problem is, I am not english and I don't understand what "mate" means apparts from "buddy"... Is it some kind of envelope that would fill in the gaps ?
If anybody knows some way to solve my problem, all the ideas are welcome !
Thanks






RE: Remove small gaps/defects that are hard to find
If you're doing it on a single part, mates do not apply, and you probably have a geometry error somewhere. Did you make the part as surfaces instead of a solid? You may have a bad surface. Be wary of fillets that come to a very sharp (tangent) point too, they can mess with FEA and flow analysis. The simpler the model the better!
RE: Remove small gaps/defects that are hard to find
My model is pretty simple, mostly made of pipes. But I figured out that sometimes when my model is too big it doesn't work very well... It may be linked to my computer capacity.
Anyway, thanks for your time !