Conformal meshing of multiple domains in contact

Abstract

The paper presents an inside-out method for conformal meshing of multiple domains in contact applicable to meshes consisting of arbitrary polyhedra. The method is automatic and does not require high-quality surface triangulation. It is an extension of AVL's automatic polyhedral mesh generator FAME with an additional step during which the cells are distributed to their domains and the internal interfaces are captured. Several industrial examples are provided to demonstrate the potential of the method.