TYPES OF SHELL MESHING AND ELEMENT OPTIONS
Hey guys, Hope you are doing well, in today's topic we are going to discuss the shell meshing and its types and some important question that you will get after, we have talked about so many sections. So let's start with what is shell meshing? and how it works. shell meshing is nothing but simple meshing which includes 2-D mesh on the surface which is either quilt or on the mid surface or at the boundary. In this type of meshing, the software generates the 2-D mesh of quad or triangular elements, which has a low thickness value. The shell elements consist of three methods: 1. Midsurface: This method generates the mesh at the mid surface of the geometry and this method is preferred for the thin-walled surface. 2. Shell: Applies a triangular or quadrilateral shell mesh to quilt surfaces. 3. Boundary: Directly apply the mesh to the surface of geometry and the interior of geometry has no mesh. Different type of elements for shell meshing: 1.Pure quad element 2.Mixed ...