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Overview Syllabus FAQ

The course is delivered based on a concept of ‘learning lessons accompanied with live
mentoring sessions’. Initial section of the course contains fundamental lessons, and the final
part is based on mesh generation techniques using ANSYS ICEM CFD. Based on the content of
the course, you can expect to complete the course in 4 weeks.

Course Format

The course contains video lessons and tests for the participants to learn and check their
understandings. Apart from that, the course also has other components like software demos,
video tutorials, and assignments.

Below are features or elements of our training process :

Video lessons : The course consists of video lessons on both theory and software knowledge.
All lessons are split into smaller videos of lesser play length / time. A total of 7 video lessons
are included in the course. You can gain knowledge and software skills by watching these video
lessons any number of times.

Software Demos: The course also consists of software demos. These short videos explain some
tools or operations of software so that you can watch and practice on your own.

Video Tutorials : Video tutorials will also be provided to you as part of the course. These video
tutorials are sample CFD problems which explain or demonstrate how to conduct CFD
simulation of common industrial problems using ANSYS ICEM CFD. There are 3 video tutorials
in this course. They focus on CAD repair, multi-block hexahedral meshing and unstructured
tetrahedral + prism meshing.

Objective Test or Quiz : After some specific amount of video lessons you will be asked to
appear for test or quiz. These tests or quizzes are based on the knowledge from the video
lessons. The purpose of these tests is to refresh your learning and evaluate your understanding
till that point. Test question format includes short answer type, multiple-choice type. You can
check your scores through online submission of results. This course contains 3 tests.

Software Assignments : After certain software learning is complete you will be provided with
assignments. These assignments will be industrial level mesh generation or CFD solution
problems which you will have to do on your own using skills acquired in the course. You will be

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provided with all the necessary input files for the assignments. Once you complete these
assignments you will have to submit them to us for evaluation.

Mentoring : Along with our course content we also provide mentoring for the participants in
this course. The mentoring is provided to resolve any of your doubts or question related to the
course learning. There are two types of mentoring:

1. Unlimited mentoring through email: During the course you may have queries or doubts
about the course content. To resolve those queries our mentors will interact with you using
email. You can ask your queries through email and our mentors will provide you with
specific answers to help resolve your queries.
2. Limited hours of live mentoring: In this our mentors will conduct a live mentoring session
with you every week for an hour. So total you get 2 to 3 hours of live mentoring as part of
the course. These live mentoring sessions will be sought of Q & A sessions to resolve any
of your doubts related to the course learning. You can directly ask your questions to our
mentor.

Please note that mentoring through email and live session is meant to resolve your queries
related to learning through the course. This mentoring does not cover any queries which are
not related to the course or for any of your other CFD related queries. For such queries we
recommend to you our other learning services. Information of such learning services can be
found on course page.

Certification : At the end of the course based on your performance and our evaluation you will
be granted a certification from LearnCAx for successful completion of the course.

Course Material : At the end of the course LearnCAx will send you course material in the form
of course lesson notes for your future reference.

Course Syllabus

The complete course syllabus is divided into 7 lessons. Each lesson is designed to provide a
sound foundation of the necessary concepts required for the subsequent lessons. So, it is
recommended that you do not move to the next lesson until all the concepts of the present
lesson are well understood.

Video Lessons

Lesson 1 : Fundamental Concepts of Meshing

What is mesh generation? Have you heard the term pre-processing? The aim of this lesson is to
introduce you to fundamental concept of meshing. You will learn what is grid or mesh
generation. Then you will understand a grid cell and different cell types. Ever wondered what
are the different methods of mesh generation? This lesson will also provide you with an
overview of different grid generation methods. You will also get a first look of the software
ICEM CFD in this lesson. By the end of this lesson you will be familiar with all the fundamental
concepts of grid generation process.

Lesson 2 : Introduction to GUI of ICEM CFD

This lesson is your first introduction to meshing process. When you perform CFD using ANSYS
CFD suite the meshing process is done using ICEM CFD. The objective of this lesson to provide

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you a clear understanding of the concept of mesh generation and why mesh is required. The
lesson will also familiarize you with the user interface and the overall process of mesh
generation within ICEM CFD software. By the end of this lesson you will have a clear
understanding of ICEM CFD functions and its capabilities. Detailed operations will be taught in
further lessons.

Lesson 3 : Geometry creation in ICEM CFD

For every CFD simulation we require a CAD model to create virtual CFD environment. We have
to either generate CAD model in ICEM CFD or import it from third party software. Also many
repair operations are needed to be performed on the imported CAD model as it is not ready for
CFD. By the end of this lesson you will be able to create and import geometries in ICEM CFD.
You will also know all skills to make geometry ready for CFD.

Lesson 4 : Hexahedral meshing in ICEM CFD

This lesson will introduce you to the most commonly used and preferred mesh type –Structured
Hexahedral meshing. The objective of this lesson is to teach you all the skills required to
generate a structured hexahedral mesh using multi-block method in ICEM CFD. By the end of
this lesson you will have a clear understanding of mesh or grid generation process and also you
will acquire all skills to decide a blocking topology and create hexahedral mesh for different
levels of geometric complexity. 

Lesson 5 : Shell meshing in ICEM CFD

The objective of this lesson is to train you in surface meshing which is also called as the shell
mesh. Many times we need to use shell mesh type for 2D cross section or as an input for 3D
volume mesh. Although this lesson covers all types of shell meshing, the prime focus will be
more on surface cell sizing and triangular element meshing using patch independent method.
This lesson will teach you how to generate shell mesh in ICEM CFD.

Lesson 6 : Volume meshing process – Tetrahedral meshing in ICEM CFD

This lesson will focus on tetrahedral mesh generation. It will teach you the entire process of
tetrahedral mesh generation using ICEM CFD. It is not always possible to generate hexahedral
mesh for complex shapes of geometries in CFD. Hence you need to know how to generate
tetrahedral mesh. By the end of this lesson you will be comfortable to generate mesh for
complex CFD models which cannot be handled by hexahedral mesh.

Lesson 7 : Volume meshing process –Prism meshing in ICEM CFD

Another important aspect of mesh generation and perhaps the most advanced, is prism mesh
generation. Accurate numerical simulation of most physical phenomenon in fluids depends on
capturing boundary effects by using prism mesh near surfaces. The lesson will provide you
complete knowledge of how to resolve boundary layer flows using prism mesh type in ICEM
CFD.

Video Tutorials

Tutorial 1 : Geometry cleanup in ICEM CFD

The objective of this tutorial is to demonstrate you various geometry repair operations in ICEM
CFD. The tutorial is based on geometry cleanup of a control valve model. You can practice
different geometry repair tools by watching this tutorial. 
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Tutorial 2 : Hexahedral meshing in ICEM CFD

Objective of this video tutorial is to demonstrate you the hexahedral mesh generation process
in ICEM CFD. You can learn various techniques of hexahedral mesh generation process
including blocking by watching this tutorial. 

Tutorial 3 : Tetrahedral meshing in ICEM CFD

The aim of this tutorial is to teach you the tetrahedral meshing process using ICEM CFD. An
example of electronic cabinet CFD model is used for demonstrating tetrahedral mesh type. By
watching this tutorial you can learn the process of tetrahedral mesh generation.

Course Assignments :

Assignment 1 : Meshing generation 2D profile geometry

The objective of this assignment is to provide you software practice opportunity to generate
mesh for 2D geometry. Our mentors will be available to help resolve your queries related to
assignment. By the end of this assignment you will become comfortable in using ICEM CFD for
generating 2D mesh.

Assignment 2 : Meshing generation for Heat exchanger geometry

The objective of this assignment is to provide you software practice opportunity to generate
volume mesh for a CFD model. The assignment is based on sample tube in tube geometry. Our
mentors will be available to help resolve your queries related to assignment. By the end of this
assignment you will become comfortable in using ICEM CFD for generating volume mesh.

Assignment 3 : Mesh generation for Catalytic convertor geometry

The objective of this assignment is to provide you software practice opportunity and gain
confidence and expertise in the entire mesh generation process in ICEM CFD. The complexity
level of this assignment is high as you will need to think from CFD physics point of view as well
while generating mesh. The assignment is based on Catalytic convertor geometry. Our mentors
will be available to help resolve your queries related to assignment.

Course Tests

Test 1 : ICEM CFD Geometry Creation

The objective of this test is to refresh and check your learning on geometry creation and
repairing tools in ANSYS ICEM CFD. This test contains a total of 16 multiple choice type
questions. The maximum time duration allotted for this test is 20 minutes. This will help you in
approaching a geometry for CAD clean-up or repair.

Test 2 : ICEM CFD Blocking Topology

The objective of this test is to provoke your thought on blocking topologies or strategies for
geometries. Three 2D geometries are shown and you need to sketch a blocking topology for
those geometries and upload the file. You don’t have to consider ICEM CFD options for this
test. This will help you in approaching geometry for multi-block structured hexahedral mesh
generation. We suggest you to take this test only after you complete the lesson-7 i.e.,
‘Hexahedral meshing in ICEM CFD’ of this course.

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Test 3 : ICEM CFD Hexa Meshing

The objective of is this test to refresh and check your learning on ‘multi-block structured
hexahedral mesh’ generation method and tools in ANSYS ICEM CFD. This test contains a total
of 10 multiple choice type questions. This can be an open-software test. You can open ANSYS
ICEM CFD and make use of it to answer the test. But the maximum time duration allotted for
this test is 20 minutes. We suggest you to take this test only after you complete the lesson-7
i.e., ‘Hexahedral meshing in ICEM CFD’ of this course.

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