Valve Seat Pocket Mesh Control

Introduction

This option will control the mesh on the cylinder and disc faces in the axial and radial direction and also preserve the chamfer faces if needed.

Parameters

  • Cylinder Axis: This will control the mesh in axial direction on the cylinder face of valve seat.
  • Disc Radial: This will control the mesh in the radial direction on the disc face of the valve seat.
  • Angular Divisions: Number of nodes on the circle can be specified here.

For the valve seat mesh control select only the cylindrical and disc faces. The chamfer face should not be selected. If there are multiple cylindrical, disc and chamfer faces, in the output, they will be merged into a single cylindrical, disc and chamfer face.

Valve Seat Meshing

Without Preserve Chamfer Face

  • Choose the cylinder and disc faces.

  • Enter the seeds on the Cylinder Axis, Disc Radial and Angular Divisions.

  • Deselecting the Preserve Chamfer option will collapse the chamfer face.

After Meshing:

  • Two elements are created in the cylinder axis and disc radial direction and 32 divisions in the angular direction.
  • Chamfer face is collapsed.

With Preserve Chamfer Face

  • Choose the cylinder and disc faces.

  • Enter the seeds on the Cylinder Axis, Disc Radial and Angular Divisions.

  • Select the Preserve Chamfer option.

After Meshing:

  • Two elements are created in the Cylinder Axis and Disc Radial direction and 32 elements in the Angular direction.
  • Chamfer face is preserved.