Unconventional Design with

OpenVSP and STAR-CCM+

Alex Stoll, Joby Aviation

OpenVSP Workshop v3

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OpenVSP

CBAERO STAR-CCM+ VSPAERO

SolidWorks

STAR-CCM+

vortex lattice panel code Navier-Stokes

STL file Parasolid

Workflow

1. Set adequate part resolution to

smoothly resolve geometry

2. Export STL

3. Process geometry

4. Set CFD-appropriate mesh settings

5. Remesh surface

6. Create volume mesh

7. Run

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Set Adequate Resolution

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Set adequate resolution

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Toggle visibility

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Import STL

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Split non-contiguous surfaces

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Split non-contiguous surfaces

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Consolidate similar surfaces

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Split off intersecting surfaces

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Other geometry manipulations

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Other geometry manipulations

New part: “Subtract”

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Other geometry manipulations

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Remesh surface

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Create volume mesh

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Run