

PAMELA if you want to import external grids.
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Generator of GEOSX has plenty of interesting features), you need In multiple formats and write them into memory for GEOSX.Īlthough PAMELA is not necessary to run GEOSX (the internal grid PAMELA (Parallel Meshing Library) was developed as a stand-alone utility to import grids To import external grid into GEOSX, we use an external component (submodule) called PAMELA. The process by which grids are imported into GEOSX is worth explaining. The internal grid generator GEOSX, we specify it with spatial node coordinates in MSH format. This hexahedral mesh is strictly identical to the grid used in the first tutorial ( Tutorial 1: First Steps), but instead of using In this first part of the tutorial, we use a hexahedral mesh provided with GEOSX. In cartesian grids to get the actual reservoir contours from a bounding box,Īnd here we only need to specify grid blocks that are active.įor performance and flexibility, this lean approach to meshes is important. No “masks” are needed to remove inactive or dead cells, as often done Nothing about spatial positioning and there is no concept of (i,j,k).
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Mesh is a full cartesian domain that the interesting parts of the reservoirīlocks are numbered by indices that assume there is no assumption of overall structure: GEOSX does not need to knowĪ number of block in the X, Y, Z direction (no NX, NY, NZ) and does not assume that the.This is key to enabling multiphysics simulation. Without problems, going seamlessly from one numerical method to the other. GEOSX can run finite element and finite volume simulations on the same mesh

Of conformal grids used in GEOSX are worth the extra meshing effort: While it may seem convenient to be able to have offset grid blocks at first, Problem is solved by splitting shifted grid blocks to restore conformity. Grids do not have this requirement and neighboring blocks can be offset.įrom commonly-used geomodeling packages, this is an important consideration. Grid blocks have to share exactly a complete face. the mesh needs to be conformal: in 3D, this means that neighboring.In some solvers (finite element solvers), but it is best to avoid such situationsĪnd label elements according to their actual shape.īutterfly cells, flat cells, negative or zero volume cells will cause problems. Some tolerance exists for degeneration to wedges Hexahedral blocks should nevertheless have 8 distinct This is useful for grids that turn, fold, hexahedra can have irregular shapes: no pillars are needed and.
