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Meshing Error
Posted 3 nov 2023, 14:21 GMT-4 Wave Optics, Mesh Version 6.0 8 Replies
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For the glass substrate model geometry (attached below), I am trying to create a mesh. However, I am encountering this error:
""The current physics settings induce a mesh requirement of about 1.1e+07 elements.
Trying to fulfill this requirement may cause out of memory errors or process locking. Switching to user-controlled mesh.
Please review mesh settings carefully before building the user-controlled mesh, or switch back to physics-controlled mesh and change physics settings.""
Please help me on how I can rectify my physics settings. In my mind, my model is not that complicated, indeed, it's just a slab of Silica glass so I don't understand why the number of elements is that many.
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You didn't attach the file.
Jeff
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Here is my mph file.
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You didn't attach the file.
Jeff
Attached. Sorry for the delay.
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There is still no attached file.
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For plate-like structures, often a swept mesh is a good idea.
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Is the .mph attached now? I am really sorry for this delay. I am new to this.
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I don't have the ewfd module, but I can see why you get that error if the software tries to generate a physics-controlled mesh. You are trying to model infrared light (1 micron wavelength) in a computational volume that is a one meter in radius and 5 mm thick. You either need to: (1) model something with a much smaller volume or (2) change your computational method to something that doesn't require resolution on the wavelength scale. Good luck.
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Hello Dr. Koslover. Your advice, specifically (2), worked. Thank you very much.