def CurvedPlate(ncirc=2, nlong=20, show_plot=False):
"""Creates custom mesh for plate with curved edges
ncirc discretisation around circular fillets
nlong discretisation along the length - X
"""
mesh_arc = Mesh()
mesh_arc.Arc(element_type="quad", nrad=ncirc, ncirc=ncirc, radius=5)
mesh_arc1 = deepcopy(mesh_arc)
mesh_arc1.points[:, 1] += 15
mesh_arc1.points[:, 0] += 95
mesh_arc2 = deepcopy(mesh_arc)
mesh_arc2.points[:, 1] += 15
mesh_arc2.points[:, 0] *= -1.
mesh_arc2.points[:, 0] += 5.
mesh_plate1 = Mesh()
mesh_plate1.Rectangle(element_type="quad",
lower_left_point=(5, 15),
upper_right_point=(95, 20),
ny=ncirc,
nx=nlong)
mesh_plate2 = deepcopy(mesh_plate1)
mesh_plate2.points[:, 1] -= 5.
mesh_square1 = Mesh()
mesh_square1.Square(element_type="quad",
lower_left_point=(0, 10),
side_length=5,
nx=ncirc,
ny=ncirc)
mesh_square2 = deepcopy(mesh_square1)
mesh_square2.points[:, 0] += 95
mesh = mesh_plate1 + mesh_plate2 + mesh_arc1 + mesh_arc2 + mesh_square1 + mesh_square2
mesh.Extrude(length=0.5, nlong=1)
mesh2 = deepcopy(mesh)
mesh2.points[:, 2] += 0.5
mesh += mesh2
if show_plot:
mesh.SimplePlot()
return mesh
def HarvesterPatch(ndisc=20, nradial=4, show_plot=False):
"""Creates a custom mesh for an energy harvester patch. [Not to be modified]
ndisc: [int] number of discretisation in c
ndradial: [int] number of discretisation in radial directions for different
components of harevester
"""
center = np.array([30.6979, 20.5])
p1 = np.array([30., 20.])
p2 = np.array([30., 21.])
p1line = p1 - center
p2line = p2 - center
radius = np.linalg.norm(p1line)
pp = np.array([center[0], center[1] + radius])
y_line = pp - center
start_angle = -np.pi / 2. - np.arccos(
np.linalg.norm(y_line * p1line) / np.linalg.norm(y_line) /
np.linalg.norm(p1line))
end_angle = np.pi / 2. + np.arccos(
np.linalg.norm(y_line * p1line) / np.linalg.norm(y_line) /
np.linalg.norm(p1line))
points = np.array([p1, p2, center])
# nradial = 4
mesh = Mesh()
mesh.Arc(element_type="quad",
radius=radius,
start_angle=start_angle,
end_angle=end_angle,
nrad=nradial,
ncirc=ndisc,
center=(center[0], center[1]),
refinement=True)
mesh1 = Mesh()
mesh1.Triangle(element_type="quad",
npoints=nradial,
c1=totuple(center),
c2=totuple(p1),
c3=totuple(p2))
mesh += mesh1
mesh_patch = Mesh()
mesh_patch.HollowArc(ncirc=ndisc,
nrad=nradial,
center=(-7.818181, 44.22727272),
start_angle=np.arctan(44.22727272 / -7.818181),
end_angle=np.arctan(-24.22727272 / 37.818181),
element_type="quad",
inner_radius=43.9129782,
outer_radius=44.9129782)
mesh3 = Mesh()
mesh3.Triangle(element_type="quad",
npoints=nradial,
c2=totuple(p1),
c3=totuple(p2),
c1=(mesh_patch.points[0, 0], mesh_patch.points[0, 1]))
mesh += mesh3
mesh += mesh_patch
mesh.Extrude(nlong=ndisc, length=40)
if show_plot:
mesh.SimplePlot()
return mesh