Automatic Boundary Layers - Full Resolution

When the automatic boundary layer option is enabled does it take into account the full resolution setting on the no-slip walls in order to adjust the proper layer size and achieve a y+ value less than 1? Thank you.

Hi @kanastasiou,

No, it will define a general configuration for generating the boundary layers based on the relative thickness and considering 3 layers and a growth rate of 1.5.




These are same settings set as default when you create an inflate boundary layer refinement. A full explanation of each of these parameters can be found in the following documentation page:

Best,
Igor

Dear Kanastasiou,

To achieve such a result, you would need customized code that calculates the Y+ values in each cell of the domain and automatically performs refinement and unrefinement operations.

The size of the boundary layer must be calculated by you. There are several calculators available online that can help you define the size of the first element, for example CFD Online - Y-Plus Wall Distance Estimation