All Mesh Element Types Supported – CENTAUR Software

All Mesh Element Types Supported

CENTAUR uses a hybrid mesh generation approach that allows for complex 2-D and 3-D geometries to be meshed optimally by using different mesh elements as required by the geometry and the needs of the particular flow simulation.
The following element types are supported by CENTAUR:

  • STRUCTURED

Quadrilateral
Quadrilateral
Hexahedron
Hexahedron

  • SEMI-STRUCTURED

Prism
Prism
Pyramid
Pyramid

  • UNSTRUCTURED

Triangle
Triangle
Tetrahedron
Tetrahedron

Isotropic / Directional Elements

Pile of prisms
Pile of prisms
Prismatic layer
Prismatic layer
Hexahedral layer
Hexahedral layer
Directional quads
Directional quads
Isotropic triangles
Isotropic triangles
Anisotropic triangles
Anisotropic triangles