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Create a folder in C:\Local\AeroCFD_Lab and save the DPW4 stl file

Open Harpoon and note the console window


Import the STL file
Import the STL file
Harpoon automatically creates a bounding box
Reset the far field settings for the symmetry plane
Harpoon automatically creates mesh resolution (or base levels)
Note: external, hex-dominant mesh
Select level 3 for the Surface Cell Size
Check the console (117497 cells in 4 seconds)
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Select level 3 for the Surface Cell Size
Check the console (121682 cells in 12 seconds)
Surface mesh
Clip planes
Clip planes 2
Clip planes 3
Turn on the far field surfaces (see the light bulb toggle)
What about the boundary layer mesh?
Check the boundary layer on the fuselage
Why only three layers?
Export the Surface + Volume as a Fluent msh file

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