Grid generation for 3D turbine configurations

Grid generation in domains with complex geometries presents the same degree of difficulty for both internal and external flow fields. A high degree of curvature of the flow bounding surfaces results in a mesh generation process, which has to exactly describe the geometry and therefore is not straightforward. However, for internal flow problems, such as an interblade channel of a turbine, the difficulties become particularly accute when the distance between the elements is relatively small (confined domains). It often occurs that the grids generated on the different surfaces of an internal domain are incompatible producing nonsmooth grids in some areas of the flow compartment. This incompatibility problem is particularly present if the distance between opposite surfaces varies considerably along the domain.