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This paper describes the automatic generation of a structured-dominant mesh based on an automatic block decomposition obtained using the medial object. The mesh generator will produce a mesh for an arbitrary two-dimensional geometry, where quadrilateral-dominant or triangular meshing is used when structured meshing fails. The domain is automatically partitioned into blocks (sub-regions), and an appropriate meshing algorithm for meshing each block is then automatically selected. It will also generate conformal interfaces or hanging interfaces between adjacent blocks as required.
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Gould, J., Martineau, D., Fairey, R. (2011). Automated Two-Dimensional Multi-block Meshing Using the Medial Object. In: Quadros, W.R. (eds) Proceedings of the 20th International Meshing Roundtable. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24734-7_24
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