TABLE III.
Mesh scale | Maximum element size (μm) | Minimum element size (μm) | Maximum element growth rate | Resolution of curvature | Number of elements | Degrees of freedom |
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Extremely fine | 0.938 | 0.028 | 1.05 | 0.25 | 167 324 | 408 559 |
Extra fine | 1.82 | 0.21 | 1.08 | 0.25 | 46 780 | 114 918 |
Finer | 3.92 | 0.56 | 1.1 | 0.25 | 12 214 | 30 759 |
Fine | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1.13 | 0.3 | 9708 | 24 299 |
Normal | 6.3 | 2.8 | 1.15 | 0.3 | 7629 | 18 794 |
Coarse | 9.28 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2942 | 7518 |