FE-Mesh Parameters - Options Tab

The FE-Mesh Parameters dialog window has six tabs, i.e., the Main Tab (for two-dimensional and three-dimensional applications), the Stretching Tab, the Meshgen Tab, the Options Tab, the Sections Tab, and the Export Tab.

Minimum Number of Points on Each Closed Boundary Curve is set by default equal to 15. This number can be changed in the FE-Mesh Parameters dialog window of the Options Tab. This parameter is important when such objects as openings representing wells or drains are included in the transport domain. These objects may be very small compared to the global finite element mesh (i.e., smaller than the targeted finite element size). Having a minimum number of nodes on boundary curves will then lead to local refinement of the finite element mesh around these objects, thereby ensuring that relatively small objects are accurately represented in the numerical solution.