Grid and geometry#

`length`, `width`, and `thickness`#

Type: positive number. Units: metres. Required: yes. These values set the physical length, height, and extrusion depth of the microsystem.

length = 6.74e-3
width = 2.5e-3
thickness = 0.03e-3

`lineWidth`#

Type: positive number. Controls contour line width in generated diagnostic figures. It does not affect the mesh.

`channelWidth`#

Type: positive number. Units: metres. Controls the top and bottom channel width in device mode.

`meshSize`#

Type: positive number. Units: metres. Sets the target Gmsh element size.

Mesh generated with size 1e-4 metres

Mesh generated with size 1e-5 metres — Generated meshes with element sizes 1e-4 m and 1e-5 m.#

Geometry modes#

image.mako sets the computational domain to the image extent. device.mako creates the micromodel geometry described by Benali (2019) and Liu et al. (2023). Grain surfaces and device walls use no-slip conditions. The templates can be modified for other element types or device geometries.

Geometry generated in device mode — Geometry of the device mode.#