Residuals are a conversation with the mesh. HENFLOW suite import diagnostics, monitors, and HENAI mesh-suitability / solver-control advice help you decide whether to solve or return to HENMESH.
Import checklist
Cell counts, quality summary, Mach/alpha/y+ flags, zone list, workbenchTag, MRF/overset meta. Missing flags → incomplete Phase 8 handoff.
Early residual tells
Immediate blow-up or stuck continuity often means inverted cells, bad BC, or starved LE resolution — not a “tougher solver setting.” Ask HENAI Convergence / Solver Control only after you have solver logs in context.
Fix upstream
Re-gate in HENMESH (Quality + HEN-AI mesh repair). Do not invent numerical bandaids that hide geometry or prism failures.
Engineering takeaway
Healthy residuals start with healthy gates.
How HENFLOW helps you act
Import suite, inspect, monitor; loop back to HENMESH when the curve says so.