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Old   October 12, 2011, 05:01
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Hi all,

I would like to save some variables (for each cell) from one case and use those variables (as materials properties, for each cell) into another case. I am using the same mesh in both cases.
Any hints on how to write a UDF for that?

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I would like to save some variables (for each cell) from one case and use those variables (as materials properties, for each cell) into another case. I am using the same mesh in both cases.
Any hints on how to write a UDF for that?
Hi,

I know a procedure for your purpose but I don't know it's the best or not. You can do that by interpolating your desired data in (file->interpolate) and then read that in a new case in a same manner; but as you can see, you're permitted to interpolate special variables for which conservation equation has been solved; so there's a trick with a temporary UDS! First store your desired data in a UDS and ensure you've deactivated this scalar equation in (solve->control->solution), then you can interpolate this type of data.

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Hello Amir,

Thanks for your help. I have used your method successfully, however, I was hoping you could help me on another issue.
Now that I have my uds in my other case, I want to use that variable in the calculation of my material property (material absorption coefficient in that case). I have written a UDF as follows:

DEFINE_PROPERTY(abs_coeff,cell,thread)
{
Thread *t;
cell_t c;
real value = 0;
real abs_coeff = 0;
Domain *d;
d = Get_Domain(1);
/* Calculating the scattering coefficient */
thread_loop_c(t,d)
{
begin_c_loop(c,t)
{
value = C_UDSI(c,t,0);
}
end_c_loop(c,t)
}
abs_coeff = 4.22*value;
return abs_coeff;
}

I have turned off the uds solver and am NOT re-initializing (since that would make my uds values equal to zero). But the values of absorption coefficient that is returned by fluent are not what I am expecting (they are constant throughout my domain, which shouldnt be the case since the values of my uds are not constant).

Are the steps that I'm following ok? Where am I going wrong?

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Hi,
Your UDF is not correct. Do not use any loop in that ....
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DEFINE_PROPERTY(abs_coeff,cell,thread)
{
real abs_coeff = 0;
abs_coeff = 4.22*C_UDSI(cell,thread,0);
return abs_coeff;
}
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Sweet! It works now..

Your assistance was much appreciated Amir, enjoy your week end
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Hi Amir,

I was hoping you could help me with the following UDF. I am running atime dependent eulerian model with 3 phases. My udf is to store into a UDS the time-averaged volume fraction of one of the phases. However the values that are returned are the time-averaged volume fractions divided by a constant (constant is 74). Please see my UDF below:

#include "udf.h"
#define Rtio2 4260
DEFINE_ON_DEMAND(TiO2_loading_gm3)
{
Thread *thread_ti;
Thread *t;
Thread *mix_thread;
cell_t c;
real vof_ti = 0;
Domain *d;
d = Get_Domain(3);
/* Loop over all cell threads in the domain */

thread_loop_c(thread_ti,d)
{
/*thread_ti = THREAD_SUB_THREAD(mix_thread, 3);*/
/* Loop over all cells */
begin_c_loop(c,thread_ti)
{
vof_ti = C_STORAGE_R(c,thread_ti,SV_VOF_MEAN);

C_UDSI(c, thread_ti, 0) = vof_ti;
}
end_c_loop(c,thread_ti)

}
}

Your assistance is much appreciated,

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Hi,

I'm not sure if I can help here because I don't know what the "C_STORAGE_R(c,thread_ti,SV_VOF_MEAN)" performs exactly. but it seems strange if you want the averaged field by using a DEFINE_ON_DEMAND macro! If I was you, with a simple DEFINE_ADJUST macro store the desired variable in a UDS and ....

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