[blockMesh] patch on a plane

dshawul · July 20, 2011, 17:26

Hello,
I have a blockMeshDict with many blocks (hexs) in it. When specifying the patches, I have to include all faces of the blocks that are considered as inlet for example. This is very tedious and I want to specify just a plane so that all faces lying on that plane will be included as patch. x = 0 is inlet , x = 10 is outlet, y = 12 is top etc... Is it possible to do that ?

wyldckat · July 20, 2011, 18:27

Greetings Daniel,

I think that what you are looking for is createPatch. To find more about it, see the files that appear when running this command:

Code:

find $WM_PROJECT_DIR -name "createPatchDict"

Best regards,
Bruno

dshawul · July 22, 2011, 10:47

Thank you very much,
It took me long to understand how it works but that is exactly
the tool I needed.

regards,

July 20, 2011, 17:26	patch on a plane	#1
dshawul New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 16	Hello, I have a blockMeshDict with many blocks (hexs) in it. When specifying the patches, I have to include all faces of the blocks that are considered as inlet for example. This is very tedious and I want to specify just a plane so that all faces lying on that plane will be included as patch. x = 0 is inlet , x = 10 is outlet, y = 12 is top etc... Is it possible to do that ?

July 20, 2011, 18:27		#2
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Greetings Daniel, I think that what you are looking for is createPatch. To find more about it, see the files that appear when running this command: Code: find $WM_PROJECT_DIR -name "createPatchDict" Best regards, Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

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July 22, 2011, 10:47		#3
dshawul New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 16	Thank you very much, It took me long to understand how it works but that is exactly the tool I needed. regards,