Trouble with sampleDict syntax for OpenFOAM 2.3.1
 

Hey all, new OpenFOAM user here. Using v2.3.1, I'm trying to run a lid-driven cavity flow simulation on a DEM of a mountain range converted into STL geometry as described by:

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~ejhardi2/OF_GRASS_Geom.pdf

So far, everything works beautifully and I have no trouble refining the geometry with blockMesh > snappyHexMesh -overwrite and calculating surface shear stress with icoFoam > wallShearStress -latestTime. However, I am having trouble sampling the results in 'wallShearStress'. I'm using a sample dictionary copied verbatim from the example given above that looks like this:

/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\
setFormat xmgr;

surfaceFormat raw;

interpolationScheme cellPoint;

fields
(
wallShearStress
);

sets
(
);

surfaces
(
wall
{
type patch;
patchName terrain_terrain;
}
);

/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\

However, when I run "sample" I receive the following error:

keyword patches is undefined in dictionary "/Users/ecr/browan/OpenFOAM/browan-2.3.1/run/tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/mteveresttutorial/system/sampleDict.surfaces"

It's clear to me that the tutorial is based off an older version of OpenFOAM and that the sampleDict syntax has changed since moving to 2.3.1, but I can't find an example of the proper syntax (including 'patches' and 'type' within the 'surfaces' dictionary) anywhere. I'm sure this is a simple fix... can anybody tell me how I should be writing this? Perhaps post an example to use for reference?

Hi,

Usually examples of dictionaries are placed along the sources of the utilities, in case of sample, you can find the dictionary in $FOAM_APP/applications/utilities/postProcessing/sampling/sample folder.

Here's an excerpt from the file: