[Cyp]

Hi!

I would like to extract a vector from a tensor. I know one can recover a scalar from a tensor using T.xx() ; T.xy() ...

Do you know what can I do to recover the first column of my tensor ?


Best,
Cyp

[stevenvanharen]

Take a look at this util:

Cannot convert rms velocity fluctuations by foamToFieldview9 utility

You should be able to edit this utility to output the first column of your tensor.

[Cyp]

Hi Steve!

Thank you for your answer. I had a look at your code.

I tried this snippet :

        D1.component(tensor::XX) = U1x.component(vector::X);
        D1.component(tensor::YX) = U1x.component(vector::Y);
        D1.component(tensor::ZX) = U1x.component(vector::Z);

It compiles but my tensor D1 is not update with the U1x values.. Do you why I am wrong ?

Regards,
Cyp

[stevenvanharen]

Hard to say like this.

Can you post the entire code?

[Cyp]

Hi Steven!

Actually, this the piece of code

        fvVectorMatrix U1xEqn
        (
            fvm::ddt(U1x)
          - fvm::laplacian(nu, U1x)
          + unitE*alpha*vector(1,0,0)
        );

        solve(U1xEqn == -fvc::grad(p1x));

        // --- PISO loop

        for (int corr=0; corr<nCorr; corr++)
        {
            volScalarField rU1xA = 1.0/U1xEqn.A();
//            rUA = 1.0/UEqn.A();

            U1x    = rU1xA*U1xEqn.H();
            phi_1x = (fvc::interpolate(U1x) & mesh.Sf())
                   + fvc::ddtPhiCorr(rU1xA, U1x, phi_1x);

            adjustPhi(phi_1x, U1x, p1x);

            for (int nonOrth=0; nonOrth<=nNonOrthCorr; nonOrth++)
            {
                fvScalarMatrix p1xEqn
                (
                    fvm::laplacian(rU1xA, p1x) == fvc::div(phi_1x)
                );

                p1xEqn.setReference(pRefCell, pRefValue);
                p1xEqn.solve();

                if (nonOrth == nNonOrthCorr)
                {
                    phi_1x -= p1xEqn.flux();
                }
            }

            #include "continuityErrs.H"

            U1x -= rU1xA*fvc::grad(p1x);
            U1x.correctBoundaryConditions();
        }

        D1.component(tensor::XX) = U1x.component(vector::X);
        D1.component(tensor::YX) = U1x.component(vector::Y);
        D1.component(tensor::ZX) = U1x.component(vector::Z);

Where D1 is a volTensorField defined as:

    volTensorField D1
    (
        IOobject
        (
            "D1",
            runTime.timeName(),
            mesh,
            IOobject::NO_READ,
            IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
        ),
        mesh,
        dimensionedTensor("D1",dimensionSet(0,2,0,0,0),tensor::zero)
    );

[stevenvanharen]

like this it works:

D1= tensor(1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)*U1x.component(vector::X);

I know it looks a bit strange but at least it works

[Cyp]

Thank you for your answer..

in fact, it not really worked since when you write :

D1= tensor(1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)*U1x.component(vector::X);
D1= tensor(0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0)*U1x.component(vector::Y);

The first instruction is not accounted for...

So, indeed I could do :

D1=
tensor(1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0)*U1x.component(vector::X) +
 tensor(0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0)*U1x.component(vector::Y);

but it's not what I looked for....