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March 21, 2014, 08:46	velocity boundaryField	#1
jasxxx New Member jas Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 12	hi i have a simple question which i hav'nt been able to find answer. my inlet for a curved pipe is not parallel to any of the global axis, so how do i set the inlet velocity normal to the inlet face? my inlet face is about 30deg to the xy plane...do i have to set up a local axes system on the inlet face? please help thanks jas

March 22, 2014, 18:13		#2
jherb Senior Member Joachim Herb Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 650 Rep Power: 21	You need surfaceNormalFixedValue See e.g. http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...tml#post187032 http://www.openfoam.org/docs/user/boundaries.php

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