[Allan_Carey93]

Hi everybody,

I am trying to simulate flow around a cylinder in an asymmetrical channel, and am having problems with my parabolic inlet velocity.
Attached is a picture of my geometry, D=0.1:

Here is the codeDict file that I have been given to run the parabolic profile.
parabolicFixedValue
{
code
#{
operator==
(
35.7*0.001*(0.41*(patch().Cf().component(vector::Y ) + 0.16) - (patch().Cf().component(vector::Y) + 0.16)*(patch().Cf().component(vector::Y) + 0.16))*vector(1,0,0)
);
#};
}

I am trying to calculate the coefficients of lift and drag for the cylinder but cannot get the correct values. I think the problem is in this codeDict file but am not sure.

Thanks is advance for any help,

Allan

[Allan_Carey93]

Sorry if enough information has not been included in the question, I am new to Openfoam. I think that this is a standard enough question so hopefully someone can answer it.

[rapierrz]

Hi Allan,

you can do this with GroovyBC,it's very easy

[zordiack]

There has just been a commit providing fixedProfile inlet boundary condition. Have you tried this yet:

https://github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM...b2bdf3ac8cd028

[Allan_Carey93]

Thanks lads, I fixed it!

Allan