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Old   December 11, 2007, 13:38
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hi

i use a simplefoam case with a velocityinlet and a pressure outlet

i have see a lot topics about inletoutlet but i'm sorry to not understand

1/i've got sometimes a reverse flow in the outlet
i have to use an inletoutlet or an outletinlet?

if i would have got a reverse flow in the inlet?

2/for the inletoutlet,we've got to put inletoutlet for U,K,epsilon,R,nutilda and fixed value for p
is it the same if we use an outletinlet?

3/do we have got to put the same value between inletvalue & value or between outletvalue and value?


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Old   December 11, 2007, 13:50
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For an outlet that sometimes has inflow:

U:outlet
{
type inletOutlet;
inletValue uniform (0 0 0);
value uniform (0 0 0);
}

Note: this does not guarantee the inflow wont become unbounded.

Basically, inletOutlet is zero gradient unless the flow is inward in which case it is fixed value (inletValue). outletInlet is zero gradient if the flow is inward and fixed value (outletValue) if the flow is outward.
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Old   May 10, 2010, 09:24
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Hey There,

I used this vor velocity Outlet conditions (i am supposed to do a simple jet-flame)
outlet
{
type inletOutlet;
inletValue uniform (0 0 0)
value zeroGradient;

}

My phi file after 1sec simulationtime shows inflow and outflow...
Is it the "value zeroGradient" that messes up or did I do anything else wrong?


Code:
    outlet
    {
        type            calculated;
        value           nonuniform List<scalar> 
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sure it does!

value needs scalar or vector, as you set in type inletOutlet BC, which is mainly Dirichlet BC, which wants number. the keyword zeroGradient is setting Neumann type BC with a specified flux =0.
change value to a vector like (0 0 0).

good luck
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sure it does!

value needs scalar or vector, as you set in type inletOutlet BC, which is mainly Dirichlet BC, which wants number. the keyword zeroGradient is setting Neumann type BC with a specified flux =0.
change value to a vector like (0 0 0).

good luck
matej
Hi matej,

thx for your answer!
It does, in deed. And if you use it correctly the solver wont accept O-Gradient.
I forgot the ; after inletValue () ; , so he didi not complain about O-gradient.

I am trying to simulate a jetflame. Unfortunately I still have inflow in the area of the cowflow using inletOutlet for a cowflow velocity below 1.5 m/sec. Is this BC generally unstable for very low velocities ???

regards!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by eugene View Post
For an outlet that sometimes has inflow:

Uutlet
{
type inletOutlet;
inletValue uniform (0 0 0);
value uniform (0 0 0);
}

Note: this does not guarantee the inflow wont become unbounded.

Basically, inletOutlet is zero gradient unless the flow is inward in which case it is fixed value (inletValue). outletInlet is zero gradient if the flow is inward and fixed value (outletValue) if the flow is outward.

Hi,

if I set up inletValue uniform (0 0 0), then I have no inlet flow couse the inlet flux is set to zero. Is that correct?

If there are faces with inlet flow and I set inletValue uniform (0 0 1), then I ll have an flow inside my domain with the velocity vector of (0 0 1).

Is that right ?

So in my case I have an vortex-breakdown after a diffuser. If I am using inletOutlet, then I get just a piece of outlet faces and the rest, where the flow should go back is fixed with (0 0 0).

Should I use "pressureInletOutletVelocity" for that case?
But I set fixed pressure at the outlet :/ ?

Any suggestions
Thanks

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Old   October 30, 2012, 17:44
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Hello everyone,

I'm looking about implementing a custom boundary condition that simulates a check valve, and I believe I can base it on mixedFvPatchField like the inletOutlet/outletInlet patch.

The user guide (http://www.openfoam.org/docs/user/boundaries.php) mentioned that inletOutlet switched U and p between zeroGradient and fixedValue depending on the direction of the flow, but I have been unable to find out how this is done. From reading the source, it seems that it only switches between zeroGradient and fixedValue depending on the flux. I'd like to know where the switch happens (it may be in mixedFvPatch field, but I can't find it).

I want to know in case I need to make changes there. Or is the the U/p switch a typo/deprecated feature that was never cleaned out of the manual.

Thanks!

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Quote:
Originally Posted by eugene View Post
For an outlet that sometimes has inflow:

Uutlet
{
type inletOutlet;
inletValue uniform (0 0 0);
value uniform (0 0 0);
}

Note: this does not guarantee the inflow wont become unbounded.

Basically, inletOutlet is zero gradient unless the flow is inward in which case it is fixed value (inletValue). outletInlet is zero gradient if the flow is inward and fixed value (outletValue) if the flow is outward.
Hello,

thank you for the explanation. However, I looked at the simpleFoam/Motorbike tutorial where they defined the inlet and outlet BCs for velocity as follows:

Code:
    inlet
   {
       type            fixedValue;
       value           uniform (20 0 0);
    }

    outlet
    {
        type            inletOutlet;
        inletValue     uniform (0 0 0);
        value           uniform (20 0 0);
    }
Isn't this over-determined than? Wouldn't it be better to set zeroGradient to the outlet?

Thank you in advance,

Kate
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Hi everybody
Recently I have tried this boundary condition "inletOutlet" at the outlet patch of my case to prevent back flow but it didn't work and I had reverse flow at the outlet. I have no idea what is wrong?
Uutlet
{
type inletOutlet;
inletValue uniform (0 0 0);
value uniform (0 0 0);
}
The same was set for K,epsilon files too.
Any insight would be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
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