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Add Random value to velocity

Dear Foamers,

How to add random value to velocity in the solver using LES? I just want to see larger eddies in a shorter time? It may relate to Random.H function. But how to link it to velocity? I have no experience of using Random.H.

Quote:

Originally Posted by zxj160 (Post 359097)

Have you had a look at the turbulentInlet-BC? That might just do what you need (quoted from the source code):

Code:

Description

    Generate a fluctuating inlet condition by adding a random component

    to a reference (mean) field.

    Input:

        referenceField

            Mean field.

        fluctuationScale

            RMS fluctuation, provided as the fraction of the mean field.

        alpha

            temporal correlation factor;

            the fraction of the new random component added to the previous

            time-step (defaults to 0.1).

Thanks. But my BC is cyclic. I want to add a perturbation component to velocity vector. I noticed that perturbU utility can be useful. But I do not know how to do that.

Hi Jian,

I was wondering if you were able to introduce the perturbation and how?.

I also have a LES simulation with periodic BC and I want to add random u,v,w fluctuations (having rms values equal to friction velocity) to trigger turbulence and I dont know how to do it in Fluent.

I would appreciate your help.
Cheers,
Negin

Dear Negin,

I am sorry that I have not make it. I just use pressure gradient to drive my flow (just as the ChannelFoam tutorial) and select LES model in the turbulence directory. Also, I am not familiar with Fluent.

But, you may try......
U = U+Random()*FACTOR

My best regards,
Jian