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Old   August 11, 2010, 18:32
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hi;
Is gravity "g" considered in icoFoam? where?
is it in the solver? because i didn't find anything in its tutorial cases.
please tell me where g is considered.

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Why?
Do you mean g is not considered in icoFoam?
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Why?
Do you mean g is not considered in icoFoam?
There's no g in icoFoam. You need one that uses a buoyancy model, such as buoyantBoussinesqSimpleFoam, or buoyantBoussinesqPisoFoam in 1.6.x.
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