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Forum: OpenFOAM April 30, 2013, 10:09
Replies: 32
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Posted By maddalena
Simple. create them equal in your meshing...

Simple. create them equal in your meshing software...
Copy-paste worked as a charm in the past for me.

mad
Forum: OpenFOAM April 22, 2013, 09:32
Replies: 32
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Posted By maddalena
My suggestion is to think once again to your case...

My suggestion is to think once again to your case and to play a bit with createPatchDict. This is the way openFoam works.

mad
Forum: OpenFOAM April 22, 2013, 08:00
Replies: 32
Views: 7,990
Posted By maddalena
(25 0 0) is NOT the separation vector between the...

(25 0 0) is NOT the separation vector between the two. inlet and outlet are rotated as well.

mad
Forum: OpenFOAM December 21, 2012, 01:42
Replies: 32
Views: 7,990
Posted By maddalena
Hi, "ill defined primitiveEntry starting at...

Hi,
"ill defined primitiveEntry starting at keyword 'patches' on line 49 and ending at line 159"
says that something is wrong at line 49. Look at your line 49 and compare with this file:...
Forum: OpenFOAM November 9, 2012, 01:39
Replies: 32
Views: 7,990
Posted By maddalena
Hi, what are the faces you want to make cyclic?...

Hi,
what are the faces you want to make cyclic? Front and back or inlet and outlet?

NB: cyclic definition changed in the latest OF version.

mad
Forum: OpenFOAM April 7, 2011, 02:47
Replies: 32
Views: 7,990
Posted By maddalena
Hi, why createPatch should work if you do not use...

Hi, why createPatch should work if you do not use it correctly?!?:confused: Have you looked to what you are doing?
You specified the separation vector AND than you use a rotational transformation....
Forum: OpenFOAM April 6, 2011, 03:13
Replies: 32
Views: 7,990
Posted By maddalena
Well, you should have a createPatchDict on your...

Well, you should have a createPatchDict on your system folder, an example of it is here: ./applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/createPatch/createPatchDict.
After editing it according to your...
Forum: OpenFOAM April 6, 2011, 03:00
Replies: 32
Views: 7,990
Posted By maddalena
There is not too much to add on the subject... ...

There is not too much to add on the subject...


create the cyclic faces as two different and EXACTLY the same faces (in ICEM): copy paste is a good option
define them as different boundaries
...
Forum: OpenFOAM December 3, 2010, 03:13
Replies: 32
Views: 7,990
Posted By maddalena
Well, it is a keyword of createPatchDict! ...

Well, it is a keyword of createPatchDict!
// Type of new patch
dictionary
{
type cyclic;

// Optional: explicitly set transformation tensor.
...
Forum: OpenFOAM December 3, 2010, 02:56
Replies: 32
Views: 7,990
Posted By maddalena
Hi Tarak, Thus you set the separation...

Hi Tarak,

Thus you set the separation vector, do not you? Well...

The tolerance error is quite high! From my experience, this may be due to a separation vector with the wrong sign. i.e: if...
Forum: OpenFOAM December 2, 2010, 02:27
Replies: 32
Views: 7,990
Posted By maddalena
Hi Tarak, what I would do is to export the mesh...

Hi Tarak,
what I would do is to export the mesh defining these two faces as a normal patch (inlet for instance), use fluentMeshToFoam and then make them cyclic (= periodic) with the createPatch...
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