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Old   July 26, 2013, 06:41
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Hey all,

Im currently writing a UDF.

I calculate the force in an UDF called DEFINE_CG_MOTION

The question is how do i use this force to trigger the inflow in another UDF called DEFINE_PROFILE

I would use

If Force > number

DEFINE_PROFILE = 5

Else DEFINE_PROFILE = 0


but im not sure how to recall the force, as i get the error message, Force is not defined

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Old   July 28, 2013, 09:29
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You could do this a variety of ways I imagine.

First of all though, does your DEFINE_CG_MOTION only provide a single value for the entire domain every time it runs? I never used this macro before, but anyway, you should look into both F_UDMI or C_UDMI.

For a DEFINE_PROFILE, the macro is passed the thread so you would loop through either the faces or the cells for the F_UDMI and C_UDMI respectively.

Are you familiar with how User-Defined Memory works? I can continue on if this seems like the path you want to go down.

I also use Scheme variables, but you may find it easier just to stick with the UDM.

Please post back if you have questions or would like further explanation.
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my cg_motion sums up all the forces around the faces of a object everytime it runs.

This is what i understand of the macros u mentioned.

i can use F_UMI in my DEFINE_CG_MOTION to store the forces calculated and use Execute_on_demand? to use it in Define_PROFILE? or do i use the same macro F_UMI to retrieve the data?

I will give this a try tomorrow morning.

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The F_UDMI will store the value calculated from your UDF into each respective face on the thread. For instance an example from the manual:

/* Compute face temperature and store in user-defined memory */
begin_f_loop(f,t)
{
temp = F_T(f,t);
F_UDMI(f,t,0) = (temp - tmin) / (tmax-tmin);
}
end_f_loop(f,t)

You can see that the temperature is being retrieved by F_T(f,t) and after some manipulation it is stored in the respective face/thread combination of the face loop. If for instance F_UDMI(f,t,0) was equal to a constant, then the constant would be saved over every face/thread combination.

Once you save the value of your forces in F_UDMI, you can then access it from any UDF, even the DEFINE_PROFILE.

You shouldn't need an Execute_on_Demand macro.
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Yes method works
Thank you, now im just working on my inlet vel udf
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