[gholamghar]

Hello
I want to generate a wave in Fluent.anybody knows how i should do this?
i have heard this should be done with UDF writing.is this right?
thanks

[paka]

Hello stranger,

Yes you should use UDF function, means write your own routine. Depends what kind of wave you need to generate. There is one of the tutorials online, I believe it is in student section... Let me check it online...

OK. I found one of the links, here it is, direct link to the PDF with tutorial.
http://willem.engen.nl/uni/fluent/do...ernal/wave.pdf

Hope it helps. If you have some more questions shoot, I'll try to help.

PS. What is a little bit strange, if you test the same routine in pure C, you will get ALMOST the same paddle displacement numerical values as those from Fluent C routine, but slightly, by a tiny bit off from the ones from original C... like 0.00001. Overall displacement plots overlap.

[ekakavand]

hi
this is a late answer but you can find it in this link:
http://www.fluent.com/software/sf_me...orial_wave.htm

and search (fluent tutorial generate wave in tank) you can find a pdf file that explain how you can solve your problem.

best regards,
elahe

[WSWGg]

It's not necessary to define moving wall using UDF. Why???!!! Aren't you afraid of possible problems with your grid?!
Just define velocity components: horizontal and vertical - and water free level using UDF. I think it's simpler. If you need I can send you my UDF file.
Also, don't forget about wave reflection from outlet boundary because of using pressure-outlet boundary conditions.

[ekakavand]

Hi WSWGg,

thank you for your attention,

do you mean i should patch water level in the first and introduce a periodic horizental velocity to fluent? do i undrestant right?

if not please explain it for me a little more,

can i get your udf file,too?

my email address : ekakavand@yahoo.com

all the best,
elahe

[WSWGg]

Of course, you should patch water level in the first!
Ok, I'll do this, I'll send you my UDF, but after January 1st, ok?
I've got a little problems at the moment.

[ekakavand]

Thank you so much WSWGg,

I await to receive your file.

all the best,
elahe

[arampath]

Hi,
i am also try to simulate wave by introducing velocity inlet (linear theory)
and its work fine with me.
now i want to simulate (wave carry with mean current) but in this case i don't know how to set the boundary conditions.

any help would be highly appreciate

[novice]

Hi WSWGg,

Can you please send the UDF to me also. i want to define the velocity at the inlet using a UDF.

my email: call_madhu@yahoo.com

thanks in advance

[ekakavand]

Originally Posted by WSWGg

Of course, you should patch water level in the first!
Ok, I'll do this, I'll send you my UDF, but after January 1st, ok?
I've got a little problems at the moment.

hi WSWGg
i hope to be solved your problem,
could you please send me your udf or fluent file that you said about it.

all the best
elahe

[WSWGg]

Arampath and Ekakavand, check your e-mails, I've just sent my UDF file, like had promised.
Novice, excuse me, but I don't understand you post. You simulated wave using linear wave theory making boundary conditions on velocity components on enter border, am I right? So, what's the problem?

[mahbube]

Hi
can anyone help me to write a UDF for the creation of a sinusoidal wave at the end of a model square tank(model basin)(2-D)?
thanks.

[ekakavand]

Originally Posted by mahbube

Hi
can anyone help me to write a UDF for the creation of a sinusoidal wave at the end of a model square tank(model basin)(2-D)?
thanks.

Hi

can you send me your email?
my email is here... you can see it.

best
elahe

[mahbube]

Originally Posted by paka

Hello stranger,

Yes you should use UDF function, means write your own routine. Depends what kind of wave you need to generate. There is one of the tutorials online, I believe it is in student section... Let me check it online...

OK. I found one of the links, here it is, direct link to the PDF with tutorial.
http://willem.engen.nl/uni/fluent/do...ernal/wave.pdf

Hope it helps. If you have some more questions shoot, I'll try to help.

PS. What is a little bit strange, if you test the same routine in pure C, you will get ALMOST the same paddle displacement numerical values as those from Fluent C routine, but slightly, by a tiny bit off from the ones from original C... like 0.00001. Overall displacement plots overlap.

hello paka
i have used udf(DEFINE-CG) for writing udf in the tutorial wave generation in a tank,but i dont know what to write vel?i dont know how to define vel for this waves?.

thanks for your advance.

[lordg]

Originally Posted by WSWGg

Of course, you should patch water level in the first!
Ok, I'll do this, I'll send you my UDF, but after January 1st, ok?
I've got a little problems at the moment.

Hi everyone...
i am trying to simulate the turbulent waves and scouring in front of breakwaters...
the wave simulation works fine with the laminar flow option but when i switch to turbulent flow (k-e or k-o) the solution always diverges and i get no wave profile...
any help with that will be appriciated.

and WSWG if i could get your UDF also it'd do me great help as i am new to UDFs. my email is gsoydinc@parkinsaat.com

Thnx.

gok

[pranab_jha]

Originally Posted by WSWGg

It's not necessary to define moving wall using UDF. Why???!!! Aren't you afraid of possible problems with your grid?!
Just define velocity components: horizontal and vertical - and water free level using UDF. I think it's simpler. If you need I can send you my UDF file.
Also, don't forget about wave reflection from outlet boundary because of using pressure-outlet boundary conditions.

Hi WSWGg,
I am trying to model waves on water surface inside a pipe flowing with air and water. I have already simulated the stratified flow, but do not know how to generate a wave using a UDF coz I have no prior experience in writing a UDF. I want to generate a wave and then observe it with different phase velocities. Can you please send me your UDF so that I can learn from it.

Thanks,
Pranab

[Randre]

There are many Thesis online wich have UDFs regarding wave profiles.

With just a quick search:

http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt...ic/02whole.pdf

The wave theory chosen for the UDF of thesis above is Stokes 2nd Order. If you want another one like Linear just change the equations

[pranab_jha]

Originally Posted by WSWGg

I've got your letter, have looked at your picture and want to tell you next: your task as you understand is full 3D problem and it can't be reduce to plane-parallel case which allows to consider only 2D problem. By the moment I've handled only 2D problem so I don't think I or my UDF can help you. But one advice maybe would be beneficial to you, try to generate sinusoidal wave by harmonic wall motion. M-m, you know, at the moment I even don't know is it possible to generate wave using only UDF function in your case - sorry. Good luck.

Hi WSWGg,
Thanks for your reply. Will try your suggestion.

[Zaktatir]

can u send me the udf file please (nevertheless i am using CFX) but just for interest of introducing some perturbation into my stratified flows

[trantoan2008]

Hi WSWGg,

Can you send me your UDFs file? By the way, how can I plot wave elevation coresponding to time in FLuent S/W?
Thanks for your help.

Best regard