[liuchaofu]

I calculate a jet cooling problems use Openfoam，Then I use the Tecplot post-processing，But I can't output the Nusselt number，or the heat transfer coefficient。Who can help me？

[Tushar@cfd]

Originally Posted by liuchaofu

I calculate a jet cooling problems use Openfoam，Then I use the Tecplot post-processing，But I can't output the Nusselt number，or the heat transfer coefficient。Who can help me？

Well, you can output the variable using utility, please refer the following link for more information...
http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...timesteps.html

[liuchaofu]

Thank you for your reply.Because I am a newbie on OpenFoam,I only can output the temperature and speed using Tecplot.Can you tell me what variables wo should output to get Nusselt number and the methods.Thank you .

[liuchaofu]

I have to OpenFoam version 2.1.1. I want to use the wall heat flux function.But when I enter this command.It shows this function could not be found.How should I set.Because I is the isothermal wall condition.I need to output the wall heat flux to calculate heat transfer coefficient

[Tushar@cfd]

Originally Posted by liuchaofu

I have to OpenFoam version 2.1.1. I want to use the wall heat flux function.But when I enter this command.It shows this function could not be found.How should I set.Because I is the isothermal wall condition.I need to output the wall heat flux to calculate heat transfer coefficient

In the weblink:
http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...timesteps.html

Check this code:
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volScalarField gradT ( IOobject ( "gradT", runTime.timeName(), mesh, IOobject::NO_READ, IOobject::AUTO_WRITE ), mesh, dimensionedVector ( "gradT", T.dimensions()/dimLength, 0 ) ); label patchi = mesh.boundaryMesh().findPatchID("myPatch"); gradT.boundaryField()[patchi]=T.boundaryField()[patchi].snGrad(); runTime.write();

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This is similar to the $utility/Postprocessing/wall/wallGradU file.
Copy this file and make new wallGradT file.
You need to put T instead of U, as mentioned above. Then try to compile the same. After you finish with this, run the utility in the case folder.