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Old   August 18, 2017, 09:17
Default How to calculate Courant Number (CFL) in each cell?
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Hello,
I know that OpenFOAM calculates the maximum and average Courant number, but is there any way to get this number in each cell of the domain and visualize it in ParaView?

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Hi,

Use CourantNo function object.
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