[Panda School]

Hi,
i'm new to OpenFOAM and trying to simulate vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder. I do not know how to monitor point displacement of a specific point on a moving patch. Can anyone help me? Are there any tutorials related to this topic?

Thanks in advance,
Z.F.

[Panda School]

I find out the function sixDoFRigidBodyState can do this.

[GrpOne123]

Originally Posted by Panda School

I find out the function sixDoFRigidBodyState can do this.

how do you do that , i want to get the displacement of a patch.

[Hojjat]

Originally Posted by GrpOne123

how do you do that , i want to get the displacement of a patch.

Hi, you can just add the code below to your controlDict.

functions
{

sixDoFRigidBodyState

{

type sixDoFRigidBodyState;

libs (sixDoFRigidBodyState);

angleFormat degress;

}

}