[jvinuales]

Hi everyone,

I am using OpenFOAM v2006. I need to calculate the mass flow average at different cross-sections of a duct. I was thinking to use a cuttingPlane to do so.

How can I do it? I tried to use the following but function object but I got an error:

tempX1Average
{
    type            surfaceFieldValue;
    libs            ("libfieldFunctionObjects.so");
	writeControl    writeTime;
    fields          (T);
    writeFields     no; // yes | no
    regionType      sampledSurface;
	name            test;
	sampledSurfaceDict
        {
            type            cuttingPlane; 
            planeType       pointAndNormal;
			pointAndNormalDict 
			{ 
				basePoint       (0 0 0);
				normalVector    (1 0 0); 
            } 
        }
	operation 		weightedAreaAverage;
	weightField     phi;

}

The error I got was:

--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
Cannot use weighted operation 'weightedAreaAverage' for sampledSurface

Is there a way to calculate a mass flow average temparature at a cutting plane?

[jvinuales]

Currently, I am using patch averages, but that means that I need to create separate bodies and create interface patches between them where I can take the readings. This adds a lot of complexity to my meshing process. It would be much easier if I could just take the readings from cutting planes...

This is the function object that I am currently using and works perfectly with patches... I just need this but with a cutting plane!

name    x_2;
fields  (T);

operation 		weightedAreaAverage;
weightField     phi;
#includeEtc "caseDicts/postProcessing/surfaceFieldValue/patch.cfg"

[Bodo1993]

Hi,
I am not an expert, but you can do that with paraview. You can generate a macro that has a sequential order of the applied filters to calculate the weighted average. Check the below thread, post#7:
How to calculate depth averages in ParaView

Also, I am unsure if the below function object would assist you (I have not used it):
https://github.com/ZmengXu/conditionalAverage

Hope that helps.