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January 13, 2021, 23:01	How to find the velocity of a moving object/patch in OpenFOAM?	#1
MaCFD1 New Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 5	I am running a VIV simulation of a cylinder free to move in the y-direction. What is the method of getting the position or velocity of the cylinder per time step? Thanks!

January 14, 2021, 09:11		#2
simrego Senior Member anonymous Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 416 Rep Power: 14	Hi! The same thing happens in the movingWallVelocity patch field. I hope it can give you an idea. https://www.openfoam.com/documentati...8C_source.html

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