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Old   May 12, 2022, 09:17
Default How to extract alpha cell data in an area within the domain?
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Hi, I am using twophaseEulerFoam which is included with multiphaseEulerFoam in OF version 8.

I would like to monitor the phase fraction of gas in water over the time steps, I need to analyze the gas phase fraction at the liquid outlet.

But I don't know how to extract this data for all time steps and average it and save it.

Right now I am only using probe point at a certain point, but this is not reliable as it only considers a single point.

I have attached the cells which I would like to consider.

a.PNG

b.PNG

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Old   May 13, 2022, 15:07
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You can use a surfaceFieldValue function object applied to a faceZone. For the ESI version of OpenFOAM see: https://www.openfoam.com/documentati...ieldValue.html
(for the Foundation version, the same is possible)


The faceZone can be produced with topoSet.


See also: Integrate volVectorField over cross section / cutting plane
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Old   May 15, 2022, 16:17
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You can use a surfaceFieldValue function object applied to a faceZone. For the ESI version of OpenFOAM see: https://www.openfoam.com/documentati...ieldValue.html
(for the Foundation version, the same is possible)


The faceZone can be produced with topoSet.


See also: Integrate volVectorField over cross section / cutting plane
Thanks for your valuable input, I am able to extract the faceZone from faceSet within the domain but when I try to start the solver with surfaceFieldValue included with controlDict, I am getting an error.

Can you please provide your valuable inputs regarding this issue.

Code:
FoamFile
{
    version     2.0;
    format      ascii;
    class       dictionary;
    location    "system";
    object      topoSetDict;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

actions
(
    {
        name    internalFaces;
        type    faceSet;
        action  new;
		
        source  boxToFace;
        sourceInfo
        {
            box (0.9823 0.0965 0.457) (1.009 0.1403 0.528);
        }
    } 

	
	{
        name    internalfacepatch;
        type    faceZoneSet;
        action    new;
		
        source    setToFaceZone;
        sourceInfo
        {
            faceSet    internalFaces; 
			cellSet    internalCells;
			flip    false;
        }
    } 


);
// ************************************************************************* //
Code:
surfaceFieldValue1
{
		type            surfaceFieldValue;
        libs            ("libfieldFunctionObjects.so");
		
        log             true;
        writeControl    writeTime;
        writeFields     true;
		
        regionType      faceZone;
        name            internalfacepatch;
		
        operation       areaAverage;
		surfaceFormat   none;
		
        fields
        (
			
			alpha.oxygen 

		);
	
}
The error what I am getting is:

Code:
surfaceFieldValue surfaceFieldValue1 write:


--> FOAM FATAL ERROR:
surfaceFieldValue surfaceFieldValue1: faceZone(internalfacepatch):
    Unable to process internal faces for volume field alpha.oxygen


    From function Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type> > Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::filterField(const Foam::GeometricField<Type, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh>&, bool) const [with Type = double]
    in file fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValueTemplates.C at line 416.

FOAM aborting

Generating stack trace...


Backtrace:
        ZN10StackTraceC1Ev [0x626c1855+0x25]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\ThirdParty-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32\lib\libstack_trace.dll
        ZN4Foam5error10printStackERNS_7OstreamE [0x6c30ae5a+0x23a]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libOpenFOAM.dll
        ZN4Foam5error5abortEv [0x6c0c68b1+0x211]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libOpenFOAM.dll
        ZNK4Foam15functionObjects11fieldValues17surfaceFieldValue11filterFieldIdEENS_3tmpINS_5FieldIT_EEEERKNS_14GeometricFieldIS6_NS_12fvPatchFieldENS_7volMeshEEEb [0x958fb68+0x1d8]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libfieldFunctionObjects.dll
        ZNK4Foam15functionObjects11fieldValues17surfaceFieldValue14getFieldValuesIdEENS_3tmpINS_5FieldIT_EEEERKNS_4wordEbb [0x9591d7f+0x36f]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libfieldFunctionObjects.dll
        ZN4Foam15functionObjects11fieldValues17surfaceFieldValue11writeValuesIdEEbRKNS_4wordERKNS_5FieldIdEEb [0x94b711d+0x9d]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libfieldFunctionObjects.dll
        ZN4Foam15functionObjects11fieldValues17surfaceFieldValue5writeEv [0x939d2cb+0x24b]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libfieldFunctionObjects.dll
        ZN4Foam15functionObjects11timeControl5writeEv [0x6c18a32d+0x2d]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libOpenFOAM.dll
        ZN4Foam18functionObjectList5startEv [0x6c180acf+0x8f]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libOpenFOAM.dll
        ZNK4Foam4Time3runEv [0x6c18ccfd+0x19d]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libOpenFOAM.dll
        (No symbol) [0x472123]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\bin\multiphaseEulerFoam.exe
        (No symbol) [0x4013c1]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\bin\multiphaseEulerFoam.exe
        (No symbol) [0x4014f6]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\bin\multiphaseEulerFoam.exe
        BaseThreadInitThunk [0x7ffbb2517034+0x14]
                 module: C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
        RtlUserThreadStart [0x7ffbb32e2651+0x21]
                 module: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
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Old   May 16, 2022, 09:22
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Originally Posted by enthusiast View Post
Thanks for your valuable input, I am able to extract the faceZone from faceSet within the domain but when I try to start the solver with surfaceFieldValue included with controlDict, I am getting an error.

Can you please provide your valuable inputs regarding this issue.

Code:
FoamFile
{
    version     2.0;
    format      ascii;
    class       dictionary;
    location    "system";
    object      topoSetDict;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

actions
(
    {
        name    internalFaces;
        type    faceSet;
        action  new;
		
        source  boxToFace;
        sourceInfo
        {
            box (0.9823 0.0965 0.457) (1.009 0.1403 0.528);
        }
    } 

	
	{
        name    internalfacepatch;
        type    faceZoneSet;
        action    new;
		
        source    setToFaceZone;
        sourceInfo
        {
            faceSet    internalFaces; 
			cellSet    internalCells;
			flip    false;
        }
    } 


);
// ************************************************************************* //
Code:
surfaceFieldValue1
{
		type            surfaceFieldValue;
        libs            ("libfieldFunctionObjects.so");
		
        log             true;
        writeControl    writeTime;
        writeFields     true;
		
        regionType      faceZone;
        name            internalfacepatch;
		
        operation       areaAverage;
		surfaceFormat   none;
		
        fields
        (
			
			alpha.oxygen 

		);
	
}
The error what I am getting is:

Code:
surfaceFieldValue surfaceFieldValue1 write:


--> FOAM FATAL ERROR:
surfaceFieldValue surfaceFieldValue1: faceZone(internalfacepatch):
    Unable to process internal faces for volume field alpha.oxygen


    From function Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type> > Foam::functionObjects::fieldValues::surfaceFieldValue::filterField(const Foam::GeometricField<Type, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh>&, bool) const [with Type = double]
    in file fieldValues/surfaceFieldValue/surfaceFieldValueTemplates.C at line 416.

FOAM aborting

Generating stack trace...


Backtrace:
        ZN10StackTraceC1Ev [0x626c1855+0x25]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\ThirdParty-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32\lib\libstack_trace.dll
        ZN4Foam5error10printStackERNS_7OstreamE [0x6c30ae5a+0x23a]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libOpenFOAM.dll
        ZN4Foam5error5abortEv [0x6c0c68b1+0x211]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libOpenFOAM.dll
        ZNK4Foam15functionObjects11fieldValues17surfaceFieldValue11filterFieldIdEENS_3tmpINS_5FieldIT_EEEERKNS_14GeometricFieldIS6_NS_12fvPatchFieldENS_7volMeshEEEb [0x958fb68+0x1d8]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libfieldFunctionObjects.dll
        ZNK4Foam15functionObjects11fieldValues17surfaceFieldValue14getFieldValuesIdEENS_3tmpINS_5FieldIT_EEEERKNS_4wordEbb [0x9591d7f+0x36f]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libfieldFunctionObjects.dll
        ZN4Foam15functionObjects11fieldValues17surfaceFieldValue11writeValuesIdEEbRKNS_4wordERKNS_5FieldIdEEb [0x94b711d+0x9d]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libfieldFunctionObjects.dll
        ZN4Foam15functionObjects11fieldValues17surfaceFieldValue5writeEv [0x939d2cb+0x24b]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libfieldFunctionObjects.dll
        ZN4Foam15functionObjects11timeControl5writeEv [0x6c18a32d+0x2d]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libOpenFOAM.dll
        ZN4Foam18functionObjectList5startEv [0x6c180acf+0x8f]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libOpenFOAM.dll
        ZNK4Foam4Time3runEv [0x6c18ccfd+0x19d]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\lib\libOpenFOAM.dll
        (No symbol) [0x472123]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\bin\multiphaseEulerFoam.exe
        (No symbol) [0x4013c1]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\bin\multiphaseEulerFoam.exe
        (No symbol) [0x4014f6]
                 module: C:\PROGRA~1\BLUECF~1\OpenFOAM-8\platforms\mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt\bin\multiphaseEulerFoam.exe
        BaseThreadInitThunk [0x7ffbb2517034+0x14]
                 module: C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
        RtlUserThreadStart [0x7ffbb32e2651+0x21]
                 module: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Found the solution for my error, if someone has the same problem. This can help.

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Volume fields needs to be interpolated to surface fields, I implemented it in controlDict, now the solver is running.
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