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Matt
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Hello.
I'm really sorry if this question has already been asked, I couldn't locate the solution in the forums. I can output the integrated pressure and viscous forces on a patch using libforces.so. I've also managed to output pressures and stresses per face using the sample function. What I need is the forces per face on a patch, together with the coordinates and area of each face. I'll be using this to input to a fluid structure interaction model. Can anyone advise how to output the distribution of forces on a patch, rather than just the integrated value? Thanks very much for your time Matt |
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I'm not sure I understand. If you're able to output the pressure and viscous stress per face, then don't you just need to multiply by the face area?
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Hi David
Thanks very much for your reply. Using sample i've only managed to output a vtk file, which doesn't have face areas in it. Can I output face area using sample? Thanks very much Matt |
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Ah - now I understand, but I don't know the answer. I assumed you were modifying a utility like patchIntegrate or wallShearStress, in which case you should be able to modify the utility slightly to write out what you need. Someone else probably has a more elegant solution.
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I'll have a look at these utilities, thanks. If there any other ideas out there I'd be glad to hear them.
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