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Jung hoo January 18, 2016 01:09

How can I generate various wave conditions using type:oscillatingFixedValue
 
Hi I'm interested in generating various wave conditions such as regular waves, irregular waves, stokes 2rd waves..

I'm wondering whether I can generate irregular waves by using type : oscillatingFixedValue.

I have generated regular waves by using following boundary condition :


type oscillatingFixedValue;
value uniform (0 0 0); // Initialization value
refValue uniform (2 0 0); // Reference value for oscillation
offset (-2 0 0);
amplitude constant 0.5; // Amplitude of oscillation
frequency constant 0.2; // frequency

But now, I'm looking for a way to generate irregular waves.
Is there anybody who can help me? Thank you!:)

nimasam January 22, 2016 04:06

alternative solution is to use groovyBC :) to generate wave

Jung hoo February 1, 2016 00:10

Thank you nimasam! I have generated wave thanks to your help!
 
Thanks very much!!


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