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Old   February 8, 2013, 03:50
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I edited the chtMultiRegionFoam Solver so that it is possible to add a volumetric heat source to a region!

Now I want to implement a circuit where the heat source is switched on and off.
The problem is that the heat source entry has to be changed in the internalField because it is volumetric -> If i change the BC with timeVaryingMappedFixedValue of course it has no effects on the simulation !

Does anyone know how to fix that Problem?

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Old   February 9, 2013, 19:02
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Hello!

I edited the chtMultiRegionFoam Solver so that it is possible to add a volumetric heat source to a region!

Now I want to implement a circuit where the heat source is switched on and off.
The problem is that the heat source entry has to be changed in the internalField because it is volumetric -> If i change the BC with timeVaryingMappedFixedValue of course it has no effects on the simulation !

Does anyone know how to fix that Problem?

Thanks! Klio
Hello Klio

If I understood correctly, a single scalar can be multiplied by the source term. This scalar can be your switch: 1 = lights on, 0 = lights off.

You can even make it a volScalarField and turn it on in some cells and off for others.

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oh! ok that sounds very simple! Thank you!

how can i implement the switch? is it possible to code it in the controlDict?
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oh! ok that sounds very simple! Thank you!

how can i implement the switch? is it possible to code it in the controlDict?
Sounds simple but to implement it you need to read the manual (chapter 3 in particular). Other tutorials on programming with OpenFOAM should also be helpful.

However, you need to slightly modify the code not an input for that in (e.g. controlDict) or so.


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Hi Kilo,
My suggestion would be to use the expressionField or manipulateField functionObject in the swak4foam library.
http://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/Contrib/swak4Foam

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Hi Kilo,

have you been successful with your solver? I would much appreciate if you could post your modified source code along with an example case that shows how to set up a time-dependent volumetric heat source.

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