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November 22, 2015, 02:18 |
Difference between scalarField and volScalarField
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Hesam
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Hi friends,
I want to know what is difference between scalarFields and volScalarField? and what is the meaning of geometricTensorField??? |
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November 24, 2015, 12:34 |
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ali alkebsi
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Hello
Where does the term scalarField appear in the code? at which level or solver? to my knowledge volScalarField is a scalar field defined at the cell center as compared to surfaceScalarField which is defined at faces. both need a mesh to define the size and form. so they both are scalar fields. geometricTensorField is the base class. from which we derive many subclasses like scalar, vector, or tensor field, all can be volume, surface, or other forms as needed (maybe nodes). |
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November 25, 2015, 00:29 |
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Hesam
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Hi ali,
Thank u very much,your post was very helpful for me. |
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