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Old   January 20, 2011, 09:08
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I want to write a new inlet boundary condition for epsilon. For this new boundary condition, I need calculate for instance the velocity gradient ( and magSqr(symm(fvc::grad(U))) )

I know I can get the velocity field at the patch using:
const fvPatchField<vector>& U = patch().lookupPatchField<volVectorField, vector>("U");

The problem is (as I understand it) that by using the code above, U is a “vector patch field”. But if I want to get the velocity gradient (using fvc::grad(U)), U must be a volVectorField.


Is there a way to get the velocity of the entire grid within the boundary condition, so that I can calculate the velocity gradient and then use this result to get the velocity gradient at the patch?


Thanks for the help.
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Hi Chris,

did you succeed?

I also want to get the velocity gradient at a patch..

Thanks in advance.
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Hi,

I didn't looked into this subject much more and therefore didn't solve the problem. Please let me know if you do

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Hi Chris,

did you succeed?

I also want to get the velocity gradient at a patch..

Thanks in advance.
Hi,

I also want to get the velocity gradient at a patch.

did you succeed?

Thanks!

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Hi,

no, I have not continued this work.


The following is a guess only (not sure if this works or even if this is correct):

I guess you need the normal BC gradient and not the fvc::grad.

Look at src/thermophysicalmodelbasic/derivatedFvPatchFields/gradientEnthalpy.C

as shown there, you get the surfaceNormalGradient of a fvPatchScalarfield (hope the same is true for fvPatchVectorField) with the function snGrad.


Another method is to calculate the gradient by hand. You have the value at the BC and the cell value next to the BC + the distance. However, this way you do not get the surfaceNormalGradient.


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