Remove particle in solidParticleFoam
 

Hi,
I am working with solidParticle library within OpenFOAM-1.6. I coded additional function, which change particle diameter due to the diffusion process. This function is implemented in solidParticleFoam before move function.
Now I need to remove from the cloud particles with diameters close to zero. Is there any function to remove (delete) particle from the cloud?

Hi Mihails,

I think you can delete particles if you change
td.keepParticle = true;
to
td.keepParticle = false;
for the particles which are too small for you.
You will find the line
td.keepParticle = true;
within the function "move".
Hope this will help you
Steffi

Dear Steffi,
thank you for answer.

Line td.keepParticle = true; is situated in the begin of move function. If I'll code somewhere in this function
it will remove this particle only ones for move function. Every next step move function will check this if again. But I want totally delete this particle.

I created new function sizeEvolution(), which has no argument of td. This function is implemented in the solver before move function. So I want to delete particles with zero size within sizeEvolution function. How can I do it?

Possibly you could try to use the "deleteParticle" function of basic cloud (find the definition in Cloud.C or here in the doxygen) ?

Perfectly! Thank you, Astrid!

Hi,

Can any of you tell me how to calculate/count particle escaping from a patch in solidParticleFoam?

Regards,
Mayank

Hello! I want change particle diameter due to the diffusion process. How can I do it! What function did you add.

Have you solved your problem?

Yaa, I did. But I am using icoUncoupledKinematicPartcelFoam. It has in-built functionality of counting particles. I was unable incorporate that functionality in solidParticleFoam though.