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Old   October 24, 2011, 14:59
Default Setting boundaryField for a volScalarField
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Dear Foamers,

I try to set the value for a volScalarField like this:

Code:
forAll( alpha1.boundaryField()[myWaterWaves.patchID], facei)
{
  alpha1.boundaryField()[myWaterWaves.patchID][facei].operator=(1.);
}
It generates this error:

Code:
calcWaterWaves.H:39:63: error: request for member ‘operator=’ in ‘((Foam::fvPatchField<double>*)((Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh>::GeometricBoundaryField*)alpha1.Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::boundaryField [with Type = double, PatchField = Foam::fvPatchField, GeoMesh = Foam::volMesh]())->Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh>::GeometricBoundaryField::<anonymous>.Foam::FieldField<Foam::fvPatchField, double>::<anonymous>.Foam::PtrList<T>::operator[] [with T = Foam::fvPatchField<double>, Foam::label = int](myWaterWaves.Foam::waterWaves::patchID))->Foam::fvPatchField<double>::<anonymous>.Foam::Field<double>::<anonymous>.Foam::List<double>::<anonymous>.Foam::UList<T>::operator[] [with T = double, Foam::label = int](facei)’, which is of non-class type ‘double’
/opt/openfoam200/src/finiteVolume/lnInclude/readTimeControls.H:38:8: warning: unused variable ‘maxDeltaT’
make: *** [Make/linux64GccDPOpt/waveTankFoam.o] Error 1
The method I posted was successful for a volVectorField. However, no luck for me with understanding what is wrong here?

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Hi,

can you just try to skip ".operator"

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forAll( alpha1.boundaryField()[myWaterWaves.patchID], facei)
{
  alpha1.boundaryField()[myWaterWaves.patchID][facei]=(1.);
}
Then it will set these values to 1.

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Hi Kathrin,

Thanks a lot!

It has compiled without the (.operator). However, it does not behave as I've expected (the value is not applied at the BC). The "==" compiles as well (which is the forced assignment I believe), but it does not set the boundary neither.

Any Clue??

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Hey,

can you try to print out the boundary field directly after setting it?
Within which routine is this calculation?

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Code:
forAll( alpha1.boundaryField()[myWaterWaves.patchID], facej)
{
  alpha1.boundaryField()[myWaterWaves.patchID][facej]=(1.);
}


Info << "Boundary =" <<  alpha1.boundaryField()[myWaterWaves.patchID].patchInternalField() <<endl;
I get

Code:
....
Courant Number mean: 0.0160722 max: 0.160925
Interface Courant Number mean: 0.00119692 max: 0.0651188
deltaT = 0.00437063

Calculating Water Waves!

Boundary =7(1 0.0003235 3.23137e-07 1 1.00001 2.25737e-06 0.708186)
Time = 6

MULES: Solving for alpha1
Liquid phase volume fraction = 0.509359  Min(alpha1) = -3.17553e-30  Max(alpha1) = 1.00001
......
I am trying to control the VOF value at boundary for surface wave simulations. I think it is done at boundary because it is done like so in groovyBC. Or should I try to impose it on cells next to boundary?
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Hi

For some strange reason, that has to do with values of another boundaryField at the same patch, it was not behaving as expected.

Now, it is working fine as expected with the mentioned code. Thanks again!

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