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problem with torque using sixDoFRigidBodyMotion

Dear all,

I'm using waveDyMFoam solver with sixDoFRigidBodyMotion option, to study a rotating device moving in water.
I would impose a constant torque to the shaft: I added the line with torque string in the "dynamicMeshDict" file , but it seems that the defined torque is used only as an initial condition and not as a constant value imposed.
Anyone know the reason of the error and how to fix it?

Many thanks in advanced.

Code:

sixDoFRigidBodyMotionCoeffs

{

    patches            (rotatingWalls);

    innerDistance           0.3;

    outerDistance           1;



    centreOfMass            (5.0 -0.14 0.0);

    mass                     0.000432;

    momentOfInertia         (0.0 0.00000023 0.00000023);

    orientation

   (

    1 0 0

    0 1 0

    0 0 1

    ); 



    torque             (0 0 1);

    rhoName                 rhoInf;

    rhoInf                  1000;

    report                  on;

    accelerationRelaxation     0.08; // 0.1;

    value                   uniform (0 0 0);

    g (0 -9.8 0);



    constraints

    {

    rotationAxis

        {

        sixDoFRigidBodyMotionConstraint axis;

        axis                      (0 0 1);

        }

    fixedPoint

    {

            sixDoFRigidBodyMotionConstraint point;

        centreOfRotation        (5.0 -0.1 0.0);

    }

    }

I think it should be defined under entry 'Restraints'.

However I am not sure how to make the resistant torque constant.

problem with torque using sixDoFRigidBodyMotion

Hi everyone,

I am having a problem using matlab in openvibe. I followed the steps mentioned in the tutorial but still getting an error.

For example, when trying to implement tutorial 2, this is what I get.

What do you think??