[ishan_ae]

I am trying to set up a case where the input to inlet is taken from a previously run simulation. I want to set this up using the timeVaryingMappedFixedValue boundary condition.

I have ran some tests where the mapping data was sampled from a quad shaped surface. When the surface where the data to be mapped is also quad shaped, the BC seems to work.

However, if the surface from where the mapping data has been sampled is circular and, the surface where the data has to be mapped is also circular it is an issue. I immediately get these errors using mapMethod of nearest as well as planar:

--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: (openfoam-2212)
Did not find a corresponding sourcePoint for every face centre

--> FOAM FATAL ERROR: (openfoam-2212)
Need at least 3 non-collinear points for planar interpolation, but only had 0 points

Reference image:https://imagebin.ca/v/7ZvEfb7oE755

If you see my image, the target and source surfaces are the same dimensions and their axial locations are also the same.

These are the surface sampling settings from the pre-cursor simulation:

 
       type            surfaces;
        surfaceFormat   boundaryData;
        formatOptions
        {
            ////Optionally specify write options
            boundaryData
            {
                header      true;       // write as OpenFOAM object
                format      ascii;     // write binary or ascii
               compression false;      // compress after writing
            }
        }
        writeControl    writeTime;
        interpolationScheme cell;
        fields
        (
            U
            turbulenceProperties:R
            turbulenceProperties:L
        );
        surfaces
        {
            inlet
            {
                type            patch;
                patches         (INLET);
                interpolate     false;
            }
        }

This is the timeVaryingMappedFixedValue definition in my U file:

        type            timeVaryingMappedFixedValue;
        offset          (0 0 0);
        setAverage      off;
		mapMethod 		nearest;

The data files that are generated seem to be ok that is, the number of data entries and number of sampling locations match.

Can someone please suggest where I am going wrong ?

[ishan_ae]

I was able to sort this problem.

The patch from where I was sourcing the data and, the target patch where the data needs to be mapped where named differently. Once, I changed the name of the folder to the target patch's in target_case/constant/boundaryData/targetPatch I was able to sort out this issue.