[DevilX]

Dear all,

i am doing simulations regarding incompressible flow through a pipe, which then flows on a piece of metal. Because of secrecy reasons, i can't give my case or other things out, so my paint artwork and side view needs to be enough.

So, the flow comes from an inlet with a massflow, flows through the small pipe to the metalface ( treated as a baffle simulationwise, thin white line in first picture) and then can flow out through an outlet.

Now i need to now the pressure force acting on the metalsurface, more precicely, at which point on it is the resulting force acting. Openfoam gives me the pressure force for the whole area, and also with paraview for each cell vie postprocessing.

So in the end, i have the pressure, areavector and the resulting force in every cell - but how can i finally calculate the resulting force vector, on which cell it´s acting?

Furthermore, OF gives you the force and moment in x,y,z direction - is it possible to somehow use these?

I appreciate every help!!