[prjohnston]

Hello,

I have a couple of questions regarding the use of interpolationTable. I have studied the routine timeVaryingUniformFixedValueFvPatchField.C quite closely. In this routine interpolationTable is instantiated with the name timeSeries_. The interpolation is performed via the line

timeSeries_(this->db().time().timeOutputValue())

This line performs an interpolation from a data table given in a file and returns a value. In the above mentioned routine this value is used to set the inlet velocity in flow simulation.

My questions are:

1) What is the form (type?) of the value returned after the call to timeSeries_?

2) How can I see (print out) this value?

3) How can I use the value is some other fashion?

4) Can I use the value simply as a scalar (which is what it should be)?

Any insights would be much appreciated.

Thank you,

Peter.