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Old   June 30, 2021, 14:50
Default what does fvc::interpolate(rho) actually do in interFoam?
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I was wondering about fvc::interpolate(rho) in createFields.H file of interFoam. What actually it does?

// Mass flux
surfaceScalarField rhoPhi
(
IOobject
(
"rhoPhi",
runTime.timeName(),
mesh,
IOobject::NO_READ,
IOobject::NO_WRITE
),
fvc::interpolate(rho)*phi
);
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Old   June 30, 2021, 19:19
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Hi Sourav,
It takes the density field at the cells and interpolates it to the faces, so that it can be multiplied by the flux, which is also defined at the faces.

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