patch calculated inlet
Hello Foamers,
can anybody explain the meaning of the patch calculated. Especially, in the interFoam tutorials (damBreak etc.) where the atmosphere patch is endowed with atmosphere { type calculated; value uniform 0; } Cheers in advance |
Hello Claus,
the calculated patch is the default type of a patch. It is not a boundary condition but it only holds the field values on the patch faces. This is why you aren't allowed to solve an equation for a field that has patch type calculated anywhere. Normally, you find this patch inside fields that are derived from other variables. In your case I think it is from field p whereas the solver is only solving for pd! p is only provided for postprocessing etc. Hope it helps, Stefan |
Ah, Okay! I think I have understood. Let me say it again in this way, the nut field, for instance, is not really solved by an equation, so it does not need BC's. However, I have to assign one, but the values on the respective patch are obtain from k-e-eq. In other word, I let OpenFOAM know that that nut at the values for the respective patch is obtain from a different source.
I understood, but I cannot yet explained! But I will. Cheers |
Another question: unfortunately, I ran a simulation where I assigned for a nut patch zeroGradient. Does it matters?
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