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Old   March 11, 2011, 04:39
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Hi all

is there a way to set the flow direction in an angle. my control volume is a cylinder.

i am trying to study the atmospheric wind for an offshore platform.

any help will be appreciated
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What is your input file for U? This is located at 0/ directory.
You need to enter there the flow direction [ux uy uz] that are the components of freestream velocity. You can derive them with alpha and beta angles of your flow.
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