use mesh.points().x() as boundary values

oskarb · May 13, 2011, 15:09

Hello,
can some1 plz answer how to use one of the mesh point coordinate components as boundary patchField? I have to solve a volScalarField that equals the x coordinate everywhere on the boundary.
After searching the Wiki I think groovyBC could be used for this purpose, but do the "official" fvPatchFields allow such a function?

Additionally I would like to ask how to define a volVectorField that equals the surface normal vector everywhere on the boundary?

thx
Oskar

oskarb · May 16, 2011, 04:26

Hello again,
is there no solution to use mesh coordinates as boundary conditions without installing groovyBC?

Is it possible to write interpolated mesh.points().x() as a surfaceScalarField to disk and then map this field onto the boundary patch (directMappedFixedValue?)? Does an example exist how to use nonuniform values as boundary condition?

thanks
Oskar

Bernhard · May 16, 2011, 04:50

Of course the are a lot of possibilities to do this, but what is the problem with groovyBC? You give expressions for the value or gradient at a patch. If this is what you want, than I would go for groovyBC.

oskarb · May 16, 2011, 05:34

Bernhard,
there is no problem with groovyBC in general. It is simply not included in my primary openfoam installation, and i cannot compile binaries on that system.

Please describe one of the lots of possibilities how to use the values from a surfaceScalarField on disk as boundary condition.

thx
Oskar

Bernhard · May 16, 2011, 05:44

If you are not allowed to compile anything, than the fun part of OpenFOAM is not available, and there are not a lot of options left. You can provide a list of values as a boundary condition, but this is quite cumbersome, especially if you want to change anything later on in your case.

oskarb · May 16, 2011, 06:22

Providing a list of values as boundary condition means that I replace a boundaryField declaration like

Code:

top{
  type fixedValue;
  value uniform 0;
}

with

Code:

top{
  type fixedValue;
  value (x0 x1 x2 ... xn);
}

or what is the correct syntax for such a value list?
If it works like this, I can define the patches in the Allrun script, and my question would be answered.

thanks
Oskar

Bernhard · May 16, 2011, 06:52

It looks something like that, with value nonuniform List<scalar> .... I suppose you can easily find an example somewhere. (See: /tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDailyExptInlet )

Linse · August 26, 2011, 12:03

Although not concerning the setting of the specific values:
Are you sure you cannot use groovyBC (or swak4foam, which includes groovyBC by now)?
Just give it a try to install! It might be highly useful sometime else for playing with OF...

In my case it installed nicely into my own, accessible folder, while I do not have write-access to any of the system-wide installation directories. Just see if you have access to $FOAM_USER_APPBIN and $FOAM_USER_LIBBIN - which actually should point to directories within your own directories on the system.

May 13, 2011, 15:09	use mesh.points().x() as boundary values	#1
oskarb New Member Oskar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 14	Hello, can some1 plz answer how to use one of the mesh point coordinate components as boundary patchField? I have to solve a volScalarField that equals the x coordinate everywhere on the boundary. After searching the Wiki I think groovyBC could be used for this purpose, but do the "official" fvPatchFields allow such a function? Additionally I would like to ask how to define a volVectorField that equals the surface normal vector everywhere on the boundary? thx Oskar

May 16, 2011, 04:26		#2
oskarb New Member Oskar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 14	Hello again, is there no solution to use mesh coordinates as boundary conditions without installing groovyBC? Is it possible to write interpolated mesh.points().x() as a surfaceScalarField to disk and then map this field onto the boundary patch (directMappedFixedValue?)? Does an example exist how to use nonuniform values as boundary condition? thanks Oskar Last edited by oskarb; May 16, 2011 at 05:36.

May 16, 2011, 06:22		#6
oskarb New Member Oskar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 14	Providing a list of values as boundary condition means that I replace a boundaryField declaration like Code: top{ type fixedValue; value uniform 0; } with Code: top{ type fixedValue; value (x0 x1 x2 ... xn); } or what is the correct syntax for such a value list? If it works like this, I can define the patches in the Allrun script, and my question would be answered. thanks Oskar

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May 16, 2011, 04:50		#3
Bernhard Senior Member Bernhard Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delft Posts: 790 Rep Power: 21	Of course the are a lot of possibilities to do this, but what is the problem with groovyBC? You give expressions for the value or gradient at a patch. If this is what you want, than I would go for groovyBC.

May 16, 2011, 05:34		#4
oskarb New Member Oskar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 14	Bernhard, there is no problem with groovyBC in general. It is simply not included in my primary openfoam installation, and i cannot compile binaries on that system. Please describe one of the lots of possibilities how to use the values from a surfaceScalarField on disk as boundary condition. thx Oskar

May 16, 2011, 05:44		#5
Bernhard Senior Member Bernhard Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delft Posts: 790 Rep Power: 21	If you are not allowed to compile anything, than the fun part of OpenFOAM is not available, and there are not a lot of options left. You can provide a list of values as a boundary condition, but this is quite cumbersome, especially if you want to change anything later on in your case.

May 16, 2011, 06:52		#7
Bernhard Senior Member Bernhard Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delft Posts: 790 Rep Power: 21	It looks something like that, with value nonuniform List<scalar> .... I suppose you can easily find an example somewhere. (See: /tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDailyExptInlet )

August 26, 2011, 12:03		#8
Linse Senior Member Bernhard Linseisen Join Date: May 2010 Location: Heilbronn Posts: 183 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 15	Although not concerning the setting of the specific values: Are you sure you cannot use groovyBC (or swak4foam, which includes groovyBC by now)? Just give it a try to install! It might be highly useful sometime else for playing with OF... In my case it installed nicely into my own, accessible folder, while I do not have write-access to any of the system-wide installation directories. Just see if you have access to $FOAM_USER_APPBIN and $FOAM_USER_LIBBIN - which actually should point to directories within your own directories on the system.