- can be used for block-like meshes that are not aligned with the global
coordinate directions. Alternatively, for general testing purposes.
Example,
method simple;
coeffs
{
n ( 2 2 2 );
transform
{
origin (-0.15 0.15 0);
e1 (1 1 0);
e3 (0 0 1);
}
}
- additional debug information
- improve support for dictionary specification of constant, polynomial
and table entries. These previously only worked properly for
primitiveEntry, which causes confusion.
- extend table Function1 to include TableFile functionality.
Simplifies switching and modifying content.
Checking for the sum of species mass fraction in multiComponentMixture.
It can't be zero at the internal field or patches. A fatal error is thrown.
A warning was added if the mixture sum is different from one. In a
re-start the mass fraction can be slightly unbounded and new
normalization is required.
- simplify compile/uncompile, reading, assignment
- implicit construct wordRe from keyType (was explicit) to simplify
future API changes.
- make Foam::isspace consistent with std::isspace (C-locale)
by including vertical tab and form feed
ENH: improve #ifeq float/label comparisons
- overCompressibleInterDyMFoam: Overset solver for two compressible,
non-isothermal, immiscible fluids using a VOF (i.e. volume of fluid)
phase-fraction based interface capturing approach.
- overInterPhaseChangeDyMFoam: Overset solver for two incompressible,
isothermal, immiscible fluids with phase-change (e.g. cavitation) using
VoF (i.e. volume of fluid) phase-fraction based interface capturing approach.
- adds new tutorials:
- multiphase/overCompressibleInterDyMFoam/compressibleTwoSimpleRotors
- multiphase/overInterPhaseChangeDyMFoam/twoSimpleRotors
Signed-off-by: Kutalmis Bercin <kutalmis.bercin@esi-group.com>
- new '-ascii' option to write in ASCII format instead of the
controlDict setting. This can be useful when generating fields that
should be parsed with other tools, or for visual inspection.
- correct mismatch of option names and lookups
- can use either command-line option "-load-fields" or dictionary
entry "readFields" to specify field names to be preloaded.
Essentially the same functionality as with a readFields function
object but with a lot less typing.
- tutorial examples provided by Ryan Danks <ryan.danks@rwdi.com>
illustrate using setExpr* utilities to calculate a quantity
as a post-processing step.
to operate with overset
1) Adding zoneMotion to rigidBodyMotion
2) Introducing PID to prescribedRotation restraint
3) Making drivenLinearMotion read total displacement
4) When drivenLinearMotion is used sixDof and rigid-body solvers
write total displacement
- override casename, procesorCase flags to guarantee reconstructed
case to be written to the undecomposed directory
- alternative is to construct a Zero mesh on the undecomposed
runTime and add all other bits to that but that has not been
pursued
- the raw surface writer simply outputs x/y/z and field values.
This additional flag allows recovery of some geometric information.
- optional user-specified output precision
Example,
```
formatOptions
{
raw
{
normal yes;
precision 10;
}
}
```
- previously hard-coded, now adjustable within PDRsetFieldsDict
// Change some predefined patch names
patchNames
{
ground ground;
outer outer;
}
ENH: additions to PDRutils, improve comments
- expose enumerated expansion names and gridControl (PDRblock).
Not commonly needed, but useful to have access when defining
other grid generators
TUT: update PDRsetFieldsDict and tutorials to use "ground"
- remove tutorial references to unused types and legacy obstacles
- use "ground" for the boundary conditions instead of "seaGround".
Consistent with PDRblockMesh
1) PhaseIncompressibleTurbulenceModel class was changed to use
uniform alpha and non-uniform rho templates. This fits the need
of incompressible two phase turbulence models.
2) A new type DPMIncompressibleTurbulenceModel was created for
non-uniform alpha and uniform rho. It is used in single phase flows
in DPM solvers where alpha represents the volumen occupancy.
3) A new type incompressibleRhoTurbulenceModel was created where
non-uniform rho is allowed.
4) A new base templated turbulent class for two-phase VOF named
VoFphaseTurbulentTransportModel was implemented which is created
templating on PhaseIncompressibleTurbulenceModel and
incompressibleRhoTurbulenceModel
5) In order to make the chnage to rho based VOF turbulence a help
class was added incompressibleInterPhaseTransportModel templated
on the mixing.
COMP: fix SP/DP inconsistency in fvGeometryScheme
STYLE: rename polyMesh::updateGeom to polyMesh::updateGeomPoints
- avoids compiler complaints and potential masking of
primitiveMesh::updateGeom / fvMesh::updateGeom
- mark argument as movable, since that is what is happening inside.
GIT: remove merge cruft
TUT: better clean on MPPICInterFoam
This adds a 'geometry' scheme section to the system/fvSchemes:
geometry
{
type highAspectRatio;
}
These 'fvGeometryMethod's are used to calculate
- deltaCoeffs
- nonOrthoCoeffs
etc and can even modify the basic face/cellCentres calculation.
Creates volume fields whose boundaries are used to store patch interaction
statistics.
Current field output per patch face:
- \<cloud\>\<model\>:count - cumulative particle hits
- \<cloud\>\<model\>:mass - cumuluative mass of hitting particles
Fields can be reset according to:
- none: fields are not reset
- timeStep: reset at each time step
- writeTime: reset at each write time
Usage
patchInteractionFields1
{
type patchInteractionFields;
resetMode writeTime;
}
Member function dKcdTbyKc in thermo.H is calculated from S and G at Pstd.
Thus dGdT was removed from the thermos.
- Add optional hRef, eRef and Tref as optional.
- Use new thermo to multiphase solver icoReactingMuliPhaseFoam
- Remove hRefConst and eRefConst thermos.
TUT: Updated tutorials
The generalizedNewtonian viscocity models were ported from
the org version and added to the laminar turbulence framework.
This allows use in compressible and incompressible solvers
through the turbulence dictionary under the laminar sub-dictionary.
The thermal laminar viscosity is taken from the thermo for solvers
that use thermo library or from the transportProperties dictionary
for incompressible solvers.
At the moment the option to include viscocity models through the
transportDict is still available.
The icoTabulated equation of state was ported from the org version.
STYLE: use 'model' instead of 'laminarModel' in tutorials
- New solver: `acousticFoam`
- New base finite-area region class: `regionFaModel`
- New base shell model classes:
- `vibrationShellModel`
- `thermalShellModel`
- New shell models:
- A vibration-shell model: `KirchhoffShell`
- A thermal-shell model: `thermalShell`
- New finite-area/finite-volume boundary conditions:
- `clampedPlate`
- `timeVaryingFixedValue`
- `acousticWaveTransmissive`
- New base classes for `fvOption` of finite-area methods: `faOption`
- New `faOption`s:
- `contactHeatFluxSource`
- `externalFileSource`
- `externalHeatFluxSource`
- `jouleHeatingSource`
- New tutorial: `compressible/acousticFoam/obliqueAirJet`
Signed-off-by: Kutalmis Bercin <kutalmis.bercin@esi-group.com>
Shows an example of the new recyclePatchInteraction model
- particles that escape from the outlet are recycled back into the
domain via the second inlet
Signed-off-by: Kutalmis Bercin <kutalmis.bercin@esi-group.com>
- weight fields are combined by multiplication
- volFieldValue:
* 0-N scalar fields
- surfaceFieldValue:
* 0-N scalar fields
* 0-1 vector fields
In some cases this can be used to avoid creating additional
fields.
weightFields (rho U);
vs.
derivedFields (rhoU);
weightField rhoU;
- when sampling onto a meshed surface, the sampling surface may be
outside of the mesh region, or simply too far away to be considered
reasonable.
Can now specify a max search distance and default values for samples
that are too distant.
If a default value is not specified, uses Type(Zero).
Eg,
maxDistance 0.005;
defaultValue
{
"p.*" 1e5;
T 273.15;
U (-100 -100 -100);
}
- additional "names" entry to specify a word/regex list of selections
For example,
{
type patch;
name inlets;
names ("inlet_[0-9].*" inlet);
}
- if "names" exists AND contains a literal (non-regex) that can be used
as a suitable value for "name", the "name" entry becomes optional.
For example,
{
type patch;
names ("inlet_[0-9].*" inlet);
// inferred name = inlet
}
- reduce some overhead in surfaceFieldValue
TUT: surfaceFieldValue on patches : reactingParcelFoam/verticalChannel
- For slow oscillations it can be more intuitive to specify the
period.
ENH: separate mark/space for Square
- makes it easier to tailor the desired intervals.
BUG: incorrect square wave fraction with negative phase shifts
ENH: additional cosine Function1
STYLE: avoid code duplication by inheriting Cosine/Square from Sine.
Computes a histogram for the distribution of particle diameters
and corresponding number of particles hitting on a given list of patches.
A minimal example by using `constant/reactingCloud1Properties.cloudFunctions`:
```
patchParticleHistogram1
{
// Mandatory entries (unmodifiable)
type patchParticleHistogram;
patches (<patch1> <patch2> ... <patchN>);
nBins 10;
min 0.1;
max 10.0;
maxStoredParcels 20;
}
```
- code reduction, documentation, code stubs for spheroid (#1901)
- make searchableSurfaceCollection available as 'collection'
for consistency with other objects
- add -recentre option to shift points according to the bounding box
centre before performing other operations
- add -auto-origin to use the bounding box centre as the origin for
rotations. Has lower priority than the -origin option.
- surfaceTransformPoints now has distinct -read-scale, -write-scale
options (as per surfaceMeshConvert). Silently accepts -scale as
equivalent to -write-scale, for backwards compatibility and
similarity with transformPoints
- add -steps option for surfaceRefineRedGreen for successive
refinement
Allows specification of extrusion path using blockMesh 'edges' syntax.
See tutorials/mesh/extrudeMesh/polyline
Contribution by Ivor Clifford/Paul Scherrer Institut
- in most cases this eliminates manually calculation of circumferential
points.
TUT: improve parameterization of sphere blockMeshDict
- allow separate parameterization of radius, ratio of inner to outer,
and the number of divisions in x/y/z and radial directions
- timeVaryingUniformFixedValue -> uniformFixedValue
- allows a variety of functions (eg, coded, expressions, tables, ...)
- more similarity to finiteVolume patch type
STYLE: remove unused timeVarying... from etc/controlDict
1) Adding LiquidEvapFuchsKnudsen model for lagrangian evaporation.
This models is based on a diffusion type of evaporation/
condensation on particles composed of solution (liquid + solid).
2) Adding modes of calculating the particle rho and volume change.
The new keyword in constantProperties is 'volumeUpdateMethod'
which three options:
a) constantRho
b) constantVolume
c) updateRhoAndVol
The old keyword 'constantVolume' true/face is still valid
3) The entry rho0 is now optional for multicomponent parcels.
If defined , it is used, but if it is not the actual mixture
provided is used to calculate rho0 of the particle.
T0 is still used as initial T and Cp0 is over-written in the
multicomponent cloud but still required.
4) Adding tutorial for evaporation/condensation model
- slipped in with changes to csvTableReader (commit 59ed3ba18d) so
only affects the 2006 version.
- adjust constructor to expect "componentColumns", but also accept
"valueColumns" as 1912 and earlier-compatibility. This not only
fixes the reported bug, but also ensure proper compatibility with
older files.
ENH: use "refColumn" instead of "timeColumn" for csvTableReader
- consistent with the CSV Function1.
Support 'timeColumn' as 1912 and earlier-compatibility.
TUT: remove unused table-reader entry
- related to change c3571b7357 (does not affect 1912 or older).
Remnant check for data() should have used valid() method instead.
TUT: add fluxSummary cellZoneAndDirection to angledDuct/implicit
- the earlier implementation of externally controlled lumped point
motion (see merge request !120 and OpenFOAM-v1706 release notes) was
conceived for the motion of simple structures such as buildings or
simple beams. The motion controller was simply defined in terms of
an orientation axis and divisions along that axis.
To include complex structures, multiple motion controllers are
defined in terms of support points and connectivity.
The points can have additional node Ids associated with them, which
makes it easier to map to/from FEA models.
OLD system/lumpedPointMovement specification
--------------------------------------------
//- Reference axis for the locations
axis (0 0 1);
//- Locations of the lumped points
locations (0 0.05 .. 0.5);
NEW system/lumpedPointMovement specification
--------------------------------------------
// Locations of the lumped points
points
(
(0 0 0.00)
(0 0 0.05)
...
(0 0 0.50)
);
//- Connectivity for motion controllers
controllers
{
vertical
{
pointLabels (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10);
}
}
And the controller(s) must be associated with the given
pointDisplacement patch. Eg,
somePatch
{
type lumpedPointDisplacement;
value uniform (0 0 0);
controllers ( vertical ); // <-- NEW
}
TUT: adjust building motion tutorial
- use new controllor definitions
- replace building response file with executable
- add updateControl in dynamicMeshDict for slowly moving structure
- use simpler decomposeParDict in tutorials, several had old
'boilerplate' decomposeParDict
- use simpler libs () format
- update surface sampling to use dictionary format
- Removed some unnecessary dynamicMeshDicts.
- Removed the writeActiveDesignVariables execution from the Allrun
scripts, since it is no longer necessary to execute it before
adjointOptimisationFoam.
- Updated the entries in dynamicMeshDict according to efbc9fc99.
Example usage:
cloudFunctions
{
WeberNumber1
{
type WeberNumber;
}
}
This will calculate and write the Weber number field as a 'standard'
cloud field, available for post-processing alongside other lagrangian
fields in the lagrangian/<cloudName> directory.
- replace ':' scoping with IOobject::scopedName(), which automatically
uses '_' for Windows compilations where the ':' is a meta-character
(drive separator)
- apply similar local change for the momentum function object.
*** This topic will be revisited in the future ***
Please refer to the header file documentation for complete set of details.
ENH: add new fvOptions for ABL modelling
- atmAmbientTurbSource
- atmBuoyancyTurbSource
- atmCoriolisUSource
- atmLengthScaleTurbSource
- atmPlantCanopyTurbSource
- atmPlantCanopyUSource
- atmPlantCanopyTSource
- atmNutSource
ENH: add new boundary conditions for ABL modelling
with PatchFunction1 and TimeFunction1 support
- atmAlphatkWallFunction
- atmEpsilonWallFunction
- atmNutkWallFunction
- atmNutUWallFunction
- atmNutWallFunction
- atmOmegaWallFunction
- atmTurbulentHeatFluxTemperature
STYLE: change names of nutkAtmRoughWallFunction -> atmNutkWallFunction by
ensuring the bitwise backward compatibility
ENH: add new variable-scaling force computation method to actuationDiskSource
ENH: review actuationDiskSource and radialActuationDiskSource
ENH: add new function object, ObukhovLength
ENH: add new ABL tutorials/verifications
- verificationAndValidation/atmosphericModels/atmFlatTerrain
- verification with the Leipzig field experiment
- illustration of precursor/successor field mapping
- verificationAndValidation/atmosphericModels/atmForestStability
- verification with the Sweden field experiment
- update incompressible/simpleFoam/turbineSiting
ENH: update libs of etc/caseDicts/postProcess items
ENH: ensure destructor=default
ENH: ensure constness
ENH: ensure no 'copy construct' and 'no copy assignment' exist
TUT: add examples of function objects with full set
of settings into a TUT if unavailable
TUT: update pisoFoam/RAS/cavity tutorial in terms of usage
The PIMPLE option finalOnLastPimpleIterOnly allows the call the Final
solver only in the last PIMPLE loop. The default is false which is
the present behavior.
ENH: add generalised log-law type ground-normal inflow boundary conditions for
wind velocity and turbulence quantities for homogeneous, two-dimensional,
dry-air, equilibrium and neutral atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) modelling
ENH: remove `zGround` entry, which is now automatically computed
ENH: add `displacement height` entry, `d`
ENH: add generalised atmBoundaryLayerInletOmega boundary condition
ENH: add a verification case for atmBoundaryLayerInlet BCs
DOC: improve atmBoundaryLayerInlet header documentation
BUG: fix value-entry behaviour in atmBoundaryLayerInlet (fixes#1578)
Without this change:
- for serial-parallel computations, if `value` entry is available in
an `atmBoundaryLayerInlet` BC, the theoretical ABL profile expressions
are not computed, and the `value` entry content is used as a profile data
- for parallel computations, if `value` entry is not available, `decomposePar`
could not be executed.
With this change:
- assuming `value` entry is always be present, the use of `value` entry for
the ABL profile specification is determined by a flag `initABL`
- the default value of the optional flag `initABL` is `true`, but whenever
`initABL=true` is executed, `initABL` is overwritten as `false` for the
subsequent runs, so that `value` entry can be safely used.
Thanks Per Jørgensen for the bug report.
BUG: ensure atmBoundaryInlet conditions are Galilean-invariant (fixes#1692)
Related references:
The ground-normal profile expressions (tag:RH):
Richards, P. J., & Hoxey, R. P. (1993).
Appropriate boundary conditions for computational wind
engineering models using the k-ε turbulence model.
In Computational Wind Engineering 1 (pp. 145-153).
DOI:10.1016/B978-0-444-81688-7.50018-8
Modifications to preserve the profiles downstream (tag:HW):
Hargreaves, D. M., & Wright, N. G. (2007).
On the use of the k–ε model in commercial CFD software
to model the neutral atmospheric boundary layer.
Journal of wind engineering and
industrial aerodynamics, 95(5), 355-369.
DOI:10.1016/j.jweia.2006.08.002
Expression generalisations to allow height
variation for turbulence quantities (tag:YGCJ):
Yang, Y., Gu, M., Chen, S., & Jin, X. (2009).
New inflow boundary conditions for modelling the neutral equilibrium
atmospheric boundary layer in computational wind engineering.
J. of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 97(2), 88-95.
DOI:10.1016/j.jweia.2008.12.001
The generalised ground-normal profile expression for omega (tag:YGJ):
Yang, Y., Gu, M., & Jin, X., (2009).
New inflow boundary conditions for modelling the
neutral equilibrium atmospheric boundary layer in SST k-ω model.
In: The Seventh Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering,
November 8-12, Taipei, Taiwan.
Reproduced benchmark:
Rectangular prism shown in FIG 1 of
Hargreaves, D. M., & Wright, N. G. (2007).
On the use of the k–ε model in commercial CFD software
to model the neutral atmospheric boundary layer.
Journal of wind engineering and
industrial aerodynamics, 95(5), 355-369.
DOI:10.1016/j.jweia.2006.08.002
Benchmark data:
HW, 2007 FIG 6
TUT: update simpleFoam/turbineSiting tutorial accordingly
STDMD (i.e. Streaming Total Dynamic Mode Decomposition) is a variant of
a data-driven dimensionality reduction method.
STDMD is being used as a mathematical post-processing tool to compute
a set of dominant modes out of a given flow (or dataset) each of which is
associated with a constant frequency and decay rate, so that dynamic
features of a given flow may become interpretable, and tractable.
Among other Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) variants, STDMD is presumed
to provide the general DMD method capabilities alongside economised and
feasible memory and CPU usage.
Please refer to the header file documentation for further details.
ENH: add new STDMD tutorial, pimpleFoam/laminar/cylinder2D
The phase systems tables for multiphase solvers create conflict
between each other as they are defined in the same namespace and using
similar class names.
Therefore a special htc function object for reactingEulerSolver was
added (reactingEulerHtcModel), located under
src/phaseSystemModels/reactingEulerFoam/functionObjects/
This commit includes the following:
- Relocate solvers/reactingEulerFoam functionObjects to
src/phaseSystemModels
- Remove links for fieldFunctionObject to multiphase libs to avoid
conflicts
- New FO for htc for reactingEulerFoam called reactingEulerHtcModel
The final leak can only be decided once all cells have been
deleted. So only exit on final invocation and give warning-only
beforehand. This avoids a lot of false positives.
The tutorial itself didn't actually produce a mesh with leakage
with the old settings. Upped the refinement level to force it
to go through the hole in the geometry.
- enumerated values are (points | topology) which can be optionally
specified in the blockMeshDict. Default is 'topology'.
If the command-line option `blockMesh -merge-points` is specified,
this has absolute priority over any blockMeshDict entry.
STYLE: changed blockMesh "-blockTopology" option to "-write-obj"
- this is more specific to what it does. Potentially wish to add a
"-write-vtk" option in the future.
TUT: adjust tutorials to use preferred or necessary merge strategies:
* channel395DFSEM - topology
* nozzleFlow2D - points
* pipeCyclic - points
For a given point within a given mesh, the existing `meshWave` method gives
the orthogonal distance to a patch. In meshes with very steep terrain (e.g.
a hill of 90 [deg], this might be problematic for the fields that require
the distance to the patch associated with the terrain surface.
`directionalMeshWave` is a variant of `meshWave` distance-to-patch method,
which ignores the component in the specified direction. Can be used e.g. to
calculate the distance in the z-direction only.
TUT: add example of directionalMeshWave to mesh/moveDynamicMesh/SnakeCanyon
Requirement by CENER
Implementation by Mattijs Janssens
- bin/tools/create-mpi-config to query/write values for system openmpi.
In some cases this can be used to avoid an mpicc requirement at runtime.
- adjust openfoam session to include -test-tutorial forwarding to the
tutorials/AutoTest. This helps with writing installation tests.
- adjust foamConfigurePaths to latest version
- removal of gperftools default config, as per develop
1) Add interfaceHeatResistance model to icoReactingMultiphaseInterFoam
This model uses a spread source for the continuity Eq.
It is recommended for cases with good mesh resolution.
2) Adding iso-surface type of calculation for the interface for
the kineticGasEvaporation model
3) Add switch for option to take into account volume change
4) Add poolEvaporation tutorial
Now the thermal baffle can be extrapolated from a patch which is
coupled to the bottom patch of the solid region.
The user can set the T bc on the 'top' patch of the solid.
The new keyword is 'internal' and its default is true. Check new
tutorial for an example:
tutorials/heatTransfer/buoyantSimpleFoam/roomWithThickCeiling/
- base level surface container is now a meshedSurface instead of
a triSurface. This avoid automatic triangulation of surfaces
when they are read, and simplifies the internals.
- sampling types:
* "meshedSurface" (compat: "sampledTriSurfaceMesh")
* "meshedSurfaceNormal" (compat: "sampledTriSurfaceMeshNormal")
- string expansions have supported "${var:-default}" syntax for
several versions, but this did not apply plain dictionary expansions.
Eg, the following did not parse
massFlow ${entry1:-100};
ENH: remove content and length restriction on '${..}' quoted variables
- allows this type of content:
velocity2 ${velocity1:- ( 0 -100 10) };
- accept empty parameter strings for entries. This allows the
following expansion to work as expected:
hex (n1 n2..) ${inletBlock:-} (10 10 10) simpleGrading (1 1 1)
ie, optionally define the cellZone name for a given block
ENH: add single parameter dictionary writeEntry method.
- the dictionary knows its own name (dictName), which can be used
when writing content
1) Adding interfaceHeight FO
2) Adding interfaceHeatResistance mass transfer model to
interCondensatingEvaporatingFoam with spread source approach
3) Reworking framework for icoReactingMultiphaseInterFoam
- includes restructuring and simplification of low-level ensight part
handling and refactor of backends to improve code reuse.
foamToEnsight
-------------
* new cellZone support.
This was previously only possible via a separate foamToEnsightParts
utility that was not parallelized.
* support for point fields.
* `-nearCellValue` option (as per foamToVTK)
* data indexing now uses values from the time index.
This is consistent with the ensightWrite function object and
can help with restarts.
* existing ensight directories are removed, unless the -no-overwrite
option is supplied
foamToEnsightParts
------------------
* now redundant and removed.
ensightOutputSurface (new class)
--------------------------------
* a lightweight wrapper for point/face references that is tailored
for the ensightSurfaceWriter. It uses compact face/point information
and is serial only, since this is the format requirements from the
surfaceWriter class.
ensightMesh (revised class)
---------------------------
* now only holds a polyMesh reference, which removes its dependency
on finiteVolume and allows it to be relocated under fileFormats
instead of conversion.
Removed classes: ensightParts, ensighPartFaces, ensightPartCells
- these were used by foamToEnsightParts, but not needed anymore.
- previously the store() method just set the ownedByRegistry flag.
Now ensure that it is indeed registered first.
- support register/store of tmp<> items.
The tmp parameter is not cleared, but changed from PTR to CREF
to allow further use.
The implicit registration allows code simplification using the
GeometricField::New factory method, for example.
Old Code
========
volScalarField* ptr = new volScalarField
(
IOobject
(
fieldName,
mesh.time().timeName(),
mesh,
IOobject::NO_READ,
IOobject::NO_WRITE,
true // Register
),
mesh,
dimless,
zeroGradientFvPatchField<scalar>::typeName
);
ptr->store();
New Code
========
auto tptr = volScalarField::New
(
fieldName,
mesh,
dimless,
zeroGradientFvPatchField<scalar>::typeName
);
regIOobject::store(tptr);
or even
regIOobject::store
(
volScalarField::New
(
fieldName,
mesh,
dimless,
zeroGradientFvPatchField<scalar>::typeName
)
);
- kEpsilonPhitF is a kEpsilon-based model which originated
from (Durbin, 1995)’s v2-f methodology. However, the majority of
v2-f model variants proved to be numerically stiff for segregated
solution algorithms due to the coupled formulations of v2 and f fields,
particularly on wall boundaries.
The v2-f variant (i.e. OpenFOAM’s v2f model) due to
(Lien and Kalitzin, 2001) reformulated the original v2-f model to enable
segregated computations; however, a number of shortcomings regarding
the model fidelity were reported in the literature.
To overcome the shortcomings of the v2-f methodology, the v2-f approach
was re-evaluated by (Laurence et al., 2005) by transforming v2 scale into
its equivalent non-dimensional form, i.e. phit, to reduce the numerical
stiffness.
This variant, i.e. kEpsilonPhitF, is believed to provide numerical
robustness, and insensitivity to grid anomalies while retaining the
theoretical model fidelity of the original v2-f model.
Accordingly the v2f RANS model is deprecated in favour of the variant
kEpsilonPhitF model.
When activeDesignVariables are not set explicitly, all design variables
are treated as active. These were allocated properly when starting from
0 but not when starting from an intermediate optimisation cycle
(e.g. running 5 optimisation cycles, stopping and restarting).
TUT: added a new tutorial including the restart of an optimisation run
to help identify future regression
The controlBoxes wordList was removed from NURBS3DVolume in the
pre-release phase but writeMorpherCPs was not updated accordingly.
TUT: added the invocation of writeMorpherCPs in one of the tutotials to
help identify future regression
- ensure that the updateControl is "non-sticky" on re-read,
even if we do not support runtime-modifiable here
STYLE: add syntax example (wingMotion), but with updateInterval 1
The adjoint library is enhanced with new functionality enabling
automated shape optimisation loops. A parameterisation scheme based on
volumetric B-Splines is introduced, the control points of which act as
the design variables in the optimisation loop [1, 2]. The control
points of the volumetric B-Splines boxes can be defined in either
Cartesian or cylindrical coordinates.
The entire loop (solution of the flow and adjoint equations, computation
of sensitivity derivatives, update of the design variables and mesh) is
run within adjointOptimisationFoam. A number of methods to update the
design variables are implemented, including popular Quasi-Newton methods
like BFGS and methods capable of handling constraints like loop using
the SQP or constraint projection.
The software was developed by PCOpt/NTUA and FOSS GP, with contributions from
Dr. Evangelos Papoutsis-Kiachagias,
Konstantinos Gkaragounis,
Professor Kyriakos Giannakoglou,
Andy Heather
[1] E.M. Papoutsis-Kiachagias, N. Magoulas, J. Mueller, C. Othmer,
K.C. Giannakoglou: 'Noise Reduction in Car Aerodynamics using a
Surrogate Objective Function and the Continuous Adjoint Method with
Wall Functions', Computers & Fluids, 122:223-232, 2015
[2] E. M. Papoutsis-Kiachagias, V. G. Asouti, K. C. Giannakoglou,
K. Gkagkas, S. Shimokawa, E. Itakura: ‘Multi-point aerodynamic shape
optimization of cars based on continuous adjoint’, Structural and
Multidisciplinary Optimization, 59(2):675–694, 2019
The optional 'fields' entry can be used to limit which particle fields are
written to file. If empty/not specified, all properties are written to
maintain backwards compatibility.
patchPostProcessing1
{
type patchPostProcessing;
maxStoredParcels 20;
fields (position "U.*" d T nParticle);
patches
(
cycLeft_half0
cycLeft_half1
);
}
- replace stringOps::toScalar with a more generic stringOps::evaluate
method that handles scalars, vectors etc.
- improve #eval to handle various mathematical operations.
Previously only handled scalars. Now produce vectors, tensors etc
for the entries. These tokens are streamed directly into the entry.
- use sed instead of foamDictionary and avoid log file
- ensure consistent behaviour with plot script
GIT: added missing 0/k field : inlet values still need adjustment
- Now accept '/' when reading variables without requiring
a surrounding '{}'
- fix some degenerate parsing cases when the first character is
already bad.
Eg, $"abc" would have previously parsed as a <$"> variable, even
although a double quote is not a valid variable character.
Now emits a warning and parses as a '$' token and a string token.
- an advanced feature, for example when sampling on a static patch
while some motion occurs elsewhere. [use with caution]
- If the sampled surface dictionary is modified during run-time, the
ensight file indexing for the geometry will become out of sync.
This is addressed in a subsequent commit.
