Overview
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- This directory contains files to help post-processing of OpenFOAM cases
- It primariy "packages" functionObject functionality in a convenient form for
users to plug into their OpenFOAM cases
- While some tools are quite generic, e.g. minMax, others are more application-
oriented, e.g. flowRate.
How the tools work
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- The configuration of functionObjects includes both required input data and
control parameters for the functionObject
- This creates a lot of input that can be confusing to users
- The tools here are packaged so that the user input is separated from control
parameters
- Control parameters are pre-configured in .cfg files - users can ignore these
files
- For each tool, required user input is all in one file, for the users to copy
into their case and set accordingly
Example of how to use the tools
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Task: monitor flow rate at an outlet patch named "outlet" for a case
Solution:
- locate the flowRatePatch tool in the flowRate directory
- copy the flowRatePatch file into the case system directory (not
flowRatePatch.cfg)
- edit system/flowRatePatch to set the patch name
replace "patch <patchName>;"
with "patch outlet;"
- activate the function object by including the flowRatePatch file in functions
sub-dictionary in the case controlDict file, e.g.
functions
{
#includeEtc "caseDicts/postProcessing/flowRate/flowRatePatch"
... other function objects here ...
}
Current tools
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- fields calculate specific fields, e.g. Q
- flowRate tools to calculate flow rate
- forces forces and forceCoeffs for incompressible/compressible flows
- graphs simple sampling for graph plotting, e.g. singleGraph
- minMax range of minimum and maximum field monitoring, e.g. cellMax
- numerical outputs information relating to numerics, e.g. residuals
- pressure calculates different forms of pressure, pressure drop, etc
- probes options for probing data
- scalarTransport for plugin scalar transport calculations
- visualization post-processing VTK files for cutting planes, streamlines,...
- faceSource configuration for some of the tools above
