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Description

The copiedFixedValue is a generic boundary condition that copies the boundary values from a user specified field.

Usage

The condition requires entries in both the boundary and field files.

Boundary file 

<patchName>
{
    type            patch;
    ...
}

Field file 

<patchName>
{
    // Mandatory entries
    type            copiedFixedValue;
    sourceFieldName     <word>;

    // Inherited entries
    ...
}

where:

Property Description Type Required Default
type Type name: copiedFixedValue word yes -
sourceFieldName Name of the source field word yes -

The inherited entries are elaborated in:

  • fixedValueFvPatchField.H

Further information

Tutorial:

Source code:

API:

History:

  • Introduced in version v2012