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Description

The noSlip is a velocity boundary condition that fixes the velocity to zero at walls.

\[\vec{u}_p = 0\]

where:

Property Type
\(\vec{u}_p\) Velocity at the boundary

Usage

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

Boundary file 

<patchName>
{
    type            wall;
    ...
}

Field file 

<patchName>
{
    // Mandatory entries
    type            noSlip;

    // Inherited entries
    ...
}

where:

Property Description Type Required Default
type Type name: noSlip word yes -

The inherited entries are elaborated in:

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