Overview

Usage

Synopsis

buoyantPimpleFoam [OPTIONS]

Examples

buoyantPimpleFoam -region region1

Input

Arguments

No argument needed.

Options

  -case <dir>       Case directory (instead of current directory)
  -decomposeParDict <file>
                    Alternative decomposePar dictionary file
  -dry-run          Check case set-up only using a single time step
  -dry-run-write    Check case set-up and write only using a single time step
  -parallel         Run in parallel
  -postProcess      Execute functionObjects only
  -doc              Display documentation in browser
  -help             Display short help and exit
  -help-full        Display full help and exit

Files

Fields

Property Description Type Required Default
p Pressure [Pa] volScalarField yes -
p_rgh Pressure - hydrostatic contribution [Pa] volScalarField yes -
U Velocity [m/s] volVectorField yes -
T Temperature [K] volScalarField yes -

Models

Method

The solver employs the PIMPLE algorithm to solve the following transport equations:

Further information

Tutorial:

Source code:

History:

  • Introduced in version 1.7.0