uniformFixedGradient

Description

The uniformFixedGradient is a boundary condition that provides a uniform fixed gradient condition.

Usage

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

Boundary file

<patchName>
{
    type            patch;
    ...
}

Field file

<patchName>
{
    // Mandatory entries
    type                uniformFixedGradient;
    uniformGradient     <PatchFunction1<Type>>;

    // Inherited entries
    ...
}

where:

Property	Description	Type	Required	Default
type	Type name: uniformFixedGradient	word	yes	-
uniformGradient	Uniform gradient values	PatchFunction1<Type>	yes	-

The inherited entries are elaborated in:

• fixedGradientFvPatchField.H
• PatchFunction1.H

Further information

Tutorial:

• N/A

Source code:

• uniformFixedGradient

API:

• Foam::uniformFixedGradientFvPatchField

History: Introduced in version 2.2.1