Inlet conditions
Boundary mesh type
Inlet conditions are specified using the patch type entry in the
$FOAM_CASE/constant/polyMesh/boundary file:
<patchName>
{
type patch;
...
}
General conditions
Available inlet conditions include
Velocity conditions
- fixed velocity: fixedValue
- activeBaffleVelocity
- activePressureForceBaffleVelocity
- cylindricalInletVelocity
- flowRateInletVelocity
- interstitialInletVelocity
- mappedFlowRate
- mappedVelocityFluxFixedValue
- pressureDirectedInletVelocity
- pressureInletUniformVelocity
- pressureInletVelocity
- pressurePIDControlInletVelocity
- swirlFlowRateInletVelocity
- swirlInletVelocity
- syringePressure
- timeVaryingMappedFixedValue
- turbulentDFSEMInlet
- turbulentDigitalFilterInlet
- turbulentInlet
- uniformNormalFixedValue
- variableHeightFlowRateInletVelocity
Pressure conditions
- fixed static pressure: see fixedValue
- flow inlet: see zeroGradient
Temperature conditions
- fixed temperature: fixedValue
Turbulence conditions
Further information
Source code:
See also