timeVaryingMappedFixedValue

Description

The timeVaryingMappedFixedValue is a boundary condition that interpolates the values from a set of supplied points in space and time.

Supplied data should be specified in constant/boundaryData/\<patchname\>/

• points : pointField of locations
• \<time\>/\<field\> : field of values at time \<time\>

The default mode of operation (mapMethod = planar) is to project the points onto a plane (constructed from the first three points) and construct a 2D triangulation and finds for the face centres the triangle it is in and the weights to the 3 vertices.

The optional mapMethod nearest will avoid all projection and triangulation and just use the value at the nearest vertex.

Values are interpolated linearly between times.

Usage

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

Boundary file

<patchName>
{
    type            patch;
    ...
}

Field file

<patchName>
{
    // Mandatory entries
    type            timeVaryingMappedFixedValue;
    uniformValue    <PatchFunction1Types::MappedFile<Type>>;

    // Inherited entries
    ...
}

where:

Property	Description	Type	Required	Default
type	Type name: timeVaryingMappedFixedValue	word	yes	-
uniformValue	Data	PatchFunction1Types::MappedFile<Type>	yes	-

The inherited entries are elaborated in:

• Foam::fixedValueFvPatchField
• Foam::PatchFunction1Types::MappedFile

Further information

Tutorial:

• pitzDailyExptInlet

Source code:

• timeVaryingMappedFixedValue

API:

• Foam::timeVaryingMappedFixedValueFvPatchField

History: Introduced in version 1.5