Outlet conditions

Boundary mesh type

Outlet conditions are specified using the patch type entry in the $FOAM_CASE/constant/polyMesh/boundary file:

<patchName>
{
    type            patch;
    ...
}

General conditions

Available outlet conditions include

• acousticWaveTransmissive
• advective
• fluxCorrectedVelocity
• Inlet outlet
• waveTransmissive

Velocity conditions

• blocked return flow: see inlet outlet
• outflow: see zeroGradient. Note: unstable for reverse flow

• matchedFlowRateOutletVelocity
• outletPhaseMeanVelocity
• Pressure inlet outlet velocity

Pressure conditions

• static pressure: see fixedValue

• None