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Commit 880c136a authored by Andrew Heather's avatar Andrew Heather
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ENH: applyBoundaryLayer - simplified setting of internal velocity field

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applications/utilities/preProcessing/applyBoundaryLayer/applyBoundaryLayer.C
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......@@ -57,57 +57,37 @@ static const scalar Cmu(0.09);
static const scalar kappa(0.41);
Foam::tmp<Foam::volVectorField> createSimplifiedU(const volVectorField& U)
{
tmp<volVectorField> tU
(
new volVectorField
(
IOobject
(
"Udash",
U.mesh().time().timeName(),
U.mesh(),
IOobject::NO_READ
),
U.mesh(),
dimensionedVector("0", dimVelocity, vector::zero),
zeroGradientFvPatchField<vector>::typeName
)
);
// Assign the internal value to the original field
tU.ref() = U;
return tU;
}
void correctProcessorPatches(volScalarField& vf)
template<class Type>
void correctProcessorPatches
(
GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh>& vf
)
{
if (!Pstream::parRun())
{
return;
}
typedef GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh> volFieldType;
// Not possible to use correctBoundaryConditions on fields as they may
// use local info as opposed to the constraint values employed here,
// but still need to update processor patches
volScalarField::Boundary& bf = vf.boundaryFieldRef();
typename volFieldType::Boundary& bf = vf.boundaryFieldRef();
forAll(bf, patchI)
forAll(bf, patchi)
{
if (isA<processorFvPatchField<scalar>>(bf[patchI]))
if (isA<processorFvPatchField<Type>>(bf[patchi]))
{
bf[patchI].initEvaluate();
bf[patchi].initEvaluate();
}
}
forAll(bf, patchI)
forAll(bf, patchi)
{
if (isA<processorFvPatchField<scalar>>(bf[patchI]))
if (isA<processorFvPatchField<Type>>(bf[patchi]))
{
bf[patchI].evaluate();
bf[patchi].evaluate();
}
}
}
......@@ -142,7 +122,7 @@ void blendField
// - operation may use inconsistent fields wrt these local
// manipulations
//fld.correctBoundaryConditions();
correctProcessorPatches(fld);
correctProcessorPatches<scalar>(fld);
Info<< "Writing " << fieldName << nl << endl;
fld.write();
......@@ -181,7 +161,7 @@ void calcOmegaField
// - operation may use inconsistent fields wrt these local
// manipulations
// omega.correctBoundaryConditions();
correctProcessorPatches(omega);
correctProcessorPatches<scalar>(omega);
Info<< "Writing omega\n" << endl;
omega.write();
......@@ -215,7 +195,7 @@ void setField
// - operation may use inconsistent fields wrt these local
// manipulations
// fld.correctBoundaryConditions();
correctProcessorPatches(fld);
correctProcessorPatches<scalar>(fld);
Info<< "Writing " << fieldName << nl << endl;
fld.write();
......@@ -267,7 +247,8 @@ tmp<volScalarField> calcNut
// case for the Templated Turbulence models. The call to correct
// below will evolve the turbulence model equations and update nut,
// whereas only nut update is required. Need to revisit.
turbulence->correct();
// turbulence->correct();
turbulence->correctEnergyTransport();
return tmp<volScalarField>(new volScalarField(turbulence->nut()));
}
......@@ -290,8 +271,8 @@ tmp<volScalarField> calcNut
// Note: in previous versions of the code, nut was initialised on
// construction of the turbulence model. This is no longer the
// case for the Templated Turbulence models. The call to correct
// below will evolve the turbulence model equations and update nut,
// whereas only nut update is required. Need to revisit.
// below will evolve the turbulence model equations and update
// nut, whereas only nut update is required. Need to revisit.
turbulence->correct();
return tmp<volScalarField>(new volScalarField(turbulence->nut()));
......@@ -347,38 +328,32 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
// Create a copy of the U field where BCs are simplified to zeroGradient
// to enable boundary condition update without requiring other fields,
// e.g. phi. We can then call correctBoundaryConditions on this field to
// enable appropriate behaviour for processor patches.
volVectorField Udash(createSimplifiedU(U));
// Modify velocity by applying a 1/7th power law boundary-layer
// u/U0 = (y/ybl)^(1/7)
// assumes U0 is the same as the current cell velocity
Info<< "Setting boundary layer velocity" << nl << endl;
scalar yblv = ybl.value();
forAll(Udash, celli)
forAll(U, celli)
{
if (y[celli] <= yblv)
{
mask[celli] = 1;
Udash[celli] *= ::pow(y[celli]/yblv, (1.0/7.0));
U[celli] *= ::pow(y[celli]/yblv, (1.0/7.0));
}
}
mask.correctBoundaryConditions();
Udash.correctBoundaryConditions();
correctProcessorPatches<vector>(U);
// Retrieve nut from turbulence model
volScalarField nut(calcNut(mesh, Udash));
volScalarField nut(calcNut(mesh, U));
// Blend nut using boundary layer profile
volScalarField S("S", mag(dev(symm(fvc::grad(Udash)))));
volScalarField S("S", mag(dev(symm(fvc::grad(U)))));
nut = (1 - mask)*nut + mask*sqr(kappa*min(y, ybl))*::sqrt(2)*S;
// Do not correct BC - wall functions will 'undo' manipulation above
// by using nut from turbulence model
correctProcessorPatches(nut);
correctProcessorPatches<scalar>(nut);
nut.write();
// Boundary layer turbulence kinetic energy
......@@ -395,10 +370,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
calcOmegaField(mesh, mask, kBL, epsilonBL);
setField(mesh, "nuTilda", nut);
// Copy internal field Udash into U before writing
// Write the updated U field
Info<< "Writing U\n" << endl;
U = Udash;
U.write();
Info<< nl << "ExecutionTime = " << runTime.elapsedCpuTime() << " s"
......
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