diff --git a/src/functionObjects/forces/forces/forces.H b/src/functionObjects/forces/forces/forces.H index d319285878d94972a014a99301749efdc8a0b1c2..1f42bd6afc622211a6f5e99cf2af688800c69e34 100644 --- a/src/functionObjects/forces/forces/forces.H +++ b/src/functionObjects/forces/forces/forces.H @@ -34,21 +34,17 @@ Description skin-friction forces over a given list of patches, and the resistance from porous zones. - Forces and moments are calculated, with optional coordinate system and - writing of binned data, where force and moment contributions are collected - into a user-defined number of bins that span the input geometries for a - user-defined direction vector. + Forces and moments are calculated in a global Cartesian coordinate system + by default, or using a user-defined system. Contributions can be 'binned' + according to a user-defined number of uniform-width collection zones (bins) + that span the input geometries, oriented by a user-defined direction vector. - Data is written into multiple files in the + Results are written to multiple files as a function of time in the postProcessing/\<functionObjectName\> directory: - - force.dat : forces in global Cartesian coordinate system - - moment.dat : moments in global Cartesian coordinate system - - forceBin.dat : force bins in global Cartesian coordinate system - - momentBin.dat : moment bins in global Cartesian coordinate system - - localForce.dat : forces in local Cartesian coordinate system - - localMoment.dat : moments in local Cartesian coordinate system - - localForceBin.dat : force bins in local Cartesian coordinate system - - localMomentBin.dat : moment bins in local Cartesian coordinate system + - force.dat : forces + - moment.dat : moments + - forceBin.dat : force bins + - momentBin.dat : moment bins Usage Example of function object specification: