pitch angle

keeper · May 31, 2011, 05:24

Hello enginners,

I have a problem with interface set up. As you can see on the picture below there is a face which is parallel with XZ plane. Z axis is axis of revolution. I set up pitch change type into automatic but solver reports an error that pitch angle on the air side is invalid. Can someone give me advice how to set up these angles in appropriate way please??

Thank you for any suggestions.

cbaraj · October 23, 2013, 22:17

i am also getting same problem. can i know how did you fix it?
what is the physical significance of pitch value and pitch angle?

keeper · October 24, 2013, 03:26

in fact you have to split the interface into two parts. One that contains faces which are perpendicular to the axis of rotation and second one with rest of the interface. I has to be done for interfaces between two fluid domains. For interface between fluid and solid it works with all the faces in one interface.

Concerning pitch angle - it is the angle of your domain. For example if you slice 360deg model into one quarter (using rotational periodicity), then your pitch angle is 90deg.

And pitch ratio is ratio of those two angles resp. interface areas.

Regards

October 24, 2013, 03:26		#3
keeper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 152 Rep Power: 16	in fact you have to split the interface into two parts. One that contains faces which are perpendicular to the axis of rotation and second one with rest of the interface. I has to be done for interfaces between two fluid domains. For interface between fluid and solid it works with all the faces in one interface. Concerning pitch angle - it is the angle of your domain. For example if you slice 360deg model into one quarter (using rotational periodicity), then your pitch angle is 90deg. And pitch ratio is ratio of those two angles resp. interface areas. Regards david24 likes this.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
[Netgen] Import netgen mesh to OpenFOAM	hsieh	OpenFOAM Meshing & Mesh Conversion	32	September 13, 2011 06:50
Normal vector, slope and aspect angle	g_niro	Main CFD Forum	0	February 2, 2011 18:24
Divergence problem when airfoil exceed pitch angle	zonexo	Main CFD Forum	2	April 4, 2007 05:22
Finite pitch angle gap could not be found	Ben	CFX	2	June 16, 2005 02:43
Yaw and Pitch angle for gasturbflow	Haloejsa	Main CFD Forum	0	November 5, 2003 16:20

October 23, 2013, 22:17		#2
cbaraj New Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 13	i am also getting same problem. can i know how did you fix it? what is the physical significance of pitch value and pitch angle?