How to turn off 3D data writing and save 2D slices?

xuegy · October 27, 2016, 18:49

Hello all,

Now I'm having a problem. The mesh size is about 60 million and I can't store 3D data at all. However I do need 2D slices of velocity and vorticity for every 0.05s. So here are the problems:
1.how can I turn off the 3D data output in controlDict?
2.how to compute and store 2D slices during running? Since there's no 3D data in the disk I can't use postProcessing.

Thanks.

akidess · October 28, 2016, 03:00

1. Large write intervals. Or alternatively the purgeWrite option (safer in case of crashes). It's documented in the user manual.
2. functionObjects (plane or cuttingPlane). You can find a lot of examples online if you search for this keyword.

October 27, 2016, 18:49	How to turn off 3D data writing and save 2D slices?	#1
xuegy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 102 Rep Power: 10	Hello all, Now I'm having a problem. The mesh size is about 60 million and I can't store 3D data at all. However I do need 2D slices of velocity and vorticity for every 0.05s. So here are the problems: 1.how can I turn off the 3D data output in controlDict? 2.how to compute and store 2D slices during running? Since there's no 3D data in the disk I can't use postProcessing. Thanks.

October 28, 2016, 03:00		#2
akidess Senior Member Anton Kidess Join Date: May 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 1,377 Rep Power: 30	1. Large write intervals. Or alternatively the purgeWrite option (safer in case of crashes). It's documented in the user manual. 2. functionObjects (plane or cuttingPlane). You can find a lot of examples online if you search for this keyword. __________________ On twitter @akidTwit Spend as much time formulating your questions as you expect people to spend on their answer.

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