wave simulation

behsam · October 18, 2018, 15:24

Hello
i need to simulate a wave tank and i tried to do the tutorial in openfoam 5 which is solving by interfoam but i am new with CFD and openfoam i dont know what to do?
Thank you for your answers

yambanshee · October 29, 2018, 06:05

Depending on the geometric complexity and level of detail, you can skip the need for CFD and consider just solving the wave equation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_equation).

If CFD truly is needed, the basics should be covered in the interFoam tutorial. The steps are as always: determine a domain, mesh it, pick models, decide on boundary conditions and pick a solver. Then make sure the solver converges to a solution, then post-process. Just asking how to do it makes it very difficult to help you, because nobody else understands the problem. If you want to pose the problem and ask for a complete solution; consider a consulting firm. If you're stuck on one of the steps described above, look at tutorials and try to learn what's needed. Still stuck; pose a detailed question here and hope someone can help you.

October 18, 2018, 15:24	wave simulation	#1
behsam New Member Behsam Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 10	Hello i need to simulate a wave tank and i tried to do the tutorial in openfoam 5 which is solving by interfoam but i am new with CFD and openfoam i dont know what to do? Thank you for your answers

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October 29, 2018, 06:05		#2
yambanshee Senior Member Zander Meiring Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 125 Rep Power: 8	Depending on the geometric complexity and level of detail, you can skip the need for CFD and consider just solving the wave equation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_equation). If CFD truly is needed, the basics should be covered in the interFoam tutorial. The steps are as always: determine a domain, mesh it, pick models, decide on boundary conditions and pick a solver. Then make sure the solver converges to a solution, then post-process. Just asking how to do it makes it very difficult to help you, because nobody else understands the problem. If you want to pose the problem and ask for a complete solution; consider a consulting firm. If you're stuck on one of the steps described above, look at tutorials and try to learn what's needed. Still stuck; pose a detailed question here and hope someone can help you.