[juvima]

Hello,


I'm working with OpenFOAM 6 and I'm trying to use the atmBoundaryLayerInletVelocity boundary condition in order to set a logarithmic velocity inlet for my simulation. My 0/U.orig reads:

FoamFile
{
    version     2.0;
    format      ascii;
    class       volVectorField;
    location    "0";
    object      U;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

flowVelocity         (20 0 0);
pressure             0;
turbulentKE          0.24;
turbulentOmega       1.78;

dimensions      [0 1 -1 0 0 0 0];

internalField   uniform $flowVelocity;

boundaryField
{
    //- Set patchGroups for constraint patches
    #includeEtc "caseDicts/setConstraintTypes"

  
    outlet
    {
        type            inletOutlet;
        inletValue      uniform (0 0 0);
        value           $internalField;
    }
    inlet
      {
    

    type atmBoundaryLayerInletVelocity;
    flowDir (1 0 0);
    zDir (0 0 1);
    Uref 20.0;
    Zref 2.0;
    z0 uniform 0.0002;
    zGround uniform 0.0;

      }
    lowerWall
    {
        type            noSlip;
     }

    Panel_PV
    {
        type            noSlip;
    }

    upperWall
{
    type slip;
}

frontAndBack
{
    type slip;
}
}

This code produces this error:

--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: 
Unknown patchField type atmBoundaryLayerInletVelocity for patch type patch

Valid patchField types are :

84
(
SRFFreestreamVelocity
SRFVelocity 



[...]


file: /home/[current working directory]/0/U.boundaryField.inlet from line 40 to line 46.

    From function static Foam::tmp<Foam::fvPatchField<Type> > Foam::fvPatchField<Type>::New(const Foam::fvPatch&, const Foam::DimensionedField<Type, Foam::volMesh>&, const Foam::dictionary&) [with Type = Foam::Vector<double>]
    in file /home/linuxb102/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-6/src/finiteVolume/lnInclude/fvPatchFieldNew.C at line 134.

FOAM exiting

I understand that I need to tell to OpenFOAM where to find the source for atmBoundaryLayerInletVelocity but I have not been able to, and it's starting to drive me crazy. Am I doing this right? Is it a version problem I am missing?



Thank you very much!

[Bazinga]

I can relate to your frustration. You are missing a library in system/controlDict
Check atmBoundaryLayerInletVelocity in OpenFOAM6

[juvima]

It worked! Thanks you very much for your help!