creating an internal field?

maybee · February 17, 2014, 17:10

hi,

as far as I have read here

http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...daryfield.html

a geometricField consists of an internal and a boundary field where values are stored in the center of each cell (internal field) and at the surface centers of each cell (boundary field).

My question is now can I create a field that only consists of the internal field or do I always have to create a full geometricField and access the internal field with e.g.

Code:

volscalarField MyField(...);
MyField.internalField() = ... ;

?

Reason I am asking this is, that I have to create many fields that only need/should have values in the center of each cell representive for the cell. Therefore I thought it would be unpractical to load them with a boundary field that won t be used.

greetings
maybee

lumpor · February 4, 2021, 09:50

Hi did you find an answer?

maybee · February 4, 2021, 18:15

Hi,

actually i can t remember if i found an answer to the question.

Best Regards

February 17, 2014, 17:10	creating an internal field?	#1
maybee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 166 Rep Power: 14	hi, as far as I have read here http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/ope...daryfield.html a geometricField consists of an internal and a boundary field where values are stored in the center of each cell (internal field) and at the surface centers of each cell (boundary field). My question is now can I create a field that only consists of the internal field or do I always have to create a full geometricField and access the internal field with e.g. Code: volscalarField MyField(...); MyField.internalField() = ... ; ? Reason I am asking this is, that I have to create many fields that only need/should have values in the center of each cell representive for the cell. Therefore I thought it would be unpractical to load them with a boundary field that won t be used. greetings maybee lumpor likes this.

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February 4, 2021, 09:50		#2
lumpor Member Fabian Friberg Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 5	Hi did you find an answer?

February 4, 2021, 18:15		#3
maybee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 166 Rep Power: 14	Hi, actually i can t remember if i found an answer to the question. Best Regards