[volker]

hi all,

I need to calculate the nearest wall distance within a solver code to add a damping function. I know that there is a tool wallDist that does the job. and in order to make use of wallDist one has to include the wallDist.H file.
But somehow I'm failing to call the function in the right way.
I went through some code files and within the turbulence models they always put:

#include "wallDist.H"
wallDist y_;

in order to create a volScalarField y_ which gives the distance to the nearest wall.

thanks for any help!

greets, volker

[su_junwei]

Hi volker

Please try the

volScalarField y = wallDist(mesh).y();

y is the distance to the nearest wall.

Junwei

[idrama]

Hey Foamers!

I have a similar problem: I want to the velocity vector for the first node point to the wall. Can I use wallDist.H somehow?

Cheers

[volker]

I'm calling wallDist.H as Junwei suggested. but on solver-level it doesn't seem to work. actually not due to the call of wallDist.H (which seems to be correct) but due to some header file which cannot be found.

maybe someone has an idea how to get rid of that problem, or how to get the wall distance within a solver code in an accurate way?

many thanks and greets
volker

[su_junwei]

Originally Posted by idrama

Hey Foamers!

I have a similar problem: I want to the velocity vector for the first node point to the wall. Can I use wallDist.H somehow?

Cheers

wallDist used the cell center when calculating the distance not the mesh points.

Junwei

[benk]

I need the distance from the wall for my solver but when I compile my solver I get this error under 1.5-dev:

/usr/local/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5-dev/src/finiteVolume/lnInclude/wallDist.H:66:27:error: cellDistFuncs.H: No such file or directory

When I search for cellDistFuncs.H, I find it in this directory:
/usr/local/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5-dev/src/meshTools/cellDist

Does anybody know how to fix this?

[volker]

yes, I had the same problem under 1.6.x. but couldn't manage to solve it.
maybe someone can help us!

cheers, volker

[benk]

I think this is the fix for 1.6.x at least:

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


I'm guessing it's the same for 1.5-dev as well.

[benk]

Originally Posted by volker

yes, I had the same problem under 1.6.x. but couldn't manage to solve it.
maybe someone can help us!

Try adding this to your Make/options file:

EXE_INC = -I$(LIB_SRC)/meshTools/lnInclude \

[sam1364]

How can we change some parameter based on the streamwise location? Do we have same thing as wallDist.H for streamwise variations?

[JasonWang3]

Originally Posted by volker

yes, I had the same problem under 1.6.x. but couldn't manage to solve it.
maybe someone can help us!

cheers, volker

Hi Volker

I met the same problem. I copy the kOmegaSST model and rename it and then build it. It's no problem. But in my case, it's wrong like yours.

Have you solved this problem?

jason

[JasonWang3]

Originally Posted by benk

Try adding this to your Make/options file:

EXE_INC = -I$(LIB_SRC)/meshTools/lnInclude \

This file is in the option file. I don't think this is the key to this problem.

[sangeet]

Hello,
I also need the nearest wall distance for applying wall boundary condition to Omega in kOmegaSST turbulence model, can someone help me on exactly how to get this value?
Thank You