[shuoxue]

It seems that a keyword functions containing forces and forcesCoeffs should be added at the end of controlDict.

Is there any tutorial to give a typical example, and what's the meaning of each entry.

These two are founded on OpenFOAM forum.

functions
{ forces
{
type forceCoeffs;
functionObjectLibs ( "libforces.so" );
outputControl timeStep;
outputInterval 1;
patches (profile_wall)
pName p;
UName U;
log true;
rhoInf 1.225;
CofR ( 0 0 0 );
liftDir ( 0 1 0 );
dragDir (1 0 0 );
pitchAxis ( 0 0 1 );
magUInf 100.0;
lRef 0.1254;
Aref 0.01292;
}
}

functions
{
forces
{
type forces;
functionObjectLibs ( "libforces.so" ); // lib to load
outputControl timeStep;
outputInterval 1;
patches
(
wall // change to your patch name
);
// name of fields
pName p;
UName U;
log true; // dump to file
rhoInf 1025;
CofR ( 0 0 0 );
}
forcesCoeffs
{
type forceCoeffs;
functionObjectLibs ( "libforces.so" ); // lib to load
outputControl timeStep;
outputInterval 1;
patches
(
wall // change to your patch name
);
// name of fields
pName p;
UName U;
log true; // dump to file
rhoInf 1025;
CofR ( 0 0 0 );
liftDir ( 0 1 0 );
dragDir ( 1 0 0 );
pitchAxis ( 0 0 0 );
magUInf 7.30;
lRef 0.305;
Aref 0.001525;
}
}

Thanks in advance.

[maghsomi]

i use execFlowFunctionObjects but i have this problem
Time = 0.0008
Reading phi
Reading U
Reading p
Selecting incompressible transport model Newtonian
Selecting LES turbulence model oneEqEddy
Selecting LES delta type smooth
Selecting LES delta type cubeRootVol
--> FOAM Warning :
From function cubeRootVolDelta::calcDelta()
in file cubeRootVolDelta/cubeRootVolDelta.C at line 52
Case is 2D, LES is not strictly applicable

[fluxent]

There's in OF a function object that allows to evaluate lift and drag?...not coefficient.
Thank's in advance for your attention

[er_trebbia]

Hi fluxent

type this inside functions () in controlDict

forces
{
type forces;
functionObjectLibs ("libforces.so");
patches (//patches of wall you are calculating);
pName p;
UName U;
rhoName rhoInf;//for incompressible
rhoInf 1.2; // Reference density, fluid
CofR (0 0 0); // Origin for moment calculations
outputControl timeStep;
outputInterval 1;
}

You can find in tutorials/incompressible/pimpleDyMFoam/wingMotion/

[Rohanbotta]

Hi er_trebbia

can this give force coefficients or required forces to find Cl, Cd?

Thank you