[Virtual-iCFD]

Hi Foamers,

I first solve the model with potentialFOAM and then solve with simpleFOAM for a internal pipe flow.

Since my boundary condition I set up in simpleFOAM is both pressure inlet and pressure outlet, it won't solve the initial flow field using potentialFOAM. I changed inlet BC to inlet velocity.

After solving potential flow-field, i want to switch to solve simpleFOAM but now i need to change to original BC with pressure inlet instead of inlet velocity.

What is the file i need to make change? I tried to replace the folder 0 from my simpleFOAM to potentialFOAM once i completed my potentialFOAM computation but the simpleFOAM solver seems to ignore the new pressure inlet BC and still regard the inlet as velocity inlet.

Does anyone would know how I can do this correctly?

Thanks,

[Virtual-iCFD]

I am providing more details of the boundary conditions files i used.

The problem i am solving is pressure driven flow so in simplefoam i need to use both inlet and outlet pressure.

however, for initial flow field i need reasonable one to run simpleFOAM but with both inlet and outlet pressure, i don't know how to initialize such flow field.

Here is the BC files i use for calculating potentialFOAM

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
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\*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/



FoamFile
{
	version 2.0;
	format binary;
	class volVectorField;
	location "";
	object U;
}
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/


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

internalField uniform ( 0. 0. 0. );


boundaryField
{
	outlet
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	inlet
	{
		type            uniformFixedValue;
        	uniformValue    constant (0 0 -0.2);
	}

	post1
	{
		type 		fixedValue;
		value		uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	post2
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	post3
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	post4
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	post5
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	post6
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	wall1
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	wall2
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}


}

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
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\*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/



FoamFile
{
	version 2.0;
	format binary;
	class volScalarField;
	location "";
	object p;
}
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/


dimensions [0 2 -2 0 0 0 0];

internalField uniform 0.;


boundaryField
{
	outlet
	{
		type            fixedValue;
        	value           uniform 0;
	}

	inlet
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	post1
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	post2
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	post3
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	post4
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	post5
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	post6
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	wall1
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	wall2
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}


}

Here is the BC files i use for calculating simpleFOAM

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
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\*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/



FoamFile
{
	version 2.0;
	format binary;
	class volVectorField;
	location "";
	object U;
}
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/


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

internalField uniform ( 0. 0. 0. );


boundaryField
{
	outlet
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	inlet
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	post1
	{
		type 		fixedValue;
		value		uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	post2
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	post3
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	post4
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	post5
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	post6
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	wall1
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}

	wall2
	{
		type            fixedValue;
                value           uniform (0 0 0);
	}


}

/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
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\*----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/



FoamFile
{
	version 2.0;
	format binary;
	class volScalarField;
	location "";
	object p;
}
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/


dimensions [0 2 -2 0 0 0 0];

internalField uniform 0.;


boundaryField
{
	outlet
	{
		type            fixedValue;
        	value           uniform 0;
	}

	inlet
	{
		type            fixedValue;
        	value           uniform 865.470938;
	}

	post1
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	post2
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	post3
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	post4
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	post5
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	post6
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	wall1
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}

	wall2
	{
		type zeroGradient;
	}


}

[sufjanst]

When you run potentialFoam, the u-File in you "0" folder will be modified (so make sure to make a backup).

If you open the modified u file you will first see the values for "internalField". If you scroll down to the end of the file you can set up the bounday conditions (I would recommend using nedit for editing because the file can be very long).

Remember to delete phi in "0" after running potentialFoam, otherwise you will get an error in simpleFoam.

[simrego]

Hi!


Use changeDictionary. And change only the type of your BC, nothing else (Also leave the internal field as it is). It should works. But there is a newer utility for changing dictionaries but honestly I have never used it. It is called foamDictionary if i'm correct.