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Old   September 3, 2021, 00:32
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Hello,
What is the difference between thermoFoam and scalarTransportFoam? scalarTransportFoam solves a scalartransportequation and thermoFoam solver the energy equations on a frozen flow filed, temperature acts as the passive scalar. How are they different?
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TheromFoam solves the temperature with the flow. It must be used, if the flow depends on the temperature.
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TheromFoam solves the temperature with the flow. It must be used, if the flow depends on the temperature.
The manual (https://www.openfoam.com/documentation/guides/latest/man/thermoFoam.html) says it's solving the energy equation on 'frozen flow field', doesn't that mean the flow equation have been solved for previous and are not being solved again..and one the energy equation is solved? What am I missing?
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