[Flowkersma]

Hi All,

I would like to use the SLERP interpolation for the mesh deformation in my fluid-structure simulations. It is being used by default in the rigid body motion framework but I cannot find a way how to use it for the mesh deformation only. I would like to use it in a similar way as the other elliptic mesh deformation solvers (displacementLaplacian, displacementSBRStress, etc.) so define the displacements as Dirichlet boundary condition (pointDisplacement).

Help would be appreciated!

Best, Mikko

[bennn]

Hi there,

Forced motions with slerp has been added to OpenFOAM 7 with interpolatingSolidBodyMotionSolver.

https://openfoam.org/release/7/

https://github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM...98ee933b910741


I'm not sure there is a tutorial with complete details about it, but it's rather easy to implement from what I've tried !

[Flowkersma]

Hi Benoit,

Thanks for your reply. I thought as well that this should be possible but unfortunately I still haven't managed to get the SLERP working for mesh deformation only.

[bennn]

hi, here's an example of a working dynamicMeshDict in order to use SLERP for prescribed rigid body deformation, working with OF7

FoamFile
{
 version 2.0;
 format ascii;
 class dictionary;
 location "system";
 object dynamicMeshDict;
}

ampli (0 0 -10.0);

omeg 12.0;

dynamicFvMesh dynamicMotionSolverFvMesh;

motionSolver interpolatingSolidBody;

patches
  (
    patch0
  );

CofG (0 0 0);

innerDistance 1;

outerDistance 10;

solidBodyMotionFunction oscillatingRotatingMotion;

oscillatingRotatingMotionCoeffs
{
  origin (0 0 0);
  axis (0 0 1);
  omega $omeg;
  amplitude $ampli;
}

[be_inspired]

Any update in this topic?
I am also interested on using slerp with mesh deformation, not for rigid body deformation. I want to use it for FSI of a wing

Best Regards
Marcelino