Internal patches openFoam

Aerospace · November 4, 2010, 06:54

Hi to everybody

I want to simulate a pressure jump inside a control volume in two sections. I import a Gambit 2D mesh which have two internal edges (which I have named "fan"), but my problem is when I'm going to do the mesh conversion (with fluentMeshToFoam). This message is showed for the internal edge:

"Patch fan is internal to the mesh and is not being added to the boundary"

So I can´t edit BCs to this edge.

Any idea to solve it?

wyldckat · November 6, 2010, 06:30

Greetings Juanito,

AFAIK, internal patches in meshes aren't allowed in OpenFOAM. The only information sources I know of for handling these scenarios are:

Howto importing fluent mesh with internal walls
The chtMultiRegionFoam tutorials.
Search for "internal" in openfoamwiki.net

Best regards,
Bruno

November 4, 2010, 06:54	Internal patches openFoam	#1
Aerospace New Member Juanito Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 16	Hi to everybody I want to simulate a pressure jump inside a control volume in two sections. I import a Gambit 2D mesh which have two internal edges (which I have named "fan"), but my problem is when I'm going to do the mesh conversion (with fluentMeshToFoam). This message is showed for the internal edge: "Patch fan is internal to the mesh and is not being added to the boundary" So I can´t edit BCs to this edge. Any idea to solve it?

November 6, 2010, 06:30		#2
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,981 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Greetings Juanito, AFAIK, internal patches in meshes aren't allowed in OpenFOAM. The only information sources I know of for handling these scenarios are: Howto importing fluent mesh with internal walls The chtMultiRegionFoam tutorials. Search for "internal" in openfoamwiki.net Best regards, Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

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