cutLayerAverage.H

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Class
    Foam::functionObjects::cutLayerAverage
 
Description
    This function object writes graphs of cell values, volume-averaged in
    planes perpendicular to a given direction or in contours of a given
    distance field. It adaptively grades the distribution of graph points to
    match the resolution of the mesh.
 
    Unlike the \c layerAverage function, this function does not require the
    mesh to be of any specific structure. This function will cut cells that
    span multiple layers in order to distribute their contributions between the
    layers. The cutting process has an expense associated with it and the point
    grading is calculated iteratively and is somewhat approximate.
 
    Example of function object specification:
    \verbatim
    cutLayerAverage1
    {
        type            cutLayerAverage;
        libs            ("libfieldFunctionObjects.so");
 
        writeControl    writeTime;
        writeInterval   1;
 
        direction       (1 0 0);
        nPoints         100;
        interpolate     no;
 
        fields          (p U);
 
        axis            x;
        setFormat       raw;
    }
    \endverbatim
 
Usage
    \table
        Property    | Description                  | Required | Default value
        type        | type name: cutLayerAverage   | yes      |
        cellZone    | The name of the cell zone    | yes      |
        direction   | Axis along which to plot    | if distance not specified |
        distance    | Distance field along which to plot \\
                                                 | if direction not specified |
        nPoints     | Number of points in the plot | yes      |
        interpolate | Do linear interpolation      | no       | false
        fields      | Fields to plot values of     | yes      |
        axis        | Component of the position to plot against | yes |
        setFormat   | Format of the output file    | yes      |
    \endtable
 
See also
    Foam::functionObjects::layerAverage
 
SourceFiles
    cutLayerAverage.C
 
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#ifndef cutLayerAverage_H
#define cutLayerAverage_H
 
#include "fvMeshFunctionObject.H"
#include "generatedCellZone.H"
#include "cutPlot.H"
#include "setWriter.H"
 
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namespace Foam
{
 
class polyPatch;
 
namespace functionObjects
{
 
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                       Class cutLayerAverage Declaration
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class cutLayerAverage
:
    public fvMeshFunctionObject
{
    // Private Data
 
        //- The set of cells to average
        generatedCellZone zone_;
 
        //- Direction along which to plot
        vector direction_;
 
        //- Name of the distance field along which to plot
        word distanceName_;
 
        //- Number of layers
        label nLayers_;
 
        //- Whether or not to interpolate
        bool interpolate_;
 
        //- Fields to plot
        wordList fields_;
 
        //- The direction over which to plot the results
        coordSet::axisType axis_;
 
        //- File writer
        autoPtr<setWriter> formatter_;
 
        //- Number of optimisation iterations. Default is 2.
        label nOptimiseIter_;
 
        //- Weights
        autoPtr<List<cutPlot::weight>> weights_;
 
        //- Layer distances. The distance of the layers' cut-planes to the
        //  origin, in the direction of the given vector. If interpolate is
        //  false, then the distance is taken to the middle of the layer.
        autoPtr<scalarField> layerDistances_;
 
        //- Layer thicknesses. If interpolate is false, then this is the
        //  thickness of the layer that the plot point represents.
        autoPtr<scalarField> layerThicknesses_;
 
        //- Layer positions. The average position of the layer.
        autoPtr<pointField> layerPositions_;
 
 
    // Private Member functions
 
        //- Return the output path
        fileName outputPath() const;
 
        //- Calculate and set the weights member data
        void calcWeights();
 
        //- Clear the cached weights
        void clear();
 
 
public:
 
    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("cutLayerAverage");
 
 
    // Constructors
 
        //- Construct from Time and dictionary
        cutLayerAverage
        (
            const word& name,
            const Time& runTime,
            const dictionary& dict
        );
 
 
    //- Destructor
    virtual ~cutLayerAverage();
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        //- Read the cutLayerAverage data
        virtual bool read(const dictionary&);
 
        //- Return the list of fields required
        virtual wordList fields() const;
 
        //- Execute, currently does nothing
        virtual bool execute();
 
        //- Write the cutLayerAverage
        virtual bool write();
 
        //- Update for mesh point-motion
        virtual void movePoints(const polyMesh&);
 
        //- Update topology using the given map
        virtual void topoChange(const polyTopoChangeMap&);
 
        //- Update from another mesh using the given map
        virtual void mapMesh(const polyMeshMap&);
 
        //- Redistribute or update using the given distribution map
        virtual void distribute(const polyDistributionMap&);
};
 
 
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} // End namespace functionObjects
} // End namespace Foam
 
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#endif
 
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