forceCoeffs Class Reference

Extends the forces functionObject by providing lift, drag and moment coefficients. The data can optionally be output into bins, defined in a given direction. More...

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Public Member Functions

 TypeName ("forceCoeffs")
 Runtime type information. More...
 
 forceCoeffs (const word &name, const Time &runTime, const dictionary &)
 Construct from Time and dictionary. More...
 
 forceCoeffs (const forceCoeffs &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise copy construction. More...
 
virtual ~forceCoeffs ()
 Destructor. More...
 
virtual bool read (const dictionary &)
 Read the forces data. More...
 
virtual bool execute ()
 Execute, currently does nothing. More...
 
virtual bool write ()
 Write the forces. More...
 
void operator= (const forceCoeffs &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise assignment. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from forces
 TypeName ("forces")
 Runtime type information. More...
 
 forces (const word &name, const Time &runTime, const dictionary &dict)
 Construct from Time and dictionary. More...
 
 forces (const word &name, const objectRegistry &obr, const dictionary &)
 Construct from objectRegistry and dictionary. More...
 
 forces (const forces &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise copy construction. More...
 
virtual ~forces ()
 Destructor. More...
 
void operator= (const forces &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise assignment. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from forcesBase
 TypeName ("forcesBase")
 Runtime type information. More...
 
 forcesBase (const word &name, const Time &runTime, const dictionary &dict)
 Construct from Time and dictionary. More...
 
 forcesBase (const word &name, const objectRegistry &obr, const dictionary &)
 Construct from objectRegistry and dictionary. More...
 
 forcesBase (const forcesBase &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise copy construction. More...
 
virtual ~forcesBase ()
 Destructor. More...
 
virtual wordList fields () const
 Return the list of fields required. More...
 
virtual void calcForcesMoments ()
 Calculate the forces and moments. More...
 
virtual vector forceEff () const
 Return the total force. More...
 
virtual vector momentEff () const
 Return the total moment. More...
 
void operator= (const forcesBase &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise assignment. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from fvMeshFunctionObject
 TypeName ("fvMeshFunctionObject")
 Runtime type information. More...
 
 fvMeshFunctionObject (const word &name, const Time &runTime, const dictionary &dict)
 Construct from Time and dictionary. More...
 
 fvMeshFunctionObject (const word &name, const objectRegistry &obr, const dictionary &dict)
 Construct from the region objectRegistry and dictionary. More...
 
 fvMeshFunctionObject (const fvMeshFunctionObject &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise copy construction. More...
 
virtual ~fvMeshFunctionObject ()
 Destructor. More...
 
void operator= (const fvMeshFunctionObject &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise assignment. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from regionFunctionObject
 TypeName ("regionFunctionObject")
 Runtime type information. More...
 
 regionFunctionObject (const word &name, const Time &runTime, const dictionary &dict)
 Construct from Time and dictionary. More...
 
 regionFunctionObject (const word &name, const objectRegistry &obr, const dictionary &dict)
 Construct from the region objectRegistry and dictionary. More...
 
 regionFunctionObject (const regionFunctionObject &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise copy construction. More...
 
virtual ~regionFunctionObject ()
 Destructor. More...
 
void operator= (const regionFunctionObject &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise assignment. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from functionObject
 ClassName ("functionObject")
 
virtual const wordtype () const =0
 Runtime type information. More...
 
 declareRunTimeSelectionTable (autoPtr, functionObject, dictionary,(const word &name, const Time &runTime, const dictionary &dict),(name, runTime, dict))
 
 functionObject (const word &name, const Time &runTime)
 Construct from components. More...
 
autoPtr< functionObjectclone () const
 Return clone. More...
 
 functionObject (const functionObject &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise copy construction. More...
 
virtual ~functionObject ()
 Destructor. More...
 
const wordname () const
 Return the name of this functionObject. More...
 
virtual bool executeAtStart () const
 Return true if the functionObject should be executed at the start. More...
 
virtual bool end ()
 Called when Time::run() determines that the time-loop exits. More...
 
virtual scalar timeToNextAction ()
 Called by Time::adjustTimeStep(). Allows the functionObject to. More...
 
virtual scalar maxDeltaT () const
 Return the maximum time-step for stable operation. More...
 
virtual void movePoints (const polyMesh &mesh)
 Update topology using the given map. More...
 
virtual void topoChange (const polyTopoChangeMap &map)
 Update topology using the given map. More...
 
virtual void mapMesh (const polyMeshMap &)
 Update from another mesh using the given map. More...
 
virtual void distribute (const polyDistributionMap &)
 Redistribute or update using the given distribution map. More...
 
void operator= (const functionObject &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise assignment. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from logFiles
 logFiles (const objectRegistry &obr, const word &prefix)
 Construct from objectRegistry and prefix. More...
 
 logFiles (const logFiles &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise copy construction. More...
 
virtual ~logFiles ()
 Destructor. More...
 
const wordListtoc () const
 Return the list of log file names. More...
 
const wordListnames () const
 Return the list of log file names. More...
 
PtrList< OFstream > & files ()
 Return access to the files. More...
 
OFstreamfile ()
 Return access to the file (if only 1) More...
 
OFstreamfile (const label i)
 Return file 'i'. More...
 
void operator= (const logFiles &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise assignment. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from writeFile
 writeFile (const objectRegistry &obr, const word &prefix)
 Construct from objectRegistry and prefix. More...
 
 writeFile (const writeFile &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise copy construction. More...
 
 ~writeFile ()
 Destructor. More...
 
void initStream (Ostream &os) const
 Initialise the output stream for writing. More...
 
fileName baseFileDir () const
 Return the base directory for output. More...
 
fileName baseTimeDir () const
 Return the base directory for the current time value. More...
 
Omanip< int > valueWidth (const label offset=0) const
 Return the value width when writing to stream with optional offset. More...
 
void writeCommented (Ostream &os, const string &str) const
 Write a commented string to stream. More...
 
void writeTabbed (Ostream &os, const string &str) const
 Write a tabbed string to stream. More...
 
void writeHeader (Ostream &os, const string &str) const
 Write a commented header to stream. More...
 
void writeTime (Ostream &os) const
 Write the current time to stream. More...
 
template<class Type >
void writeHeaderValue (Ostream &os, const string &property, const Type &value) const
 Write a (commented) header property and value pair. More...
 
label charWidth () const
 Return width of character stream output. More...
 
void operator= (const writeFile &)=delete
 Disallow default bitwise assignment. More...
 

Protected Member Functions

virtual void writeFileHeader (const label i)
 Output file header information. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from forces
virtual vector CofR () const
 Return the current centre of the rigid body. More...
 
virtual void writeCoRValueHeader (Ostream &file)
 Write the constant centre of rotation value in the header. More...
 
virtual void writeCoRHeader (Ostream &file)
 Do not write the constant centre of rotation. More...
 
virtual void writeCofR (Ostream &file)
 Do not write the constant centre of rotation. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from forcesBase
Ostreamfile (const fileID fid)
 
wordList createFileNames (const dictionary &dict) const
 Create file names for forces and bins. More...
 
void initialise ()
 Initialise the fields. More...
 
tmp< volSymmTensorFielddevTau () const
 Return the effective viscous stress (laminar + turbulent). More...
 
tmp< volScalarFieldmu () const
 Dynamic viscosity field. More...
 
tmp< volScalarFieldrho () const
 Return rho if specified otherwise rhoRef. More...
 
scalar rho (const volScalarField &p) const
 Return rhoRef if the pressure field is dynamic, i.e. p/rho. More...
 
tmp< volScalarFieldalpha () const
 Get the volume fraction field. More...
 
tmp< scalarFieldalpha (const label patchi) const
 Get the volume fraction field on a patch. More...
 
void applyBins (const vectorField &Md, const vectorField &fN, const vectorField &fT, const vectorField &fP, const vectorField &d)
 Accumulate bin data. More...
 
void calcForcesMoments (const vector &CofR)
 Calculate the forces and moments. More...
 
void writeForces ()
 Helper function to write force data. More...
 
void writeBins ()
 Helper function to write bin data. More...
 
OFstreamfile ()
 Return access to the file (if only 1) More...
 
OFstreamfile (const label i)
 Return file 'i'. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from fvMeshFunctionObject
labelHashSet patchSet (const dictionary &, const bool optional=false) const
 Return the patch set corresponding to the patch selection entries. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from regionFunctionObject
template<class ObjectType >
bool foundObject (const word &fieldName) const
 Find field in the objectRegistry. More...
 
template<class ObjectType >
void cannotFindObject (const word &fieldName)
 Prints a warning message that fieldName cannot be found. More...
 
void cannotFindObject (const word &fieldName)
 Prints a warning message that fieldName cannot be found. More...
 
void cannotFindObjects (const wordList &fieldNames)
 Prints a warning message that fieldNames cannot be found. More...
 
template<class ObjectType >
const ObjectType & lookupObject (const word &fieldName) const
 Lookup object from the objectRegistry. More...
 
template<class ObjectType >
ObjectType & lookupObjectRef (const word &fieldName)
 Lookup non-const object reference from the objectRegistry. More...
 
template<class ObjectType >
bool store (const tmp< ObjectType > &tfield)
 Store the given field in the objectRegistry. More...
 
template<class ObjectType >
bool store (const word &fieldName, const tmp< ObjectType > &tfield, bool cacheable=false)
 Store the given field in the objectRegistry under the given name. More...
 
bool writeObject (const word &fieldName)
 Write field if present in objectRegistry. More...
 
bool clearObject (const word &fieldName)
 Clear field from the objectRegistry if present. More...
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from logFiles
virtual void createFiles ()
 Create the output file. More...
 
virtual void resetNames (const wordList &names)
 Reset the list of names from a wordList. More...
 
virtual void resetName (const word &name)
 Reset the list of names to a single name entry. More...
 

Additional Inherited Members

- Static Public Member Functions inherited from functionObject
static autoPtr< functionObjectNew (const word &name, const Time &, const dictionary &)
 Select from dictionary, based on its "type" entry. More...
 
- Public Attributes inherited from functionObject
Switch log
 Switch write log to Info. More...
 
Switch executeAtStart_
 Switch write log to Info. More...
 
- Static Public Attributes inherited from functionObject
static bool postProcess
 Global post-processing mode switch. More...
 
- Static Public Attributes inherited from writeFile
static const word outputPrefix
 Directory prefix. More...
 
static label addChars = 8
 Additional characters for writing. More...
 
- Protected Types inherited from forcesBase
enum class  fileID { mainFile = 0 , binsFile = 1 }
 Enumeration for ensuring the right file is accessed. More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from forces
vector CofR_
 Centre of rotation. More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from forcesBase
List< Field< vector > > force_
 Pressure, viscous and porous force per bin. More...
 
List< Field< vector > > moment_
 Pressure, viscous and porous moment per bin. More...
 
labelHashSet patchSet_
 Patches to integrate forces over. More...
 
word pName_
 Name of pressure field. More...
 
word UName_
 Name of velocity field. More...
 
word rhoName_
 Name of density field (optional) More...
 
word phaseName_
 The name of the phase (optional) More...
 
Switch directForceDensity_
 Is the force density being supplied directly? More...
 
word fDName_
 The name of the force density (fD) field. More...
 
scalar rhoRef_
 Reference density needed for incompressible calculations. More...
 
scalar pRef_
 Reference pressure. More...
 
bool porosity_
 Flag to include porosity effects. More...
 
label nBin_
 Number of bins. More...
 
vector binDir_
 Direction used to determine bin orientation. More...
 
scalar binDx_
 Distance between bin divisions. More...
 
scalar binMin_
 Minimum bin bounds. More...
 
List< pointbinPoints_
 Bin positions along binDir. More...
 
bool binCumulative_
 Should bin data be cumulative? More...
 
bool initialised_
 Initialised flag. More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from fvMeshFunctionObject
const fvMeshmesh_
 Reference to the fvMesh. More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from regionFunctionObject
const objectRegistryobr_
 Reference to the region objectRegistry. More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from functionObject
const Timetime_
 Reference to time. More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from logFiles
wordList names_
 File names. More...
 
PtrList< OFstreamfilePtrs_
 File pointer. More...
 
- Protected Attributes inherited from writeFile
const objectRegistryfileObr_
 Reference to the region objectRegistry. More...
 
const word prefix_
 Prefix. More...
 

Detailed Description

Extends the forces functionObject by providing lift, drag and moment coefficients. The data can optionally be output into bins, defined in a given direction.

Example of function object specification:

forceCoeffs1
{
    type        forceCoeffs;
    libs        ("libforces.so");
    ...
    log         yes;
    patches     (walls);
    liftDir     (0 1 0);
    dragDir     (-1 0 0);
    pitchAxis   (0 0 1);
    magUInf     100;
    lRef        3.5;
    Aref        2.2;

    binData
    {
        nBin        20;
        direction   (1 0 0);
        cumulative  yes;
    }
}
Usage
Property Description Required Default value
type type name: forceCoeffs yes
log write force data to standard output no no
patches patches included in the forces calculation yes
liftDir lift direction yes
dragDir drag direction yes
pitchAxis pitch axis yes
magUInf free stream velocity magnitude yes
lRef reference length scale for moment calculations yes
Aref reference area yes

Bin data is optional, but if the dictionary is present, the entries must be defined according o

nBin number of data bins yes
direction direction along which bins are defined yes
cumulative bin data accumulated with increasing distance yes
See also
Foam::functionObject Foam::functionObjects::timeControl Foam::functionObjects::forces
Source files

Definition at line 169 of file forceCoeffs.H.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ forceCoeffs() [1/2]

forceCoeffs ( const word name,
const Time runTime,
const dictionary dict 
)

Construct from Time and dictionary.

Definition at line 127 of file forceCoeffs.C.

References dict, and forceCoeffs::read().

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◆ forceCoeffs() [2/2]

forceCoeffs ( const forceCoeffs )
delete

Disallow default bitwise copy construction.

◆ ~forceCoeffs()

~forceCoeffs ( )
virtual

Destructor.

Definition at line 148 of file forceCoeffs.C.

Member Function Documentation

◆ writeFileHeader()

◆ TypeName()

TypeName ( "forceCoeffs"  )

Runtime type information.

◆ read()

bool read ( const dictionary dict)
virtual

Read the forces data.

Reimplemented from forces.

Definition at line 154 of file forceCoeffs.C.

References dict, Foam::mag(), and forces::read().

Referenced by forceCoeffs::forceCoeffs().

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◆ execute()

bool execute ( )
virtual

Execute, currently does nothing.

Reimplemented from forcesBase.

Definition at line 184 of file forceCoeffs.C.

◆ write()

bool write ( )
virtual

Write the forces.

Reimplemented from forcesBase.

Definition at line 190 of file forceCoeffs.C.

References forcesBase::calcForcesMoments(), Foam::endl(), Foam::file, forAll, Log, UPstream::master(), Foam::name(), Foam::nl, List< T >::setSize(), List< T >::size(), Foam::sum(), Foam::tab, Foam::type(), and logFiles::write().

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◆ operator=()

void operator= ( const forceCoeffs )
delete

Disallow default bitwise assignment.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following files: