streamlines.H

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Class
    Foam::functionObjects::streamlines
 
Description
    Generates streamline data by sampling a set of user-specified fields along
    a particle track, transported by a user-specified velocity field.
 
    Example of function object specification:
    \verbatim
    streamlines1
    {
        type            streamlines;
        libs            ("libfieldFunctionObjects.so");
 
        writeControl    writeTime;
 
        setFormat       vtk;
        U               U;
        direction       both;
 
        fields
        (
            U
            p
        );
 
        lifeTime        10000;
        trackLength     1e-3;
        nSubCycle       5;
 
        seedSampleSet
        {
            type        lineUniform;
            axis        xyz;
            start       (-0.0205 0.0001 0.00001);
            end         (-0.0205 0.0005 0.00001);
            nPoints     100;
        }
    }
    \endverbatim
 
Usage
    \table
        Property      | Description                | Required   | Default value
        type          | Type name: streamlines     | yes        |
        setFormat     | Output data type           | yes        |
        U             | Tracking velocity field name | no       | U
        direction     | Direction in which to track | yes       |
        outside       | Track outside of periodic meshes | no   | no
        fields        | Fields to sample           | yes        |
        writeTime     | Write the flow time along the streamlines | no | no
        lifetime      | Maximum number of particle tracking steps | yes |
        trackLength   | Tracking segment length    | no         |
        nSubCycle     | Number of tracking steps per cell | no  |
        cloudName     | Cloud name to use          | no         |
        seedSampleSet | Seeding method (see below) | yes        |
    \endtable
 
    Where the \c seedSampleSet \c type is typically one of
    \plaintable
        lineUniform    | uniform particle seeding along a line
        sphereRandom   | random particle seeding within a sphere
        boundaryRandom | random particle seeding on a number of patches
        points         | a specified set of locations
    \endplaintable
 
    Note:
        When specifying the track resolution, the \c trackLength OR \c nSubCycle
        option should be used
 
See also
    Foam::functionObject
    Foam::functionObjects::timeControl
    Foam::sampledSet
 
SourceFiles
    streamlines.C
 
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#ifndef streamlines_functionObject_H
#define streamlines_functionObject_H
 
#include "fvMeshFunctionObject.H"
#include "meshSearch.H"
#include "setWriter.H"
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
namespace Foam
{
 
// Forward declaration of classes
class sampledSet;
 
namespace functionObjects
{
 
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                         Class streamlines Declaration
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
class streamlines
:
    public fvMeshFunctionObject
{
public:
 
    // Public data types
 
        //- Track direction enumerations
        enum class trackDirection
        {
            forward,
            backward,
            both
        };
 
        //- Track direction enumeration names
        static const NamedEnum<trackDirection, 3> trackDirectionNames_;
 
 
private:
 
    // Private Data
 
        //- List of fields to sample
        wordList fields_;
 
        //- Field to transport particle with
        word UName_;
 
        //- Interpolation scheme to use
        word interpolationScheme_;
 
        //- The direction in which to track
        trackDirection trackDirection_;
 
        //- Whether or not to track outside of the mesh in periodic geometries
        Switch trackOutside_;
 
        //- Maximum lifetime (= number of cells) of particle
        label lifeTime_;
 
        //- Number of subcycling steps
        label nSubCycle_;
 
        //- Track length
        scalar trackLength_;
 
        //- Optional specified name of particles
        word cloudName_;
 
        //- Write the streamlines ages
        Switch writeAge_;
 
        //- Mesh searching engine
        meshSearch searchEngine_;
 
        //- Seed set engine
        autoPtr<sampledSet> sampledSetPtr_;
 
        //- File writer
        autoPtr<setWriter> formatterPtr_;
 
 
public:
 
    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("streamlines");
 
 
    // Constructors
 
        //- Construct from Time and dictionary
        streamlines
        (
            const word& name,
            const Time& runTime,
            const dictionary& dict
        );
 
        //- Disallow default bitwise copy construction
        streamlines(const streamlines&) = delete;
 
 
    //- Destructor
    virtual ~streamlines();
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        //- Read the field average data
        virtual bool read(const dictionary&);
 
        //- Return the list of fields required
        virtual wordList fields() const;
 
        //- Do nothing
        virtual bool execute();
 
        //- Calculate and write the streamlines
        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&);
 
 
    // Member Operators
 
        //- Disallow default bitwise assignment
        void operator=(const streamlines&) = delete;
};
 
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
} // End namespace functionObjects
} // End namespace Foam
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
#endif
 
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