Description
This Foam::functionObject tracks a uncoupled kinematic particle cloud in the
specified velocity field of an incompressible flow (laminar, RANS or LES).
It may be used in conjunction with any transient single-phase incompressible
flow solver such as \c pisoFoam or \c pimpleFoam and tracks the particles or
parcels without affecting the the flow-field.
The \c kinematicCloud requires the the density of the fluid which is
looked-up from \c constant/transportProperties dictionary and the
acceleration due to gravity which is read from the \c constant/g file if
present or defaults to zero.
The \c kinematicCloud properties are read from the \c
constant/kinematicCloudProperties dictionary in the usual manner.
Example of function object specification:
\verbatim
tracks
{
libs ("liblagrangianFunctionObjects.so");
type icoUncoupledKinematicCloud;
}
\endverbatim
\heading Function object usage
\table
Property | Description | Required | Default value
type | Type name: icoUncoupledKinematicCloud | yes |
U | Name of the velocity field | no | U
kinematicCloud | Name of the kinematicCloud | no | kinematicCloud
\endtable
This changes simplifies the specification of functionObjects in
controlDict and is consistent with the 'libs' option in controlDict to
load special solver libraries.
Support for the old 'functionObjectLibs' name is supported for backward compatibility.
- Avoids the need for the 'OutputFilterFunctionObject' wrapper
- Time-control for execution and writing is now provided by the
'timeControlFunctionObject' which instantiates the processing
'functionObject' and controls its operation.
- Alternative time-control functionObjects can now be written and
selected at run-time without the need to compile wrapped version of
EVERY existing functionObject which would have been required in the
old structure.
- The separation of 'execute' and 'write' functions is now formalized in the
'functionObject' base-class and all derived classes implement the
two functions.
- Unnecessary implementations of functions with appropriate defaults
in the 'functionObject' base-class have been removed reducing
clutter and simplifying implementation of new functionObjects.
- The 'coded' 'functionObject' has also been updated, simplified and tested.
- Further simplification is now possible by creating some general
intermediate classes derived from 'functionObject'.
for consistency with the time controls in controlDict and to avoid
unnecessary confusion. All code and tutorials have been updated.
The old names 'outputControl' and 'outputInterval' are but supported for
backward compatibility but deprecated.
