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*** DSMC
*** Dynamic Mesh
*** Numerics
+*** *Updated* command line help, e.g. `snappyHexMesh -help' now gives:
+
+ Usage: snappyHexMesh [OPTIONS]
+ options:
+ -case
specify alternate case directory, default is the cwd
+ -overwrite overwrite existing mesh/results files
+ -parallel run in parallel
+ -srcDoc display source code in browser
+ -doc display application documentation in browser
+ -help print the usage
+
+*** *New* Surface film library
+ + Creation of films by particle addition, or initial film distribution
+ + Coupled with the lagrangian/intermediate cloud hierarchy library
+ + Hierarchical design, consisting of
+ + kinematic film: mass, momentum
+ + constant thermodynamic properties
+ + thermodynamic film: mass, momentum and enthalpy
+ + constant, or temperature dependant thermodynamic properties
+ + Sub-models:
+ + detachment/dripping whereby particles (re)enter the originating cloud
+ + particle sizes set according to PDF
+ + other properties set to ensure mass, momentum and energy conservation
+ + heat transfer to/from walls and film surface
+ + film evaporation and boiling
+ + Additional wall functions for primary region momentum and temperature
+ taking film into account
+ + Parallel aware
+*** *Updated* particle tracking algorithm
* Solvers
A number of new solvers have been developed for a range of engineering
applications. There has been a set of improvements to certain classes of
solver that are introduced in this release.
*** *New* Solvers
- + ...
+ + =reactingParcelFilmFoam=: Lagrangian cloud and film transport in a
+ reacting gas phase system
*** Modifications to multiphase and buoyant solvers
+ ...
*** Modifications to solvers for sensible enthalpy
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* Boundary conditions
New boundary conditions have been introduced to support new applications in
OpenFOAM.
- + ...
+ + *New* wall functions:
+ + kappatJayatillekeWallFunction: incompressible RAS thermal wall function
* Utilities
There have been some utilities added and updated in this release.
*** *New* utilities
- + ...
+ + =extrudeToRegionMesh=: Extrude faceZones into separate mesh (as a
+ different region)
+ + used to e.g. extrude baffles (extrude internal faces) or create
+ liquid film regions
+ + if extruding internal faces:
+ + create baffles in original mesh with directMappedWall patches
+ + if extruding boundary faces:
+ + convert boundary faces to directMappedWall patches
+ + extrude edges of faceZone as a _sidePatch
+ + extrude edges inbetween different faceZones as a
+ (nonuniformTransform)cyclic _
+ + extrudes into master direction (i.e. away from the owner cell
+ if flipMap is false)
*** Updated utilities
+ ...
* Post-processing
+ =foamToEnsight=: new =-nodeValues= option to generate and output nodal
field data.
+ + Function objects:
+ + =residualControl=: new function object to allow users to terminate steady
+ state calculations when the defined residual levels are achieved
+ + =abortCalculation=: watches for presence of the named file in the
+ $FOAM_CASE directory and aborts the calculation if it is present
+ + =timeActivatedFileUpdate=: performs a file copy/replacement once a
+ specified time has been reached, e.g. to automagically change fvSchemes and
+ fvSolution during a calculation
+ + =streamLine=: generate streamlines; ouputs both trajectory and field data
+
* New tutorials
There is a large number of new tutorials to support the new solvers in the
release.
- + ...
+ + =reactingParcelFilmFoam= tutorials:
+ + multipleBoxes, hotBoxes, panel, evaporationTest