- input or output scaling of values to manage dissimilar unit systems
in the structures model
- logging of communicated force, moments and updated positions.
This allows tracking of the information exchange throughout the
duration of the simulation and may assist in post-simulation diagnosis.
- waitForSlave now return a Time::stopAtControls enumeration:
unknown: when lockfile has no specially recognized content.
endTime: when lockfile contains "status=done"
writeNow: when lockfile contains "action=writeNow"
nextWrite: when lockfile contains "action=nextWrite"
noWriteNow: when lockfile contains "action=noWriteNow"
These values can be used by the caller to terminate the master
(OpenFOAM) as desired in response to information placed there by the
slave process.
- This provides a mechanism for moving mesh patches based on external
input (eg, from an external structures solver). The patch points are
influenced by the position and rotation of the lumped points.
BC: lumpedPointDisplacementPointPatchVectorField
Controlling mechanisms:
- externalCoupler
for coordinating the master/slave
- lumpedPointMovement
manages the patch-points motion, but also for extracting forces/moments
- lumpedPointState
represents the positions/rotations of the controlling points
Utils:
- lumpedPointZones
diagnostic for visualizing the correspondence between controlling
points and patch faces
- lumpedPointMovement
Test that the patch motion is as desired without invoking moveMesh.
With the -slave option, return items from a precalculated table
for the lumpedPointDisplacementPointPatchVectorField BC.
