Translating wall velocity

Table of Contents

• Properties
• Usage
• Further information

Properties

• Wrapper around the fixed condition
• Sets the velocity parallel to the wall to a given value, e.g. to approximate a moving ground plane
• The patch normal velocity component is set to zero

Usage

The condition is specified in the field file using:

<patchName>
{
    type            translatingWallVelocity;
    U               <Function1>;
}

The velocity, U, is defined as a Foam::Function1 type, allowing the value to be prescribed as a function of time.

Further information

Source code:

• Foam::fixedValueFvPatchField
• Foam::translatingWallVelocityFvPatchVectorField

Related:

• Foam::Function1

Example usage:

• driftFluxFoam tank3D tutorial: $FOAM_TUTORIALS/multiphase/driftFluxFoam/RAS/tank3D

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