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AGuidetothefreemeshprogramDiscretizer withOpenFOAMforCFD(Computational FluidDynamics)

Homepage:http://www.discretizer.org/ CreatorofDiscretizer:BjornBergqvist ManualAuthor:GerhardGruber

ProgramandManualunderthe GPLlicensev3orlater

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TableofContents 1.Preface
1.1Introduction 1.2InstallingOpenFOAM 1.3InstallingDiscretizer 1.4Conventions 1.5MainWindow

2.Example
2.1Step

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1.Preface
1.1Introduction
Discretizerisaninteractivepreprocessinggeometryandmeshcreationtool. Itwillcreategeometryandmeshesforthreedimensionalflowsimulations(CFD). ItisoptimizedtoworkwithOpenFOAMassolverandtheincludedpostprocessing programParaFOAM.

1.2InstallingOpenFOAM
OperatingSystem Ubuntu(9.04) Windows Binary openfoam16installation Notsupported Compiling OpenFOAM1.6installcookbook Notsupported

1.3InstallingDiscretizer
OperatingSystem Linux Windows StartingDiscretizer:

Binary discretizer32and64bit

Compiling

StartaTerminal ChangetothediscretizerDirectory StartDiscretizerbytyping./discretizer32.shor./discretizer64.sh

1.4Conventions
TheDiscretizerManualusethefollowingstyleconventions. Menuselections,totakeorders,areshowninbold.Forexample:FileNew Tipshavecursivestyle.Forexample:Tip:PresstheSTRGKey

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1.5MainWindow
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Picture1:TheMainWindowofDiscretizer

1Pulldownmenubar
offersthemaincommandsofDiscretizer,explanationinchapter2 Tip:BCistheshortcutofBoundaryConditions

2Iconbar
eachpictureshowshisfunctioninthestatuslineorpopuphelpwhenyouputthe mousecursoroverit

3Itemwithattributechart
eachcommandforthegeometryisshowninthischart Tip:eachcommandcanbemodifiedbyselectingit'sitem,pressingtheright mousebuttonandselectproperties

4Geometrywindow
showsthegeometrymodel

5Statusline
showssystemoutput

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2.Example
2.1Step
TheStepshowshowtocreategeometrymodelswithDiscretizerandmakea completesimulationwithOpenFOAM. Tip:Thecompletegeometrymodelissavedin discretizer/discretizer/svn/test/t19_step.dtz 1.CreatePoint

PresstheOKButton SelectthecreatedPoint

Tip:itcanbealsoselectedbyselectingtherowofthepointintheItemchart

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2.

CreateCube

Enterthecubeattributes Tip:x,y,zmeshpointsdefinesthenumberofmeshcells

Tip:youcanmodifytheattributesbyselectingtherowofthecubeintheitem chart,pressingtherightmousebuttonandselectingProperties
ResettheViewbypressingthe ResetButtonintheIconbar Tip:Themodel canbe rotatedby pressingtheleft mouseButton andmovingthe mouseinside thegeometry window itcanbescaled byscrollingwith themouse wheel andyoucan dragitby pressingthe rightmouse Button

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3.

SelecttherightfrontfaceofthecubeandchooseCreateCube

Enterthecubeattributes PresstheOKButton

Tip:theCreateCubedialoguecanalsobestartedbyselectingtheface,pressing therightmousebuttonandselectingCreateCube 4. SelecttheupperfaceofthesecondcubeandchooseCreateCube

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5.

SelecttheleftfrontfaceofthefirstcubeandchooseBCCreateInlet

EntertheVelocityMagnitudeandtheDirection,1isyes0isno. PresstheOKButton 6.Selecttherightfrontfaceofthesecondcubeandselecttherightfrontfaceofthe thirdcube,chooseBCCreateOutlet

EnterPressure PresstheOKButton Tip:atleastonevelocityinletandonepressureoutletisrecommendedfora simulation

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7.

FileRunDialog

IntheFieldCaseInfo:youcandefinesomeproperties WorkDir:isthedirectorywheretheCasewillbestored CaseName:Definesthenameofthissimulation,enterstep OpenFOAMSolver:isthesolverusedbyOpenFOAM ScaleFactor:isthescalefactorthemodelwillbetransformed (measuresinDiscretizerareinmm,measuresinOpenFOAMareinm) 0.001don'thastobechanged Tip:theFieldInitialconditionsdon'thastobechangedbecausetheyaredefined withtheBoundaryConditionsattheinlet(seePoint5) StartthesimulationbypressingtheWriteandRunButton Tip:havealookattheTerminalWindow,someoutputwithTime=anddata showstheprogressofthecalculation Thetimehowlongthecalculationtakesdependsonthenumberofmeshcellsyou havedefinedandthepowerofyourcomputer IfEndisshownthecalculationhasfinished

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8.

TheresultofthesimulationcanbeshownbypressingtheParaviewButton

Actuallynothingisshown AtfirstpresstheLastFrameButton,orAnimationLastframe NowpressthehighlightedgreenApplyButton

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ChooseUforvelocityfromtheIconbar

Tip:Themodelcanbe rotatedbypressingtheleftmouseButtonandmovingthemouseinsidethe geometrywindow itcanbescaledbyscrollingwiththemousewheelorpressingtherightmouse Buttonandmovingthemouseinsidethewindowupordown andyoucandragitbypressingthemousewheel

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9. PresstheClipButtonfromtheIconbar,presstheZNormalButtonand selectInsideOut

PresstheDisplayTab,presstheEdirColorMap...Button,PresstheColor LegendTabandselectShowColorLegend

Nowyoucanseethevelocityrangefromthestep

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10.

ChoosepforpressurefromtheIconbar

PresstheDisplayTab,presstheEdirColorMap...Button,PresstheColor LegendTabandselectShowColorLegend

Nowyoucanseethepressurerangefromthestep