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OpenFOAM Installation Directory

OpenFOAMBasic Directory
$ \displaystyle{^\llcorner}$ OpenFOAM-devDirectory with a given OpenFOAM
     $ \displaystyle{^\llcorner}$ applicationsApplications and their sources
     $ \displaystyle{^\llcorner}$ binScripts for compiler
     $ \displaystyle{^\llcorner}$ docDocumentation
     $ \displaystyle{^\llcorner}$ etcConfiguration files
     $ \displaystyle{^\llcorner}$ platformsShared libraries
         $ \displaystyle{^\llcorner}$ platformName= architecture+compiler+precision+options
             $ \displaystyle{^\llcorner}$ binScripts and application binary files
             $ \displaystyle{^\llcorner}$ libBinary files of libraries
     $ \displaystyle{^\llcorner}$ srcSource code of libraries
     $ \displaystyle{^\llcorner}$ tutorialsTutorials – preset test cases
     $ \displaystyle{^\llcorner}$ wmakeDirectives for compiler

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Compressor Tutorial, unwrapped model

turbo blade post cfd compressor unwrapped

Figure: Turbo Blade Post; Compressor Tutorial; The unwrapped mesh – a wheel region. Colored by pressure; OpenFOAM Turbomachinery CFD

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Flow Rate Boundary Condition

The simple flow rate can be prescribed at the inlet. Its fixed value is equal to massFlowRate.

p:

 boundaryField
 {
    ".*_inlet"
    {
     type            zeroGradient;
    }
 }



U:

 boundaryField
 {
    ".*_inlet"
    {
        type            flowRateInletVelocity;
        massFlowRate    6.8;
        value           $internalField;
    }
  }
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When using GUI:

8.  Launch ParaView by typing the command TCFD in the terminal.

9.  In case you see some errors after launching ParaView; which can be caused by a missing or incompatible OpenGL drivers on your system; use the command TCFD-lp.

10.  Open configuration file e.g. axial-fan-simple.tcfd in via the Load… button in the General section of the Properties panel located in the left area of the ParaView window.cfd processor TCFDSource button load

11.  Click Apply button.cfd processor TCFDSource button apply

12.  In Pipeline Browser click Settings and then apply TCFDManager filter from the toolbar. cfd processor TCFDManager toolbar icon

13.  Click Apply, then Write Case and finally Run All.

cfd processor TCFDSource button applycfd processor TCFDManager button write casecfd processor TCFDManager button run all

14.  And all the process is done automatically: new case is written into default case name tcfdcase0, mesh is created, case is set up, case is simulated, results are evaluated and report is written down.

15.  When the simulation is finished the final results report is written down immediately. It is located inside the test case:
./tcfdcase0/report-tcfdcase0/tcfdcase0.html

16.  Inside the Line Chart View, the instant residuals can be watched. For more information about the computation, the report can be updated anytime during the simulation. 

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17.  Visual postprocessing can be done in http://www.paraview.org/ParaView using https://www.cfdsupport.com/turbo-blade-post.htmlTurbo Blade Post plugins (included).

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