/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\ ========= | \\ / F ield | foam-extend: Open Source CFD \\ / O peration | \\ / A nd | For copyright notice see file Copyright \\/ M anipulation | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- License This file is part of foam-extend. foam-extend is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. foam-extend is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with foam-extend. If not, see . Description Calculates the total forces on a patch: total force vector total normal force total force in each direction (x, y and z) Author philip.cardiff@ucd.ie \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/ #include "fvCFD.H" // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * // int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { # include "setRootCase.H" # include "createTime.H" # include "createMesh.H" while(runTime.loop()) { Info<< "Time: " << runTime.timeName() << nl << endl; volSymmTensorField sigma ( IOobject ( "sigma", runTime.timeName(), mesh, IOobject::MUST_READ, IOobject::NO_WRITE ), mesh ); Info << nl; vector netForce = vector::zero; forAll(mesh.boundary(), patchID) { vectorField n = mesh.boundary()[patchID].nf(); const vectorField& Sf = mesh.boundary()[patchID].Sf(); const symmTensorField& sigmaPatch = sigma.boundaryField()[patchID]; vector totalForce = sum(Sf & sigmaPatch); netForce += totalForce; scalar totalNormalForce = sum(n & (Sf & sigmaPatch)); vector totalShearForce = sum((I -sqr(n)) & (Sf & sigmaPatch)); Info << "Patch: " << mesh.boundary()[patchID].name() << nl << "\tTotal Force:\t\t" << totalForce << " N\n" << "\tTotal Normal Force:\t" << totalNormalForce << " N\n" << "\tTotal Shear Force:\t" << totalShearForce << " N\n" << endl; } Info << nl << "Net force on model is " << netForce << " N" << endl; } Info << nl << "End" << endl; return 0; } // ************************************************************************* //